$129,000

Set at the quiet end of a country road in one of the Western Catskills' most charming and unspoiled rural communities, this 11.57-acre parcel offers something increasingly difficult to find: genuine privacy, direct access to protected land, authentic sense of place...just over two miles from the sweet hamlet of Bovina and less than 150 miles from NYC. Across the road, thousands of contiguous acres of forever-wild Plattekill State Forest and NYC watershed lands extend the landscape far beyond the property itself. The result is an unusual feeling of spaciousness and permanence, an intimate private holding immersed in a much larger protected Catskills landscape. The land itself is predominantly level to gently sloping, with a woodland setting and native deciduous trees. Electric service runs along Mountain Brook Road, offering an unusually practical foundation for creating a modern country retreat or intimate secluded cabin. Yet this is not wilderness in isolation. Bovina Center offers the pleasures of a genuine historic rural community: a general store, farmers' market, farm stands and a close-knit agricultural culture. The broader Bovina environs attracts farmers, chefs, artists and creative people drawn to its unique combination of natural beauty, history, authenticity and quiet sophistication. In recent years, Bovina has become a low-key destination for artists seeking a rural escape without being deprived of fine food and the company of other creatives. This is the quieter side of the Catskills--rolling country, working farms, deep woods, open sky and protected land rather than resort development. It is a place for long weekends that become longer stays, and for a life shaped by the beauties of nature beyond modern distractions. Truly the best of all worlds...tranquility with rich, intimate, sophisticated diversions nearby...a true sense of place yet close proximity to the larger Catskills arts world.