Forbes Capretto finished the five-bedroom house at 3 Blue Heron Drive in the Birdsong Estates subdivision in 2023, and the September 15, 2026 closing there led a week in which the metro’s five reported sales came to $4.34 million.
No two of the week’s sales shared a municipality: Orchard Park, Clarence Center, Alden, Elma and Lancaster each produced one. Prices ran from $795,000 in Lancaster up to the $999,999 Orchard Park leader, with a pair of $800,000 closings in Alden and Elma in between. Howard Hanna WNY Inc. was the listing brokerage on two of this week’s five highest-priced reported sales.
No. 1 — $999,999 · 3 Blue Heron Dr, Orchard Park, New York
The Blue Heron Drive house sold on September 15, 2026 for $999,999. It carries five bedrooms and a reported 4,467 square feet, and it previously changed hands for $899,900 in 2024.
A two-story foyer with an L-shaped staircase opens the plan, and the great room beyond it rises to a two-story vaulted ceiling with a wall of windows and a gas fireplace. The kitchen is fitted with an oversized island, quartz counters, an induction range under a designer hood, a second built-in oven and soft-close cabinetry with roll-out storage, and the casual dining area alongside it carries a beverage center and a built-in chiller. A formal dining room, a living room, a home office, a walk-in pantry, a mudroom given added storage in 2025 and a half bath complete the main floor.
Upstairs, the owner’s suite has a tray ceiling and an en suite bath with a double vanity, quartz counters, a frameless glass shower and a soaking tub; its walk-in closet was rebuilt by California Closets in 2024. Three more bedrooms, two more attached full baths and a second-floor laundry room fill out that level. The basement was finished in 2025 with a fifth bedroom and egress window, a full bath, a bar, a media room and a gym, and the grounds were landscaped the same year, adding a berm of trees for privacy behind a covered rear patio. An L-shaped three-car garage sits off a double-wide driveway with extra parking.
Kathleen M Raines of Realty ONE Group Empower was the listing agent. The $999,999 closing put Raines on the listing side of the highest-priced reported home sale in the Buffalo metro area for the week, No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5. Ashley Klenk of Hunt Real Estate ERA represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $949,000 · 6021 Wexford Mnr, Clarence Center, New York
In Clarence Center, the Waterford Estates house at 6021 Wexford Manor changed hands for $949,000 on September 18, 2026. Built in 2016, it holds four bedrooms and a reported 3,359 square feet, and it previously changed hands for $585,000 in 2018.
Detailed ceilings, custom cabinetry and upgraded fixtures run through the interior. The first floor opens on an entrance hall and takes in a family room with a gas fireplace and a kitchen with a breakfast bar, granite counters, a tile backsplash and upgraded appliances. The formal dining area beside it carries a coffered ceiling and a butler’s pantry, and a den, a mudroom and a powder room complete the level. Upstairs are generously sized bedrooms and an owner’s suite with a walk-in closet and a spa-style bath.
The grounds were landscaped professionally and include a covered patio with a two-sided fireplace for outdoor dining. Custom shades, upgraded lighting and California Closets fittings are among the finish details carried through the house.
Karen Baker Levin of Howard Hanna Wny Inc. represented the listing side of the transaction, which closed at its full asking price and ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property went under contract 12 days after the current listing date. Baker Levin has six earlier sales in the metro’s roundup. Michael Measer of Hunt Real Estate ERA represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $800,000 · 365 Lapp Rd, Alden, New York
Built in 2010 and set on more than 17 wooded acres, the custom hillside ranch at 365 Lapp Road in Alden sold for $800,000 on September 16, 2026. It carries four bedrooms and a reported 3,100 square feet, including a full in-law suite that functions as a separate apartment, and it previously changed hands for $350,000 in 2013.
The open plan is arranged around the setting. A kitchen with a large center island runs into a great room with a gas fireplace, and expansive windows frame the property’s private pond and the woods around it. The primary suite is on the first floor, with a walk-through closet that opens directly into the first-floor laundry room, and a formal dining room off the kitchen leads out to a covered front porch.
The walkout lower level is finished and opens onto a custom patio with built-in seating and water features. An attached 2.5-car garage with an epoxy floor, a detached 22-by-18-foot garage and a storage shed hold vehicles and equipment, and the property also carries a whole-house standby generator, solar panels and a full basement for storage.
Jerrold R Thompson II of Century 21 North East was the listing agent. The house went under contract 7 days after the current listing date, and the closing ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week; Thompson has one earlier sale in the metro’s roundup. Jacob Stiller of Century 21 North East represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $800,000 · 3091 Bullis Rd, Elma, New York
The September 18, 2026 closing at 3091 Bullis Road in Elma brought $800,000, matching the price paid in Alden. The Forbes-built house dates to 2013, sits on nearly an acre in the Town of Elma and carries four bedrooms and a reported 2,818 square feet.
A foyer flanked by a formal dining room and a home office opens into the great room and kitchen, which take their light from a wall of windows over the backyard. The kitchen has abundant cabinetry, generous work space and a Thermador gas range. Upstairs, the primary suite carries a tray ceiling, a walk-in closet and a private bath, with three more bedrooms, a full bath and second-floor laundry on the same level.
The landscaped backyard is built around an in-ground pool and a two-level stamped-concrete patio, and the near-acre lot leaves room between the house and neighboring properties.
Joseph G Saccone of Keller Williams Realty Wny was the listing agent. The house went under contract 8 days after the current listing date and closed $10,100 above its final asking price of $789,900, a result that ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Salvatore J Dentico of Realty ONE Group Empower represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $795,000 · 52 Quail Run Ln, Lancaster, New York
Lancaster’s Quail Run neighborhood produced the week’s fifth sale: 52 Quail Run Lane changed hands on September 18, 2026 for $795,000. The 1995 house has had a single owner and previously changed hands for $207,826 in 1995. It holds four bedrooms and a reported 3,896 square feet, a figure the listing attributes to a professional measurement rather than to the public record.
Brazilian cherry hardwood runs through the interior, which includes a Mendota gas fireplace, solid six-panel doors, a cedar closet, central vacuum and Miele appliances. A heated four-season sunroom holds a sunken hot tub. Systems have been replaced in stages: a CertainTeed lifetime roof in 2012, Pella windows in 2014, and a new main furnace, air conditioner and hot water tank in 2026, alongside 34 owned solar panels rated at 11.73 kilowatts.
The backyard centers on a heated 16-by-30-foot gunite pool, with underground sprinklers, mature maple trees, a fire pit and an outdoor entertaining area. A climate-controlled third garage bay and a Generac transfer switch with a portable generator round out the property.
Jasmine Chen of Howard Hanna Wny Inc. listed the property, which went under contract 12 days after the current listing date, and the sale ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Tim Barcy of eXp Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 20, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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