Catskills - Sullivan County - Ulster County Real Estate -- Catskill Farms Journal

Old School Real estate blog in the Catskills. Journeys, trial, tribulations, observations and projects of Catskill Farms Founder Chuck Petersheim. Since 2002, Catskill Farms has designed, built, and sold over 250 homes in the Hills, investing over $100m and introducing thousands to the areas we serve. Farms, Barns, Moderns, Cottages and Minis - a design portfolio which has something for everyone.

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Kerhonkson Farmhouse Sold for Under $450k



Modeled after Farmhouse 24, this home provides for both gathering and privacy. Located in Kerhonkson, NY.  3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, wood burning fireplace, screened porch, large dry basement and 7 acres of big pine trees.  





The Homes of Catskill Farms are engineered to be as energy efficient as a home can be. Enhanced insulation paves the way for superior performance from our high efficiency furnaces and on-demand hot water heaters. Many of our homes now have heat pumps for their heating source, eliminating the need for gas or oil as a fuel source.






The small towns of Ulster County offer beauty, amenities and charm in abundance.  They offer film festivals and live music. The hamlets and towns that anchor the surrounding land we curate and select for our homes make Ulster County real estate some of the best around for fun, food and festivities (or, if you are like us, backyard siestas and hammocks rank right up there).


Click here to read more about Ulster County Real Estate. Catskills Real Estate at its finest.










Catskill Farms designs, builds and sells homes and Real estate in Sullivan County, real estate in Ulster County and real estate in Dutchess County. The homes of Catskill Farms tend work, look great, are fully warrantied and have a sort of timeless design. Catskills real estate available for purchase has been undoubtedly improved by the 100 homes this premier Catskills Builder has dreamed up and built since 2001.


Catskills realtors love Catskill Farms homes for sale in the Catskills since their buyers tend to be inspired by them after the long slog at looking at homes that don’t meet the buyers’ criteria. When people from the city think of upstate homes, many of them think real estate near Woodstock. With one of the most famous town brands around, searching for homes for sale in Woodstock NY is a perfectly logical place to start a Catskills real estate search. While many families find homes in Woodstock have a lot to offer, they soon find the Catskills are much bigger and much more diverse than that culturally important locale. Wasting weekends looking at uninspiring Catskills architecture can leave a buyer looking for the nearest bridge to jump from. Catskill Farms checks all the Catskill real estate boxes.



Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Dutchess County's All-Season Party Porch


Think of upstate New York real estate and few people wouldn’t think of Rhinebeck soon thereafter.  Right up there with Woodstock in name recognition, Rhinebeck and its sister Red Hook anchor Dutchess County real estate deep into the journals of visitors and home searchers.  Affluent, east of the river, quaint towns with tony private schools, well-combed hair and not a tie-dye in sight, Dutchess County is the Catskills' Hamptons.   Prices, however, and traffic, and taxes, and whatever other quality of life metric you endeavor to use, are much more digestible and humane with Dutchess County real estate compared to the East End of Long Island.


Catskill Farms' first foray into Dutchess County real estate was Country Living’s 2014 House of the Year – a real beauty just outside of Town.  Since then, we have built and sold 3 more homes and are half way through our 4th.  We love the open fields and mellow hills, old farms and vintage architecture.  Prices are in the $500k-$700k range and land can be hard to find, however, value holds up well, schools are excellent and this is one of the few upstate counties our clients can easily envision assimilating into full-time.


If you are thinking of Dutchess County real estate, let us tell you what we know and have learned with our 3 year experiments of land buying and home building.





The Homes of Catskill Farms are engineered to be as energy efficient as a home can be. Enhanced insulation paves the way for superior performance from our high efficiency furnaces and on-demand hot water heaters. Many of our homes now have heat pumps for their heating source, eliminating the need for gas or oil as a fuel source.


The small towns of Dutchess County offer beauty, amenities and charm in abundance.  They offer film festivals and live music. The hamlets and towns that anchor the surrounding land we curate and select for our homes make Ulster County real estate some of the best around for fun, food and festivities (or, if you are like us, backyard seistas and hammocks rank right up there).


Click here to read more about Dutchess County Real Estate. Catskill Homes For Sale.


Catskill Farms designs, builds and sells homes and Real estate in Sullivan County, real estate in Ulster County and real estate in Dutchess County. The homes of Catskill Farms tend work, look great, are fully warrantied and have a sort of timeless design. Catskills real estate available for purchase has been undoubtedly improved by the 100 homes this premier Catskills Builder has dreamed up and built since 2001.


Catskills realtors love Catskill Farms homes for sale in the Catskills since their buyers tend to be inspired by them after the long slog at looking at homes that don’t meet the buyers’ criteria. When people from the city think of upstate homes, many of them think real estate near Woodstock. With one of the most famous town brands around, searching for homes for sale in Woodstock NY is a perfectly logical place to start a Catskills real estate search. While many families find homes in Woodstock have a lot to offer, they soon find the Catskills are much bigger and much more diverse than that culturally important locale. Wasting weekends looking at uninspiring Catskills architecture can leave a buyer looking for the nearest bridge to jump from. Catskill Farms checks all the Catskill real estate boxes.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Narrowsburg's Mid-Century Ranch (Sullivan County Real Estate)




This 1400 square foot, 2 bedroom home is the 10th original design in our Mid-Century Ranch series. Just outside Narrowsburg, NY. Sold June 2015 for $400k.


