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Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York Top 5 Home Sales: A 1910 Lake Placid Club Home Leads at $1.8 Million

A restored residence of the old Lake Placid Club, a home on the shore of Schroon Lake and a farmhouse on acreage in Peru were among the week's top sales.

Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York Top 5 Home Sales: A 1910 Lake Placid Club Home Leads at $1.8 Million

These are the highest-priced home sales reported in Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York for the week ending November 8, 2026. Together, the five sales came to a combined $4.365 million.

All five are single-family homes, and they are spread across three counties: two in Essex County, two in Franklin County and one in Clinton County. Saranac Lake accounts for two of the sales, with one each in Lake Placid, Schroon Lake and Peru, so the list moves from village streets to lakeshore to open country.

No. 1 — $1,750,000 · 183 Lake Placid Club Way, Lake Placid, New York

Top home sale No. 1 in Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York — 183 Lake Placid Club Way, Lake Placid, New York, week ending November 8, 2026

The week’s top sale carries a name and a long history. The home at 183 Lake Placid Club Way, built in 1910, was once known as Hawthorne and was part of the Lake Placid Club. It has been restored with care for its original architecture and updated for modern life, and it sold for $1.75 million.

The two-story Cape Cod-style home has 2,486 square feet, with six bedrooms and five bathrooms, the most of any home in this week’s Top 5. Inside are original hardwood floors along with reclaimed wood, and two fireplaces, one of them in the living room. Its most unusual feature is a set of six screened sleeping porches. The exterior is finished in shake siding.

The 0.26-acre lot is in the Village of Lake Placid, close to a clubhouse and near a golf course, and the home has panoramic mountain views. Outside there is a garden, a fire pit and a private yard. The Olympic Center, Mirror Lake and the restaurants and shops of Main Street are a short stroll away.

The home went under contract 14 days after it was listed. Marie Wigger Morgan of Merrill L. Thomas, Inc. was the listing agent, and Jennifer Ledger, also of Merrill L. Thomas, Inc., represented the buyer. Merrill L. Thomas, Inc. listed two of the homes in this week’s Top 5, this one and the No. 5 sale in Saranac Lake.

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No. 2 — $845,000 · 24 Burzee Drive, Schroon Lake, New York

Top home sale No. 2 in Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York — 24 Burzee Drive, Schroon Lake, New York, week ending November 8, 2026

The No. 2 sale, at 24 Burzee Drive, is a year-round lakefront home on Schroon Lake. It is in the Burzee Cedar Grove Association, a private community, and it sold for $845,000.

Built in 1991, it is the newest home in this week’s Top 5 and, at 1,870 square feet, the smallest, on a lot of 8,712 square feet. It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, plus a loft. The dining area has views of the lake, and the kitchen has an island. The home also has an antique cast-iron wood-burning stove dating from 1908, and the full basement is finished, with walk-out access.

Outside, there is a wraparound porch as well as a deck, and the landscaped grounds have gardens and an area for a fire pit. The home looks out on both the lake and the mountains. Residents share the association’s common land, 4.3 acres in all, which takes in 180 feet of frontage on the lake along with a sandy beach and a dock slip.

Julia Pucciarelli of Gallo Realty ADK Inc listed the home, which went under contract 13 days later, and Barbara Kearney of Hunt Real Estate ERA represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $680,000 · 173 Kiwassa Rd, Saranac Lake, New York

Top home sale No. 3 in Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York — 173 Kiwassa Rd, Saranac Lake, New York, week ending November 8, 2026

At 173 Kiwassa Road in Saranac Lake, a bungalow built in 1920 that sold for $680,000, a large three-season sunroom looks out over the flowering gardens behind the home. The landscaped corner lot covers 0.28 acres and has a patio, a courtyard and an outdoor kitchen.

The home has been renovated while keeping its original character. The kitchen was redone with granite counters and opens to the dining and living areas, and the bathrooms have been updated. Wood floors, high ceilings, bookcases and other built-ins, and cedar closets carry through the older details, and the living room has a fireplace. The home also has an owned solar panel system.

There are five bedrooms, one of them on the main level, along with three full baths and a half bath in 2,269 square feet over three stories. The partially finished basement has walk-out access, and a heated two-car garage faces the side. Downtown Saranac Lake and Lake Flower are minutes away.

Benjamin Kline of Rob Grant & Assoc. R.E. was the listing agent, and Dylan Duffy of Engel & Volkers Lake Placid Real Estate represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $575,000 · 124 McGarr Rd, Peru, New York

Top home sale No. 4 in Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York — 124 McGarr Rd, Peru, New York, week ending November 8, 2026

With 210.30 acres in Peru, the property at 124 McGarr Road has both the largest lot and, at 3,653 square feet, the largest home in this week’s Top 5. The land is private and wooded, with cleared areas, nature trails and a two-stall horse barn. The farmhouse-style home was built in 1990 and sold for $575,000. The property last sold for $36,600 in 2000.

The center of the outdoor living is a screened porch that leads to an in-ground pool and an in-ground hot tub. Indoors, the living room is built around a stone wood-burning fireplace, and the kitchen has a fireplace of its own, along with granite counters, a gas range and a center island. There is also a formal dining room, and the floors include hardwood.

The home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Upstairs, the primary suite has two walk-in closets and a bathroom with a soaker tub and a tiled walk-in shower. From the entry, stairs climb to a bonus room above the attached two-car garage, and the finished basement adds a family room, an art room, office space and a large storage room.

The home went under contract seven days after it was listed and sold above its asking price of $569,000. George A. Barnett of Century 21 The One was the listing agent, and Patrick Holcombe, also of Century 21 The One, represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $515,000 · 191 Glenwood Dr, Saranac Lake, New York

Top home sale No. 5 in Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York — 191 Glenwood Dr, Saranac Lake, New York, week ending November 8, 2026

Glenwood Estates is a historic residential neighborhood on the lower slopes of Dewey Mountain in Saranac Lake, with large lots in a quiet, wooded setting. The home at 191 Glenwood Drive sold there for $515,000. The village center is a short walk or a quick drive away, and the nearby Dewey Mountain Recreation Center offers hiking, mountain biking and cross-country skiing.

Built in 1981, the traditional home has three bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, and 2,595 square feet on 1.69 acres. The main level has an open floor plan, and a wood-burning stove warms the living room. The home has a covered front porch and a back deck, and the lower level has a large separate bonus room that can serve as an office, an exercise room or a family room. The yard has a fire pit and a shed. The property last sold for $209,400 in 2004.

Karen L Mergenthaler of Merrill L. Thomas, Inc. was the listing agent, giving the brokerage its second listing in this week’s Top 5 along with the top sale in Lake Placid. Kristina Clifford of Say Real Estate represented the buyer.

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More Top 5 Reports from Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York

  1. Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York Top 5 Home Sales: New Lake Placid Home Leads at $1.9 Million
  2. Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York Top 5 Home Sales: Fawn Ridge Home in Lake Placid Leads at $1.8 Million
View all Adirondack–Champlain Valley Top 5 reports →

RealtyWire Top 5 reports are based on publicly reported residential sales and may not include every transaction. Information is subject to correction.Contact RealtyWire to verify or update professional credit.

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