The Final Town Closings for 2019 - Under $340,000

I love this photo and had to share it with you.  It came from the Skaneateles Chamber's newsletter and I believe it is credited to Pride & Joy, the children's shop on East Genesee Street.  We live and work in a magnificent Village!

On to the closings:

3756 Highland Avenue          $333,000

4181 NW Townline Road      $330,000

1562 Heifer Road                   $311,500

2411 Wave Way                      $310,000

3678 Fisher Road                    $285,000

3824 Knightsbridge Road       $284,900

859 Old Seneca Tpke             $284,000

2428 West Lake Road            $279,000

3943 Highland Avenue          $275,000

1371 New Seneca Tpke         $270,000

3052 East Lake Road             $270,000

4550 State Street Road          $265,000

1833 Benson Road                $265,000

4574 Vinegar Hill Road        $262,500

2726 West Lake Road           $255,000

867 Milford Drive                $255,000

4542 Vinegar Hill Road        $254,000

987 Old Seneca Tpke            $247,000

2886 West Lake Road          $245,000

1570 Coon Hill Road           $245,000

3920 State Street Road         $227,500

4014 Jordan Road                 $215,000

1031 Old Seneca Tpke         $200,000

4704 Foster Road                 $187,500

860 Crow Hill Road             $185,000

1638 New Seneca Tpke        $185,000

1000 Stump Road                 $169,000

4284 Jordan Road                 $100,000

The Final Town Closings of 2019 - $340,000 and Above

Why $340,000?  This is that quiz you've always dreaded....Answer: Yesterday I wrote that the median price of all Skaneateles single family residences was $340,000, so using that number breaks up the statistics a bit with some rational explanation.  (These are just the Town listings here.)


3406 West Lake Street       $7,000,000

3101 East Lake Road         $2,200,000

3187 West Lake Road        $1,446,000

2707 East Lake Road         $1,225,000

2815 East Lake Road         $1,079,000

1813 Russells Landing          $875,000

1056 Butters Farm Lane        $825,000

3373 East Lake Road             $749,000

3124 County Line Road         $649,000

1031 Butters Farm Lane        $585,000

1013 The Lane                       $515,000

4079 Center Street Road        $504,900

3350 County Line Road        $487,000

1863 Sugar Maple Lane        $483,055

1155 Hencoop Road              $445,000

1383 Foxfield Drive             $442,000

1552 Heifer Road                 $419,000

2502 Lakewatch Lane          $405,000

2873 West Lake Road          $400,000

1406 Lacy Road                   $390,000

1390 Thornton Heights        $370,000

The Final Village Closings of 2019

I thought I'd break it up, seeing as there are so many I missed last year.  These are the Village closings from the end of July.


1 Clift Lane                $750,000

2 West Lake Street     $750,000

104 Sinclair Street     $747,600

1 Barrow Lane           $643,000

52 W. Elizabeth st.     $545,000

98 East Lake Road     $533,000

91 East Lake Road      $510,000

8 Orchard Road           $445,000

45 Onondaga St.          $435,000

147 East Genesee St.  $406,000

25 Griffin Street          $385,000

61 Jordan Street          $380,000

21 East Lake Street     $378,940

4 East Street                $370,000

17 Onondaga Street     $346,500

52 West Genesee St.    $330,000

70 Fennell Street         $300,000

33 Hannum Street        $261,000

10 East Austin Street   $205,000

Skaneateles Real Estate - The End of 2019 Update

The blog got put on hold...still, it's been a long, long time!

The world is changing - have you noticed?  For years I was obsessed with getting a weekly update out there, and then that became stressful.  I also realized that it had gotten boring, because the statistics had overwhelmed my initial fervor.  I was bored - it was boring - you, poor readers, were bored.  I find statistics fascinating most of the time; they are the true reflection of what is happening, unfiltered by subjectivity.  But it's the subjectivity that makes them interesting.  Can't win!

Let's finish 2019 so we all can move on.  To what, I'm not sure yet.  I enjoy writing, and this promises to be an interesting and historic year.

Keeping it simple:

108 single family homes in the Town of Skaneateles sold this past year.
The median price was $340,000 (the same as in 2018).
The range was from $45,000 to 7 million.
Of these, 76 were in the Town and 32 in the Village.
The median Village price was $380,000.
Only 14 waterfront properties were sold. (More on that later...)
In the Skaneateles School District there were 138 sold and closed listings.

