Why It Worked: It's the only gated, fully amenitized, terrace and townhome community located directly on the banks of the Hudson River—and just a 47-minute express train ride from Manhattan.

  • One-, two-, and three-bedroom, Nantucket-style units feature high ceilings, oversized windows, private balconies, and one- or two-car garages.
  • Jitney service to Croton-Harmon train station; express train to Grand Central Station takes less than an hour.
  • Amenities include two outdoor pools with whirlpool spas, tennis courts, two clubhouses, and access to an adjacent 160-slip marina.
  • Most of the townhomes and first-floor terrace homes have basements for additional storage space; many offer views of the Hudson River.
  • The basement, at garden level of townhomes, includes a club room, bedroom, full bath, walk-in closet, and storage space.

    • Project Credits

    Project: Discovery Cove at Half Moon Bay, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.; Sales started: January 2002; Sales through December 2003: 144; Units planned: 158;

    Crisp white accents, traditional shingles, and stone details give the homes at Discovery Cove a real Nantucket feel.
    Fred Forbes Crisp white accents, traditional shingles, and stone details give the homes at Discovery Cove a real Nantucket feel.

    Price: $362,042 to $1,714,542; Unit size: 900 to 2,500 square feet; Builder/Developer: Spectrum Communities, Valhalla, N.Y.; Architect: Minno & Wasko, Lambertville, N.J.; Landscape architect: Hawk Design, Charlestown, Mass.; Interior designer: Lita Dirks and Co., Englewood. Colo.

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