One Town, Ten Drives: Yorktown – Day 9Drive: Baptist Church Road to Mohansic AvenueToday’s drive was about proximity — to Taconic Parkway, to schools, to FDR State Park. This is transitional land, where rural charm brushes up against commuter convenience. Driving Baptist Church Road and wrapping around to Mohansic Avenue, we passed parcels that feel caught between past and future — older homes with deep yards, occasional barns or outbuildings, and stretches of wooded frontage that feel oddly untouched given how close we are to everything.Here, the land feels like it’s waiting. Some lots appear unbuildable at first glance — steep or oddly shaped — but with the right engineering, they could yield value. Others are clearer: flat, well-drained, with neighboring properties that show the play... 05/10/2025

One Town, Ten Drives: Yorktown – Day 10“The Overlook” – Closing the LoopFor the final day of this Yorktown land series, I chose a route that rises—literally and figuratively. I drove past Huntersville, past where the lots thin out and the rock outcrops begin to frame the road, and up toward what some locals call “The Overlook.” It’s not a public point or trailhead, just a bend in the road with a commanding view—where you realize Yorktown is layered, both in topography and potential.This drive reminded me that land isn’t static. It has history, inertia, and untapped potential. Some parcels I saw on Day 1 now look different in my mind. After ten days of boots on the ground, I can tell you which lots hold water, which slope too sharply for a slab foundation, and which ones might hide stone... 05/12/2025

One Town, Ten Drives: Yorktown – Day 10One Town, Ten Drives: Yorktown – Day 10Drive: Kitchawan Road to Pines BridgeWe saved this one for last — and for good reason. Today’s drive down Kitchawan Road, stretching toward Pines Bridge, reminded us why walking the land matters more than ever in a town like Yorktown. These roads run through a quieter, more ecologically complex part of town — with watersheds, old stone culverts, and slopes that hide ridgeline views. This is land with stories. You don’t just buy here — you inherit a chapter of it.Some parcels here are large and dramatic, bordered by old farms or conservation tracts. Others are thin, oddly shaped, or appear “unbuildable” — until you get out of the car and realize they’re diamonds in the rough. We passed one lot with a creek at t... 05/12/2025

What You Miss When You Don’t Walk the Land:You miss how close the next house really feels, how traffic hums at different times of day, and where the shadows fall from neighboring trees. You miss the subtle slope that could change your foundation cost — or your basement's future. You miss the feel of standing at curb height and imagining the front porch. In places like this, it’s not just about whether you can build — it’s about whether you’d want to live there once you do.That walk tells you what comps can’t. It reveals whether your future backyard is quiet or flooded with Little League cheers, if that corner lot offers presence or exposure, and whether the neighbors' landscaping adds value or headaches. You notice things like manhole covers at the property line, or old curb cuts that h... 05/09/2025