Discussion:

Waterfront has become expensive.  Of the 14 listed as waterfront, only 7 were right on the lake.
The sold prices ranged from $749,000 to 7 million (as you might have guessed.)
Another nine in Spafford closed ($410,000 to $875,000)
Niles had seven closings ($260,000 to $479,900).
Sempronius and Scott at the very south end of the lake added 4 more.

Overall, the year looked similar to 2018.  Fewer houses sold then, but the median price was the same.
The jump came from 2017, when 123 homes sold and the median price was $293,000.

Currently there are only 40 active listings in the Town of Skaneateles.


             

Open House Alert! 82 Lakewood Lane

OPEN SUNDAY, August 18th

12:30 to 2:30

Lakewood Lane

The view from the deck

Behind this line of trees is a lovely cottage built in 1989.  It appears when you first approach it that it's a small ranch....but wait!  There's more!  It's main floor has two bedrooms and a living room/kitchen combination - and of course the deck which extends the living space.  The full bath is here too.  Downstairs is another bedroom and another family room, plus storage.  Open the door to a small patio under the deck, and views of the lake.  The home is ready for its new owners:  radon has been mitigated, drainage has been addressed, carpets are cleaned, the 2,000 gallon holding tank has been inspected and pumped.  You can own it before the frost is on the pumpkins!

To me, the best part of this property is the land surrounding it.  The seller has a small fire pit and pretty perennial gardens - yes, both with views of the lake!  Trees surround it, creating a sense of privacy that is a reality because there are only a few houses on this easily-accessed  road.  In the "back" yard, away from the lake, is a huge concrete pad.  The seller didn't install it so its purpose was never  discovered.  An outdoor gazebo?  Bunkhouse?  More room for entertaining?  We've even looked into outdoor kitchens!

And yes, there are stairs.  I have walked them carrying signs and just for exercise.  They are sturdy and should last a long while. One of the neighbors has a tram built in to make it easy going up and down.  People across the lake have done the same, and as the population ages there will be more on the lake.  I sold a camp a few years ago with a pulley system to bring goods up and down.  Another group live on their boat and use their camp when it's raining. (Pure fantasy - but I can picture it.)  Others have built bunkhouses on the shore and dock.  It's not that far, really.  " The longest trip down is your first," I tell people.  Think of  NYC fifth-floor walk-ups.  It's shorter than that - and what views!

Please come to the open.  From the Village go south on Route 41A (West Lake Road) about 10 miles/10 minutes. Look for Lakewood Lane, the fire lane before the big white barn.

As always, please tell me you read this blog - I love hearing from my readers!

ML#S1203996

$429,000

The Second Twenty

In hope of making up for the previous much-delayed blog, here is the Second Twenty!


Town of Skaneateles

3321 East Lake Road                      $2,100,000

4272 Jordan Road                              $810,000

1819 Cherry Valley                           $715,000

2611 Rickard Road                           $570,000

1393 Foxfield Drive                         $469,000

3543 Millrun Terrace                        $416,500

2432 West Lake Road                       $350,000

2104 West Lake Road                       $325,000

3816 Knightsbridge Road                 $275,000

863 Milford Drive                             $261,500

1922 Stump Road                             $230,000

2130 West Lake Road                       $229,500



Village of Skaneateles

90 East Lake Road                             $590,000

46 East Lake Street                            $466,000

97 East Lake Road                             $399,000

19 Griffin Street                                 $370,000

23 Onondaga Street                            $348,000

5 Highland Street                                $335,000

149 East Genesee Street                     $330,000

15 Orchard Road                                $180,075

The First Twenty + One

It took until the middle of April for 20 single family residences in Skaneateles to close.  I never documented them!   I found out today when I sat down to do the Second Twenty.  Here they are now:

The Town of Skaneateles

1797 Russells Landing                    $850,000

3500 County Line Road                  $605,000

3394 East Lake Road                      $599,000

2432 West Lake Road                     $350,000

1620 Coon Hill Road                      $330,000

2411 Wave Way                              $315,000

3350 County Line Road                 $300,000

3816 Knightsbridge Road               $275,000

697 West Genesee St. Road            $254,900

1697 Buffs Bluff                             $233,000

4549 State Street Road                    $199,000

2548 East Lake Road                       $150,000

2949 West Lake Road                      $150,000

4252 Jordan Road                            $140,750

4810 Jordan Road                            $137,800

3817 Gully Road                              $45,000


The Village of Skaneateles

35 Lakeview Circle                          $451,500

62 West Elizabeth Street                  $367,000

62 East Lake Road                           $340,000

8 West Elizabeth Street                    $310,000

26 West Elizabeth Street                  $277,000