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Features 18 In Tune with the times

12-time Grammy-nominated soprano RenĂŠe Fleming leads by example, practicing an eco-conscious lifestyle in her newly- finished Manhattan home.

By meghan zanetich; photographs by deborah degraffenreid

16 Faces of Green development

Meet the players who are making an impact by creating a more sustainable built environment.

by Nancy Meyer; photographs provided

20 Treading Lightly

Energy-saving lighting solutions abound, but it helps to know what works for each application.

by emily herendeen; photographs provided

18 Also in this Issue: 14 Buildings in profile 303 East 33rd Street is the first green condo and the first new development in decades in Murray Hill, while The Edge, a luxury green development, graces North Williamsburg.

24 Expert Advice: Municipalities going green

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There are many steps communities can take to reduce energy costs, waste, and carbon emissions.

25 Ask the green advocate Whether or not they grow vegetation, all roofs can be green.

Departments

10 The Markets 28 REal Estate Listings 43 index of advertisers

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from the publisher and editor

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New Year Full of Hope Happy New Year! This isn’t only the beginning of a new year but also the beginning of a new decade. It’s the second decade of the new millennium and it doesn’t seem that new anymore— especially after the past three years of a rather sour economy.

However, the one thing for sure is that in order to make the most of this time one simply needs to keep moving forward and focus on what works and what new projects can help build that propulsion.

We basically have two choices: Either meditate on what has been a very difficult period and focus on the negativity,

or take the chance and believe that tomorrow will be better. I’m voting for the latter because, in truth, there is no other choice. It’s times like these that make you smarter by seeking out the new.

And that’s what we at ScheinMedia plan to do in 2011 and this new decade: We’re seeking out the new and finding possibilities where none apparently existed before. With that, we wish you the beginnings of a very prosperous and healthy New Year!

Publisher Jonathan A. Schein Editor Nancy Meyer Ar t Director Julie Novak Green Advocate Paul McGinniss Editorial Intern Dan O’Regan Production Director Jessica Housen Contributing Designer Rebecca Young Proofreader Frances M. Platt

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Contributors Sarah Charlop-Powers, Eric Francis Coppolino, Deborah Degraffenreid, Roy Gumpel, Emily Herendeen, Kathleen Norton, Meghan Zanetich Sales & Marketing Director Cynthia Kudren (845) 340-9600 x110 cynthia@scheinmedia.com

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Introducing the Faces of Green Living As the new year unfolds, so do so many of our ideas for stories that need to be told.

This month, we embark on a year-long endeavor to be a matchmaker of sorts: to introduce you to people we feel you need to know. These are the “Faces of Green Living,” a series of stories that underscores our new tagline, The Voice of Green Living.

In our cover story, “The Faces of Green Development,” we introduce you to 10 of the movers and shakers in sustainable development—folks who have succeeded in creating beautiful structures with significantly-reduced energy consumption and environmental impact. Each of these “faces” has a different approach to sustainable building: some feel that the greenest possible building is a small, compact one with a tight envelope; others favor renewable energy systems to generate electricity, hot water, and heating and cooling; while others combine the best of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program, EnergyStar, National Home Builders Association’s National Green Building Certification program, and Passive House

principles—whether or not they file the paperwork to earn certification in any of these programs.

As we began compiling the list, we had more than 25 names of building professionals from New York to Albany. We found it difficult to narrow the list to the handful we ultimately selected, but feel these are the faces that best represent stories that need to be told. Our hope is that their stories will inspire others to do likewise in their building and renovations, and will even inspire potential clients to seek them out for projects.

As we progress through the year, we’ll introduce to you many more faces—in all aspects of green living— so that more voices will be heard in the dialogue about sustainable living. As such, New York House continues to fortify its commitment to serve as a valuable resource for you, our reader. I welcome your feedback: nmeyer@scheinmedia.com.

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Nancy Meyer

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Welcome Winter “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: It is the time for home.”

—Edith Sitwell

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Learn from antiques specialists leading discussions in their area of expertise, while verbally appraising two of your own items. Free. 10amnoon. Chappaqua Library. (914) 238-4666. newcastlehistoricalsociety.org

Winterfest 2011

Around 5 to 10 percent of home energy use is wasted in standby power for electronics.

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This fun family event features a Chili-Tasting Contest for the “Best of Fest” award, in addition to an ice-carving demonstration and hayrides. $2, free for children under 6. 11am-2pm.

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Trail Mix Music Festival January 16

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This means that even when your computer, TV, DVD, and phone charger are turned off, they’re still costing you money. The easiest solution is using a power strip. With the flip of one switch multiple appliances can turn off, saving you money and lowering your energy consumption. Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy

Join Guy Figer and Anna Khanina as they play the sounds of Beethoven and many others during the Winter/Spring music series hosted by a not-forprofit organization. $20, $5 for students. 2:30-4:30pm. Olive Free Library. (845) 657-6864. trailmixmusic.org

Coolest Fest Around

With so much history behind the Knickerbocker Ice Company, come celebrate the ice industry’s past at the Knickerbocker Ice Festival. With a huge ice-sculpting competition, a KIDZ ice park, live enter tainment, and plenty of food, this January 29-to-30 event will also have you warming up next to multiple bonfires.

Spend time visiting the ruins of the 19th-century Knickerbocker Ice Company, learning how the professionals once harvested ice, and see the history of Rockland Lake pictorially preserved in blocks of ice in the Ice Gallery. (845) 215-0303. Free, $6 for parking. Saturday 11am-dusk, Sunday 11am-3pm. Rockland Lake State Park. knickerbockericefestival.com

11th Annual Westchester County Bridal Expo Because nearly two-thirds of the development that will exist in 2050 has not yet occurred, homebuyers looking for high-amenity areas near water, mountains, and public land should learn what it takes to conserve these areas through conservation development principles. In Conservation Communities: Creating Value with Nature, Open Space, and Agriculture (Urban Land Institute, 2010; $49.95), Edward T. McMahon explains what it takes to achieve these communities while preserving the natural amenities. The supplied case studies will teach readers how to create conservation subdivisions, in addition to growing awareness of land development. ­— Compiled by Meghan Zanetich Please submit calendar items and books to Editor Nancy Meyer for consideration: nmeyer@scheinmedia.com

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NEW YORK METRO REGION’S GREEN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN REVIEW

303 East 33rd 303 E. 33rd St., Manhattan

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Upon completion in early 2011, the 12-story, 128-unit luxury development will be the first LEED-certified building in New York for Toll Brothers Inc. and its partner The Kibel Companies, which owns the corner property and neighboring buildings.

The site, between First and Second Avenues, formerly housed a Catholic church, school, and rectory, and is the future site of a stop on the developing Second Avenue subway line. Kibel redeveloped the property with a long-term vision of creating beautiful housing options for young professionals, families, and empty-nesters, according to Peter Levenson, RA, principal of Kibel.

Designed by Perkins-Eastman, the building is set back from 33rd and is freestanding, which is unusual in corner properties and allows for windows on all sides.

All of 303 E. 33rd’s layouts, materials, and mechanical systems were designed to maximize efficiency and ensure well-being and sustainability.

Green attributes include high-efficiency boilers, a water-source heat pump, high-performance window walls, superior insulation, and a 5,000-square-foot landscaped roof terrace, among others.

Each unit has bamboo flooring and many have outdoor terraces and balconies. Kitchens have water-reducing fixtures, EnergyStar appliances, and glass and bamboo cabinetry. Amenities include on-site valet parking and a fullservice concierge. The roof terrace will have a recessed reflecting pool, a bocce court, and outdoor grilling and dining area. The building will also have a media lounge, a children’s playroom, and a fully-equipped fitness center.

There are one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes in 60 different layouts, including a few two-bedroom, two-bath duplexes with home offices, walk-out terraces, and 17-foot living room ceilings. There’s the three-bedroom, fourbath triplex penthouse with 1,700 square feet of outdoor space, which is going for roughly $4.5 million. Prices start around $575,000 for a studio and step up from there. About 30 percent of the units are in contract.

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LEED Status: Projected LEED Silver Developer: KTL 303 (Kibel Companies and Toll Brothers) Broker or Agent: Cantor Pecorella Inc.

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ocated in Brooklyn’s northern Williamsburg neighborhood, The Edge is a waterfront development that, by its completion, will offer a projected 1,075 luxury condominium residences with more than 60,000 square feet of retail space and below-grade parking for 700 cars. Located at Kent Avenue between North 5th and 7th Streets, the development is three blocks from the subway, and one stop from Manhattan.

With approximately 1.75 acres of open space, The Edge is situated on a redeveloped waterfront, which includes piers and a water taxi landing. Built with roughly 40,000 square feet of amenity space, The Edge boasts an outdoor spa complex, therapeutic steam bath, sauna, two fitness centers, yoga studio, multi-purpose recreation room, a glass-enclosed indoor pool with whirlpool, heated decks, and outdoor sun terrace overlooking Manhattan.

For residents seeking more leisurely pursuits there are two screening rooms, two residents’ lounges, golf simulator room, library, Nintendo Wii game room, private party room, and a children’s playroom.

Anticipating LEED Silver, The Edge features interiors that incorporate energy-saving Miele and Bosch EnergyStar appliances, filtered air, insulated walls and windows, no VOC-emitting interior finishes, individual lighting and temperature controls, occupancy sensors for lighting in common areas, and water-efficient fixtures.

Built on a reclaimed and remediated industrial site, the development will get 35 percent of its energy from offsite power resources including wind, solar, hydro, and biomass energy. Additionally, construction and finish materials in the building were regionally sourced and recycled. A bike storage room and several hybrid Zipcars promote low-impact commuting.

Phase one of the development is currently underway. The 15-story North Edge tower has available residences ranging from 570-square-foot studios to 2,275-square-foot three-bedroom apartments. The 30-story South Edge tower offers homes ranging from 490-square-foot studios to 2,075-square-foot three bedrooms.

Rooms at The Edge feature interior design work by Andi Pepper, as well as views of the Manhattan or Brooklyn skylines. The Edge is FHA-approved with prices starting at $395,000 for a studio, $490,000 for a 1-bedroom, and $640,000 for a 3-bedroom.

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Old fashioned biometrics like fingerprinting have long been used: Walt Disney World fingerprints guests to ensure tickets are used by the same person day-to-day. With advancing technology, it’s no surprise that other biometric methods are taking off. Singularity Hub reported: “The million-plus citizens of Leon, Mexico are set to become the first example of a city secured through the power of biometric identification.

Iris- and face-scanning technologies from Global Rainmakers, Inc. (now called Hoyos Corporation) will allow people to use their eyes to prove their identity, withdraw money from an ATM… and even ride the bus.”

