Mount Sinai marries storied past with new developments
Heritage Park hosts several annual events that are a big draw with visitors. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
Mount Sinai has done a good job of preserving its past — the charming structures in its historic district along North Country Road — while embracing new developments for seniors, millennials and families.
The residential community is home to Mount Sinai Harbor and its popular Cedar Beach, a fishing pier and nature preserve on a peninsula that cuts off the harbor from the Long Island Sound.
The area is a short drive from St. Charles Hospital and the Long Island Rail Road stop in Port Jefferson.
Hauling a canoe at Satterly Landing Park in Mount Sinai. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
“You can get down Port in two seconds,” raves Dina Powers, a listing agent for Signature Premier Properties and 33-year Mount Sinai resident.
The Heritage Park, which hosts annual events like a Halloween festival, Christmas tree lighting, summer movie nights and carnivals, is popular with residents from the “small and tight-knit” hamlet and people from other communities, says Councilwoman Jane Bonner, who has represented the community for 12 years.
Homes on Shore Road in Mount Sinai. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
Mount Sinai Meadows, a proposed mixed-use development on a 30-acre lot off Route 25A, is being marketed as millennial housing because “our kids are being priced out,” Bonner says.
Stores and businesses on Route 25A. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
The rentals will also have a retail component and a communal village square.
The school district, with its elementary, middle and high schools all on the same campus, has a special draw. “It’s a small community,” Powers says. “It’s just very warm.”
CONDOS AND CO-OPS:
There are 18 condos/ co-ops on the market, ranging from $226,500 to $999,999.
SALE PRICES:
Between 5/1/19 and 5/20/20 there were 146 home sales with a median sale price of $487,000, according to OneKey MLS. The low price for that period was $180,000 and the high was $950,000. During that period a year earlier, there were 126 home sales with a median sale price of $475,000. The price range was from $205,000 to $1,250,000.
OTHER STATS:
Town Brookhaven
Area square miles 6
ZIP code 11766
Population 11,529
Median age 44.4
Median household income $122,273
Median home value: $485,000*
Monthly LIRR ticket $405.00
School districts Mount Sinai
SOURCES: U.S. Census: 2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; LIRR; *Based on 53 sales in the past 6 months, according to OneKey MLS.
NOW ON THE MARKET:
Priced at $1,085,000, this Mount Sinai house with five bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two half-baths has high ceilings, a stone-faced fireplace and waterfront views. Credit: Signature Premier Properties
$1,085,000
This approximately 4,000-square-foot house with high ceilings, a stone-faced fireplace and waterfront views has five bedrooms four full and two half-bathrooms. The property has high-end upgrades, including towel warmers in the bathrooms, two island in the kitchen, granite countertops, a large cedar closet in the finished basement and gazebo and stone patio in the yard. Taxes are $12,650. Dina Powers, Signature Premier Properties, 631-642-2300
Listed for $789,900, this five-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom house in Mount Sinai offers luxurious features such as custom crown molding throughout, custom drapes and window treatments. Credit: RE/MAX Integrity Leaders
$789,900
This large house includes luxurious features such as custom crown molding throughout, custom drapes and window treatments and a master bedroom with a full bath with Jacuzzi. It has five bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms, a spacious eat-in kitchen, a three-car garage, high ceilings, paver patio in the yard, along with a newer rear fence and awning. Taxes are $11,370. Margaret Tsoukaris and Elaine Seeger, RE/MAX Integrity Leaders, 631-736-2000.
Listed for $539,000, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom house in Mount Sinai has plenty of living space, with a finished basement, a family room with skylights, greenhouse and eat-in kitchen. Credit: Douglas Ellima
$539,000
This four-bedroom, three-bathroom house has plenty of living space, with a finished basement, a family room with skylights, greenhouse and eat-in kitchen. Bonus features are a fireplace, in-ground pool with a sculptured concrete patio and lots of greenery. Taxes are $14,369. Lauren Blackburn, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 631-751-6000
RECENT SALES
$619,000
Address Constantine Way
Style Condo
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 3
Built 2004
Lot size 0.05 acre
Taxes $6,445
+/- list price 0
Days on market 85
$419,000
Address Canal Road
Style Colonial
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 2.5
Built 1976
Lot size 0.92 acre
Taxes $13,757
+/- list price -$6,000
Days on market 91
$291,500
Address Hearthside Drive
Style Single family
Bedrooms 2
Bathrooms 2
Built 1976
Lot size 0.04 acre
Taxes $7,134
+/- list price -$11,000
Days on market 148
ON ONEKEY MLS
Number of listings 64
Price range $226,500 to $1,300,000
Tax range $5,686 to $28,639
