Westchester | 190 East Devonia Avenue, Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Three-Bedroom Shingled House
$985,000
A three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath, 2,050 square-foot renovated house built in 1930, with a formal living room that has a wood-burning fireplace, a kitchen with banquette seating, a finished lower level with a gas fireplace, a backyard stone patio, a wood deck and a one-car garage, on 0.11 acres in the Huntswood section. Alice Regan, 914-980-1675, Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty; williampitt.com
COSTS
Taxes: $16,794 a year
PROS
The house is in move-in condition and has special features including an inlaid tiled entrance and hallway. Though small, the backyard is very private. A public elementary school is just down the block.
CONS
There is no central air-conditioning. The roof and some windows could use attention. Some rooms are a little dark and would benefit from overhead lighting.
Fairfield | 276 EAST Middle Patent Road, Greenwich, Conn.
Updated 1870 House
$2.495 million
A three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, 3,943-square-foot home built in 1870, with original fireplaces, bookcases, pumpkin hardwood floors and crown moldings; a sun-filled great room addition; an open eat-in kitchen with wood beams and banquet seating; an oversized formal dining room and butler’s pantry; an en suite primary bedroom that has a sitting room with a fireplace, private balcony, cathedral ceilings and industrial-style bath; a third-floor bonus room; and a stone patio, on 2.57 acres. Tracey Koorbusch, 203-561-8266, Afton Fraser, 203-554-6066, Sotheby’s International Realty-Greenwich Brokerage, sothebysrealty.com
Costs
Taxes: $18,230 a year
Pros
Updates include a contemporary exterior, new windows and renovated bathrooms. Well-maintained original details balance nicely with the modern renovations.
Cons
The first floor air-conditioning is partial, and the basement is unfinished. There is no garage.
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