Pete Davidson's longtime New York retreat just took a $255,000 price cut

Every so often a listing comes with a backstory, and this one arrives with a famous former owner. The North Salem country house at 258 Hardscrabble Road has been widely reported as the longtime home of comedian Pete Davidson, who according to Mansion Global and multiple outlets bought it in 2023 for $1.95 million and made it his full-time residence before putting it back on the market.

It first listed higher earlier this year and has since come down, and it is now offered at $1,895,000 after a $255,000 price cut. That puts the current ask right around what was reportedly paid for it in 2023, before any of the personal touches, which is part of what makes it worth a closer look. Celebrity provenance aside, what you are actually buying is a heavily renovated 1930s country house on six private acres above a pond, with a long list of amenities most homes this size never touch.

The setting is called Tamoset, reached by a long drive back to real privacy, with rolling lawns, old stone walls, ornamental trees, and perennial gardens wrapped around the house. If you have been comparing move-in-ready homes against building something new, it is a useful counterpoint to our look at what a barndominium costs to build.

Six acres, stone walls, and a pond of your own

The land is the anchor. All 6.01 acres sit at the end of a long private drive, rolling gently down toward a scenic pond that gives the house its water views from nearly every angle. Old stone walls, ornamental trees, and perennial gardens fill in the grounds, and the location puts you moments from the apple orchards of North Salem while still feeling completely tucked away, about 90 minutes from Manhattan.

A great room built around a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace

The renovation opened the interior into airy, loft-like spaces filled with light. The dramatic great room is the centerpiece, anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, topped by a vaulted ceiling, and lined with built-ins. Walls of windows pull in the natural light and the pond views, and random-width pine floors run throughout, giving the modern spaces a warm, country footing.

A gourmet kitchen with backlit cabinetry

The chef's kitchen is finished with custom backlit cabinetry, granite and stainless countertops, and professional appliances. It opens to a dining area wrapped in a window wall, with doors leading out to two decks and that recurring water view, so the cooking, eating, and outdoor space all flow together.

A first-floor primary suite that opens to a private garden

The primary suite sits on the first floor, an increasingly rare feature buyers ask for by name, with built-ins, a primary bath with a whirlpool tub and double vanity, and a door out to a private terraced garden. It is the kind of main-level retreat that makes the house work long term, not just today.

More bedrooms, lofts, and a screened porch

Up a natural stone staircase are additional bedrooms, two with their own loft sitting areas, along with baths and linen storage. A guest room with a bath opens to the screened porch and two sun decks, giving visitors their own quiet corner with direct access to the outdoors.

A lower level with a sauna and wine cellar

The lower level is finished for downtime, with a pine-paneled family room, a dedicated wine cellar, and a sauna, plus a pantry, laundry, and utility space. It is the part of the house that turns a weekend in from an errand into a stay.

Decks, a hot tub, a cold plunge, and a covered lap pool

The outdoor amenities are where this property separates itself. There are two decks and a screened porch with automatic screens, a hot tub and a cold plunge tub set on a covered porch, and a covered lap pool with a swim jet behind automatic phantom screens, so the swimming and soaking work across seasons and weather. Every one of them looks out over the lawns and the pond.

A detached outbuilding with a media room and gym

Beyond the house sits a detached outbuilding with a gaming and media room and a home gym, plus a large loft above the two-car detached garage. It is the flexible bonus space that a lot of buyers at this level want and rarely find already built, whether the use is movie nights, workouts, or a studio.

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