to 25,000 square feet and contained the largest population concentrations in the Village. As of 1977, only 15% of the Village’s population was estimated to live in the northern parts of the Village. Fieldstone house on Old Post Road Two of the oldest residential neighborhoods were originally separate communities: Mt. Airy and Harmon. Harmon, initially th established in the early 20 century as an enclave for artists and writers, became home to railroad workers and commuters to New York City in the 1920s due to its proximity to the railroad station and railroad yards. A portion of Harmon is known as the “flats” due to the regular street grid and the flat topography, in contrast with the more winding street layout and varying topography of other parts of the Village. Harmon was largely built out by the late 1940s in the post-World War II housing boom. Mount Airy, which began as a Quaker enclave, was by the early 1900s a summer colony that attracted many Greenwich Village artists and writers. The area continued to attract writers and artists although it is now mostly populated by professionals. To the east of Mount Airy Road is the informally-named Trails section of Crotonon-Hudson, situated roughly between Mount Airy Road and Batten Road northeast of Grand Street. The homes in the area were originally built in the 1920s as summer cottages and bungalows but are now year-round residences, set on small lots in this wooded, hilly section of the Village. A network of narrow, winding roads, with street names such as Sunset Trail, Park Trail and Brook Trail, runs through the area and gives the area its name. Trails section of Mount Airy neighborhood PAGE 44 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Housing Development, 1980 - 2000 In the past 20 years, new housing has been developed in the northern part of the Village (north of the Upper Village) and along the Hudson waterfront north of Croton Point Park. All of the subdivisions in the northern part of the Village have been singlefamily homes while along the waterfront the Half Moon Bay condominiums were designed as a cluster subdivision. Over 600 permits for residential units were issued in the Village between 1980 and 1999, primarily for single-family residential homes, increasing the number of units and allowing the Village to expand 9 in population. The subdivisions completed during this time period are described below: • Georgia Lane subdivision. 30 single-family homes constructed in the early 1980s in the northeast portion of the Village, along Georgia Lane off Mount Airy Road. • Beekman Avenue/”The Draw”. The Draw section of the Village was described in the 1977 Master Plan as the area between Old Post Road and Grand Street, Wells Avenue and Riverside Avenue. It was subdivided in the mid-1980s into 65 parcels, the majority of which were developed for residential purposes. • Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Bay is a condominium development along the Hudson River north of Croton Point Park. Development has been divided into five phases. Phases 1 and 2, which added 120 units, were completed in the late 1980s. Phases 3, 4, and 5 were approved in 1999 and are slated to begin construction. The last three phases will add 156 additional units to the subdivision for a total of 276 units. • River Landing Development. River Landing development was constructed in the early 1990s, on 70 acres of land between Upper North Highland Avenue and Mount Airy Road. Thirtytwo single-family homes were constructed. • Arrowcrest Development. The Arrowcrest Development, situated on land adjacent to the Hudson National Golf Club off Albany Post Road, was subdivided in the mid-1990s to create 35 single-family homes on one- to three-acre lots. The development also includes a conservation easement. • West Wind. West Wind is the most recent subdivision in Croton-on-Hudson. Situated in the northwest portion of the Village, off Scenic Drive and Albany Post Road, the property was subdivided in the mid-1990s to build 36 single-family Half Moon Bay condominiums River Landing Development Arrowcrest Development 9 Source: Croton-Harmon School District, Long-Range Planning Report, January 1999 PAGE 45 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN homes. The subdivision also includes open space under a conservation easement. Housing Trends The value and cost of single-family homes have risen in the past decade. In 1990, the median value for owner-occupied units was $226,600, and the median rent was $796. By 1998, the median value of homes had increased to $255,000. Both the median sale price and the number of homes sold increased between 1993 and 1999. Sales price increased by 29%, from $209,850 in 1993 to $269,625 in 1999. The number of annual sales increased by over 90% between 1993 and 1998, with the greatest number of sales occurring in 1997 and 1998. Table 3.15: Median Sale Price, Single Family Homes, 1993-1999 $400,000 $300,000 Croton