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Hoyos’ Jeff Carter said about iris scanning in Fast Company, “…we’ve even worked with three-letter agencies on technology that can capture 30-plus feet away. In certain spaces, eventually, you’ll be able to have maybe one sensor the size of a dime, in the ceiling, and it would acquire all of our irises in motion, at a distance…”

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Anthony Aebi President, Greenhill Contracting Anthony Aebi is credited with building the first zero-net energy homes in the Northeast and is building communities around the concept that homes should produce more energy than they consume. Having started his career doing loft renovations in New York City, Aebi moved to the Hudson Valley and began stick-framing homes, which left him unsatisfied due to their inefficiency. He experimented with ICFs, better windows, better insulation, and a tighter building envelope, and then tried solar electric and hot water systems and geothermal heating and cooling, as he found it hard to sell a luxury home without air conditioning.

The results were two beautiful, spacious, luxury EnergyStar and LEED-certified homes in Esopus with all the bells and whistles—with no energy cost to the purchasers. The problem: No one purchased them. Because there are no comparables, the appraisal system doesn’t yet recognize the enormous long-term benefits and operational savings to these homes, and the down economy—the homes are still available. Aebi recognized the need to provide the same zero-energy benefits in mid-range homes, and developed Green Acres in New Paltz, a 25-lot subdivision within walking distance to schools, shops, and recreation. Five homes are occupied and two more are under construction. Each so far has put back into the electric grid much more power than it consumed. One owner whose former house cost $6,000 per year for energy estimates that with his home’s energy savings and all the federal and state rebates and incentives, he’s got a 7-year payback on the upfront investment.

Greenhill purchased the 11-lot Scenic Meadows subdivision in Gardiner last fall and plans to create another zero-energy community. Aebi is evangelical about zero-energy homes: “It’s a more sustainable way of living—and it makes more economic sense,” he says. And “if energy prices go up, the houses will be a whole lot more affordable.”

Lou Marquet is a builder with a passion for creating highlysustainable neighborhoods that set new standards for construction innovation and environmental responsibility. For example, two LeylandAlliance projects have been accepted into the LEED for Neighborhood Design Pilot Program; one of its projects is in the LEED for Homes Program; and the company was the first builder to develop a national demonstration PATH program with HUD. Warwick Grove, an active adult community built with high performance and energy savings in mind, has won numerous national awards for its master plan and classic architecture.

Marquet’s experience over four decades includes a broad array of construction projects, including the adaptive reuse of landmark properties in New York City; the development of new residential communities in both urban and suburban locations; office, residential, and hotel construction; high-rise resort communities in Miami Beach; and resort hotels in the Caribbean. Because of his expertise and commitment to green development and helping preserve open space, he speaks often at land-use forums and conferences and has been recognized for his community volunteerism and leadership. “The market always speaks. My hope is that the significant number of green development projects that are being built will soon demonstrate a proven cost benefit to the homebuying customer. This will translate to customers insisting on buying energy-efficient and sustainable homes. Add the burgeoning arrival of Gen Ys who are already green-minded to the mix and green building will become the new standard, not the exception,” he says.

William Wallace Principal, William Wallace Builders Will Wallace grew up in the Hudson Valley, as a teen working weekends and vacations and then full-time for his father’s homebuilding business, where he learned the fundamentals of design and construction. An avid artist, Wallace earned a master’s degree in art and taught painting, drawing, and sculpture before launching his own construction company in 2005. Wallace has made a name for himself in sustainable design and ecofriendly construction, taking a holistic approach to each project, whether it’s an energy retrofit, addition to an existing structure, or ground-up construction. Luxury and aesthetics are not compromised by going green; and on the flip side, green can be affordable, he says.

Wallace incorporates principles from Passive House design and the EnergyStar and LEED programs, even if homeowners choose not to file for certification. Passive solar design, continuous insulation envelopes, rain collection and permaculture systems, and foundations made of continuous concrete walls with insulated concrete forms (ICFs) are the norm. Often a home can achieve ultra-low energy consumption simply through a tight envelope and highefficiency boilers, yet he integrates solar thermal hot water, heating, and solar electric where it makes sense.

Wallace feels that the greenest homes are small, but recognizes that not everyone chooses small-space living. He takes a creative approach to each project, to minimize waste and environmental impact, while keeping within the client’s budget. Ultimately, Wallace would like to create smart, sustainable developments run with renewable energy and where all the resources are used wisely.

THE FACES OF GREEN

Meet the players who are making an impact by creating a more sustainable built environment.

Mark Jupiter and Tyler Schmetterer Co-Founders, New World Home Mark Jupiter and Tyler Schmetterer, Skidmore College roommates who have been best friends for over 25 years, pooled their resources to launch New World Home with the belief that their green modular homes can transform the housing industry. New World Home builds and delivers homes that are historically inspired, affordably priced, and exceed the highest green standards in the industry. Its New Old Green Modulars (NOGMs) have achieved LEED Platinum and NAHB Emerald certification, without relying on costly renewable energy sources (e.g. solar panels, wind turbines, geothermal systems, etc.). Through superior building science, smart design, and an ultra-tight building envelope, the homes achieve a minimum of 50-percent-plus energy savings over a typical site-built home from day 1. Having built several NOGMs in New York, Georgia, and New Jersey, the company has a program to expand nationally through a turnkey licensing program to provide “on-demand housing”—working with developers, builders, landowners, and realtors to create regionally appropriate, sustainable housing. Because its homes have such a short building timeline, there is no longer the need for speculative building. This “on-demand housing” model, the executives feel, will become quite popular. New World Home is building a home in New Jersey for the former Governor and Head of the EPA Christie Todd Whitman’s family. It’s on target to be the first LEED Platinum and NAHB Emerald factory-built home in that state.

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Alexander Durst Co-Vice President, The Durst Organization Alexander Durst is the project manager for the proposed redevelopment of the Carvel Country Club in northern Dutchess County. The Development is a master-planned golf and recreation-oriented second-home community of about 650 homes with beautiful views of the Catskill Mountains and the Berkshires. The homes center around a lake, and will feature an exceptional golf course, clubhouse, tennis, swimming, and hiking, along with preservation and permanent protection of over 1,700 acres of open space. Extensive time and resources have been devoted to the careful planning of this project so that it is environmentally sensitive, sustainable, and is visually and socially compatible with the rural character of the surrounding communities.

Additionally, Durst is directing all the environmental remediation of The Durst Organization’s development site on West 57th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues in Manhattan, including the project’s participation in the New York State Brownfields program. He also oversees all of The Durst Organization’s environmental regulatory compliance and approvals and is a member of the team negotiating the Condé Nast lease for One World Trade Center.

“Over the last decade my family has built more than 5 million square feet of sustainable buildings in New York City,” said Durst. “Our goal with the Carvel property is to replicate and expand our commitment to environmentally responsible design, construction, and operation from the urban context to a second home/rural redevelopment. It is an exciting challenge, but extraordinarily important for the continued growth of the green building movement.”

William G. Balter Co-founder, Wilder Balter Partners William G. Balter has been involved in real estate development for more than 15 years, having been active in purchasing and repositioning bankowned real estate and redeveloping several mixed-use, commercial, and industrial properties before co-founding Wilder Balter Partners. Balter’s more recent focus has been on developing luxury and affordable housing in Westchester County. Under his leadership, in fall 2006, Wilder Balter Partners decided to “go green” and only incorporate building products and practices that result in a healthier, more energy-efficient, and environmentally responsible home by achieving EnergyStar rating and LEED for Homes certification, to guarantee a green home for homeowners. In fact, Wilder Balter was the first LEED for Homes builder in Westchester County. The firm built 64 EnergyStar homes in Yorktown in its Glassbury Court at Hunterbrook community, which all sold out and helped differentiate Wilder Balter from others. Currently, Wilder Balter is working on a few affordable developments, including one in Cortlandt Manor in Westchester and a similar one in Putnam County’s Carmel area, using solar panels. Its 90-home development in Philipstown, a 55-plus active adult community, has closed on roughly 20 homes and sold another 15, while the first few homes earned LEED Gold certification. A new luxury development of 17 high-performance homes in Upper Nyack is also underway. Under Balter’s leadership, the firm will be going back to the 30 communities it owns to do energy retrofits and “green them up,” the executive says. As technology advances and prices come down for solar and geothermal systems, Balter sees green building becoming commonplace. “I think a lot of what we do will become standard construction in a few years,” Balter says.

Peter Berman CEO, The Ruby Group The Ruby Group, based in Goshen, is a diversified company that serves as builder, developer, construction manager, and consultant on a wide array of light commerical and residential projects. Under the leadership of Peter Berman, a third-generation builder and project manager, The Ruby Group has built a number of LEED-certified homes. It just completed a 48-bed student housing project at Sullivan County Community College, which was the first project in the SUNY system to earn National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Gold certification from the National Association of Home Builders and is pending LEED Gold certification. The company is committed to green building, and takes a holistic approach to each project. While many of its green techniques aren’t “sexy,” Berman says, they play an enormous role in bringing down building and operational costs, environmental impact, and often the time it takes to complete each project. Of particular note is the way it handles labor and materials purchasing: Historically, the labor and materials are done separately, creating much waste. On Ruby Group’s sites, it’s done by the specialist, so for example, the owner of the drywall company will purchase the drywall, which reduces consumption.

Incorporating exacting building science standards, such as tight envelopes through air sealing, using modulating condensing high-efficiency boilers, as well as reducing and recycling waste and other practices, have become standard.

“We see green building advancing, but the challenge is few customers are willing to pay for it,” Berman says. He predicts that once the recession passes and the market picks up, green will be a differentiating point for builders.

Charles Petersheim Principal, Catskill Farms Chuck Petersheim worked in construction in New York City before moving to Sullivan County after 9/11. He started a construction design company geared to New Yorkers who wanted to renovate older homes upstate and immediately recognized that “first-time homebuyers shouldn’t be engaged in This Old House fantasy.” He’s since created a niche in building “new old homes”—ones that are inspired by old architecture and have that rustic charm but are high-performance, ultra-efficient, and have low environmental impact. Catskill Farms has built 70 of them.

“We stumbled onto green building because our homeowners—young, creative New York executives, said $300,000 was the price point and the only way to do it was to shrink our houses. A small home is the greenest thing you can do.” Another element was affordability, which is achieved not only in the upfront cost but through operating costs, Petersheim says.

“We wanted our houses to be super-high-performance, which is a byproduct of what our customers want: highperformance, low-cost, low-maintenance getaways.” Through ultra-tight insulation (thanks to Petersheim’s other company, EcoTech Spray Foam Inc.), the homes don’t lose heat and they don’t need air conditioning, which cuts down on ductwork and energy costs. Screened porches and big windows do the trick.

