Upper Brookville home sells for nearly $10 million in one of Nassau's priciest deals this year
This Upper Brookville mansion recently sold for $9.85 million. It has multiple rooms with views of the indoor pool. Credit: Josh Goetz Photography
A nearly 11,000-square-foot mansion in Upper Brookville recently sold as one of the priciest properties to change hands in Nassau County this year.
The seven-bedroom home, which overlooks the Mill River Club golf course, sold for $9.85 million, making it the third-most expensive sale to close in Nassau County so far this year, according to OneKey MLS data.
"The house is a one of a kind," said listing broker Shawn Elliott, president of the ultra luxury division of Nest Seekers International, which has an office in East Norwich. "You’re not going to ever find 11,000 square feet on one level with every amenity known to man."
The home, set on 5.25 acres, has an indoor pool surrounded by Portuguese limestone, which can be seen from multiple rooms including the entry foyer and the library, according to the listing. Millwork in the library features exotic woods, including mahogany and Brazilian cherry.
The kitchen includes two islands as well as custom cabinetry, while the formal dining room can seat 14 people. Among the home’s amenities are a one-lane bowling alley, fitness center, a spa with a sauna, steam and massage rooms and a home theater.
The backyard has a tennis court and another pool with a waterfall feature.
The sale was a full circle moment for Elliott, who first listed the home in 2010 at $14.9 million. No buyer emerged at that price, and in 2017, it sold at auction for $3.8 million.
Elliott’s listing received a better reception this time around and a buyer emerged within a week of the house hitting the market in June, he said. The house sold for $100,000 below its list price.
The buyer was represented in the deal by Toni Cefalu, of Signature Premier Properties, in Huntington.
The most recent owner spent around $5 million to update the home before the sale, including a $500,000 kitchen renovation, Elliott said.
"Normally when I get involved with a transaction, I have a meeting with the homeowner and explain to the homeowner how when we go to market we need to bring our A game — that the first impression in the most lasting," Elliott said. “… In this case we didn’t have to have that conversation."
The home is part of the Chestnut Hill Estates section of Upper Brookville and first sold in 1996 for $2 million.
It was the second notable sale in Upper Brookville last month after a rebuilt mansion 1 ½ miles away sold for $10 million earlier in July.
The No. 1 sale to close in Nassau this year, Fox News host Sean Hannity’s mansion on Centre Island, was also listed by Elliott and sold for almost $12.7 million.
The data includes closed sales that were publicly listed. Some luxury homes are sold in off-market deals and do not appear in multiple listing service data.
Home prices on Nassau County’s North Shore have increased significantly this year. The median price in those communities, which include Upper Brookville, was $1.2 million in the second quarter this year, according to data from real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman and appraisal firm Miller Samuel.
That represents a 23.7% increase from the April-to-June sales period a year ago, when the median price on the North Shore of Nassau was $970,000.
A nearly 11,000-square-foot mansion in Upper Brookville recently sold as one of the priciest properties to change hands in Nassau County this year.
The seven-bedroom home, which overlooks the Mill River Club golf course, sold for $9.85 million, making it the third-most expensive sale to close in Nassau County so far this year, according to OneKey MLS data.
"The house is a one of a kind," said listing broker Shawn Elliott, president of the ultra luxury division of Nest Seekers International, which has an office in East Norwich. "You’re not going to ever find 11,000 square feet on one level with every amenity known to man."
The home, set on 5.25 acres, has an indoor pool surrounded by Portuguese limestone, which can be seen from multiple rooms including the entry foyer and the library, according to the listing. Millwork in the library features exotic woods, including mahogany and Brazilian cherry.
The kitchen includes two islands as well as custom cabinetry, while the formal dining room can seat 14 people. Among the home’s amenities are a one-lane bowling alley, fitness center, a spa with a sauna, steam and massage rooms and a home theater.
The backyard has a tennis court and another pool with a waterfall feature.
The sale was a full circle moment for Elliott, who first listed the home in 2010 at $14.9 million. No buyer emerged at that price, and in 2017, it sold at auction for $3.8 million.
Elliott’s listing received a better reception this time around and a buyer emerged within a week of the house hitting the market in June, he said. The house sold for $100,000 below its list price.
The buyer was represented in the deal by Toni Cefalu, of Signature Premier Properties, in Huntington.
The most recent owner spent around $5 million to update the home before the sale, including a $500,000 kitchen renovation, Elliott said.
"Normally when I get involved with a transaction, I have a meeting with the homeowner and explain to the homeowner how when we go to market we need to bring our A game — that the first impression in the most lasting," Elliott said. “… In this case we didn’t have to have that conversation."
The home is part of the Chestnut Hill Estates section of Upper Brookville and first sold in 1996 for $2 million.
It was the second notable sale in Upper Brookville last month after a rebuilt mansion 1 ½ miles away sold for $10 million earlier in July.
The No. 1 sale to close in Nassau this year, Fox News host Sean Hannity’s mansion on Centre Island, was also listed by Elliott and sold for almost $12.7 million.
The data includes closed sales that were publicly listed. Some luxury homes are sold in off-market deals and do not appear in multiple listing service data.
Home prices on Nassau County’s North Shore have increased significantly this year. The median price in those communities, which include Upper Brookville, was $1.2 million in the second quarter this year, according to data from real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman and appraisal firm Miller Samuel.
That represents a 23.7% increase from the April-to-June sales period a year ago, when the median price on the North Shore of Nassau was $970,000.
Jonathan LaMantia covers residential real estate and other business news on Long Island. He previously covered the business of health care for Crain's New York Business.
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