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GRAFTON FOREST A Capital Region woodlot with well-stocked timber, recreational opportunities and weekend cabin options, all near Grafton Lakes State Park.

94 Tax Acres Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York

Price: $114,000

Fountains Land, an F&W company, 1810 State Route 9 Suite 2 Lake George NY 12845 Contact: Todd Waldron ~ [email protected] ~ Off: 518.668.5880 ~ Cell: 518.926.8734 fountainsland.com

LOCATION Fountains is pleased to offer the 94-acre Grafton Forest, a classic recreational woodlot property located within 20 minutes of Albany’s Capital Region. The land is situated in the scenic town of Grafton, an historic community nestled within the county’s Rensselaer Highland Plateau region. This gently sloping, forested landscape stretches from the Hudson Valley in nearby Troy to the Taconic Mountains paralleling the New York-VermontMassachusetts border. Grafton is a classic rural hamlet with a general store, fire department, post office and town hall. Grafton Lakes State Park is located within 2 miles of the property and hosts 13 lakes within its 2,000 acre footprint. This popular park offers swimming, boating, cross-country skiing and horseback riding options throughout the year. Route 2, also known as the Mohawk Trail, connects the village of Grafton with regional communities such as Williamstown, MA (17 miles east) and Troy (12 miles west). Williamstown is a gateway to the Berkshires and is home to Williams College as well as a vibrant arts scene. The city of Troy is part of the Capital Region’s emerging nano-technology economic hub and is home to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Malta’s Nano Tech Valley is a 45-minute drive to the north along the Adirondack Northway. New York City and Boston are each 3 hours south and east, respectively.

Grafton is a classic recreational forest property within arm’s reach of the Capital District.

Grafton Forest offers a fine opportunity for long term woodlot investment goals, outdoor recreation, and future weekend home options. Good access, gentle topography and close proximity to the Capital Region support all of these uses.

ACCESS Access to the property is provided by 25 feet of road frontage which starts along South Road and runs toward the land for 800 feet to the main portion of the property. This access point is a wellestablished woods road with a packed gravel base that is easily drive-able during non-winter months for most vehicle types. Electric and phone services are available along South Road. Internal access consists of an intricate network of forestry trails that provide good ATV, snowmobile or hiking access throughout the land, and to a private cabin site envelope nestled squarely in the hardwoods. Directions: From Troy, take Route 7 east for 4.5 miles to the intersection of Route 278. Take a right on Route 278 and travel 1.5 miles to the intersection of Route 2. Take a left on Route 2 and travel 7.5 miles to Grafton Village. From there, take a right on South Route and travel 1.6 miles. The property’s gated access road will be on the right.

A woods road leading to the property from South Road can easily support driveway upgrades to a future camp

Fountains Land — Specializing in the sale of forestland and rural estates.

ACCESS (continued) Boundary lines on the property are variable and consist of a mix of old red and orange-colored boundary paint, pink flagging, wire fence lines and stone piles. Maps in this report are based on tax map information. Tax map acreage is reported to be 94 acres. GIS acreage (based upon GPS points collected in the field corners) is 92.8 acres. Deed acreage is 81 acres. Buyers should not rely on the maps within this report to accurately portray deeded boundary lines in the field.

SITE DESCRIPTION Grafton Forest offers a fine opportunity for long term woodlot investment goals, outdoor recreation, or future weekend home options. Good access, gentle topography and close proximity to the Capital Region support all of these uses. Several potential off-grid building sites could be developed within a few hundred feet of the current driveway terminus. Of notable interest is a private hardwood stand situated in the heart of the land where soils are well drained and the terrain is very easy to navigate. This area has tall hardwood trees with much of the understory free of dense regeneration, providing excellent forest aesthetics and seclusion. This part of the property is easily accessible and offers seclusion and screened privacy.

Grafton offers scenic stone walls, private forests and nice cabin lot opportunities.

