Pond upgrades, new homes coming to 'small-town' Miller Place
The William Miller House in Miller Place. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
THE SCOOP
Miller Place offers a bucolic setting along the North Shore that “really is quintessential small-town America,” says Town of Brookhaven Council member Jane Bonner.
That, she adds, includes a historic district, open space and farmland, and a diverse housing stock with everything from starter homes to luxurious waterfront properties.
“There are good deals to be had in Miller Place,” Bonner says. “You can go from a bungalow to a 6,000-square-foot house on the Long Island Sound.”
Along North Country Road is the historic district and the Miller Place Duck Pond, a popular destination in the hamlet that Bonner says is undergoing a project to improve the pond’s drainage, to pave roads and to add sidewalks at the heavily traversed area.
“The pond will have better water quality, and there will be safe pedestrian accesses for the kids to walk to the middle and elementary school there and the residents who walk and jog daily,” Bonner says.
The four-acre property once belonging to wedding venue The Miller Beach Surf Club was recently sold to a developer and plans have been approved for four town houses, Newsday reported.
This Miller Place is listed for $299,999. Credit: Realty Connect USA
Miller Place features many communities with private beaches, and nearby is Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai, says Linda Stowell of Coach Realtors. The area has a wide range of housing styles, she adds, including Colonials, Victorians, ranches, Capes, historic homes and some condos. Prices typically range from a little less than $300,000 for smaller homes to more than $1 million for houses on the water, Stowell says.
Miller Place is home to McNulty’s Ice Cream Parlor, Carter Christmas Tree Farm and the William Miller House, which in 2020 will be 300 years old.
CONDOS
There are two on the market, priced at $499,000 and $499,900.
This Miller Place Colonial is listed for $625,000. Credit: Douglas Elliman Real Estate
SALES PRICES
Between July 1, 2018, and July 31, 2019, there were 177 home sales with a median sale price of $414,500, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island. The low price for that period was $215,000 and the high was $970,000. During that period a year earlier, there were 184 home sales with a median sale price of $399,500. The price range was $157,410 to $1.265 million.
OTHER STATS
Town: Brookhaven
Area: 6.0 square miles
This Miller Place Colonial is listed for $464,990. Credit: H&G Realty NY Inc.
ZIP code: 11764
Population: 12,339
Median age: 39.7
Median household income: $119,963
Median home value: $435,000*
LIRR to NYC: From Port Jefferson, 96 to 111 minutes at peak
Monthly ticket: $405
School district: Miller Place
SOURCES: 2010 Census; mlslI.com; LIRR;
*Based on sales in the past six months, according to MLSLI
RECENTLY SOLD
$285,000
Cedar Dr.
Style: Cottage
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Built: 1950
Lot size: 0.23 acres
Taxes: $8,041
Reduced: $0
Days on the market: 92
$375,000
Hemlock Dr.
Style: Expanded Cape
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 half
Built: 1967
Lot size: 0.42 acres
Taxes: $12,701
Reduced: $4,000
Days on the market: 124
$585,000
Miller Place Rd.
Style: Colonial
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 3
Built: 2005
Lot size: 1.68 acres
Taxes: $20,566
Reduced: $65,000
Days on the market: 234
NOW ON THE MARKET
$299,999
This ranch, with two bedrooms and one bathroom, includes a foyer, living room, dining room and kitchen. The 73-by-150-foot property, which also has a basement with an outside entrance, offers water views. Taxes: $6,800. Ryan Ranellone, Realty Connect USA, 631-827-0775
$464,990
This four-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom Colonial features a living room, a formal dining room and a kitchen that opens to a den with a fireplace. The .29-acre property, with an attached two-car garage, also has an in-ground pool. Taxes: $15,864. Rebecca Cramer Carr, H & G Realty NY Inc., 631-327-3280
$625,000
This Colonial, with four bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms, includes formal living and dining rooms, a granite kitchen and a family room with a fireplace. The house, on a .78-acre lot, has an attached two-car garage, finished basement and in-ground pool. Taxes: $13,401. Donna Wissman, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 631-680-3917
On Multiple Listings
Number of houses: 65
Price range: $275,000-$1.299 million
Tax range: $6,800-$26,629
