Lloyd Harbor: Caumsett, large properties, nature preservation draw buyers

Locals soak up the springtime sun at West Neck Beach... — Locals soak up the springtime sun at West Neck Beach in Lloyd Harbor. Credit: Rick Kopstein

By Frank LoveceSpecial to NewsdayUpdated April 23, 2024

THE SCOOP Bucolic living on the Gold Coast, with a 1,500-acre state park and houses starting at over $1 million.

Two conjoined peninsulas separated by their namesake, Lloyd Harbor has no commercial storefronts, no Long Island Rail Road station and allows no bright outdoor home lighting, the better to preserve starry dark skies. Its two-lane country roads, canopied by overhanging trees, pass homes on 2-acre-minimum lots, often set back invisibly behind rows of evergreens.

"It is just a beautiful, pristine area," said Lloyd Harbor Village Clerk Jill Cervini. "Everybody here is committed to preserving the properties as they are. So it's an enclave of residents who want to maintain the feel of, I don't want to say living in the woods, but being out in the environment. Everything here is very environmentally friendly."

Bordered by water on three sides and Cold Spring Harbor and the village of Huntington to the south, Lloyd Harbor is part of the Town of Huntington. A causeway joins the northern peninsula, West Neck, to the southern, Lloyd Neck. Traffic bottlenecks can occur there, and heavy rain sometimes closes that land bridge.

Lloyd Harbor falls under the well-regarded Cold Spring Harbor School District, with Goosehill Primary School feeding into the Lloyd Harbor School for students in second to sixth grades. Students then cross the border to Cold Spring Harbor Junior and Senior High School.

The jewel of the village is the sprawling Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, open to the public for $8 per car and offering miles of bridle paths and trails for jogging, nature hikes and biking, plus fishing and scuba diving by permit, as well as cross-country skiing.

Other parkland includes Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge, hugging Huntington Bay, and the Fiske Bird Sanctuary. The 41.6-acre Lloyd Harbor Village Park, open only to residents, has tennis and pickleball courts, a pond and playground.

This $1.35 million Lloyd Harbor home contains approximately 3,500 square... — This $1.35 million Lloyd Harbor home contains approximately 3,500 square feet. HOBUYING240426 Credit: House of Rebate, Inc.

The village also is home to the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception's Retreat House and to the Banbury Center, part of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where scientific conferences are held. Shops and restaurants require a drive to Cold Spring Harbor or Huntington village, the latter of which is home to the music venue The Paramount.

Lloyd Harbor will likely retain its pastoral setting thanks to zoning laws preventing overbuilding and to "a whole code book pertaining to anything that may change the look of the village," says Cervini. "So we have permits and ordinances for tree removal, exterior lighting, noise, park and harbor use" and other aspects of life there.

"We have all of these in place," she says, "to keep the traditions of the Village of Lloyd Harbor."

CONDOS AND CO-OPS There are no condos or co-ops on the market.

This $2 million Lloyd Harbor home contains five bedrooms.

HOBUYING240426 — This $2 million Lloyd Harbor home contains five bedrooms. HOBUYING240426 Credit: NY 360 Tours

SALE PRICES Between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, there were 24 home sales with a median sale price of $1,992,500, according to OneKey MLS. During that period a year earlier, there were 33 home sales with a median sale price of $1,876,000.

OTHER STATS

Population 3,572

Median age 46.4

Median home value $2.12 million

This $3.5 million Lloyd Harbor home sits on more than... — This $3.5 million Lloyd Harbor home sits on more than 2 acres. HOBUYING240426 Credit: Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty

Monthly LIRR ticket from Cold Spring Harbor $341

School district, graduation rate Cold Spring Harbor (98.4%)

Library Cold Spring Harbor

Transit Suffolk County Transit Route H10

Sources: 2021 American Community Survey; OneKey MLS via InfoSparks by ShowingTime; LIRR, data.nysed.gov

Homes on Forrest Drive in Lloyd Harbor, where lots have... — Homes on Forrest Drive in Lloyd Harbor, where lots have a 2-acre minimum. Credit: Rick Kopstein

ON THE MARKET

$3.5 million

A waterfront estate built around 1835, this Nantucket traditional was refurbished in 2021 with an eye toward preservation. It sports five bedrooms, three full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. Boasting six fireplaces, as well as electric and oil baseboard heat and central air-conditioning, it includes a renovated structure once used as a milking cottage. Annual taxes are $48,614. Lisa Kiefer, Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty, 516-680-8191

$2 million

Nestled on 4 acres, this midcentury Colonial has five bedrooms, including a primary en-suite with a dressing room/walk-in closet, and 4½ bathrooms. There are both gas and wood-burning fireplaces. A balcony with a spiral staircase leads to a rear yard with a heated saltwater pool and hot tub. Taxes are $34,484 annually. Donna Viesti, Signature Premier Properties, 516-476-5519

West Neck Road. Community profile on Lloyd Harbor April 15, 2024 Credit: Rick Kopstein

$1.4 million

Built in 1959, this five-bedroom, 3½-bath farm ranch features a great room with vaulted wood ceilings, a home office and dining room each with a fireplace, and a den with a wood stove. It features large picture windows and seven skylights, new central air-conditioning and a large circular driveway. Taxes are $23,008. Michael Bruderman, House of Rebate, 516-650-8244

RECENTLY SOLD

$6.1 million

Lloydhaven Drive