Available: Great Investment Opportunity- One of the last village properties available in the Village of Penn Yan, New York with enough acreage to facilitate a small scale organic farm or possible sub-divide into building lots - Located in the heart of Upstate New York’s beautiful Finger Lakes Region. Less than 1½ - miles from the north end of Keuka Lake. Great Ice Fishing Location! Minutes from the Windmill Farmer and Craft Market. Some of the area most fertile land in this Town of Benton location. This property flourished with many fruit trees, berry bushes and flower garden in 1960 when my parents purchased it. Pear trees, apple trees, cherry trees. Peach trees, plum trees, red raspberry patches, rhubarb and every kind of flower and bush imaginable. The entire property was filled with flower beds. It is all grass and a few shade tree now. Red Oak, Sugar Maple, Silver Maple, Cedar, White Pine, Blue Spruce and Black Walnut sparsely populate the area now. My mom is giving up the family homestead that they have called home for over 53-years. I would love to see a young Family take over the property. Property Details: • 2-1/3 acres total with approximately 2-acres certified organic. The property hasn’t had so much as a drop of chemical/ weed killer/ fertilizer ever put on it in the last 52 - years and probably before. • Carriage House with single horse stall, hay loft and dirt cellar for manure muck. • Tool Shed • 4-bedrooms with possibility of using 2 small walk-in attic areas for additional bedrooms. • Very affordable village municipal electric via the NYS Power Authority’s hydro power agreement. A third the cost of electricity outside the village. • Village Public Water • 30’ Dug Well with plenty of water for irrigation of plants. • Village Public Sewer • CATV – Time Warner • High speed Internet • All building have new roof less than 3-years old and in perfect condition. • Gravity fed hot water boiler with self-contained mili-volt power pile set up (NO ELECTRICITY REQUIRED FOR HEATING). • Full Basement with outside access at ground level. Laundry set up for Natural Gas or Electric. • Approximately ¼ of basement area id partitioned off for root cellar. Plenty of cabinet storage for home canning. • Basement “Canning Kitchen” • Maintenance free aluminum siding in very good condition • 2-large covered porches • Beautiful woodwork and trim throughout. • Hardwood floors under the wall to wall carpet. • Modern Bathroom – 3-years • Modern Kitchen – 8-years Possible Draw Backs: • Only 1-bathroom on the main floor but suitable for an additional full bathroom or two. Simple remodel of one of two bedrooms could easily afford an additional full bathroom and walk-in closet. OR TWO! • 20+ year old wall paper throughout • Minor ceiling repairs required in the textured ceiling of the dining room. • Carriage house and tool shed will require stone work on the foundation • Basement floor would be great if resurfaced. • Somewhat cramped kitchen but I have an awesome floor plan for a small addition that would make it so much nicer. • Paved Driveway could certainly use some repairs in the future. Picture available upon request. No Realtor Signings but your welcome to bring any offers - Call Tom 585-746-0303
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:22:47 +0000