“I’m confident our homes can go head-to-head with any home…and we’ve never used the green word—ever! Our owners don’t care that it’s green, to them it’s just a smart house,” he says.

Catskill Farms hopes to expand from Sullivan County and take its smaller homes at lower prices to places such as New Paltz, Stone Ridge, Woodstock, Rhinebeck, and Saugerties.

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Robert “Skip” Backus CEO, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies Skip Backus has managed buildings and operations at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck for more than 25 years, and served as CEO since 2004. He has led Omega’s environmental stewardship through innovative conservation efforts, including campus-wide recycling and composting, sustainable purchasing and support of local agriculture, water conservation, and changing campus electricity over to 100 percent wind and solar technology. Ecofriendly products, noVOC finishes, and local and recycled materials are staples at Omega. Backus provided visionary leadership for the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL), an environmental education center built to meet the highest standards currently available in sustainable architecture: It’s the first green building in the United States to earn both LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge certification. It features a state-of-the-art wastewater filtration system called the Eco Machine, which Backus says helps “connect people in a more direct way to nature through their waste. It’s been very, very profound: They see all their bodily functions have a tremendous impact on the environment and quality of life. It’s been an exciting adventure.” Building professionals from around the world come to see the OCSL and learn how to incorporate these techniques back home, in addition to the schoolchildren and university students, corporate and government officials, and Omega workshop participants—26,000 participants each year. Omega is now expanding its main office building by incorporating best practices and building techniques from Passive House, LEED, and Living Building Challenge Backus says, “We’re continuing our commitment to developing the built environment in total harmony with the natural environment” and making an impact on the building industry. He envisions demand growing for sustainable buildings, including green-energy retrofits to existing structures, and as costs come down, this becoming the norm. Water conservation, he predicts, will be the next biggest challenge, as “flushing toilets with potable water is a crime itself. [America] needs to wake up to the preciousness of water.”

Mark Eickelbeck COO, Executive Vice President, AVR Homebuilders Mark Eickelbeck has been with AVR Homebuilders for more than 23 years, moving through the ranks as project manager, regional manager, and chief operating officer and executive vice president, posts he’s held for more than 10 years. Under his leadership, AVR has made a name for itself as an EnergyStar home builder—having committed to building only EnergyStar-certified homes—and one that carefully considers the environment surrounding the land it develops. “To me, energy efficiency represents the primary method of reducing our impact on the environment over a prolonged period of time,” Eickelbeck says. “As developers, I feel we have the responsibility to minimize our impact on the environment not just for ourselves, but for future generations.”

He has overseen 100-percent green projects, including the fully completed Rivercrest Luxury Apartments’ 250 units in Fishkill; the active Powell Cove Estates’ 202 units in College Point, Queens; Overlook Pointe development of 263 homes in the Town of Fishkill; and Southampton Meadows’ 48 units in Southampton.

Additionally, he’s overseeing the proposed Valeria development of 147 new town homes around a 43-acre lake in Cortlandt Manor; and the large-scale mixed-use development with 1,600+ proposed units at Hudson Landing, in Kingston. Hudson Landing is unique to the Hudson Valley in not only its scale but also its Traditional Neighborhood Design, with its diversity (condos, townhomes, apartments, workforce, live/work, etc.) all designed based on market demand and public input.

Indeed, AVR has set up public surveys for every aspect of Hudson Landing, to allow the end users and community to shape the development. As with all its projects, AVR is taking extensive steps to protect the environment and natural habitat prior to and during development. “Being sensitive to the environment is good business, which allows us to continue to be a leader in our industry,” Eickelbeck says. newyorkhousemagazine.com 17

profile: how do you green?

In Tune with the Times Soprano Renée Fleming leads by example, practicing an eco-conscious lifestyle in her newly-finished Manhattan home.

By meghan zanetich; photographs by deborah degraffenreid

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Now adding to this lifestyle is a newly laid-out kitchen. Smart designed it masterfully, taking a small space and transforming it into a perfectly functional work and storage space, while optimizing every inch available.

This type of design played to SieMatic’s strengths as a company that specializes in space-saving accessories and ecofriendly design.

Suited with tons of counter space and ample storage, two of Fleming’s main requests, this L-shaped kitchen is the perfect place for Fleming to unwind with her daughters, who were also a big part of the process because they like to bake and cook.

Finding space to store everything was no easy feat, but by eliminating an old closet Smart gained more space in the back of the kitchen for pots, pans, and baking sheets, even placing a Renee Fleming, a swivel shelf in a blind corner. “She twelve-time Grammy was such a problem solver,” says nominated artist, has Fleming. “It functions as well as it recorded the movie is beautiful.” soundtrack of The Working with a deceptively Lord of the Rings: The smaller kitchen, Smart used Return of the King, as many SieMatic accessories Strauss’s complete possible, not wasting an inch lyrical opera Daphne, within the large streamlined and the jazz album Haunted Heart. cabinets. The sleek-looking woodgrain-laminate veneer on bottom and gloss laminate on top provide contrast while tying it all together with similar colors. In addition, all cabinets have seals to keep out dust and moisture and feature a tracking system to provide lighting as well as other functional pieces, such as a paper towel holder, knife holder, and cookbook rest.

“By using so many accessories, we gave this room more space to function in, giving it as clean of a look as possible,” Smart says.

Smart also helped Fleming choose her Miele cooktop, oven, hood, and dishwasher, while convincing her a 30-inch EnergyStar-rated Sub-Zero fridge and 27-inch wine fridge, accompanied by two additional fridge drawers underneath, would work best with her needs.

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ith a newly vamped-up image, sporting straight hair and rocker bangs on her new album, Dark Hope, classical opera singer Renée Fleming has embarked on new ventures in her professional as well as personal life.

The Grammy Award-winning soprano, most known for her renditions of Mozart and Verdi, recently released her first pop/rock album with covers of Peter Gabriel, Leonard Cohen, and Death Cab for Cutie songs. Now, after a three-year renovation, her apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan has also undergone a makeover.

Fleming says with a little help from her friends at SieMatic and Miele, her newly finished kitchen is hitting all the right notes.

“I was really looking for a contemporary feel, perfect for the style of my apartment and also for the city landscape that I live in,” Fleming says.

During the time her home was being renovated, Fleming, who has been called “the people’s diva,” was featured on the televised We are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial concert for President Obama, performed for the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, and became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to headline an opening night gala solo. Needless to say, her schedule was quite full. But even with a full plate, Fleming had no problem collaborating with interior designer Marina Lanina of David Kleinberg Design Associates and SieMatic’s National Design Director Susan Smart on the kitchen makeover.

While Fleming’s mandate was to create a beautiful kitchen, the end result is a very ecofriendly and highperformance room. The partners she chose—SieMatic and Miele—have exemplary sustainability practices and products. SieMatic, a Forest Stewardship Councilcertified company that works under a “zero waste” mandate, converting waste to zero-emission energy, will help lower anyone’s carbon footprint. Miele’s resourcesaving appliances have won numerous design and efficiency awards.

This new green kitchen complements the lifestyle choices made by Fleming and her daughters, 14-year-old Sage and 17-year-old Amelia.

“A lot of things I do were drilled into me as a child, and they turned out to be very useful,” Fleming says. Her father, passionate about environmental conservation, had a profound influence on Fleming growing up and surrounded her with this ethic. Despite the amount of travel the three-time Grammy winner does, from Stockholm to London, Toronto to Chicago, or right in her own backyard to the Metropolitan Opera, she makes a conscious effort to behave in a hotel as she would at home, by conserving water and electricity, she says.

“I was really looking for a contemporary feel, perfect for the style of my apartment and also for the city landscape that I live in.”—Renée Fleming

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The once-outdated kitchen (bottom left and right) felt small, but with two designers on board, Fleming’s new eco-chic kitchen is warm, inviting, and spacious. By moving the sink to make room for two stools and a counter overlooking the cityscape, and by removing the washer and dryer from an adjoining closet, SieMatic’s Susan Smart created more space for appliances and storage.

Resource List Interior Designer Marina Lanina David Kleinberg Design Associates New York; (212) 754-9500; dkda.com

General Contractor Autun Contractors New York; (212) 760-3363; autuncontractos.com

Cabinets & Finishes SieMatic; siematic.com

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“She entertains a lot, so having a place for her to store her own wine and wine she receives as gifts was very important,” Smart says. Perhaps the best part about her new refrigerator is the one-gallon container on the top shelf labeled “Tap Water: Please refill if empty.” Fleming says she doesn’t believe in water bottles, and drinks tap water all over the world, unless told it’s unsafe.

Located next to the fridge is an under-cabinet double trash can used for recycling, something that Fleming says her young daughters would come home and teach her about during their days of middle school. “We are really good about recycling, and the children are more sensitive to it because they learned it in school,” Fleming says.

Despite all the changes made to the space, what the designer left untouched was the countertop with views of the outdoor living area and Manhattan. The nook, with two stools, was a space Fleming insisted on, Smart says. With all the traveling this accomplished singer has planned for a recital tour beginning this month, to Quebec, Washington, D.C., New York’s Carnegie Hall, Ann Arbor, Montreal, and San Juan, she can look forward to returning to her luxurious, comfortable home in the heart of the city. n

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Energy-saving lighting solutions abound, but it helps to know what works for each application.

GE’s Energy Smart 9-watt LED can replace a 40-watt incandescent bulb in desk, bedside, or hallway lamps.

BY Emily Herendeen; PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDED

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n the world of lighting, it’s no secret that LEDs are the energy-efficiency front-runner, boasting the longest lifespan, highest efficiency, and least-harmful-to-health materials.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, artificial lighting constitutes almost 15 percent of electrical use in a home. By replacing bulbs, and installing new fixtures and control systems, homeowners can potentially save 50 to 75 percent of this electricity.

Replacing old light bulbs and fixtures Bulbrite has with energy-efficient ones is one way expanded to start, with the options ranging from beyond the most expensive, LED (light-emitting lightbulbs to diode), to less expensive CFL (compact this LED desk fluorescent) and halogen bulbs on the lamp—ideal market. Replacement will also give for office consumers a head start on the 2012-2014 settings. phaseouts of incandescent bulbs under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. Many homeowners are familiar with the coil-designed CFLs, which can provide light without having to be replaced for up to 15,000 hours. While they are considerably less expensive than LEDs, they have been found to contain small amounts of mercury, which if broken can contaminate homes or, if not disposed of properly, landfills. While they are considerably more expensive, LEDs can last for up to 35,000 hours. Despite the upfront cost, “Consumers are really excited about long-term energy saving, the long life of the product, and it helps them feel like they’re being more environmentally friendly,” says Kim Miller of Sea Gull Lighting.

