Perfect Hudson Valley Retreat! Opportunity to make this property into your dream home - over 17 acres tucked deep in beautiful woodlands, perched high above approx. 700 of private creek frontage and adjacent to protected lands! Location is ideal, in the foothills of the Catskills by the picturesque Ashokan Reservoir, but just 20 minutes from the Thruway exit and the shops and restaurants of Kingston, Woodstock and Stone Ridge. All the heavy lifting has already been done on this property. The driveway has been engineered with deep layers of industrial stone, drainage culverts, and buried utilities for long term durability. The deeply drilled well provides abundant pristine water. In-ground septic field is sized for a larger house, with room for expansion. Economical heating with hot water radiator system. Large front porch with concrete foundation will last forever with no maintenance. Major landscaping elements are complete with natural stone retaining walls and paths, with the house nestled between lovely fieldstone walls. Huge walk-out basement is perfectly dry and could easily be finished. Ample level driveway parking, with room to add a carport or garage. Nine foot ceilings on the whole ground floor create large, open rooms. Oversized windows provide beautiful natural light all day long. Currently the house has three bedrooms, two kitchens, two full bathrooms, in a flexible layout that includes special use permit for double occupancy so the in-law suite can be legally rented out. Unfinished second floor space is already plumbed and wired for a third full bathroom and huge master bedroom. The living space could easily be reconfigured for a ground floor master bedroom suite. All that's left to do here are the finishing touches. Add a fireplace or woodstove for cozy winters. Add a patio and lawn in the south facing backyard overlooking the Esopus. Add a flower bed and ground cover plants in the frontyard around the porches. Update kitchens and bathrooms to your ideal specs. Finish out the second floor however you choose. Plenty of room for a pool, garden, greenhouse. BIG BONUS: Conservation Easement along creek currently allows owner yearly 25% state tax Credit!! Make this property your dream come true. ***Video Tour available by request.