Stairs In Feng Shui Are Passageways That Also Need TLC After a Feng Shui Consultation in TarryTown NY, I stopped off a a local hotel to grab a bit to eat and attend a networking event. The Hotel hosting the event had many of the Feng Shui principles in place and I want to share one that caught my attention.     Stairs in Feng Shui become a channel for energy to move (just as with hallways). Yet, typically when it comes time to addressing the stairs with design, the TLC for this area tends to fall to the waist side. In Feng Shui, every area in you home or building is just as important as the next, including the stairs, bathroom, laundry room and closets.    I just wanted to point out some key enhancements that you can keep in mind for your stairs. Naturally this example is a commercial s... 04/02/2015

  It's no surpise that the Tarrytown real estate market is struggling with low inventory levels.  The good news for home sellers is many have multiple bid situations.  Homes are also selling quickly as the buyers that missed out on one home are all bidding on the next best one to hit the market.  If you are considering selling your home, this couldn't be a better time.  If you look back to 2005 you'll see the same sort of activity, a sellers market.   Here is how the Tarrytown single family home sales performed in February.  There were 2 closings, the lowest unit sales have been since March 2012!  The sales/list price ratio moved down to 95% from 100.8% in January.  The median price in February was $579,000 which is up a bit from this time last year.  The average days on market of 71 ar... 03/20/2015

This home has just sold for $535,000, pretty close to it's asking price of $549,900. It is located near the village center and has been lovingly maintained by the original owners who built this home. One level living with Formal Dining Room, Large Living Room with fireplace, Eat-in Kitchen, Master Suite with bath and deck, 2 more Bedrooms and a Hall Bath. Lower level boasts a large Family Room with door out to yard. 2 car garage and lots of storage on basement level. Door out to backyard. 03/08/2015

  Despite tight inventory levels in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow sales were up a bit in January with six closings total.  This is the highest single family homes sales have been since 9 in June 2014.  The sales/list price ratio decreased to 100.8% from 103.7.  This tells us homes are still selling for the asking price or more. The median price in January was $613,750, up from $545,750 this time last year.  Inventory levels of 17 are up but down one from 18 in January 2014, not much change there.  New listings are still scarce with a total of 4 homes in January.  This should definitely improve over the next two months.  We have seen homes going to multiple bids in the first week on the market so far this season. The average days on market of 161 in January was down a little from 168 in De... 02/19/2015

Tarrytown single family home sales continued to drop in October with only 3 closings to report.  These numbers aren't too far off the 7 closings this time last year but are the lowest since 2 in March 2014.  The median price was $400,000 which is down from $730,000 in October 2013 and also the lowest since February 2013.  Inventory levels remain unchanged from 25 units last month.  The average days on market of 147 was up substantially from 83 in September and up slightly from 125 in October 2013.   Tarrytown Condo Sales of 6 units were down 33.3 percent from October 2013 but still better then the single family sales.  The median price was $375,750, up 56.6% from $240,000 this time last year.  Inventory of 20 units is a healthy number and up 5.3% from 19 in September but down 33.3% in ... 11/17/2014

Tarrytown Home For Sale 63 Riverview Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591 View Map  Well maintained home close to all Tarrytown has to offer. Short stroll to village center and Metro North train station. This house has been lovingly maintained by original owners who built this home. One level living with Formal Dining Room, Large Living Room with fireplace, Eat-in Kitchen, Master Suite with bath and deck, 2 more Bedrooms and a Hall Bath. Lower level boasts a large Family Room with door out to yard, a laundry room and a 2 car garage plus lots of storage. Nice private backyard.   Details - Asking Price: $549,900- MLS: 4420919- Sq. Feet: 1800- Lot Size: .05 acres- Bedrooms: 3- Bathrooms: 2.5- # of Floors: 2- Garage Size: 2 car- Year Built: 1983  Property Amenities  - Range/Oven  - Full Refrigerator... 10/23/2014

  As expected, Tarrytown Single Family and Condo sales have cooled down a bit from the busy spring market.  There were 4 single family sales which is up from 2 in September 2013 along with the sales/list price ratio of 97.6%.  The median price was $517,500, up from $492,500 this time last year.  Please note that this is the lowest the median price has been since March 2014.     Inventory levels of 26 are up 13% from 23 in August but down 25.7% from 35 in September 2013.  The average days on market of 83 is way up from 52 in August and a bit from 70 in September 2013.   Tarrytown Condo sales were a total of 4 as well which is also up from 3 this time last year but the sales/list price ratio decreased 1%.  The median price was #340,000, down from $499,000 in September 2013 and is the low... 10/15/2014

