Brenda Mayette Saratoga Springs, NY Architecture
The Zoom call this week was presented by Brenda Mayette, a seasoned agent working in Saratoga County in Upstate NY. She modestly identifies herself as an award-winning agent in her market area.
Brenda offered that the region encompasses the State Capitol at Albany, which is a 3-hour drive into Manhattan.
Saratoga County is the more popular area for people seeking homes as it is the gateway to Adirondack Park in this upstate region. With app a 3-hour drive, one can get to the mountains, down to New York City, or drive east to get to the ocean in eastern MA.
Saratoga Springs encompasses 29 sq miles of the 844 square miles of the county. This area has a population of 28,400 people with a median age of 36 yrs old.
In addition to being a comfortable drive for people that work in the State capitol, it also offers a diverse array of things to do with the Saratoga Racecourse, Canfield casino, the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) which is a concert venue with seating indoors for 5,300 and lawn seating stadium style for 20,000. this venue is now the home of the Newport Jazz Festival as well as home to the NY City Ballet and the summer home of the Philadelphia symphony Orchestra.
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Canfield Casino is home to the Saratoga History Museum, built in 1870-71 is in the Congress Park section of Saratoga Springs. It is a large hotel but also serves as a wedding venue as we as other large conventions.
The building was built by John Morrisey, who was a member of the Tammany Hall network of Boss Tweed. Recognizing that there was money to be had he established the facility with the exclusivity 3 rules: men only, cash only, and no locals.
He attracted visitors from around the world, and later allowed for something to do when a day at the races was over.
Within the same Park was the Springs of Saratoga, which was the home of those famous mineral baths. People would come from all over the country and world to get the therapeutic benefits of the mineral waters.
The original bottling plant is now home to the Saratoga Antique Car Museum.
For people looking to buy in 'Upstate, NY' , Saratoga County is most attractive as its taxes are some of the lowest in the state. It also has some of the higher prices in the area.
For 2022, listings and sales in Saratoga Springs were up 62% with median sales prices at $530,000. Median prices in the Capitol region are $270,000.
This 'Jewel of Saratoga', is a 19,341 Sq Ft estate featuring 6 bedrooms, 7 full baths, 6 half baths, and lots of space to play.
Offered for a modest $17,900,000. This property was built by a local industrialist who recently died, and the family is looking to liquidate the estate, if anyone is looking for a little upstate NY bungalow, give Brenda a call.
Brenda gave her presentation with much enthusiasm and her love of the area was evident.
Brenda Mayette Saratoga Springs, NY Architecture
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