A Short Hills home at 38 Deer Path sold for $3.955 million during the week of Aug. 10–16, topping NJ.com's list of the most expensive residential sales in Essex County that week.
The 1,863-square-foot house, built in 2017, traded at $2,123 per square foot. That was the highest per-square-foot price among all Short Hills and Livingston transactions recorded in the period.
Nine Short Hills properties changed hands in all, with no sale below $1.975 million. The second-highest was 2 Robert Drive at $3.8 million for a 5,291-square-foot home built in 2002.
The remaining seven Short Hills sales ranged from $1.975 million at 89 Westview Road to $2.55 million at 68 Harvey Drive. Three properties clustered near the $2.5 million mark: 50 Cayuga Way ($2.498 million), 8 Cross Gates ($2.4995 million) and 68 Harvey Drive ($2.55 million).
Livingston logs 14 sales
Livingston posted 14 transactions during the same week, with prices spanning about $641,000 to $3 million, according to NJ.com's Essex County transaction data.
The top Livingston sale was 11 Homestead Terrace at $3 million. The 2,914-square-foot home, built in 1974, sold at $1,030 per square foot. The second-highest was 1 Breton Place at $2.425 million for a 2,385-square-foot home built in 1958.
Six of the 14 Livingston sales landed between $906,000 and $965,000, including two on Gala Court plus properties on Haralson Court, Alcott Drive, Arthur Terrace and Spier Drive.
Week-over-week jump
The nine Short Hills sales marked a sharp increase from the prior week. During the week of Aug. 3–9, only two Short Hills homes traded: 307 Forest Drive at $2.425 million and 22 E. Hartshorn Drive at $2.875 million.
Essex County recorded 201 residential transactions during the Aug. 10–16 period, according to NJ.com's full transaction list. The countywide median sale was a 2,432-square-foot property on Pacio Court in Roseland at $775,000.
A separate NJ.com roundup of the week's priciest sales put the county average at $921,717 across 211 transactions, with an average of $425 per square foot. The transfer records reflect titles recorded during the week of Aug. 10, even if the underlying sales closed earlier.
