These are the highest-priced home sales reported in Adirondack–Champlain Valley, New York for the week ending October 25, 2026, and together they came to $5.036 million. Four of the five homes are in Essex County and one is in Franklin County, with two of the sales in Lake Placid and one each in Rainbow Lake, Adirondack and Port Kent.
The group runs from a wooded neighborhood outside the Village of Lake Placid to the shores of Rainbow Lake and Schroon Lake. It includes four single-family homes and one condominium, and the oldest of the five dates to 1971.
No. 1 — $1,830,000 · 17 Ahmek Dr, Lake Placid, New York
Bear Loj, as the owners named it, sits among the trees in the Fawn Ridge neighborhood, a few minutes from the Village of Lake Placid. The Jackrabbit Trail is within walking distance, which puts cross-country skiing and mountain biking close by. The home sold for $1,830,000, the highest price of the week.
Built in 2001 in the Adirondack style, the home has wood siding outside and natural wood, handcrafted log work and stone inside. Its great room rises to a high ceiling and is anchored by a large stone fireplace, one of three in the home. The kitchen has a big center island, granite counters and a generous run of cabinetry, and mini-split air conditioning cools the rooms in summer.
With six bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 5,800 square feet, it is the largest home in this Top 5 and has the most bedrooms. The primary bedroom is on the main level, and two of the six bedrooms are on that floor. The primary bath was updated with a freestanding soaking tub, an oversized tiled shower and a double vanity. Beyond the bedrooms are an office, a fitness room, a game room and a sauna, and the full basement is finished with walk-out access.
Outside, an elevated deck stretches across the home and has a covered section for dining. There is also a hot tub, a separate patio with a fire area and an outdoor climbing wall. The lot measures 0.73 acres, and the property last sold for $1.05 million in 2020.
The home went under contract nine days after it was listed. Nicholas Politi and Stuart Ruttan, II, both of Merrill L. Thomas, Inc., were the listing agents, and Kristina Clifford of Say Real Estate represented the buyer.
See this property in Google Street View →
No. 2 — $1,387,500 · 22 Dear Ln, Rainbow Lake, New York
On Rainbow Lake, about 10 miles from Saranac Lake, the property known as Spruce Point has 247 feet of shoreline and a two-story boathouse. The boathouse has two boat slips and an electric lift below, and finished living quarters upstairs with a balcony over the water. The property sold for $1,387,500.
The home, built in 1995, is an Adirondack chalet with steep gables and wraparound decks. Inside, vaulted ceilings, wood finishes and broad windows face the lake, and there are mountain views as well. The kitchen has granite counters and a large island and opens to the dining and living areas, where a gas fireplace warms the living room.
The primary suite is on the main level and has its own deck overlooking the water, a vaulted ceiling, and a bath with double copper sinks and a tiled walk-in shower. A guest suite on the upper level is set behind French doors and has a walk-in closet and a full bath, and a third bedroom and bath are on the main level. In all, the home has three bedrooms, three full bathrooms and 1,767 square feet on 0.91 acres. The walk-out lower level is unfinished, and the two-car garage is heated.
The property last sold for $1.1 million in 2023. This time it went under contract 18 days after it was listed. Matthew Ellis of Coldwell Banker Whitbeck Assoc Tupper Lake was the listing agent, and Kathleen Fischer of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Adirondack Realty represented the buyer.
See this property in Google Street View →
No. 3 — $778,500 · 57 Sugar Hill Way, Adirondack, New York
The oldest home in this Top 5 is a 1971 chalet on Schroon Lake, built for three seasons and set on 2.40 acres, the largest lot of the five. It has 100 feet of shoreline with a sandy beach and a private dock, and no road separates the cabin from the water.
The great room has a cathedral ceiling finished in knotty pine and a wood-burning fireplace. A covered deck looks out over the lake toward the mountains. The home is modest in size, with four bedrooms, one bathroom and 1,177 square feet, and the property is private and secluded.
The property last sold for $189,000 in 2000. It sold for $778,500, just above its $775,000 asking price. Angela Mead of Gallo Realty ADK Inc was the listing agent, and Roger M Friedman, also of Gallo Realty ADK Inc, represented the buyer.
See this property in Google Street View →
No. 4 — $700,000 · 176 Fir Way Unit 20, Lake Placid, New York
The week’s second Lake Placid sale was a condominium, the only one in this Top 5: an end-unit townhome in Pinehill Phase II that sold for $700,000. It went under contract two days after it was listed and sold above its $689,000 asking price.
Built in 2001, the townhome spreads 3,368 square feet across several levels, with four bedrooms and three full bathrooms. The finished lower level has a family room and extra sleeping space. A screened porch looks into the woods, and the home has a detached one-car garage.
The property last sold for $579,000 in 2024. Brooks H. Reynolds of The Reynolds Group of Lake Placid, LLC was the listing agent.
See this property in Google Street View →
No. 5 — $340,000 · 55 2nd St, Port Kent, New York
Port Kent is a small lakefront hamlet with a sandy beach, a boat launch, a playground and tennis and basketball courts. Harmony Golf Course, with a seasonal restaurant and bar, and the Wickham Marsh Wildlife Management Area are part of the community too. This 1997 Colonial on 0.62 acres there sold for $340,000.
The home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms (two full and one half) and 2,923 square feet over two stories. The great room has a cathedral ceiling, hardwood floors and an electric fireplace, and there is a separate living room as well. A formal dining room with hardwood floors adjoins the kitchen, which has a pantry, a breakfast bar and an eat-in area. French doors lead from the eat-in area to a large deck.
A first-floor bedroom with built-in bookshelves can serve as an office. Upstairs are three more bedrooms, including a primary suite with a walk-in closet and its own full bath. The attached two-car garage has an epoxy floor and two storage rooms and opens into a large mudroom. The partially finished basement has radiant heat in the floor.
Kira Witherwax of REMAX North Country was the listing agent, and Sarah Cromie, also of REMAX North Country, represented the buyer.
See this property in Google Street View →
RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 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.
Were you involved in one of these transactions? Contact RealtyWire to verify or correct your professional credit or submit information for a future edition.