In May, Philips unveiled the 12-watt EnduraLED light bulb, the industry’s first 60-watt incandescent replacement, which, at 806 lumens and a 25,000-hour lifespan, exceeds EnergyStar standards. GE’s Energy Smart 9-watt LED, unveiled last month, replaces a 40-watt incandescent, and earned the first EnergyStar rating for an incandescent-shaped, general purpose A-line household bulb.

But Cathy Choi, president of Bulbrite, advises consumers to consider usage when deciding upon an LED, CFL or other type of light source. “LED may not be the one-source solution for every application,” Choi says. As a direction-oriented light (that shines on one spot), LEDs may be more suited to offices 20 new york house / Januar y 2011

“Sometimes having a little advice from someone who works with light every day will help. We are willing to teach people what they need to know to do it in their own way.”

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than bedrooms, she says. Lighting designer Michael Stiller adds that not all fixtures are created equal, and consumers may want to consider buying a fixture made for LED rather than simply swapping out an incandescent bulb with one. Fixtures are designed to house a specific bulb, “which is the one thing that makes LED replacement problematic,” he says.

As with many energy-efficient products on the market, consumers also need be wary of greenwashing and exaggerated claims. For LEDs, this includes suspiciously low prices. “If it seems too good to be true, it is,” says Stiller. He applies the motto, “Try it before you buy it,” and only recommends products he has previously used or of which he has seen samples. Another tip in considering LED bulbs and fixtures is to think in terms of longevity.

They are long-lasting, but if you put in the overhead costs, you want to make sure the company will be around in 10 years when it needs replacing, he says.

While there is still room for improvement, technology has enhanced LED lights to include a wider range of colors, sleek contemporary designs and control over brightness. Sea Gull Lighting offers LED lights in coolto-warm tones and has introduced dimming capability on its LED Surface Mount Downlight. This fall Sea Gull also launched a small LED Festoon bulb for underthe-counter and cove lighting that snaps in and out of existing fixtures.

WAC Lighting is also using LED technology in new, stylish applications, like their shimmering glass LEDme Quick Connect Pendant. “It’s an energy-efficient, cool-tothe-touch, beautiful glass option,” says President Shelley Wang. The company also redesigned the product so there is no visible hardware and to adjust heights easily—perfect for hanging in pairs or triplets.

Installing lighting control systems is another way to supplement energy-efficient products and simplify lighting tasks. Watt Stopper offers a variety of lighting control devices, including vacancy sensors, convertible occupancy sensors, and time switches. Each product is designed to cater to a specific need or room in a home.

“We try to provide the amount of light you need at the time and place you need it,” says Director of Marketing Communications Rita Renner. “Sometimes [the sensor] does turn on lights for you, but sometimes it means not turning on the lights,” she says. After turning on a light, a vacancy sensor will keep it lit as long as motion Continued on Page 22

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By 2012 the European Union will require homes for sale to have an Energy Performance Certificate.

Similarly, in Victoria, Australia, the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme label was proposed.

In Great Britain landlords can even be fined for residential properties without sufficient insulation: By 2015, any tenant who asks for energy-efficiency improvements cannot be reasonably refused by landlords. Luckily, the government provides financing for improvements and states there will be no “upfront or net negative” costs to landlords.

In the UK, specific mortgages are also available for homeowners to make energy improvements.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently launched the Home Energy Score program (Homeenergyscore.gov), which scores a house after low-cost energy audits. The new FHA Power Saver Loan program will provide low-interest loans for energy-efficiency upgrades recommended by the Home Energy Score program.

Whether or not this federal initiative will lead to mandatory home energy labels is anybody’s guess. But anyone buying or selling a house today should surely make energy efficiency a top priority. Like it or not, more energy audits, labels, and efficiency mandates are coming, whether or not landlords or consumers make them a priority.

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Municipalities Going Green There are many steps communities can take to reduce energy costs, waste, and carbon emissions.

By Sarah Charlop-Powers; photographs by brenda cagle

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n the absence of a federal climate bill, states and local governments are leading the way in addressing climate change. There is a strong commitment in many communities to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are governed by the concept of “home rule.” In home rule states, municipalities exercise control over land use, waste, and water. Our communities must comply with state and federal laws, but have a large degree of local autonomy. In this environment, local action becomes an important way to change behaviors.

As the following case studies illustrate, municipalities can take advantage of outside funding and resources and engage citizens to make changes to meet these goals.

Getting Started Last winter, volunteers from the Town of Rosendale wrote grant proposals to fund retrofits to their town’s highway garage. They requested money to add insulation to the cinderblock building and to install a solar array.

In a highly competitive funding environment, their applications were turned down. At that point, members of the Environmental Commission decided to take a step back and look at the big picture. They worked with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to conduct low-cost energy audits of five municipally owned buildings. Energy audits, which cost either $100 or $400 for buildings spending less than $75,000 per year on electricity, provide an assessment of the condition of a building’s insulation, heating, cooling, and electrical systems. “The energy audits provided us with valuable suggestions about how we could save energy that include cost estimates and payback projections,” says Town Supervisor Patrick McDonough. The audit fee is refunded once the

Sarah charlop-poweras (left) represents NYSERDA at Rosendale Energy Expo.

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Red Hook residents come out in support of the 10 Percent Challenge to reduce energy by 10 percent and to engage 10 percent of citizens as leaders.

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With the awareness that they could save both money and energy, the Town Board formally created a volunteer task force this summer to explore energy reductions. The task force’s first step was to join ICLEI, an international group that has helped over 1,100 local governments to reduce emissions and address climate change. Using ICLEI’s software, communities can track their energy consumption by sector. The climate task force created a website to expand the scope of their efforts and will host public events this winter about energy-saving incentives for residents and local businesses. Rosendale is also working with Central Hudson, which provides free lighting upgrades for government buildings.

10 Percent Challenge Red Hook, in Dutchess County, is a front-runner in energy conservation, having secured more than $300,000 to install solar panels on its town hall and firehouse. These projects will save thousands of dollars each month on their electric bill and are a wonderful showcase of renewable energy technology. The town was also awarded $52,000 from NYSERDA to hire an energy consultant to create a climate action plan and a greenhouse gas inventory as a basis for further action.

This summer, the Town of Red Hook entered into a year-long partnership with Sustainable Hudson Valley. “The 10 Percent Challenge has two goals,” says Sustainable Hudson Valley’s Executive Director Melissa Everett, “to reduce energy use by 10 percent and engage 10 percent of citizens as leaders.” The campaign began in August with the help of volunteers from the Student Conservation Association, who went door-to-door providing information and resources for savings. The formal launch on October 10 with 10 events, including a footrace and clothing swap, brought the first 150 participant commitments.

Investing in the Future In addition to its participation in the Climate Smart Communities program, the City of Kingston has worked closely with NYSERDA’s Focus on Local Government program. Focus on Local Government helps local governments to access funding and offers a range of services including providing assistance related to creating inventories of energy use, developing and implementing energy reduction strategies, and monitoring progress.

Kingston completed a NYSERDA energy-efficiency study in 2007. Based on the recommendations of the study, the city hired Wendel Energy Services to complete an Energy Performance Contract to make the energyefficiency upgrades. The project was completed last year at a cost of $2.1 million. The upgrades will save 896,492 kWh in annual electric savings and $170,610 in annual energy costs. Kingston is using stimulus funds to hire a climate analyst in 2011 to develop a local action plan and greenhouse gas inventory.

Long-Term Planning In 2007, the Town of Bedford developed an Energy Advisory Panel to study the issues leading to climate change and carbon emissions and to produce a Climate Action Plan for the Town. In January of 2009, the group hosted the Beacon Environmental Summit with the goals of informing the community about key environmental issues and increasing citizen involvement. The summit focused on actions that would further the goal of 20 percent communitywide greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2020.

The Climate Action Plan that was drafted with input from this summit outlines over 70 projects that will be undertaken by the community and municipality to meet these reduction goals. The Town of Bedford created a guide for other communities interested in following in its footsteps. Bedford’s “summit-in-abox” is the template for an upcoming environmental summit that is being planned in the Town of Clarkstown.

Lessons Learned We should not underestimate the power of local action. More than 80 communities in New York State have signed onto the Climate Smart Communities Pledge. Each of these commitments represents a desire to reduce energy consumption and to plan for the future of the places that residents call home.

To learn more about how you can become involved, or about the resources available to municipalities, please visit nyserda.org/municipalities/ or contact Mid-Hudson Energy$mart Communities at (845) 331-2238. n Sarah Charlop-Powers is the Mid-Hudson Energy$mart Communities Coordinator at Courtney Strong Inc., a NYSERDA contractor.

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Dear Paul, Have you heard of many green roofs being put on homes in New York? I’m curious, as there doesn’t seem to be much news about residential green roofs and I am wondering how easy it is to do for a house and the relative cost/benefits.

—John, Brooklyn

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Hi! In general, roofs that incorporate vegetation are taking off more quickly in urban areas than rural or suburban settings. New York City has some amazing green roofs, including a 2.5-acre garden on top of a U.S. Postal Service facility. A super-cool 7,200-squarefoot green lawn was designed for a public space on top of a restaurant in the new Lincoln Center plaza.

New York House has done some good stories on green roofs. One was “Green Overhead: Creating a living roof just got easier” (http://www.metrogreenbusiness.com/archive/article. php?issue=46&dept=52). The article had information on Rochester-based Green Living Technologies (agreenroof.com), which sells lightweight modular green roof systems that are installed with interlocking trays or panels and can come pre-planted. Prices start around $10 per square foot, not including installation. The modular nature of this product reportedly makes installation easier, but if you don’t DIY, plan on full cost between $10 and $20 per square foot.

Another article we did here at New York House was “Green Roofs: Long popular in Europe, roof plantings gain ground with innovative local builders” (http://www.metrogreenbusiness. com/archive/article.php?issue=13&id=193). Check out the resource links to dig into some local resources on green roofs.

A good New York contact to check out is Amy Norquist, founder of Greensulate (greensulate. com).

A dual-function product I just discovered is the GoGreenRoof Water Harvesting System that includes a cistern that collects rainwater off the green roof via hidden gutters. The water delivered into the cistern is used for the drip irrigation, which waters the roof vegetation and can also be diverted for other watering purposes (gogreenroof.biz).

As to cost and benefits, green roofs can be quite stunning and awe-inspiring, both from the perspective of standing on them and seeing them from a distance. They also reduce energy for heating and cooling and water runoff and filter pollutants and CO2 out of the air. All in all though, if you are not flush with cash, green roofs are definitely not the top priority in green spending. If you have limited funds, it’s better to become more energy efficient and/or buy a renewable energy system.

