Buying in Carle Place: Small town with restaurants, shopping draws homebuyers
Locals enjoy the outdoors at Charles Fuschillo Park in Carle Place. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
"The best thing about living in Carle Place is that it is a small town where people grow up and then come back to raise their children," said Kristin Biggin, President of the Carle Place Civic Association. "That's what happened to my husband and me."
The community is what Biggin a small town in the midst of a busy and ever-evolving suburban landscape.
The 4.3-acre Charles J. Fuschillo Park has been recently renovated. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
Carle Place's three schools are the heart of the community, as well as sports. The 4.3-acre Charles J. Fuschillo Park, newly renovated, has many sports fields and a playground with splash pad.
"We love our sports here," Biggin said.
The community also has an active senior citizen population, with a large American Legion and a Homemakers Club, which meets at the high school once a month.
Businesses along Westbury Avenue, September 2, 2023 in Carle Place, NY. Community profile on Carle Place, showing the businesses, and homes in the neighborhood. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
Along with Nassau County grants, funding from the American Rescue Plan Act helped several projects in Carle Place. In addition to the Charles J. Fuschillo Park renovation, the Main Line Third Track project upgraded the LIRR station to accommodate a full-length12-car train. Other major station renovations included adding benches, signage and security cameras.
Another $2 million county project will replace sidewalks along Westbury Avenue.
Country Glen Center on Glen Cove Road is home to stores and restaurants. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
Thomas’s Ham 'n' Eggery sits on Old Country Road, which is also home to many of Carle Place's businesses. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
Once called Frog Hollow, the land was first owned by Capt. Thomas Carle in 1656 to graze cattle and sheep. Around 1800, his descendant, Silas Carle, moved in to build a house on the family's 220 acres. As the land around it became more productive, it lost the name Frog Hollow and became Carle Place. However, the Frog Hollow moniker is still used in the community by its school mascot and sports teams.
Home inventory is limited in Carle Place, due to its size. Residents often don't even put their houses on the market, instead just telling friends and neighbors who often know someone looking in the area, according to Biggin.
Homes along Mitchell Avenue, top, and Winnie Court in Carle Place.
This $799,000 home has five bedrooms. Credit: Steve Booke/Homedia Group
This five-bedroom, three-bath Cape has a formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors and a finished basement with a walk-out to backyard. Built in 1957, the 1,499-square-foot home has central air conditioning. Annual taxes are $12,311. Orlando Frade, Douglas Elliman, 516-354-6500.
This $999,000 home is 2,300 square feet. Credit: KJW Photography/Kevin J. Wohlers
This 2,300-square-foot home has a Westbury mailing address but is in the Carle Place School District. This four-bedroom, 3½-bath center hall Colonial has a large living room, formal dining room, central air and a two-car garage. Annual taxes are $16,871. Nancy Jarvis, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 516-334-3606.
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