Privacy and Proximity-113 Acres Windham Estate
The opportunity of this special 113 acres large tract of dynamic, land is only limited to your imagination. Excellent for hunting/recreational land with a cabin, to a luxury estate, this is the largest land tract with this type of price tag that offers both privacy and proximity to Windham. The breadth and expansive hilltop meadow is the first wow factor as you enter the property. The pasture/meadow faces south for optimum sunlight year-round, with the earth evenly and gently sloping for beautiful sunrises and sunsets. With some minor selective thinning, the view from a home resting at the top or in the beginning of the woodland areas could have magnificent 270 degree views down the eastern and western areas of the Bataviakill Valley. The forest is plentiful with sugar maples to tap for syrup, as well as stone walls, which often represent the property lines. Complete and utter silence exists upon entering the forest, for those seeking the ideal tranquil location. There are various homes, speculated to be 7, that receive their spring water from this property as well. There is ample base material on site for roads and other pursuits, a major cost-savings asset. There is a current grass, dirt, and stone road, wide enough for a truck or SUV to meander its way through the mixed forest for approximately .5 miles, eventually leading to a defunct cabin, with barn wood that can be salvaged from a late 1700's barn. It also faces a small pond. There are also few miles of trails for snowmobiling, ATVing and hiking as well. There is road frontage of approximately 40 feet to put a drive way in, The property is 57% deciduous ( seasonal foliage), which allows for incredible views during the late fall, winter, and spring months, 6% evergreen, 29% mixed forest, and 8 % pastoral lands. From the top there is a unique, special opportunity to place a look-out tower, as it uniquely possesses a 360 degree view, which is expansive and rare. You will also notice giant, tiered rock cliffs as you reach the summit. The property is less than a 5 minute drive from the center of the town of Windham, Windham Resort, and less than 1.5 miles away from a venerable 27 hole golf course. 2.5 hours from Manhattan.