Record sale in the Adirondacks
A 1.84-acre building lot on Lake Placid closed for $2 million last week. At more than $1 million per acre, the sale price is the highest sale per acre for an individual lot in the Adirondacks,...
View ArticleMax Weinberg buys land on Lake Placid
It turns out Max Weinberg and his wife, Rebecca, are the buyers with the deep pockets behind the record sale in the Adirondacks, according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. (pay wall) I told you...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Mansion in Lake George
This week’s house is a mansion on Lake George. It’s one of those eye-catchers you gawk at while passing by in a boat in the summertime, either because you love it or hate it. The 5,122-square-foot...
View ArticlePetite retreats coming to Lake George campground
Next week, the Tiny House Road Trip is making a stop at Lake George Escape, a 178-acre resort along the Schroon River. In partnership with Ford, Petite Retreats created the Tiny House Road Trip to show...
View ArticleGuide to Adirondack architecture published
Architect Janet Null’s exhaustive research into the architectural styles within the southern-central region of the Adirondack Park is now in hard copy form. Null, the president of Argus Architecture...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Chalet in Corinth
This week’s house is a secluded chalet near the Great Sacandaga Lake. The four-season house, built in 1999, is 1,800 square feet and has two bathrooms and three bedrooms. It sits on just under a...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Camp on Lake Luzerne
This week’s selection is a secluded lake house along the southern end of Lake Luzerne, in Warren County. The house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms and sits on a half-acre covered with trees. It...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Townhouse on Lake George
This week’s selection is a townhouse overlooking Lake George. The home is in Green Harbour, a development off of Lake Shore Drive (Route 9N) that contains 64 condos and 19 single family homes. It is an...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Converted schoolhouse in Lake George
This week’s house is a former schoolhouse, complete with a bell tower and a bell. Built in the 1850s, the house is 1,924 square feet, thanks to a wooden extension off the back of the original stone...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Compound on Lake George
For a peek inside how the rich shelter in place, I bring you a compound on Lake George. The 2.4-acre property has six buildings on it thisclose to the water because upgrades were made in 2008 —...
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