I look at the notion of green roofs as a sort of metaphor: Green roofs, like green homes are not so much about physical things as about living a healthy, fully integrated life. Thus, green roofs in the end are not just about growing vegetation on them. Green roofs can mean white roofs reflecting heat in hot climates. They’re made with recycled rubber shingles and collect water.

Better yet, green roofs generate electricity or hot water and proclaim, “I don’t need dirty fossil fuels anymore.”

—Paul Have a question for Paul? We encourage feedback and dialogue about subjects that appear in this column. E-mail Paul at greenadvocate@scheinmedia.com

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horoscopes for your home life by Eric Francis Coppolino / january 2011

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ercury stationed direct Dec. 30, after a three-week retrograde. This is followed five days later by a solar eclipse in Capricorn on Jan. 4. Together, these two events mark the end of a tense and chaotic holiday season, providing the sensation of a surge forward. I suggest, as this unfolds, that you let the cosmos provide the momentum, while you provide the vision. Rather than pushing, or attempting to manipulate the flow of events, I suggest that you strive for clarity. That would include knowing what you want, what you want to accomplish, and being clear how you feel about the people in your life. Notice the way that what you believe is possible can be distorted by believing emotional matters are dictated by pre-existing structures.

When you put your authentic values and desires first, and allow your true vision for yourself to come forward, seemingly intractable ideas and structures can change before your eyes

Aries (March 20 – April 19)

You must know intuitively that astonishing changes are just around the bend. Yet to make the most of what is truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment, I suggest you muster up all the trust you can. It’s true that your professional life may have felt like a shambles these past few weeks, but that will soon be behind you, and I suggest you slough off any energy of frustration as soon as you can. Invest your emotional energy two places: in what is working for you, and in what turns you on the most. I recognize that nearly every message ‘the world’ is sending runs contrary to this idea; we’re supposed to hide under the bed until the recession ends. You have another, far more exciting path forward, and by the end of this thing we’re calling 2011 you won’t recognize your life.

Taurus (April 19 – May 20)

It is amazing how fast it’s possible to change your beliefs. I know that they can often seem petrified, then suddenly turn to living things. You could make a long list of the old beliefs that don’t work for you, and you could make another list of how each one represents a loyalty to someone (generally, a spouse or relative) who expects you to subscribe to that idea.

The result can be a psychological maze that seems impossible to escape. Then one day you get some perspective. It’s like you fly above the maze, you see the pattern, and notice that you choose what you believe. You choose to whom you are loyal and why, and you can decide not to carry around the burden of what others believe. There are days when this can seem like waging a revolution, and on other days it feels like a miracle. Have your pick.

Gemini (May 20 – June 21)

Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius, which is your relationship zone, has potentially sent the signal that there is someone you must give up—though I would encourage you to take a more positive outlook. What seems in order in any event is creating a relationship where you actually have the freedom and space to discuss your mutual needs and desires. You may have a tendency to think that relationships are all-ornothing arrangements where power and obligation trump love and freedom. It’s likely that everyone and everything in your life is negotiable right now, no matter how dominant or powerful someone may seem at the moment. There are situations, particularly financial, where the kind of give-andtake suggested by the concept ‘negotiation’ will be helpful.

Yet in matters of the heart, remember: It’s more about giveand-receive.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

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world is a different place every minute, and (even despite ourselves) people are changing, growing and evolving as the days progress; that is the definition of ‘alive.’ While our culture advocates ideas of relationships that are prefabricated and supposedly based on tradition, your ideas of and the circumstances of those you are with are evolving, progressing, and opening into new potential that you had never dreamed of before. I recognize that it can be disorienting to have no choreography or script to follow. I suggest you relax your expectations and forget what your mother told you is the only way—and let the adventure begin.

Leo (July 22 – August 23)

The solution to a financial problem may surprise you; I suggest you have faith in what develops. For years, you’ve been fighting a kind of economic instability that overtakes your life from time to time. You’ve likely been trying to get that instability to go away; but what you can do now is make it work for you. Your charts suggest that there is some unusual potential for creating a source of income that most people would consider risky or uncertain. The difference in your situation is that this method is close to your most deeply cherished values that manifest in your relationships and your inner life. Though most people don’t care where their money comes from, you surely do— or at least, you’re learning how much this fact matters.

Focusing on that process of discovery, with a wide-open mind, will be lucrative.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

The thing about sex is that when the energy is right, and we’re paying attention, it draws us deep into our psyches.

We may think we’re being drawn into the experience of ‘the other,’ though I believe this is secondary to what we experience in our minds and feelings; and that would be everything. What has been coming to the surface these past few weeks has been all about you: your history, your relationship to yourself, your karma. It would be too easy to say that this is about someone else—and it would deny the rather amazing potential that your current relationships are offering to you. Said another way, as you take responsibility for your own issues, the potential of your relationships reveals itself to you. And in that process you are likely to discover the healing and the pleasure that you seek.

Libra (September 22 – October 23)

Your life lately has been an extended, perhaps enforced, study in getting to know yourself. I trust you’ve noticed certain ways you work against your own interests, and you have made adjustments to cooperate with yourself more actively. It’s as if you’re in a process that I could describe as settling into yourself; though there has been a layer where things seem uncertain or like the ground of your being is constantly shifting, events in the first week of the year have a feeling of slipping into your confidence. Emotional independence is one of those things that make you an authentic adult, and many people will tell you it’s one of the most challenging things to learn. But you seem to be getting the hang of it just fine, even if some days are more challenging than others.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 22)

If your mind and emotions are simmering in chaos and anxiety, what does that tell you about your life? You clearly need to make some adjustments. Those come first as revelations, then as decisions. Yet one of the things you’re adjusting and deciding about is your mental approach to reality. It seems you’re figuring out that attempts at exercising control, whether over your own mind or your circumstances, do little other than burn you out. Worrying

does not guarantee that you have something to worry about, though you do seem to be trying to get a grasp on why things have developed to the point where your life seems out of control. When the revelation about why that is comes— and it is indeed on its way—let the information settle in, then decide what to do about it.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 22)

I’ve written many recent horoscopes focusing on the relationship between your emotional state and your ability to access your creativity. It is possible that financial concerns have influenced your mood lately more than your imagination or inspiration. I suggest you do your best to set economic concerns aside, and focus on what you are creating. It’s not merely that anxiety does not bring in cash.

It is that focusing on your ideas, your vision, and your desire to create beauty (in whatever form that takes) opens you up to the flow of abundance. Now more than any time in recent memory is a vital moment to keep your mind focused on what you want to create rather than on trying to solve problems. Solutions will indeed come—from your devotion to what you love.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 20)

There’s a fine line between asserting will and raging against yourself. Or at least the line has been thin lately, and you’ve sure been exploring it. As Mercury shifts direction the last week of the year, make sure you shift your emphasis toward being in harmony with yourself. I don’t suggest you go through a list of grievances you have with yourself; rather, resolve to let go of one phase of your life and commence another. I know these are words more often spoken and less often embraced, though with a solar eclipse in your birth sign on Jan. 4, your intentions carry more energy than usual.

For this to work, you will need to reach that spot where you just let go of the frustrations of the past month, and decide in your heart you want something better.

Aquarius (January 20 – February19)

The solar eclipse that’s right around the corner seems designed to release you from a wad of karma that’s been bogging you down very nearly forever. Before you get there, you may feel backed into a corner, either by your circumstances or by your state of mind. This may be a prerequisite to your embracing your desire to break free and let go of whatever situations have held you hostage to the past. You may feel hesitant to act from a point of frustration, though I suggest you let it inform you of what you don’t want, and let that inspire a taste for freedom. Remember that freedom is only partially the ability to move at liberty in the world around you. This time, freedom begins from the outside and transforms into a new perspective on the world.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20)

Pisces is often described as a laid-back sign. Yet clearly that is no longer true for you, if it ever was. The astrology of January brings the peak of a long process of personal recreation. This process goes back about a year, and has come in a series of stages, some of which have been extremely challenging. Yet these are challenges past and in most ways resolved, learned from and grown from. Open your heart to the truth that new adventures are ahead, though I can tell you that there is nothing random about this. What transpires next is based on your creative devotion to whom you are becoming: You are becoming your own invention, and you are committed to shining in the world.

Open up, face each day like its potential is new, and let the love in your heart shine. This you know—it’s time.

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RARE ESTATE OPPORTUNITY Exclusive On a running creek on 22 acres of fields, mature trees and weathered barns sits this glorious 1800s home filled with details and ready to restore. Plus restored guest house (income) priced for the market. $595K. Web#1614629 Nancy Felcetto, SVP 212.381.6554 Bruce Pace 917.370.0704

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Frame-blt ranch w/thermo-pane winds, new vinyl siding & roof . 580 sf, semi-fin cc walled basemnt w/most walls covered w/paneling, drop ceil & vinyl, carpet & stone flrs w/plenty of room for game tables. Insulated hot tub rm . Oak cabs in kit w/all appls. Frt & back decks. 1.4 acs.

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In quaint country village w/special interior touches like wd flrs, tin ceilings & lrg entry foyer. This charming 4-bdrm, 2-bth home provides plenty of space for entertaining or true family living. A very nice 2nd flr, 2-bdrm, 1-bth apartment w/ separate entrance offers potential for extra income.

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Spacious home w/4 bdrms, 1 ½ bths, new kit & lrg covered rocking chair porch w/river valley views.

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Circa 1810 Federal-style home on 3.4 acs. 3400 sf of living w/5 bdrms, 2 ½ bths, LR w/firepl, den w/brick firepl, fam rm w/wdstove & DR w/built-in china cupbd.

