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Recent property sales in the Town of Pine Plains

Recent property sales in the Town of Pine Plains

This brick and concrete commercial structure at 2700 Route 199 on .72 acres sold for $220,000, the same price as its previous sale in 2015. It is currently assessed at $233,400.

Christine Bates

The Millerton News will periodically publish a listing of residential real estate sales in eastern Dutchess County and adjacent towns.

The Town of Pine Plains may border on Washington/Millbrook, but its real estate activity is comparatively slow-paced and more affordable.

In the month of December 2023 alone, the Town of Washington, including the Village of Millbrook, recorded eight sales for a total value of $6.7 million. By contrast, in October, November and December, Pine Plains recorded only seven sales with a combined value of $2.3 million. There’s a reason that the storefronts of Church Street, Pine Plain’s main thoroughfare, are not dominated by real estate brokers’ offices, which may contribute to the authentic, rural charm of Pine Plains.

Of the total seven sales, four were single-family homes ranging from $71,183 to $751,000 on the shores of Twin Island Lake. Two commercial properties and one building lot made up the remainder. Currently there are 10 single-family homes for sale, with seven over $500,000 and six vacant land parcels ranging from $75,000 for 5 acres to $5.5 million for Dutch Schultz’s secret distillery on 343 acres.

October 2023

2809 Church St., 2-bedroom, 2-bath home on .6 acres, sold for $71,183

November 2023

35 Pine St., 4-bedroom, 2-bath home, sold for $347,000

6695-7797 South Main St., a restaurant with additional buildings, sold for $489,900

December 2023

53 Britton St., 3-bedroom, 1-bath house, sold for $375,000

43 Lake Shore Drive, 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, 936-square-foot house, sold for $751,000

21 Britton St., a .46-acre vacant lot, sold for $68,150

2700 Route 199, a 2,744-square-foot commercial garage, sold for $220,000

Town of Pine Plains real estate sales recorded as sold between Oct. 1, 2023, and Dec. 31, 2023, sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Information on active listings is from Mid-Hudson MLS.

Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Salesperson with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in CT and NY.

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