$2,444,000

Central NJ Horse Farm, 26 stall barn, Indoor arena 35acres 3 Rentals & track

Upper Freehold , Monmouth County , New Jersey

35.00
ACRES

3
BEDROOMS

3
BATH

2340
SQ FT

covered arena • uncovered arena • pen • hay barn • fenced • second house • pond • 1 barn with 26 stalls • 14 Run-in stalls

Property description

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY! Excellent LOCATION! Upper Freehold Township is the best kept secret in New Jersey! Home of the New Jersey Horse Park. One hour from Philly, and Atlantic City, and just a tad over 1hr to NYC. Excellent schools! Location can't be beat for this beautiful farm, which includes large barn with concrete aisle, 26 stalls, (2 wash stalls, with a restroom for guests, full 4 room trainers apartment on second floor). 23 padocks, plus two large 5 acre fields, half mile stone dust base track, backs up to Monmouth County Park System Union Transportation Trail (UTT) system (gate at trail), with miles and miles of county maintained stonedust trails to go riding on. Also includes 80x200 indoor arena with shredded rubber footing over stone dust base, with extra height for jumping. 10 acres inside the 1/2 mile stone dust racetrack give plenty of opportunity for a variety of uses, including cross country course, more paddocks, or an additional barn. Hydrants to every paddock. Humans living space included is a 3 bedroom cape cod style home (1970) with master suite on the first floor, with french doors to private deck. Sunken family room with stone fireplace. Second floor is 2 bed 1 bath. Home includes a full basement and 2 1/2 car garage. Trainer's apartment over the back barn is just under 900sf of living space with a full bath, kitchen and 2 bedrooms, with a second story deck overlooking the track. Additional 5 acres(2 separate lots) with 3 small 2 bedroom rental cottages, (all 3 RENTED) plus 5-6 paddocks with run in sheds are also available adjacent to the farm(quarter acre(1/4 acre!) lot zoning for that parcel). Farm was formerly a Standardbred training center, but in recent decade was used as a pleasure riding equestrian center, riding lessons, hunters, jumpers, summer camp, etc. *FARM IS SUBDIVIDABLE* This property has NOT been farmland preserved! ( farm assessed for lower taxes). Development rights are still in place and development is still an option here, or pursue farmland preservation money yourself. Professional commercial appraisal has been obtained and is available to serious buyers. Solar panels were installed in 2016 for lower electric bills. Farm and house both could use a little TLC but all works fine as is, and will be sold "as is". OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS! Owners are seniors and retiring, open to all reasonable offers. Owner is licensed real estate agent. [all equipment and livestock, horses, etc., can be negotiated. This is a fully operational equestrian center, for training, breeding, boarding, lessons, summer camp, etc. all on a main highway, Rte 537 just 5 miles from Six Flags Great Adventure entrance and the new Adventure Crossing complex.

Details

Home Features

Brick front (freshly painted) and 2 sides Cape cod style home has 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, master suite on first floor with french doors to deck off the side, sunken family room with gray stone floor to ceiling, wood burning fireplace, formal living and dining rooms, kitchen, separate laundry room, oversized 2 car garage, with electric garage door opener, newer wood look garage door, and with attic access above. Full large unfinished basement. Home still needs updating, but all systems work, Natural gas fired furnace, hwbb heat, and on demand tankless hot water system, both relatively new. Freshly painted first floor, hallway and new lvp flooring throughout first floor living spaces. House in need of cosmetic updating. Room for more bedrooms in extensive second floor unfinished attic areas.

Lot Features

30+ acres of mostly level and gentle sloping land that includes a half mile stonedust racetrack, (built by the same builder as the Freehold Racetrack), plus 20 fenced in paddocks with run in sheds. Indoor and outdoor arenas for riding, 60 foot sand round pen with sand footing and observation deck. Playground area for young kids. A rambling stream boarders the south side, plus 2 ponds on the farm, including one inside the ten acre field inside the track, and one up at the house near the driveway with a working aerator fountain. Property has development rights intact, (has not been preserved), and is on a highway (Rt 537) so the commercial value in there as well. Farmstands/stores allowed. All this within 1/2 hour of the Jersey Shore (yes, BEACH riding!) and 80 mins to NYC, 1 hr to Philly, 1 hr to Atlantic City. EXCELLENT LOCATION ON ROUTE 537, EASY ACCESS TO ANY MAJOR ARTERY IN NJ! Just 5 miles from Six Flags Great Adventure, and the New Hilton Gardens and NJ Sports complex being built, Highway 195. ADDITIONAL *5 acres with the (3) two bedroom rental cottages ARE INCLUDED in this price; that parcel of land has a "special business zone", whereby it can be developed into 1/4 acre lots and/or commercial business purposes. Special price for purchase of both parcels. Unusual income opportunity! Build a small "Equestrian Community"! Commercial professional appraisal available upon request of serious screened buyers.

Horse Facility Features

Barn with 26 stalls, mostly rubber matted, 2 wash stalls, bathroom, tack room.
Trainer/barn manager 2 bedroom apartment over second barn with second floor deck.
6 rail wooden 60 foot round pen with sand footing and observation deck.
80x200 covered indoor steel arena with extra height, shredded rubber/stonedust footing
Half mile stonedust track built by professional racetrack builder
Direct access to Monmouth County trails UTT System for miles of manicured trail riding.
Flex vinyl 3 rail fencing throughout most of the 22 paddocks, along with solar powered electric tape fencing.