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2-car gar & 6-stall barn w/elec. Asking: $225,000 #41377 **House w/32.4 addtl acs for $285,000

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AMAZING 1700S COLONIAL MANSION + office building, rental units, OWNER MORTGAGE. Currently gross income is $4,000/month could be increased substantially on 12 acre estate suitable for development. $2,000,000

GENTLEMANS FARM 55 acres, Berkshire views, renovated 5 Bdr home, 8 stall barn , riding ring, board fencing. $1,300,000

FARMING OPPORTUNITY first time offered in over 60 years. Family fruit and vegetable farm, colonial home, barns, frontage on two roads, pond, stream, mtn. views. $849,500

HUDSON INVESTMENT great solid investment property on warren street, two store fronts and 4 apartments, large parking, guaranteed income and appreciation. $699,000

CHALET ON 85 ACRE secluded expandable 2,000 sq ft chalet on 85 acres, preliminary approval for subdivision. $579,000

COLONIAL in the Woods 3000sf 3 Bdr/2 ba , on 7 wooded ac with large exercise play area, Catskill Mtn views avail with more land. $339,000

LAKEFRONT COLONIAL-SHORT SALE large 4 bdrm home with expandable third floor, frontage on lake for approved dock, quiet secluded location in cul-de-sac, short sale, subject to bank approval. $249,000

GRAND CENTER HALL COLONIAL 5,000 sqft former guest house with views, great details intact, wide board floors, period moldings, original banister and hardware on 1.5 ac major renovation required but worth it. $95,000

HUDSON VALLEY INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

GREAT OPPORTUNITY upscale mobile home park and storage units. Fully occupied. Financials available for qualified buyers.Net $300K $3,500,000 LAKE FRONTAGE 125 acres including 2 private lakes, 11 rentals generate 100k, estate or develop $2,145,000 LIVINGSTON Commercial/Residential 60+ acres, Rte 9 mixed development, good soils $1,500,000 MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER 137,000 sf concrete block building on 33 acres in industrial commercial zone $995,000 HISTORIC COMPLEX 1730 Residence 1786 store + 2 barns + 3 unit rental $725,000 6 UNIT RENTAL desireable Red Hook income property, 5 year old complete renovation, gross $88k, net 55k asking $655,000 DEER LAKE 2 houses 7 units, gross $83k on 21 acres beach, development possibilities $579,000 DEVELOP NEAR HUDSON 27 lots approved (30 acres), inground septics $475,000 MULTI-FAMILY + RESTAURANT newly refurbished, Southern Columbia County, 7 fully rented units, including restaurant. $60K gross,noi $41K. $399,000 SPECTACULAR PENTHOUSE, live rent free + 3 rentals across from Columbia- Greene Hospital, $39,000 rent roll $345,000 ANCRAM MIXED use post office $1500/m, 2 rentals $1500/m great location, great opportunity $298,000 INVESTMENT PROPERTY 3 units: post office , 2 bdr apartment, attached garage with high ceiling. $139,000 HUDSON BRICK 5 exam rooms w/ restrooms plus 5 other rooms including large waiting room and kitchen. Many possibilities great deal. $119,500 CATSKILL QUEENE ANN VICTORIAN 3 level fixer upper, 2 ac commercial many options $79,000

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CATSKILL VICTORIAN 3 level fixer upper, many details intact, wood floors, 2 ac in comm/res neighborhood near Price Chopper.

Ideal office or professional building. $69,000

HUDSON VALLEY LAND EXPERTS

TAGHKANIC/HILLSDALE 475 acres,ponds, magnificent views, sub-dividable $7,125,000 CLAVERACK 91+ acres Commercial zoned property, long frontage $2,950,000 180+ acres spectacular Catskills views,lots of gravel, drastic reduction $1,350,000 SPECTACULAR FARM on the Roe Jan Creek, 116 acres, great subdivision possibilities $1,100,000 DEVELOP former farm- no zoning, artesian well, close to Amtrak, Rip Van Winkle Bridge,TSParkway, NYS Thruway $850,000 HUDSON NEW PALTZ 90 acres with map-declared wetlands,1 ac zoning,good for development $799,000 FULL CATSKILL VUS from this extraordinary 22 acre parcel on upscale road in Northern Columbia $699,000 CLAVERACK COUNTRY, Perfect for Ag, Horses, or Estate development. 60acs $675,000 SPRING FED 23 ACRE LAKE, great fishing, on 75 acre parcel, former resort, commercial use or private estate $499,000 UNIQUE HUDSON RIVERFRONT 10 acs, large natural harbor $399,000 TOP of the WORLD 100 acres, privacy Catskill & Berkshires views, sub-div. poss. $299,000 HILLSDALE: prestigious road; 11 -40 acre prime parcels from $169,000 GHENT LONG 9H FRONTAGE 13 acres, mixed use, small pond, available with extra building lot $199,000 3LOTS $75,000; LAKEFRONT 109k, ROE JAN 74K, TACONIC HILLS 39k, GALLATIN 25k, GHENT 25k, ATHENS 7.5k LAKE COMMUNITY amenities,water&sewer .5 ac $7,500, lakefront lots from $109,000

Hillsdale. Spectacular views toward the Catskills. Designed by Dennis Wedlick. Open floorplan. Gourmet kitchen. 3 bedrooms. 2.5 baths. Beautiful millwork and finishes throughout. Extensive decks. Private dead-end road.

Solar array provides all electric needs. 12.9 acres. $1,295,000

Ancram. Clean, modern design. Green, energy-efficient construction. Large open living area with a wall of glass. 3 bedrooms. 2.5 baths. Views to the south of farmland and distant mountains. 3 acres. $895,000

Ancramdale. Newly built. Sunny, open plan farmhouse. Kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Expansive master suite. 4 bedrooms. 2 baths. Finished walkout basement. 2 acres with panoramic views of the Taconic Range and surrounding fields. $597,500

Taghkanic. Utterly secluded. 3 bedrooms. 2 baths. Large fieldstone fireplace. Screened porch & rocking chair front porch. In ground pool surrounded by rolling lawns with mature trees. Detached garage and garden shed. 3.9 acres. $499,000

Copake Lake. A value. Waterfront lake cottage. Designer renovation including new appliances. 2 bedrooms. 2 baths. Large deck overlooking the water. Bunkhouse. $499,000

Hillsdale. Thoughtfully detailed high-end renovation. Sunny and open. Chef’s kitchen. Master suite with fireplace. 3 bedrooms. 2 baths. Outbuildings.

Raised garden beds. Quiet road. 2 useful acres. $489,750

Copake. Recently built and immaculately maintained. Sunny, comfortable living area. 3 bedrooms. 2.5 baths. Open yard with panoramic mountain views. Large deck. Frontage on the Roeliff Jansen Kill - a Class A trout stream. 5.56 acres. $399,000

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Hillsdale. New green construction. Energy-efficient. Geothermal heating & cooling.

Fully-equipped chef’s kitchen with custom cabinetry and quartz countertops.

Large butler’s pantry. The great room features a Fire Orb self-hanging, revolving fireplace. 4 bedrooms. 3.5 baths. Custom, oversized mahogany windows frame the views of Catamount ski area, Deck and 2 balconies overlooking the heated gunite pool. Private 13.28 acres. $1,495,000

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MILLERTON – Peaceful location with park-like setting on 2.5 acres bordering a forest. One level living with an updated kitchen & BA, good size LR, all hardwood floors, and large basement and garage. Apple trees, flowering shrubs and perennials add a nice touch to the yard. Minutes Metro-North! $199,000

MILLERTON – This 3-season escape awaits you with spring flowers, hot summer nights, and beautiful fall foliage! Large living area, good sized BR, and updated BA. Large covered porch overlooking 2 acre yard and distant mountain views. Minutes to Metro North, 2hrs NYC, 1 mile to the Village of Millerton. $99,000 ce Redu

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Complete renovation inside and out in 2004 including a new septic system. Like to walk, bicycle or roller blade? House is across the street from the Harlem Valley Rail Trail. Great Westchester/NYC commute! Located three miles from Metro-North Wassaic station. Make an offer! Call if you’d like to learn more about a short sale. New Price! $159,000

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Walls opened up between the Kit-LR-DR. Features newly added enclosed sun porch, two decks, two-car garage, a family room, and a jet tub in the master bath. Low traffic area-- great for children & long walks. Much to do in Village of Millerton. Minutes to Metro North. Reduced $199,000

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Spacious Colonial with views of lush farmland & the Taconic Mountains! 3-plus acres with great views from the covered front porch or the large rear deck. Spacious 4 BR Colonial with high ceilings, crown mouldings, hardwood & ceramic floors, wood burning FP, central AC, commercial grade generator, 2 laundry rooms and more.

Near mountain hiking trails, golf course and walking/biking trail. 20 minutes to Metro North. $429,000

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GALLATIN - Everything imaginable has been updated! Fully renovated Colonial features 3 BR’s, 3 BA’s, lg country kitchen, DR, lg LR & laundry rm. New siding, floors, electric, roof, cabinets, granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances to name a few. Private backyard patio/garden area with privacy fence. Five minutes TSP – Albany 1hr, Kingston 30mins, NYC 2hrs. $199,900

MILLERTON - Circa 1925 well-built, light-filled

Cape. Minutes Village of Millerton and walking/ biking trail. Full of charm and character, this home has a cheery kitchen, large LR w/FP, BA, 1 BR, hobby room and DR on the 1st floor.

2nd floor has 2 BR’s, one w/original built- in dresser/bookcase & the other w/2 separate closets & storage areas via attic access. Quiet neighborhood! Minutes Metro-North. $209,000

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Ann Flair. Walking distance to the Village of Millerton & surrounded by late 1800’s homes on a tree lined street.

Spacious home currently used by one family as two units. High ceilings, beautiful period woodwork. Country Kitchen, LR, DR, BA and charming sunroom on main floor. 2nd floor includes four room apartment with galley kitchen, LR, DR, two BR’s and two baths. Extras -- large basement and walk up attic, detached garage currently used as a work shop, perennial gardens, walkways, and other improvements to the yard. Walk to Village of Millerton. Minutes Metro North. $259,900

AMENIA/WASSAIC – The site of a former grist mill, this charming 1700’s Eyebrow Colonial sits on 2.6 acres and boasts views of distant hills, an open yard, walking trails through woods behind the home, and the original water way (brook) for the mill. Many built in features including dressers, draws, shelves, and storage nooks. Good size DR, kitchen with breakfast bar, cozy LR, knotty-pine sun porch, 1-car garage, basement and more.

Separate modular home on property for rental income. Near Metro-North. Easy commute NYC/ Westchester. $229,000

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A WONDERFUL COUNTRY RETREAT this 2 BR, 2 bath Cape Chalet has a high style open floor plan w/18ft cathedral ceilings & walls of glass, a wonderful K & DR. There’s split AC, a full expandable basement, even a fenced pet area. $235,900.

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WAY BACK FROM THE ROAD, this Red Hook Cape has large, open, light filled spaces. There’s a great K, DR, huge LR w/FPL, a BR down & a huge BR up. 3.96 acres includes 3 garage space, a 4 stall barn, & open meadows. $250,000.

10 MILES FROM THE RED HOOK LIGHT & in the Red Hook School District, this amazing Salt Box, flooded w/light, has 3 BRs, 2 baths, an open LR, DR, FR a wonderful K & beautiful WB floors. There are 2 acres & an oversized garage. $249,900.