Close to all Tarrytown has to offer. Short stroll to village and train. This 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom house has been lovingly maintained by original owners who actually built this home. One level living with Formal Dining Room, Large Living Room with fireplace, Eat-in Kitchen, Master Suite with bath and deck, 2 more Bedrooms and a Hall Bath. Lower level boasts a large Family Room with door out to yard. 2 car garage and lots of storage on basement level. Door out to backyard. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS     09/27/2014

Beautiful 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo Unit situated in a charming 1800's Victorian building located on a dead end road right in the heart of Tarrytown. Spacious double door entry hall, large living room, large dining room, 2 good sized bedrooms, 2 fully renovated baths, updated kitchen, and lots of storage. Amazing original architectural details abound throughout this unit. High ceilings with sculptured moldings. Finely detailed fireplace surrounds. Updated kitchen and baths. Gleaming hardwood floors throughout. Lots of light streams through the oversized custom windows. Covered front and side porches invite you and your guests to just sit and relax. Spiral staircase to lower level. Spacious master bedroom suite with stunning bath on first floor. Large 2nd bedroom with bathroom on lower lev... 09/25/2014

  As expected, we saw fewer Tarrytown single family home sales in August then the preceding spring market months.  This is most likely due to the fact that the majority of people that want to be in for the new school year have already closed.  The 5 single family sales were also down from 8 in August of 2013. The median sales price in August was $559,000 which is up 26% from this time last year!  Inventory levels of 23 are still down a bit from 24 in July, and 32 in August 2013.     We haven't seen many new Tarrytown single family listings come on which doesn't surpirse at it is one of the slowest transition months of the year in Westchester County.  Lastly, the average days on market of 52 was down considerably from 130 in July and 109 in August 2013.   The Tarrytown condo sector perf... 09/15/2014

Inventory remained tight in Tarrytown this spring and we saw 4 single family closings in the month of July.  These numbers are down 55.6% from 9 the same time last year.  The sales/list price ratio moved up to 102.6% from 99.3% in June.  The median price in July was $970,393, up 104.5% from $474,500 last year.  This means that the homes that sold this month were of higher value.  inventory levels were 24 and down 20% from 30 in July 2013.  The average days on market of 130 was up substantially from 35 in June but down from 160 in July 2013.     The summer months tend to slow as the market usually peaks in June.  Many purchasers want to be in by the summer so they can prepare for the school year.  Typically the market picks back up after Labor day for those that want to be in before the... 08/22/2014

Single Family Homes   Sales There were 9 unit sales in June. This is up 350.0% from 2 in June of 2013. Sales/list price ratio in June moved up to 99.3% from 98.5% in May.   Prices Median price in June was $580,000. This is down 44.6% from $1,047,097 in June of 2013. 3-month median price of $580,000 in June was up modestly from $530,000 in May but down marginally from $582,500 in June of 2013.   Inventory Inventory of 27 in June was down 3.6% from 28 in May and down 15.6% from 32 in June of 2013. New listings of 6 in June were way down from 12 in May and down considerably from 8 in June of 2013. Months of supply of 5.1 in June was down modestly from 6 in May and way down from 8.2 in June of 2013.   Market Time Days on market of 35 in June was down considerably from 205 in May and down su... 07/15/2014

There has been for some time now a dedicated Web site where you can find all types of updates and information regarding the state of Tappan Zee Bridge replacement construction work which has been nicknamed "THE NEW NY BRIDGE PROJECT". Please visit the site to stay informed. It can be found at www.newnybridge.com and deals with a wide variety of topics related to the project. There is also a section with an interesting picture gallery depicting the floating TZC owned super crane with the moniker of "I Lift NY", a ship mounted titan officially named "Left Coast Lifter", which is on it's way to Sleepy Hollow from San Francisco via the Panama Canal.  01/24/2014

