Land with Home for Sale in Danby, New York
405 Troy Rd Danby, NY 14850
First time on the market in 55 years! Bring your orange vest if you are walking the land during hunting season! Charming rustic-contemporary homestead on 58.8 acres in the ICSD.Adjoining 10-acre building lot now on market,too.If interested,it can be purchased separately or combined with this parcel.Glorious, high-country, open feel near the home.Walk from the house along a mowed path to a gorgeous swimming pond & explore the 2 gorges in the deep woods near the north end.Property adjoins 87-acre Eldridge Wilderness Preserve.Sellers protected this land with a new Danby Conservation Easement that permits construction of 1 more home, but still permits swimming pools, garages, & tennis courts near the homes, + ag activities & assoc.bldgs on much of the acreage.Area near the gorges is protected & magical.Danby Easement confers significant property tax abatement on land value.New owner can apply for NYS abatement for additional tax relief.The house was built in 2 phases.The 1957 south side was built by the Hillick family & the northern addition was built in 1971.Brs on both floors.Lennox propane furnace,central AC, & wood-burning stoves, though kitchen chimney needs work.1990s barn for storage & fenced veg garden.
Directions
from the City of Ithaca, travel south on Route 96B. Make left onto Nelson Road. Make left at corner of Troy and Nelson. Driveway is the first on the right. Home is stained brown.
Location
- Street Address
- 405 Troy Rd
- County
- Tompkins County
- Community
- Danby
- School District
- Ithaca
- Elevation
- 1,490 feet
Property details
- MLS Number
- BNAR R1561963
- Date Posted
Parcels
- 502200-4.-1-1
Resources
Detailed attributes
Listing
- Type
- Residential
- Subtype
- Single Family Residence
Structure
- Style
- Bungalow
- Stories
- 2
- Materials
- Frame, Wood Siding
- Roof
- Metal
- Heating
- Fireplace
Exterior
- Parking
- Garage
- Features
- Deck, Gravel Driveway, Private Yard
Interior
- Room Count
- 7
- Rooms
- Bathroom, Bedroom x 4, Kitchen, Laundry, Living Room
- Floors
- Carpet, Hardwood, Vinyl
- Appliances
- Dishwasher, Dryer, Oven, Range, Refrigerator, Washer
- Features
- Bedroom On Main Level, Country Kitchen, Den, Eat in Kitchen, Great Room, Natural Woodwork, Separate Formal Living Room, Sliding Glass Doors, Storage
Nearby schools
Name | Level | District | Description |
---|---|---|---|
South Hill | Elementary | Ithaca | — |
Boynton Middle | Middle | Ithaca | — |
Ithaca Senior High | High | Ithaca | — |
Listing history
Date | Event | Price | Change | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 12, 2024 | Price drop | $559,000 | $40,000 -6.7% | BNAR |
Sept 1, 2024 | New listing | $599,000 | — | BNAR |