Due to the land’s central location within the Rensselaer Plateau, elevations are highly consistent throughout the property and vary only slightly. Topography is mostly gentle to nearly flat, so the land affords easy recreational access for snowshoeing, hiking, hunting, ATV use or cross country skiing. Soils are well drained loamy types in the hardwood stands, with mixed drainage in the lower-lying softwoods found in the northwest quadrant of the property.

TAXES & TITLE

A well-managed timber resource that can provide firewood and periodic timber income.

Annual property taxes in 2016-17 were $2,704. The property is NOT enrolled in New York State’s Real Property Tax Law 480-A, which could significantly reduce the annual tax burden by as much as 80%. For more information about the 480-A program, contact Fountains Land or the Department of Environmental Conservation office located in Ray Brook, New York (518) 897-1283. The property is owned by Zack Kembar and Meric KoskalKembar and is listed in the Rensselaer County Real Property Tax Service in Troy, New York as Town of Grafton tax map parcel #95.-1-24. Deed information can be found in the Rensselaer County Clerk’s Office in Troy, New York and filed in Deed Book 3801 page 201. The forest is a classic northern hardwood type with maples, birches, and hemlocks.

Fountains Land — Specializing in the sale of forestland and rural estates.

TIMBER The Grafton Forest offers a naturally diverse northern forest resource which can be managed for long term timber returns, wildlife habitat, or family homestead development and recreation. Nearly 100% of the land is forested, with less than an acre accounting for road surfaces and a small clearing. The forest is dominated by quality northern hardwoods, with primary species being the maples, black cherry and white ash. Hardwood stands are fully stocked and can support another harvest thinning over the next 5 years, focusing the residual growth on quality stems. Diameters are poles to small sawlogs with stem quality above average. This hardwood component represents future income potential and an excellent timber asset appreciation opportunity for the long term buyer. Mixed evergreen and hardwood units occupy the northwestern third of the property. These stands are dominated by a mix of naturally growing red spruce, hemlock and red maple. These areas provide important winter food and thermal cover for resident wildlife and contribute significantly to the year round habitat quality for whitetail deer. Property wide, harvesting last occurred 15 years ago, with thinning recommended within the next 5 years. No timber inventory is available.

The forest has not been harvested in the past decade and will be ready to thin in the next few years.

The Rensselaer Highlands Plateau is known to host a transient moose population along with popular big game species like whitetail deer and black bear.

Quality hardwood timber, easy topography, ready access, good wildlife habitat and multiple opportunities for use and enjoyment make this a wise investment.

Fountains Land is the exclusive broker representing the seller's interest in the marketing, negotiating and sale of this property. Fountains has an ethical and legal obligation to show honesty and fairness to the buyer. The buyer may retain brokers to represent their interests. All measurements are given as a guide, and no liability can be accepted for any errors arising therefrom. No responsibility is taken for any other error, omission, or misstatement in these particulars, nor do they constitute an offer or a contract. We do not make or give, whether in these particulars, during negotiations or otherwise, any representation or warranty in relation to the property.

Fountains Land — Specializing in the sale of forestland and rural estates.

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New York State DEPARTMENT OF STATE Division of Licensing Services P.O. Box 22001 Albany, NY 12201-2001

Customer Service: (518) 474-4429 Fax: (518) 473-6648 Web site: www.dos.state.ny.us

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THIS IS NOT A CONTRACT New York State law requires real estate licensees who are acting as agents of buyers and sellers of property to advise the potential buyers and sellers with whom they work of the nature of their agency relationship and the rights and obligations it creates. This disclosure will help you to make informed choices about your relationship with the real estate broker and its sales associates. Throughout the transaction you may receive more than one disclosure form. The law requires each agent assisting in the transaction to present you with this disclosure form. A real estate agent is a person qualified to advise about real estate. If you need legal, tax or other advice, consult with a professional in that field.

