Explore a Resort-at-Home Lifestyle
Discover The Retreat at Carmel, a new active adult community, for those 55 and better, located in picturesque Putnam County. Set amid lakes, parks, and golf courses, this is resort-at-home lifestyle. These maintenance-free surroundings let you cultivate the important things in life like golf, tennis, fishing, gardening, art, and muscle tone! You'll find all the facilities and resources you need right here and then some!
Our Signature Standards program offers upgraded features like granite, cultured marble, ceramic tile, and rich woods as standard. Versatile floor plans allow you to personalize your living space by adding dramatic lofts or spacious walk-out basements. The town of Carmel offers a unique blend of art studios, cafés, and specialty shops. When you crave a dose of the hustle and bustle, New York City is a short train ride away.
With a magnificent clubhouse just footsteps away, you may not be prone to wander. This is where you'll meet up with friends for tennis matches, art classes, pool parties, and golf green challenges. Pulte Homes continues to win awards for its quality, value, and innovation. Come in and take a tour today, and you'll understand why!
Poolside Tranquility
On summer days, you can swim some laps in this pristine pool, or relax in a soft chaise lounge with a great book. Both sound wonderful!
Features Include
- Outdoor pool
Stay in Shape!
Staying in shape is easy and fun when you have a fitness center right in your neighborhood. State-of-the-art weight training equipment and workout machines make exercising a pleasure.
Features Include
- Fitness center
- Bocce Court
- Tennis Courts
- Locker rooms
Social Club!
This 7,100-square foot clubhouse is the ideal place to meet new friends or gather with old ones. Special parties and community-wide events are always happening. Invite your pals over to shoot billiards. Organize a poker challenge in the game room. Or sign up for a watercolor class.
Features Include
- Clubhouse
- Billiards
- Card room
- Arts and crafts classes
- Event rooms
- Kitchen facilities
Golf Greens!
Your golf game will never be better! You can practice all your short shots on this outdoor putting green and three-hole pitch and putt course.
Features Include
- Outdoor putting green
- Three-hole pitch and putt course
Take a Walk!
You'll enjoy talking leisurely walks, long bike rides, or swift runs around this scenic neighborhood.
Features Include
- Walking trails
- Green areas
Full Bloom
Volunteer your green thumb in the community garden. This is a great place to meet your neighbors as you tend to a variety of flowers and herbs. You're sure to pick up some pointers or share some!
Features Include
- Community garden
- Greenhouse
- Roaming butterflies
About the Area
Putnam County has something for everyone. Rolling hills, rivers, and streams serve as the backdrop for this scenic area. You can stroll down quaint village streets, visit historic sites, or watch a concert in the park. New York City is just an hour away, offering every shopping, cultural, and entertainment attraction imaginable.
Shopping
This area features a variety of convenient shopping. Putnam Plaza is right down the street and the Highlands Mall is five miles away. Other shopping complexes include the Jefferson Valley Mall, Danbury Fair, and the Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets. New York City is an hour away with easy access by commuter train. Charming specialty stores and antique shops are set throughout the region.
Recreation
This area offers everything imaginable. Putnam County has a variety of golf courses and six of them are right nearby. Nimham Mountain is the ideal place to hike, bike, fish, hunt, and snowmobile. Fahnestock State Park offers swimming, hiking, camping, fishing, cross-country skiing, and ice skating.
Medical
Excellent medical facilities include the Putnam Hospital Center, Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, and Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
Culture / Entertainment
This area offers a variety of cultural, historic, and entertainment venues. The quaint village of Carmel offers Movieplex 8, Carmel Bowl, and the Claudia Grispin Performing Arts Center. For bright lights and Broadway shows, the Big Apple is an easy commute.
Transportation
The Harlem Line of the MTA Metro-North Railroad serves the community with stations in Southeast, NY (four miles), Brewster, NY (five miles), and Patterson, NY (12 miles). Putnam County Transportation (PART) provides local bus service.
Utilities
Utility companies serving this community include:
• Verizon for TV, High-Speed Internet, Telephone Services (1-800-837-4966 or visit www.verizon.com)
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Directions
From New York City and Westchester:
- Take Interstate 684 North to Exit 8 - Hardscrabble Rd
- Turn left on Hardscrabble Rd and continue through two traffic lights (follow sign for Rt 22 North)
- Proceed through the town of Croton Falls and turn left on 202 West (follow signs for Hospital)
- Go over the bridge and at the light, turn right on 202 East
- Make your first Left on Stoneleigh Ave (Putnam Hospital is on Stonliegh)
- Proceed 4.3 miles to the second Retreat entrance
- Turn left on Terrace Dr (2nd Retreat entrance/2nd Terrace Dr) and follow signs to Sales Office
From Connecticut:
- Take Rte 84 West toward New York state
- Follow New York directions above
From upstate New York:
- Take Rte 84 East to Rte 312/Carmel
- Follow New York directions above
From New Jersey:
- Rte 287 North to Rte 87 South (New York State Thruway)
- Go over Tappan Zee Bridge
- Take Rte 287/White Plains
- Take Exit 9A towards Rte 684/Brewster
- Take Exit 9W for Rte 84/Newburgh
- Follow New York directions above
