Welcome to Armonk
Key Details
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WHAT TO EXPECT
A dizzying spectrum of retail and real estate options.
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THE LIFESTYLE
Unpretentious luxury living in the country.
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UNEXPECTED APPEAL
The hamlet’s Revolutionary War–era history.
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THE MARKET
Lots of square footage and relatively new construction.
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YOU'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH
The burgeoning food and cultural scene.
LOCATED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY
Around the Block
Armonk:
A sophisticated Westchester suburb surrounded by nature.
Just under 5,000 people live in Armonk’s 6.1 square miles of rolling hills. Its lack of a train station keeps it from being overrun by commuters (the nearest is a 10-minute drive away), but the village’s walkable business district, new restaurants, and first-rate schools increasingly draw young families from Manhattan.
What to expect:
A dizzying spectrum of retail and real estate options.
Main Street, studded with mom-and-pop shops, offers everything from doughnuts to bicycles. Nearby lies Armonk Square—a relatively new retail hub with a mix of restaurants, specialty shops, and residences, including apartments, gated communities and free-standing homes on lots up to a half-acre. Farther from the town center, you’ll find multi-acre estates.
The lifestyle:
Unpretentious luxury living in the country.
The pristine downtown has more of a Hamptons than Westchester vibe with its high-end fashion boutiques and gourmet food shops. And if you want a highly private 10-acre property with a pool, a tennis court, and gated security, you can find it. But the community is still close-knit, reliably coming together for charming events like Frosty Day with cocoa and face painting every winter.
Unexpected appeal:
The hamlet’s Revolutionary War–era history.
The iconic Smith’s Tavern, on Bedford Road, was the wartime headquarters for the local militia and is now a museum. Benedict Arnold’s co-conspirator, Major John André, was even held in a local barn before his hanging in 1780 in nearby Tappan, N.Y.
The market:
Lots of square footage and relatively new construction.
Occasionally buyers can find modest properties, like a 1960s split-level ranch. But the market tends to be dominated by sprawling colonials built sometime during the past few decades.
You'll fall in love with:
The burgeoning food and cultural scene.
Armonk offers a wood-fired Neopolitan pizzeria, a premium grocer with a craft beer bar, innovative farm-to-table and New American restaurants (one with a James Beard award), a wine store from the former Blue Hill at Stone Barns wine director, plus a top-notch theater company and nationally famous fall arts festival.
