Steady home sales in Milan

One part of this two-family house was built in 1820 and the other half a century later. It sold for $535,000 in 2020, was relisted at $695,000 in July 2024 and sold on Jan. 6 for $606,000.

Photo by Christine Bates

Steady home sales in Milan

MILAN — Straddling the Taconic Expressway, the Town of Milan is divided into three school districts – Rhinebeck, Red Hook and Pine Plains. Although it has no town commercial center Milan does have an active real estate market even in January that attracts families and buyers who value privacy and low town taxes. In January, six home sales were recorded ranging from $285,000 to $760,000 and the sale of one piece of vacant residential land for $750,000.

By mid-April, 15 homes were listed for sale in Milan with nine of them over $1 million and only two below $600,000. Mirror Lake Resort is listed for sale at $11 million with 217 acres. Six pieces of vacant land were available.

Transfers

328 Milan Hollow Road — 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom home on 4.26 acres sold to Miles K. Michael for $760,000.

1145 Willow Brook Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on 5.13 acres sold to 1145 Willow Brook Rd Inc. for $322,000.

21 Hamlet Lane — 2 bedroom/2 bath house on .92 acres sold to Olivia Cipriani for $415,000.

222 South Road — 1 bedroom/1 bath cottage on 3 acres sold to Richard Glenn Fischer Jr for $285,000.

995 Route 199 — 8 bedroom/4.5 bath two family home on 16.56 acres sold to Lale Uner for $605,000.

586-594 Fitzsimmons Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath house on 14.25 acres sold to Stewart Cutler for $600,000.

249 Becker Hill Road — 16.34 acres of residential vacant land with Catskill views sold to Kenneth Florance for $750,000.

*Town of Milan real estate sales recorded between Jan. 1, 2025, and Jan. 31, 2025, sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Information on active listings taken from First Key MLS which may understate available properties. Parcel numbers refer to parcel designation by Dutchess County and may be accessed on Dutchess Parcel Access. Only transfers with consideration are included. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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