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Vacant Land in Putnam County
MLS Number884334
Address82 Lake Drive, Lake Peekskill, NY 10537 show map
Price$18,000 show mortgage calculator
Acres0.11000918273646
Elementary SchoolPutnam Valley Elementary School
Jr High-Middle SchoolPutnam Valley Middle School
High SchoolPutnam Valley High School
Land Use Permitted
Use / Zoning
Zoning
Utilities Inc.Cable Available, Electricity Available, Phone Available
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The Ghost Lot of Lake Drive: The Story of 82 Lake Dr, Lake Peekskill. Tucked into a quiet curve along Lake Drive, just up from the shimmering water, lies a small and easily overlooked piece of land—82 Lake Dr. It’s just 0.11 acres, and unless you knew better, you might mistake it for an empty side yard or a forgotten garden. But once, there was a home here. In 1998, a fire broke out and burned the house to the ground. Some say it started in the kitchen, others blame an old space heater. The cause has faded into local legend, but the aftermath remains painfully clear: nothing has stood here since. For more than two decades, the lot has sat vacant—untouched, unmoved, and uncertain. Wild growth has slowly crept in. A few stones poke out from the soil where the foundation once stood. Sometimes in spring, lilies bloom where a garden once might have been. But there’s a reason nothing’s been built. The lot, though once developed, now falls under LP zoning in the Town of Putnam Valley—where a 2-acre minimum is required for new construction. At just 0.11 acres, 82 Lake Dr is far from compliant. Even though a house once stood, today's zoning rules have locked the property in a kind of bureaucratic limbo. To the untrained eye, it might seem like a teardown opportunity. But in practice, it’s more complicated. Rebuilding would likely require approvals for variances or creative redevelopment ideas—and those don’t come easy. To investors, it’s a technical challenge. To buyers with vision, it's a test of persistence. And to longtime locals, it’s a quiet landmark—a reminder of a family that once lived here, of a fire no one forgets, and of how a home can disappear while the land itself remains frozen in time. In real estate, every parcel tells a story. Some stories are about luxury. Some about opportunity. And some, like 82 Lake Dr, are about what used to be—and what might be again, if someone dares to ask the right questions.

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