luxury houses with pool for sale Rockland County, United States

Gilman's Carriage House. Luxurious, modern home with 12ft ceilings, wide open spaces, and walls of glass that overlook its park-like setting. Located in the Snedens Landing historic district, on a tree lined, quiet dead-end street, adjoining the most exclusive estates and riverfront homes in Snedens Landing! The property is only 6 homes from the Hudson, a four minute walk with access to a beautiful, sandy beach. Gilman's Carriage House was completed in 2021, still like new, and its modern style blends seamlessly with the simplicity of the late 19th century carriage house. The home features two 6 panel retractable glass doors that open from its great room/kitchen to the garden and literally brings the outdoors in - perfect for alfresco dining! There is an extraordinary amount of wall space for art - big or small. Other highlights include large modern covered porches at front and rear entry; dramatic open stairwell with cable wiring in foyer; hardwood floors throughout; 8ft doors; recessed lighting; music system; state of the art kitchen and baths and oversized 4 car garage built into the lower level. Private guest quarters. Best of all, it features the largest pool in Snedens Landing where Laurence Olivier, Ava Gardner and Kirk Douglas entertained when Mike Wallace owned the property. Located on a lush and private landscape that's very close to the Snedens Landing Tennis Association's clay court. Gilman Carriage House is a smart house. Winthrop Gilman was the first historian in Snedens who collected stories from the 18th and 19th centuries. 25 minutes to NYC. One of One! Immerse yourself in this extraordinary home. Find your one. Make it your home - to express yourself! Gilman's Carriage House.

Moon River, a significant, early 20th century home in Snedens Landing, a historic district, 25 minutes from NYC. Approaching the home, one feels relaxed, passing by many 18th and 19th century homes, before turning onto Corbett Lane, a private passageway, with a dense, natural hillside on the west side of the road, and only three other homes on the east side, providing complete privacy. This home is situated on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River, and features a private, sandy beach and a beautiful meadow with a windy trail between the house and water. Moon River, is a destination. A waterfront lifestyle. Architecturally, the home is significant with an extraordinary great room, with 16ft ceilings, grand moldings, five 10ft French doors, classic hardware, antique, wide board paneling, beamed ceiling and two period fireplace mantels. Off the great room is a very large screened in porch, also with 16ft ceilings with eight skylines facing south, that keeps the room sunny all day. There's a very large, solarium, with windows on three sides, that faces the Hudson River, and features classic, Mediterranean tiles floor. The home's stairwell features thick, solid, cedar stair treads, carved from trees that grow on the property, and old-style balustrades, from a bygone era. There are two primary bedroom suites, each with fireplaces, and one with a private den; separate, staff quarters, with private entrance, another en suite bedroom, plus an oversized two car garage. The home was built by legendary artist/resident, Mary Lawrence Tonetti, and designed by renowned architect, Eric Gugler, commissioned in America and Europe, and hired by FDR to redesign the oval office in the 1930s. The home was built for the Lowndes family. Moon River signifies the first night there's a full moon on the Hudson, after the forsythia bloom, where according to legend, the shads run plentiful in the Hudson, and fisherman set their nets, supported by long poles, in the river to catch them. This tradition was practiced at this property for many years, as the original owner recalls in one of the many books written about this fairytale place, once called Brigadoon, by The NY Times. The property also features an inground pool with a pergola with another screened-in porch overlooking the river and pool, and an oversized garage with a large gravel parking parking area. Corbett Lane is not a through street. Snedens Landing is a neighborhood, and part of Palisades, NY. It is surrounded by a 500+ acre park on the North end, and a 2,500 acre park on the south side, and the Hudson River on the east side. There are numerous walking trails from the home. The charming, historic riverfront village of Piermont, with many restaurants, shops and marinas, is only five minutes away. The Snedens Landing Tennis Association, tennis court, is open for residents only, for a small fee. Nothing compares.