Sullivan County NY real estate offers wide open spaces, peacefulness and proximity to NYC you will not experience anywhere else. Prices and values can seem refreshingly attainable here. Weekend life in Sullivan County revolves around coffee on the front porch, small dinner parties, county fairs and one horse towns like Callicoon, Narrowsburg and Barryville.


Click here to read more about Sullivan County Real Estate. Catskill Real Estate at its finest.







The Homes of Catskill Farms are engineered to be as energy efficient as a home can be. Enhanced insulation paves the way for superior performance from our high efficiency furnaces and on-demand hot water heaters. Many of our homes now have heat pumps for their heating source, eliminating the need for gas or oil as a fuel source.









Catskill Farms is a home builder specializing in new constructions (occasionally some renovations) across the Catskill’s and Hudson Valley’s Sullivan County, Dutchess County, and Ulster County. Our clean architecture and thoughtful design make our modern farm homes, mid-century ranches, charming barn homes and cozy cottage series the dream of any country lifestyle enthusiast. Our homes are typically around 2 hours from NYC, making it perfect for those inspired in the escape Brooklyn movement. We’ve seen our new homes bring about overall design inspiration to the areas we build in (in locations such as Livingston Manor, Narrowsburg, Woodstock, Saugerties and Rhinebeck) with country-living being the new direction of choice. Catskill Farms has truly broadened and advanced the real estate opportunities north of NYC. We’ve combined modern design and technologies with natural textures, big country porches and all things classic country home for a timeless home construction. Not only are our homes to lust after when finished, but our building process itself is so easy and stress-free. Contact us with your needs and wishes and work with us to make it all happen.  


Click here for our Catskill homes for sale.









Friday, January 19, 2018

New 4,000 sq ft Barn - Ulster County Real Estate


New Barn style home on 17 acres with best in class views.  Designed to capture both the dramatic views and the land’s intrinsic utility, this home sports lots of windows and decks.  3 - 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 4,000 sq ft.  Design details include wood burning fireplaces, wide plank floors, open floor plans, cool mudroom and spaces that flow together well.  Energy efficient with enhanced insulation and high-efficiency mechanicals.  Collaborative house design during construction.  Developed, designed and being built by Catskill Farms.  Land all usable and easy site for guest houses, pools, and other outbuildings.


The Homes of Catskill Farms are engineered to be as energy efficient as a home can be. Enhanced insulation paves the way for superior performance from our high efficiency furnaces and on-demand hot water heaters. Many of our homes now have heat pumps for their heating source, eliminating the need for gas or oil as a fuel source.


The small towns of Ulster County offer beauty, amenities and charm in abundance.  They offer film festivals and live music. The hamlets and towns that anchor the surrounding land we curate and select for our homes make Ulster County real estate some of the best around for fun, food and festivities (or, if you are like us, backyard siestas and hammocks rank right up there).


Click here to read more about Ulster County Real Estate. Catskill Real Estate at its finest.




Catskill Farms designs, builds and sells homes and Real estate in Sullivan County, real estate in Ulster County and real estate in Dutchess County. We’ve, time and time again, given these Upstate NY locations the architecture and design that not only fits perfectly, but augments the surrounding beauty. The homes of Catskill Farms tend work, look great, are fully warrantied and have a sort of timeless design. Catskills real estate available for purchase has been undoubtedly improved by the 100 homes this premier Catskills Home Builder has dreamed up and built since 2001. We are the leading home builders of new old homes, with the most customer satisfaction. Catskill Farms builds farmhouses, cottages, mid-century ranches and barn-styled homes. We <3 country living.


Catskills realtors love selling these homes of Catskill Farms homes for sale in the Catskills since their buyers tend to be inspired by them after the long slog at looking at homes that don’t meet the buyers’ criteria. Wasting weekends looking at uninspiring Catskills architecture can leave a buyer looking for the nearest bridge to jump from.



Charles Petersheim, Catskill Farms (Catskill Home Builder)
At Farmhouse 35
A Tour of 28 Dawson Lane
Location
Rock & Roll
The Transaction
The Process
Under the Hood
Big Barn
Columbia County Home
Catskill Farms History
New Homes in the Olivebridge Area
Mid Century Ranch Series
Chuck waxes poetic...
Catskill Farms Barn Series
Catskill Farms Cottage Series
Catskill Farms Farmhouse Series
Interviews at the Farm ft. Gary
Interviews at the Farm ft. Amanda
Biceps & Building
Catskill Farms Greatest Hits
Construction Photos
Planned It
Black 'n White
Home Accents at Catskill Farms, Part 2
Home Accents at Catskill Farms, Part 1