E
ven the most urban dwellers are drawn to Westchester County’s fall palette, where generous acreage remains scarce. The inventory of top‑tier homes is still at a pandemic‑era low, says Compass broker David Turner, a Westchester resident. With supply thin, prices climb.
The median sale price in July rose 11% to $1.5 million, the highest yet, per the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. At the upper end, options are even rarer. Turner, who is currently marketing two of the region’s most coveted properties, notes that “there simply aren’t many great homes to buy.”
In 2018 he closed the $33 million sale of David Rockefeller’s Hudson Pines estate. Now he lists the adjacent 42‑acre Winterburn Farm, formerly owned by Rodman Rockefeller and his wife Sascha. The property, located at 48 Raafenberg Road in Sleepy Hollow, features a mid‑century modern house designed by Richard P. Donahue. Rodman commissioned the home in the early 1970s to sit amid the park, now the Rockefeller State Park Preserve with 55 miles of riding trails. The estate includes a 14‑stall stable, indoor and outdoor arenas, six paddocks, two groom apartments, a manager’s house, greenhouse, carriage barn, and equipment garage. Inside, a five‑bedroom, six‑bathroom home with a 20‑foot atrium and expansive north‑west windows offers views of the Hudson.
A few miles away, 842 Sleepy Hollow Road in Briarcliff Manor houses Rabbit Hill, a 22‑acre Georgian‑style mansion designed by Mott B. Schmidt, the same architect behind Hudson Pines. The 1929 home, now 12,542 sq ft with seven bedrooms and ten bathrooms, was restored by Douglas and Laurice Haynes. It was featured in Netflix’s “Zero Day,” where Robert De Niro played a president by the pool.
Further south in Purchase, the 17.73‑acre 2007 A/B Purchase St. compound is listed for $9.8 million. Built in 1862, the renovated six‑bedroom house sits on rolling lawns and lush gardens. The estate also offers a three‑bedroom stone guest cottage, a large pool, and equestrian facilities, making it one of the largest recent listings in the area.
