- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 4
- Parking: 5
- Size: 351.17 m²
- Price: $1,375,000
There are homes near Lake Mahopac that sit close to the water but never quite feel connected to it. Averill Estates is different. A private, gated enclave set back from the roads that ring the lake, it features a single drive, no through traffic, and the kind of quiet that comes from a place with no reason to let the outside world in. Residents enjoy private beach access on one of Putnam County’s few motorized boating lakes. But 26 Averill Drive goes beyond that. Directly across the private drive, a lakefront parcel, held by separate deed, belongs to this address and no other in the community. It’s not association access. It’s not shared rights. It’s a deed. A stone walkway with integrated lighting leads to the water, where the parcel opens onto two levels of outdoor entertaining space. Above, a terrace for entertaining behind a stacked stone wall is outfitted with a built-in grill, refrigerator, and granite countertops. Below, steps lead down to a stone patio that opens onto a 48-foot Trex dock with solar lighting and room for a boat and two jet skis. Open water views stretch across Lake Mahopac, and on quiet sunset evenings, the value of owning this parcel rather than simply havi