Nice to meet you.
I first fell in love with the Catskills while renting a house in Kerhonkson with my husband and pup. It was mid-October, peak foliage, and our host gave us a laundry list of places to check out (Westwind Orchard, Arrowood Brewery, Kingston Stockade District, Minnewaska Trails, Peekamoose Blue Hole, etc.). When packing up our rental after the long weekend, our host's children pulled some carrots out of their garden and said to us, “Look! We just harvested a snack!” And we thought to ourselves, “Wow. These people are doing it right!"
So began our year-long journey trying to find the perfect weekend home of our own. We looked at several places, all over the Hudson Valley / Catskills region. Finally on a snow-covered January morning we found it, just 20 minutes north of our usual rental spot in Accord, NY. We learned A LOT going through the buying process for the first time. And I became enamored with the nearby homes, our adopted community, and the new lifestyle we had acquired.
In 2020 we decided to take the plunge to be former “weekenders” and leave our Clinton Hill apartment permanently. I made real estate a full time career and have been fortunate to be surrounded by incredible agents with a wealth of knowledge.
Having been a New York City buyer looking for a weekend escape, I feel I deeply understand my clients’ style and needs. I promise my clients a personal, thoughtful, and professional experience and am excited to help you find your home Upstate!
Since becoming an agent, my listings have been featured in the New York Times, Remodelista, Dwell, and Realtor.com’s featured listing. You can find interviews with me on Chronogram, Arch Digest’s Clever, Dwell, Spoak, and Salam Hello.
When not working with my clients, you can find me doing some unnecessary DIY renovation at my home, foraging for mushrooms, bragging about my garden to my neighbors, at yoga class, or doing some freelance fashion work for old friends from my past city life.
Call or text: 412.760.0176
Email: arlena@thatupstateagent.com