82 Lake Drive, Lake Peekskill, NY 10537

The Ghost Lot of Lake Drive: The Story of 82 Lake Dr, Lake Peekskill. Tucked into a quiet curve along Lake Drive, just up from the shimmering water, lies a small and easily overlooked piece of land—82 Lake Dr. It’s just 0.11 acres, and unless you knew better, you might mistake it for an empty side yard or a forgotten garden. But once, there was a home here. In 1998, a fire broke out and burned the house to the ground. Some say it started in the kitchen, others blame an old space heater. The cause has faded into local legend, but the aftermath remains painfully clear: nothing has stood here since. For more than two decades, the lot has sat vacant—untouched, unmoved, and uncertain. Wild growth has slowly crept in. A few stones poke out from the soil where the foundation once stood. Sometimes in spring, lilies bloom where a garden once might have been. But there’s a reason nothing’s been built. The lot, though once developed, now falls under LP zoning in the Town of Putnam Valley—where a … read more …