Disclosure Regarding Real Estate Agency Relationships Seller’s Agent A seller’s agent is an agent who is engaged by a seller to represent the seller’s interest. The seller’s agent does this by securing a buyer for the seller’s home at a price and on terms acceptable to the seller. A seller’s agent has, without limitation, the following fiduciary duties to the seller: reasonable care, undivided loyalty, confidentiality, full disclosure, obedience and duty to account. A seller’s agent does not represent the interests of the buyer. The obligations of a seller’s agent are also subject to any specific provisions set forth in an agreement between the agent and the seller. In dealings with the buyer, a seller’s agent should (a) exercise reasonable skill and care in performance of the agent’s duties; (b) deal honestly, fairly and in good faith; and (c) disclose all facts known to the agent materially affecting the value or desirability of property, except as otherwise provided by law.

Buyer’s Agent A buyer’s agent is an agent who is engaged by a buyer to represent the buyer’s interest. The buyer’s agent does this DOS 1736 (Rev. 3/08)

by negotiating the purchase of a home at a price and on terms acceptable to the buyer. A buyer’s agent has, without limitation, the following fiduciary duties to the buyer: reasonable care, undivided loyalty, confidentiality, full disclosure, obedience and duty to account. A buyer’s agent does not represent the interest of the seller. The obligations of a buyer’s agent are also subject to any specific provisions set forth in an agreement between the agent and the buyer. In dealings with the seller, a buyer’s agent should (a) exercise reasonable skill and care in performance of the agent’s duties; (b) deal honestly, fairly and in good faith; and (c) disclose all facts known to the agent materially affecting the buyer’s ability and/or willingness to perform a contract to acquire seller’s property that are not inconsistent with the agent’s fiduciary duties to the buyer.

Broker’s Agents A broker’s agent is an agent that cooperates or is engaged by a listing agent or a buyer’s agent (but does not work for the same firm as the listing agent or buyer’s agent) to assist the listing agent or buyer’s agent in locating a property to sell or buy, respectively, for the listing agent’s seller or the buyer agent’s buyer. The broker’s agent does not have a direct relationship with the buyer or seller and the buyer or seller can not provide instructions or direction directly to the broker’s agent. The buyer and the seller therefore do not have vicarious liability for the acts of the broker’s agent. The listing agent or buyer’s agent do provide direction and instruction to the broker’s agent and therefore the listing agent or buyer’s agent will have liability for the acts of the broker’s agent.

Dual Agent A real estate broker may represent both the buyer and seller if both the buyer and seller give their informed consent in writing. In such a dual agency situation, the agent will not be able to provide the full range of fiduciary duties to the buyer and seller. The obligations of an agent are also subject to any specific provisions set forth in an agreement between

the agent, and the buyer and seller. An agent acting as a dual agent must explain carefully to both the buyer and seller that the agent is acting for the other party as well. The agent should also explain the possible effects of dual representation, including that by consenting to the dual agency relationship the buyer and seller are giving up their right to undivided loyalty. A buyer or seller should carefully consider the possible consequences of a dual agency relationship before agreeing to such representation.

Dual Agent with Designated Sales Agents If the buyer and seller provide their informed consent in writing, the principals and the real estate broker who represents both parties as a dual agent may designate a sales agent to represent the buyer and another sales agent to represent the seller to negotiate the purchase and sale of real

estate. A sales agent works under the supervision of the real estate broker. With the informed consent of the buyer and the seller in writing, the designated sales agent for the buyer will function as the buyer’s agent representing the interests of and advocating on behalf of the buyer and the designated sales agent for the seller will function as the seller’s agent representing the interests of and advocating on behalf of the seller in the negotiations between the buyer and seller. A designated sales agent cannot provide the full range of fiduciary duties to the buyer or seller. The designated sales agent must explain that like the dual agent under whose supervision they function, they cannot provide undivided loyalty. A buyer or seller should carefully consider the possible consequences of a dual agency relationship with designated sales agents before agreeing to such representation.

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