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THIS SPACIOUS CONTEMPORARY in Rhinebeck w/2500 SF has an exceptional, open floor plan, beautiful wood floors, a wonderful K w/granite, a stone FPL, a huge MBR suite, CA, lots of light, & exceptional style. WOW! $495,000.

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ONE STORY LIVING is easy & convenient & this 3 BR, 1.5 bath home just into Columbia Country has a great K, open DR & LR, & large BR spaces. 3.7 acres includes a pond, meadow, woods, & Roe Jan stream frontage. $239,900.

4.64 ACRES creates a wonderful outdoor environment for you & your animals @ this 2700 SF, 5 BR, 2.5 bath home in Stanford. Close to the TSP, there are Rhinebeck Schools, 2 working FPLs, a great K, DR, FR, + 1800 SF of decking. $395,000.

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25 OPEN & WOODED ACRES in a hidden valley close to Rhinebeck includes fenced paddocks, a gorgeous pond, streams & woodland trails. The barn has 5 stalls & the Contemporary home has 3 MBR suites & a huge K. $795,000.

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Architect designed home, w/privacy, sited on 1.29 landscaped acres on a quiet cul-de-sac. A light-filled home w/an open floor plan. Features 3BR/2.5BA, vaulted ceilings, WB pine floors, chef â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen, stone fpl., 1st floor MBR suite, loft, central air, & wrap around porch. Wheel chair accessibility.

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Classic 1890 farmhouse sited on 5 landscaped acres overlooking the 600 acre Audubon Buttercup Sanctuary with its miles of yearround walking trails. This light-filled home has original detail, 4BR/3BA, a large kitchen, pine wood floors, heated pool w/pool house, fireplace & more. Includes a 3000 sq. ft. renovated guest house/studio/barn.

Located within walking distance to the village center. Currently a medical office building. There are 16 rooms (10 w/sinks), 3 bathrooms, & central air. There is also a large barn/garage.

Beautifully landscaped property. Many possibilities: multiple use rental offices, B&B, or convert back to a residential home.

CONTEMPORARY FARMHOUSE Stunning architect designed 3 level home nestled on 3.6 private wooded acres in Milan. Spacious open floor plan w/high ceilings, oversized rooms, 2 fpls., WB pine floors, French doors, gourmet kitchen, 3 BR/2.5 BA. Dramatic walking bridge to front entrance, rock ledge outcroppings & stone walls.

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CUSTOM CEDAR CONTEMPORARY This beautifully crafted custom home is sited with privacy on a quiet country road. The light-filled Great Room features floor to ceiling windows, vaulted ceilings, bamboo floors, kitchen w/custom designed cabinetry, honed bluestone counters, fpl. w/slate built-in cabinetry, deck w/hot tub, bluestone patio. Professionally landscaped.

$)"3.*/( 4 3&% )00, $"1& Located just minutes from Red Hook Village, this charming cape overlooks local farms and open land. Sunny & light filled, the house has original details with oak floors, brick fireplace, 3BR/1.5BA, kitchen, dining room with bay window & built-in cabinet, screened porch. New Thermopane windows. 1 car garage. Mature trees.

8*4) -*45 '03 " $06/53: 3&53&"5 Entertain in style. This very private property consists of the main house, guest cottage, pool, pool house w/bar, a gazebo overlooking a stream, professionally landscaped gardens & stone walls. The living room has a 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceiling w/a floor-to-ceiling fireplace. All new kitchen w/stainless appliances leads into the dining room.

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Spectacular Magnificent BrickHome Townhouse

Custom built home on private ten acres.

Very spacious dramatic 3000 square foot home with original details, design David Borenstein.

Cathedral rooms, by spiral staircase and four marble ceilings, fireplaces.bamOn boo floors and walk radiant heatPoughkeepsie under IndianTennis slate floors. the Southside, to the Club.

WEB#HA549211 RED HOOK............$1,290,000 WEB# HA449689 C/POUGHKEEPSIE ........$199,000

Rambling Ranch Retreat Wonderful Private Country

Situated on 5.4 acres withsits a stream running Four-bedroom home back off road through with a property circular is this five bedroom ranch home with mother/daughter drive.

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WEB#HA571505 RHINEBECK............$275,000 with fireplace. WEB#HA549331 CLINTON $449,000

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Four-bedroom withlot.double lot.boiler All new Great condition home with extra Has new and mechanicals system.

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Sited on a quiet country with a stream through Four-bedroom Colonialroad with steel I-beamrunning construction. the backroom yard. One has three bedrooms andand the other unit Great withunit seventeen foot ceiling fireplace has Newstove electric, new 3-zone windowscentral and heating withtwo. pellet insert. air and systems.

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This four/five bedroom custom colonial have On a quiet country road with a stream runningwill through the yard. bestOne of unit everything. has threeFeatures bedroomscustom and the moldother ing, flooring and kitchen.

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Mintbedroom four-bedroom Colonial in Streamside Four home with doublelocated lot. All new mechanicals Knolls. Shining hardwood floors, bonus room, including heating system.

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Gorgeous Woodwork Throughout Spectacular Kingwood Drive

Three bedroom home with hardwood 6200 square footColonial home with state-of-the-art indoorfloors salt under carpeting.

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Custom Log HomeCountry on 40+ Retreat Acres Wonderful Private

Winter/summer getaway one off halfroad hourwith to Four bedroom home sits only far back Cooperstown Cathedral kitchen beamed with ceilingsbreakand circular drive. skiing.

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MILLBROOK HUNT COUNTRY DREAM

71 ACRES IN MILLBROOK WITH TREMENDOUS VIEWS

Elegant 1810 colonial set on 11.28 park-like acres. Completely updated with 4 BRs, 3 ½ baths, six fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, beautiful moldings and hardwood floors. Wrap-around stone terrace that overlooks pond and heated in-ground pool. 6 stall horse barn, pole barn, newly renovated heated studio and 2 car detached garage. Offered at $2,250,000.

Located on Chestnut Ridge Rd. in Millbrook is this four bedroom sprawling ranch home with tremendous views of the Catskill Mountains and Millbrook Countryside. Wonderful opportunity for someone looking for an estate parcel. Co-exclusive. Offered at $1,795,000.

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Wonderful early colonial on 18+ acres, minutes to Rhinebeck. 5 BRs and 2 ½ baths. Spacious, inviting floor plan with exposed beams and original detail. Wonderful view of farmland and Catskills. Fabulous restored antique bank barn. 20x50 heated gunite pool. Offered at $1,375,000.

Equestrian property located in the lovely Millbrook Hunt Country, 1.5 hours north of NYC. Lovely 18th century colonial with fine moldings, wideboard flooring and 4 fireplaces. 22 stall barn with apartment and 12 stall yearling stable. Fenced paddocks. All on 26 acres. Offered at $1,295,000.

GRACIOUS COUNTRY HOUSE Traditional c.1800 center hall colonial close to Rhinebeck. Beautifully maintained with 4 BRs, 2 baths, LR w/FP & French doors to covered porch, country kitchen w/FP & doors to brick terrace, formal DR, library and music room. Countless original details with timeless appeal. Offered at $549,000

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SPACIOUS RANCH Handsome three bedroom ranch on 5.59 acres, close to the Village of Millbrook. Beautiful property with lovely gardens and mature trees. One level living with spacious rooms and hardwood floors.

Circular drive and delightful rear courtyard. Very private setting. Offered at $369,000

CIRCA 1806 COLONIAL

Lovely 3 BR home on 5+ private acres. Quiet, country road. Views of neighboring farmland. First floor master suite, built-in bookcases, oak hardwood floors, brick fireplace, solid cherry kitchen cabinetry, French doors, private outdoor area with red cedar pergola. Offered at $549,000.

Fantastic early 19th century colonial farmhouse Conveniently located an hour and a half from NYC and just 10 minutes to the Village of Millbrook. Over 2500 sq. ft. with many original details, including 2 working brick fireplaces, original wide board flooring, period moldings and beamed ceilings. 4 BRs and 2 full baths. Offered at $299,000

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$2,950,000 NORTH EAST

PRIVATE 70-ACRE family compound. This 1850’s center hall farmhouse sits quietly in the midst of sweeping lawns, perennial gardens and gentle fields.

Offers FLR, LR, DR, sunroom, 4-guest BR and MBR suite. Includes 3BR guesthouse w/DR, LR and T-1 Internet connection. Includes 2 vintage barns, pool and trout stream. Co Exclusive.

ANCRAMDALE

$1,150,000 SALT POINT

OBLONG VALLEY VIEWS. Located on Winchell Mountain w/1673 feet of road frontage. Featuring one of the highest points in Dutchess County w/stunning views to the south & east. A perfect opportunity to create your own estate on a quiet road convenient to Millerton & Connecticut.

$395,000 RED HOOK

$2,095,000

A QUINTESSENTIAL COUNTRY equestrian estate w/ beautifully renovated 19th century 4 BR, 3.5 BA farmhouse. Barn has 10 stalls imported from Germany, indoor riding arena w/dustless floor, heated wash stall & 2 grooming stalls. Two staff apt. above barn. Seven paddocks & riding trails. Landscaped w/ gardens, mature trees & stonewalls.

$665,000 STANFORDVILLE

$379,000

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LOCATED JUST OVER the Dutchess County line & down a private road is this completely renovated home that was added to in 2001. A perfect getaway cottage w/3 BR & 2 BA on 4 private acres w/big views of the valley below & the western Catskill Mts. beyond.

UNION VALE

QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP & attention to detail are hallmarks of this hilltop home. Open LR, DR, kitchen floor plan designed for modern living & perfect for entertaining. Full finished basement, 3-car garage & separate 18’ x 24’ workshop/studio. Vaulted ceilings, far reaching Mtn. views & convenient to Bard College, villages & trains.

$425,000 PLEASANT VALLEY

19th CENTURY converted barn on 5.5 acres with 4 BR, 2.5 BA, & a dramatic 26’ x 31’ great room w/cathedral ceilings, exposed beams, WBF, & formal dining room.

A romantic courtyard w/a covered terrace & attached barn overlooks the pool & gardens. Needs renovating but a great potential for that special buyer looking for a unique country home.

CHARMING CIRCA 1880 farmhouse w/2 BR located on 6.24-acres between Rhinebeck & Millbrook.

This perfect weekend home has been completely restored. Kitchen w/vaulted beamed ceilings & cherry countertops, DR, LR w/FP & HWF throughout.

Includes summer cottage, brick & bluestone terraces, perennial gardens, storage barn & a 2-car garage.

$375,000 ANCRAMDALE

SECLUDED 46.26-acre parcel located on a private road. An old lane meanders through the woods w/ some wetlands that could possibly be converted to a pond. Rolling terrain w/lovely old hardwoods. This land has a DLC easement w/ 2 building envelopes & no further subdivision.

