Long Island | 602A Twin Hills Yard, Northport
1996 Six bedrooms
$2.499 million
A six-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom, 6,800-square-foot home built in 1996 featuring a wrap-around porch, two-story entry foyer, walls of palladium windows, a two-and-a-half Great Room upstairs with wood-burning fireplace and built-in bar, large sunken kitchen and dining room, media room, finished basement and attached two-car garage, on 1.17 acres. Noreen Sweeney, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 631-327-2844; daniegale.com
TAXES
$24,937 per year
ADVANTAGES
There is a guest suite with a private entrance on the second floor. The en-suite master bedroom on the ground floor has a spacious sitting area, wood burning fireplace, sauna and steam shower.
THE INCONVENIENTS
An en-suite bedroom on the second floor, which mimics the massive great room on the main level in terms of ceiling height and floor space, is quite out of proportion with the other bedrooms, which are much smaller and seem out of place. narrow in comparison.
Connecticut | 106 Meadow Woods Road, Deep River
3 Split Level Bedrooms
$1.1 million
A three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 2,054-square-foot multi-level home converted from a 19th-century carriage house in 1986, with a spacious porch adjoining the entry that has cathedral ceilings and wooden floors Brazilian cherry hardwood; a veranda with oversized French doors, casement windows, a wood stove, built-in banquettes and a coffered ceiling; an open concept dining room and family room with a fireplace framed by a fixed bookcase; a master bedroom with a study that has a view of the loft and the backyard; a renovated main bathroom with heated floors; a bluestone patio with an outdoor shower and an attached two-car garage, on 3.08 wooded acres. Rick Weiner, William Pitt Sotheby’s International, 860-227-3191; sothebysrealty.com
TAXES
$8,378 per year
ADVANTAGES
This home is a five minute drive from the village of Essex and minutes from a nature reserve, balancing town and country.
THE INCONVENIENTS
The kitchen is small and there’s not much separation between dining and living areas. Storage is rather limited. The long stairway to the front door may be difficult for some.
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