GM has entered into a contract with a joint venture, the developer team of Diversified Realty Advisers of Summit, NJ and CA-based SunCal, to redevelop a large tract of land formerly occupied by it's assembly plant on the Hudson River shoreline in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Village officials stated that it is possible for work to start in late 2014 since they finally settled with neighboring Tarrytown on how to remediate the traffic impact of such a massive project. The village approved a special permit for the construction of 1,177 housing units, a 140 room hotel, a multi-plex cinema, as well as restaurant, retail and office space last year.  It is estimated that the developers will spent about $1 billion to transform this 100 acre parcel into one of Westchester's finest multi-use water front n... 01/24/2014

TARRYTOWN NY 10591 - JUST SOLD - Beautiful River Views from this spacious 4 bedroom, 3 bath Colonial with rocking chair front porch. Second floor oversized master suite boast picture window overlooking the Hudson River, walk in closet and a beautiful master bath. Two more good size bedrooms and full hall bath on same level level. Living room and dining room with hardwood floors and more views of the Hudson River. Large eat-in kitchen with glass sliders to deck. Another full bathroom, family room (or 4th bedroom) and office complete the first floor. Close to train and village... and these views! CLICK THIS LINK FOR ALL TRANSACTION DETAILS 01/08/2014

Sometimes the sights of the season reflect the cold of winter.  We are now near the solstice so the trees are all bare  and the sun sets early. I took this photo today just as the sun was starting to set.  The cloud cover over the horizon was thick and the cause of the darkness.  It just looked so dramatic against the bare tree, that I had to shoot it.  Yesterday we had a rather large snowstorm, but the temperature increase had melted the snow off the tree tops and all that was left were the bare branches. © 2013 – RGHicks – http://fotosonthefly.biz – All rights reserved. - See more at: http://fotosonthefly.biz/966/sights-of-the-season-a-winter-tree-in-a-winter-sky/#sthash.wy5B1x0k.dpuf 12/17/2013

Tarrytown, NY 10591 - The Developer of the Hudson Harbor residential community in Tarrytown, NY has agreed to built a brand new puplic outdoor pool complete with bath house, excercise room and lockers on village owned land on West Main Street, right behind the Tarrytown Metro North train station and West of the Tarrytown Senior Center. In addition, the developer, National REsources headed by principal Joseph Cotter, will also construct 12 units of affordable housing, slated to be offered via a lottery to village employees, seniors and young adults, on the lot of the former village hall on Wildey Street.  This agreement will further enhance the popularity of Tarrytown to families wanting to move into the area while greatly contributing to the wide array of public facilities and affordabl... 12/05/2013

A little over a week ago Westchester was having one of its "climate change moments.  I was on the road playing fast and loose with a tornado watch as a line of storms approached  from the west.   I kept an eye on the weather but thought I had a bit of time before the worst of the front moved through.  So I decided to go down to the RiverWalk in Tarrytown and see the progress on the new Tappan Zee Bridge. That was all well and good,  but perhaps not the smartest move in the world for someone who has a healthy respect of  all things high wind such as hurricanes and tornados.  You know the reporters who stand out  in the middle of a category 3 storm reporting the weather conditions to the world?  Well, thats not me.  No death wishes here.   However the weather changed a lot faster than I ... 10/17/2013

Every couple of weeks, I find myself on the RiverWalk in Tarrytown or Sleepy Hollow looking towards the work being done on the new Tappan Zee Bridge.  Every morning work crews depart from Hudson Harbor and head out to work on the multi-year project that will result in a new Tappan Zee Bridge connecting Westchester and Rockland counties.   The bridge spans the three miles of the Hudson River that separates the two counties.  A large bridge by any standards. I for one am glad to see work on the new bridge begin.  Like much of the United States infrastructure, the Old Tappan Zee Bridge was being given a very low safety rating by engineers. Personally,  its been many a year since I thought the bridge was safe enough to cross without saying a silent prayer before pointing my car towards the ... 10/03/2013

Please consider participating in the annual 5K Run/Walk held in Tarrytown NY 10591 in memory of our friend and Realtor colleague Robin Birrittella. We all miss her greatly. The proceeds from this event will benefit families with family members affected by cancer as well as providing an academic/athletic scholarship to a Sleepy Hollow High School Student. If you are unable to attend please consider making a monetary donation to this worthwhile cause. It will help greatly. Thank you very much in advance for your kind help and we hope to see you on race day! For more detailed information visit http://robinbmemorial.com     07/26/2013