Town of the Week: Newburgh

  |  November 25, 2013
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Downtown Newburgh, via Wikipedia

We’ve devoted a lot of blog space to the Orange County city of Newburgh, exploring its stunning architecture, its budding business community and the people trying to rescue it from its entrenched struggles. And we’re not the only ones. Newburgh has been seeing a lot of love lately, and that love is coming directly from its residents who know the city’s hardships, issues, and obstacles, and yet, they love the city with a contagious ferocity and long to see its architecture restored to its former glory (many properties have already received a face-lift, thanks to some plucky community activists) . They believe that a change is coming, a renaissance of creativity and art and music. Without the grittiness inherent in Newburgh, the city wouldn’t be nearly as interesting. There’s no artificial luster of a tourist-trap town. There are, however, enclaves of creative types working diligently to shine a light on what Newburgh is all about: Tough-as-nails with a funky urban vibe, posed for a sea-change, with architectural eye-candy around every corner just awaiting discovery.

If you’re looking to dig deep into Newburgh’s real estate situation, bookmark Newburgh Restoration, if you haven’t already. Not only will you get the full low-down of the ins and outs of the Newburgh market, you can also feast your eyes on some truly stunning Before & After restoration photos.

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An “after” shot of 246 Liberty Street, via Newburgh Restoration

Currently, there are hundreds of properties for sale in Newburgh, and if you’re looking to bargain hunt, this is the place  to go. There are many properties listed in the five-figure range, and while a good portion of them are fixer-uppers, lots of them are fixer-uppers that are true diamonds in the rough.

Newburgh is located about 1 hour, 12 minutes from NYC.

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