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108,900 Lot Size2.5 Acres
35 Otterkill Rd, New Windsor, NY 12553
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LandProperty Type
2.5 acresLot Size

Description

The thing that stops most people from building is never the house. It is the year that comes before it, the soil testing and the septic engineering and the permitting, all of it paid for months before anyone can tell you whether the answer is yes. Here, that year has already happened, and someone else already paid for it. These 2.5 acres come with an engineered plan in hand. Perc tests and deep soil tests completed, a septic system designed and detailed for a three bedroom home, the driveway located,...The thing that stops most people from building is never the house. It is the year that comes before it, the soil testing and the septic engineering and the permitting, all of it paid for months before anyone can tell you whether the answer is yes. Here, that year has already happened, and someone else already paid for it. These 2.5 acres come with an engineered plan in hand. Perc tests and deep soil tests completed, a septic system designed and detailed for a three bedroom home, the driveway located, the house footprint sited, and a water service connection drawn straight to the municipal main at the road. This is not raw dirt and a hopeful survey. It is land that has already answered its own questions, which means you skip the anxious part entirely and go directly to the good part, the part where you decide which way the house faces and where the morning light lands. Then there is the road, and the road may honestly be the whole thing. Otterkill Road is what people are picturing when they say they want to live in the country, and it is what they almost never actually find. It bends and rises through Mountainville under old trees, quiet without being isolated, with enough neighbors that you always know where you are and enough distance between them that no one is ever looking in your windows. There is a physical thing that happens when you turn onto it after a long day. Your shoulders come down. Your breathing changes. Whatever you were carrying on the drive up loses its grip somewhere in the first quarter mile, and by the time you reach the driveway you are already somewhere else. That is not a feature anyone can build into a house. You either have the road or you do not. Come around the corner and the Moodna Viaduct opens up in front of you, that impossible iron trestle stretched across the valley, the kind of view people pull over for. You will get it on the way home instead. Saturdays out here are close to unfair. Storm King Art Center is about 5 minutes away, so 500 acres of sculpture and open field becomes a spontaneous decision rather than a planned trip. Schunnemunk Mountain State Park is right there for the ridge hike with the long valley views. Black Rock Forest and the Hudson River waterfront in Cornwall-on-Hudson are both about 15 minutes, and Woodbury Common is close enough to be convenient and far enough to be forgettable. This is also the Cornwall Central School District, which is the reason land in this pocket almost never comes up and disappears fast when it does. That alone puts a floor under what you build here. The rest is easy. Municipal water at the road takes well drilling and water testing off your list completely. Electricity is available at the street. The Salisbury Mills-Cornwall station on the Port Jervis line is roughly 10 minutes out, and Manhattan is about 55 miles south, so none of this costs you your connection to the city. Buying land usually means buying a question mark and hoping the engineering comes back in your favor. This is the other version, where the plan is drawn, the tests are passed, the water is at the road, and the only decision left is the one you actually wanted to make. Walk it once and you will already know where the porch goes and which way it faces.
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  • Listed by: Brian J Caplicki 845.610.6065 brian@caplickihometeam.com • KW Hudson Valley United
Last updated: 08/27/2026 03:16 AM • Source: ONEKEY as distributed by MLS GRID, MLS#: 1037984

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$889 per month

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Property Information for 35 Otterkill Road

Property Details
  • Taxes: $2,131 / year
  • MLS Type: Land
  • City/Township: Cornwall
  • Section Area: Orrs Mill Rd
Building Information
  • Lot Size: 2.50 AC
Summary
Location and General Information
  • Senior Community YN: No
  • Tax Block: 1
  • Tax Lot: 68
  • State Or Province: NY
School Information
  • School District: Cornwall
  • Elementary School District: Cornwall
  • Elementary School: Cornwall Elementary School
  • Middle Or Junior School District: Cornwall
  • Middle Or Junior School: Cornwall Middle School
  • High School District: Cornwall
  • High School: Cornwall Central High School
Taxes and HOA Information
Taxes and HOA Information
  • Parcel Number: 332489-029-000-0001-068.000-0000
  • Tax Assessed Value: $51,000.00
  • Tax Source: Municipality
  • Tax Year: 2025
Interior and Exterior Features
Interior Features
  • Amenities: Public
Exterior Features
  • Exterior Property Features: Wooded
  • Elevation Certificate: No
  • Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road
Lot Information
  • Lot Features: Wooded
  • Current Use: Vacant
  • Additional Parcel: No
  • Site Features: Wooded
  • Building Area Units: Square Feet
Utilities
  • Sewer: Septic Tank
  • Water Source: Public
  • Utilities: Electricity Available

Property History for 35 Otterkill Road

DateEvent & SourcePriceAppreciation
Aug 26, 2026

Listed (Active)

ONEKEY #1037984

$140,000
Nov 26, 2025

Expired

HVCR MLS #20250863

$200,000
Apr 9, 2025

Listed (Active)

HVCR MLS #20250863

$200,000
DateEvent & SourcePrice
08/26/2026

Listed (Active)

ONEKEY #1037984

$140,000
11/26/2025

Expired

HVCR MLS #20250863

$200,000
04/09/2025

Listed (Active)

HVCR MLS #20250863

$200,000

For completeness, we often displays two records for one sale: the MLS record and the public record.

Public Records for 35 Otterkill Road

Taxable ValueLand$51,000Additions-Total$51,000
Home Facts
Beds0Lot Size108,900 SqFtStyleResidentialCountyORANGEAPN332489 29-1-68

Schools near 35 Otterkill Road

This home is within Cornwall Central School District.
Rating
School
Type
Grades
Distance
Public - 5 to 8
Public - 9 to 12
Public - K to 4
Public - K to 4
Rating
School
Distance
Cornwall Middle School
Public5 to 8

Cornwall Central High School
Public9 to 12

Willow Avenue Elementary School
PublicK to 4

Cornwall Elementary School
PublicK to 4

School ratings and boundaries are provided by GreatSchools.org and Pitney Bowes. This information should only be used as a reference. Proximity or boundaries shown here are not a guarantee of enrollment. Please reach out to schools directly to verify all information and enrollment eligibility.

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35 Otterkill Road is a 2.5 ac of land for sale in New Windsor, NY 12553. This property was listed for sale on August 26, 2026 by KW Hudson Valley United, it's currently listed at $140,000. This listing's school district is Cornwall Central School District. Nearby schools include Cornwall Middle School, Cornwall Central High School and Willow Avenue Elementary School. 35 Otterkill Road is a 0-bed, 0-bath 2.5 ac of land on a 108,900 sq. ft. / 2.5 acres lot.

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