$399,000

ESCAPE TO A PEACEFUL SETTING. This 4 BR, 2 BA house enhanced w/two ponds & a cascading waterfall on 7-acres has been expansively cleared creating a park-like environment w/lots of privacy. Features a country kitchen, living room w/gas stove. Separate guest quarters. Sub dividable.

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Come see this unique property located in beautiful Greene County.

Just ten minutes north of Saugerties.

5389 NYS Route 32, Catskill, NY NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY!

SPECTACULAR LAKEFRONT HOME IN CORNWALL NY On 1.3 acres this 1992 Colonial 5,100 sqft, 6 bedrooms 4.5 baths, views from every room, gourmet kitchen, 2 fireplaces, cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors...

In-law suite or guest quarters, large deck area & pool with magnificent views of the lake…Boat dock and so much more…

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Call for an appointment to see this beautiful LAKEFRONT home. $980,000 MLS#497684

This charming 1941 Center Hall Colonial with fifteen-point-one acres (15.1 acres) of Hudson River View with possible sub-division of several lots, The home has 3,317 sqft, 4 bedroom, 4.2 baths, formal dining room, den, office, guest bedroom with full bath, two working fireplaces, built-in book shelves, hard wood floors, two stair cases, detailed moldings, cedar siding, three car garage, gunite in-ground pool, blue stone patios, balcony off master suite, beautiful garden vistas and views of the Hudson River.

Very private home in the prestigious Hudson River town, in Balmville New York.

Is NOW being sold!

This is a great investment opportunity.

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Only 60 miles from New York City, and 15 minutes to Metro North.

For private showing and further details please call me at 845- 926-6809

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STORM KING GOLF CLUB - CORNWALL, NEW YORK The Clubhouse at the “Strom King Golf Club”, one of America’s 100 oldest private golf clubs.

This two year old state-of-art building set in the majestic Hudson River Valley & surrounded by rolling hills in an Extraordinary natural landscape has a pub-like oak paneled grill room designed around a large 3 sided bar; large formal dining room with cathedral ceilings & fireplace, pro-shop, card room, large meeting room, his/her/locker rooms for 200. Oversized & full equipped kitchen-loaded!!! Seating for approx.130 inside and 35 outdoors. Golf club membership has monthly minium at restaurant.

Rare opportunity to create a DESTINATION RESTAURANT in an upscale setting.

Easy accuse to 9w,PIP, Bear Mountain Bridge,& West Point.

$1,595,000 MLS #498487

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Opportunity Knocking!

1,692 sq.ft. / Renovated w 2 Full Baths LIVE-WORK POTENTIAL Accord - The Artists’ Hamlet

$89,000

4,590 SQFT OF BRICK, MASONRY & STEEL

Shokan Private Road

A LIVE/WORK Space Unlike Any Other

Vintage Charm in Woodland Setting

Think WARHOL FACTORY Meets SOHO Loft

Atelier & Separate Home Office

New Metal Roof / 25’ Ceilings

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ROOMS w Individual Character on Multiple Levels

10 Minutes Woodstock / Easy Access I-87

One Acre On Quiet Country Road In Accord $465,000

NEW PRICE $329,000

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Zen Art Studio Retreat A Creative Oasis with a Lawn to Remember.

3 Acre Parcel Ringed with Trees.

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Minutes to Woodstock Village Green NEW PRICE $385,000

INNS Which Dreams Are Made Of - If Not Now, When?

The Pine Hill Arms Turnkey Hotel / Restaurant Catskill Mountain Landmark - Since 1882 25 Rooms + 2 Separate Houses Minutes to Belleayre Ski Resort $795,000

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Turnkey Country Lodge Center of Catskill Preserve 40 Pristine Acres Town of Shandaken, Ulster County $795,000 OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE

Turnkey Country Inn Center of Catskill Preserve 68 Spectacular Private Acres Town of Shandaken, Ulster County $2.4 Million

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$614,900 COMBINING LUXURY & CHARM

IMPRESSIVE COLONIAL ON 5 ACRES

$424,900 PRIVATE DUPLEX NEAR WOODSTOCK

Aahh the views! You can see for miles & miles from this incredible setting offering 20 Acres with a 3,200 sq. ft. contemporary farmhouse featuring 4 BRs, 2.5 baths, 2 native stone fireplaces, MBR Suite w/ large walk-in closet & Jacuzzi. Acreage provides privacy, frontage on rushing mountain stream, 2 ponds + open space perfect for horses!

Set well off the road giving a stately presence, this 3,200 sq. ft. Colonial appeals to the most discriminating buyer, featuring a well designed floor plan, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, main level family room w/ stone fireplace, built-ins & vaulted ceiling, a spacious eat-in kitchen plus a Formal Dining Room & master bedroom w/walk-in closet & large bath w/Jacuzzi.

$624,900

On quiet culdesac in the upscale neighborhood of Hillside Heights, this luxurious home features a gracious foyer, classic details, 4 BRs, 3.5 baths, custom kitchen w/ mahogany cabinetry, LR with beautiful gas fireplace, fabulous MBR bath with granite + shower w/ body jets & more! Rear yard feels like your own resort w/ in-ground pool, hot-tub, waterfall & pool-house!

INCREDIBLE CATSKILL VIEWS

$499,000

Beautiful custom log home with fabulous views and tranquil 4.69 acre setting w/ pond features a wraparound porch, a warm and inviting interior with open floor plan & 4,600sq. ft. boasting floor to ceiling stone fireplace, first floor MBR Suite, screened porch, balcony, deck, pool, hot-tub and so more, call today!

$ 5 7 9 , 0 0 0 TRANQUIL COUNTRY RETREAT

Conveniently sited in West Hurley between Kingston & Woodstock on 2 private acres, this well maintained Contemporary features 2 beautiful units boasting cathedral ceilings, nice floor plans & separate utilities. Featuring a 2,100 sq. ft. unit with 3 BRs, 2 Baths & a second unit of 1,100 sq. ft. with 2 BRs, 1 Bath. Plus large 2 bay garage/workshop.

$399,900

Nestled amongst beautiful landscaping on a quiet country road, this custom western pine log home features warm wood flooring & log walls, charming river stone fireplaces, over 2,700 sq. ft. with 5 BRs, 2.5 baths, rear deck & patio with hot-tub. A perfect retreat On 2.7 Acres.

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Love Me, Love My Grout Home improvement decisions and projects can take a toll on relationships.

By Kathleen Norton; illustration by julie novak

Know the No. 1 reason that people need couples’ therapy?

Here’s a mega-hint: “I thought I knew him,” women will cry on the therapy couch. “But look at the paint color he picked for the kitchen! How can I stay married to a man like that?”

Yes, home improvement projects bust up more marriages than bimbos. If couples went to therapy BEFORE the hardware store, think how many fights could be avoided.

I know what I am talking about. It turns out after 29 years, 11 months, one day, and two hours of marriage that I didn’t know my husband was so passionate about grout.

He didn’t know I could care less. And we both had no clue that teaming up to pick out paint colors might have spelled doom for our union. It was a rude awakening for both of us.

After all the muddling through, you would think we’d know all there was to know

me more!’’ I wisecracked.

We should have known that the grout debacle was a warning signal: Go home. Go home now. But did we listen? Heck, no!

Tensions were mounting. Not only were we already annoyed, but he is color-impaired and can’t tell green from blue, while I am color-phobic, petrified of anything that is not in the realm of white, off-white, and off-off-white. There we stood, paralyzed before a rainbow wall of paint samples. Every color I chose screamed “BORING!’’ while he said, “How about hunter green?’’ as he pointed at sky blue.

Stupidly, I reminded him of our last paint trauma, which ended with me having nightmares about red paint and Stanley Kubrick and him having to listen to my complaints about the nightmares. It was about five years ago. I had caved and gone along

about each other. But maybe the muddling was the problem.

It is hard to talk about this stuff when your children are young and you do combat

with a color he called “manly red’’ for our bedroom, though after it was up on the walls

together against the stomach flu. Nobody says: “Bucket, please! And do you prefer marble

I remarked that it looked more like “pukey red.’’ Our college boy came home just then,

tile or laminate for the foyer?’’

looked at the paint and said, “It looks like something out of a Stanley Kubrick film.”

So for years, you tag-team those home improvement decisions. When the kids move out, you have time to do that “fun” stuff together. That’s when the truth shows its ugly face.

As a smart person once said: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” It may have been Thomas Paine. Or Lady Gaga. All I know is that they wrote it down after shopping for

Then he left.

“What did he mean by that?’’ his father asked. “No clue,’’ I answered. “But he must know what he is talking about. We pay loads of money to make sure he does.’’

The nightmares began soon after. In them, Stanley Kubrick is chasing me around a room painted a strange shade of red.

home improvement supplies.

I also know that the tile, grout, and paint makers of America are homewrecking villains

For obvious reasons, the manly/pukey red paint is a sore point for both of us. And

who cause loving couples to turn to each other and say, “That’s what you want in the

that is why it was probably not the best idea for me to rehash the whole thing during

bathroom? Do I even know you?”

the most recent trip to the paint aisle. “Not that Stanley Kubrick stuff again,” he said,

This is how it went down for us: We were in the Unnecessarily Humongous Home Decor Chain Store when he said, “Go over to grout and pick out a color.”

rolling his eyes.

Finally, we shut up, bought a bag of the stupid grout, chose a paint color, went home,

I had many questions.

then tried to discuss our differences like the mature, middle-aged adults that we are.

1. What is grout?

“Let’s review some facts about grout,” he began. I stuck my fingers in my ears. “La-la-la-

2. Why does it come in colors?

la! I can’t hear you!”

3. Where is the shoe aisle?

It was time for a truce.

After he was picked up off the floor, he lamented, “I cannot believe you know or care

Now, after much negotiating, we have figured out how it has to be if we want to make

so little about grout. I suppose you don’t even have an opinion on whether it should be

it through another 29 years, 11 months, one day, and two hours. He will find a new grout

sanded or unsanded.”

buddy. I will put a professional house painter on speed dial. And everyone will be happy.

n

I said, “Grout, schmout. You got that right!”

Then he did the thing that annoys me most: provided me with “useful’’ trivia. Like the history of grout, all of its uses, and the difference it makes in our lives.

So I did the thing that annoys him most: made fun of his trivia. “How fascinating! Tell

Humor writer Kathleen Norton of Dutchess County lives by this creed: “I might as well laugh at myself. Everyone else does.” She hopes to repaint the bedroom as soon as her husband goes out of town on business. Find her at kathleennorton1.wordpress.com.

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