A custom house completed in 2022 on Herons Glen in Clarence sold for $4.70 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Buffalo, New York metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. The five leading closings recorded across the metro that week combined for $9.14 million in Buffalo-area real estate.
The five sales span Clarence, Buffalo, Williamsville and East Amherst, and two of this week’s closings were recorded inside the city of Buffalo itself. Build years reach from an 1890 house in North Buffalo to the Clarence residence finished in 2022, and Howard Hanna WNY Inc. held the listing side of two of this week’s five ranked sales.
No. 1 — $4,700,000 · 5565 Herons Gln, Clarence, New York
A custom-built residence in Clarence took the top position on this week’s list. The house at 5565 Herons Glen closed on August 3, 2026 for $4,700,000. Its transaction record lists five bedrooms, eight bathrooms and a reported 10,353 square feet.
Listing materials identify Jurek as the builder of the 2022 house. A stone exterior, a custom arched front entry and a 3.5-car garage front the property, and a two-story foyer opens onto wide-plank white oak flooring. The kitchen holds porcelain countertops, custom cabinetry, a handcrafted plaster range hood and a La Cornue French range, and the dining room runs into an entertaining bar with a temperature-controlled wine room. A floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and exposed wood beams anchor the great room.
The primary suite carries wood-beam ceilings, a private wet bar and a bath with an oversized concrete soaking tub, a steam shower and heated floors, and four further bedrooms upstairs each have a walk-in closet and a private bath. The lower level takes in a cold plunge and sauna, a golf simulator, a gym and a home theater with projector and surround sound. Outside are an in-ground hot tub, rooftop heaters, an outdoor kitchen with a built-in grill and sink, and a fire pit.
Giavanna Rossi of Howard Hanna Wny Inc. was the listing agent. Karen Baker Levin of Howard Hanna Wny Inc. represented the buyer. The $4,700,000 closing put Rossi at the listing side of the highest-priced home sale RealtyWire reported anywhere in the Buffalo metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026, and the house went under contract one day after the current listing date.
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No. 2 — $1,450,000 · 75 Nottingham Ter, Buffalo, New York
A French-inspired house facing Delaware Park took the No. 2 position. The residence at 75 Nottingham Terrace in Buffalo changed hands August 5, 2026 for $1,450,000. Built in 1951, it carries six bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 4,692 square feet.
A wrought-iron entrance opens to a two-story marble foyer with a sweeping staircase. The formal living room holds parquet flooring, three sets of French doors and a fireplace, and the dining room carries wainscoting and vintage sconces. An Italian tile island with a gas cooktop anchors the eat-in kitchen, a pine-paneled library adds a gas fireplace and custom built-ins, and a three-car garage leads to a game room with a dry bar and skylights. The primary suite upstairs has its own fireplace, a view over the park, a dressing room and a bath with a jacuzzi tub and steam shower, with five further bedrooms alongside. English gardens lay out the grounds, steps from the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.
Susan D Lenahan of MJ Peterson Real Estate Inc. was the listing agent. Brittany Samuel of MJ Peterson Real Estate Inc. represented the buyer. Lenahan’s listing ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026, and it was the highest-priced sale on the list recorded inside the city of Buffalo.
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No. 3 — $1,171,005 · 40 Waterford Park, Williamsville, New York
Williamsville supplied the No. 3 sale. The transaction at 40 Waterford Park was recorded on August 3, 2026 at $1,171,005. Dated to 1974, the house holds five bedrooms, six bathrooms and a reported 7,218 square feet.
A showpiece staircase and foyer open the first floor, which takes in two powder rooms and a library with a fireplace. A great room rises to a soaring ceiling with tall windows and a wet bar, the dining area carries a coffered ceiling and built-ins, and the kitchen shares an open plan with the living and family rooms. A 548-square-foot three-season sunroom looks over the park-like lot, and the primary bedroom upstairs opens to a private balcony above the great room. Patios, an in-ground pool and a pool house fill the rear grounds, served by an oversized heated four-car garage, with a tennis court on the quiet street. The property previously changed hands for $387,000 in 2005.
Karen Baker Levin of Howard Hanna Wny Inc was the listing agent. Ryan Burke of Wny Metro Roberts Realty represented the buyer. Levin’s listing went under contract 13 days after the current listing date and ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 4 — $940,000 · 8760 Fairbrook Ct, East Amherst, New York
The Meadow Lakes community in East Amherst produced the No. 4 sale. The stone-front house at 8760 Fairbrook Court closed on August 3, 2026 for $940,000. Built in 1997, it carries four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 4,396 square feet on nearly an acre overlooking a pond.
Listing materials identify Patrick Homes as the builder. The house sits on a private cul-de-sac, and a two-story foyer leads into rooms with a gas fireplace, crown molding, custom millwork, curved archways and nine-foot ceilings across the first floor, where double French doors open to a private office. The updated kitchen holds granite countertops, breakfast bar seating and a butler’s pantry under a barrel ceiling. Built-in bookshelves form the upper foyer, the primary suite carries a tray ceiling and an en-suite bath with double sinks, and the basement was completed with custom paneling, a bar and a pre-wired sound system. Covered rear balcony areas and landscaped grounds with outdoor lighting finish the setting, which has access to the Clarence bike path. The property previously changed hands for $448,000 in 2012.
Donna M Littlefield of Howard Hanna Wny Inc. was the listing agent. Littlefield represented both sides of the transaction, acting for the buyer as well as the seller. The sale closed $115,000 above its final asking price of $825,000, went under contract 7 days after the current listing date, and took the No. 4 position in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 5 — $877,000 · 153 Beard Ave, Buffalo, New York
An 1890 house in North Buffalo closes the list. The residence at 153 Beard Avenue sold August 7, 2026 for $877,000. Its record lists five bedrooms and a reported 3,090 square feet, a figure the listing draws from public records and available floor plans.
Natural woodwork and wainscoting, two gas fireplaces, solid wood doors, stained and leaded-glass windows and inlaid blonde and red oak hardwood flooring run through the house. A front reception hall opens to a living room with a fireplace and a dining room under coffered ceiling beams, and the kitchen holds marble countertops, Fisher & Paykel appliances including a Sub-Zero refrigerator, and a breakfast bar over the deep landscaped yard. A custom half bath was added on the first floor in 2017, a full bath with a heated marble floor and a jetted tub serves the four second-floor bedrooms, and the third floor holds a primary bedroom and bath completed in 2018. The rear yard sits under a tree canopy with a pergola fitted with a projector, a fire pit added in 2019 and a seven-seat hot tub installed in 2022. The property previously changed hands for $415,000 in 2013.
Nicholas Raczyk of Danahy Real Estate was the listing agent. Ryan Burke of Wny Metro Roberts Realty represented the buyer. Raczyk’s listing went under contract 7 days after the current listing date and closed $82,000 above its final asking price of $795,000, ranking No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Buffalo Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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