15 Acres Bordering 4,000+ Protected Acres

Protected forever

The estate overlooks and directly borders a continuous expanse of more than 4,000 acres of permanently protected, non-developable land. This includes Jockey Hollow and adjacent preserved tracts that together create a single, enduring landscape.

This is not “open space” that can shift with a future owner’s preferences. It is protected land where the view corridor and the privacy it creates are structurally secured.

Approximately 50 miles of interconnected trails turn adjacency into daily access, without sacrificing discretion.

Bernardsville Mountain Colony

The Mountain Colony is a generational estate environment where acreage, mature canopy, and purposeful distance are the norm. Surrounding properties are established seven- and eight-figure estates, many created decades ago and held with low turnover.

Within commuting distance to New York City, the Somerset Hills continues to attract principals who require proximity without exposure. Here, privacy is not staged. It is embedded in land, topography, and neighborhood standard.

The result is a setting where a new build can be executed at proper estate scale without appearing performative or out of place.

A trout stream corridor as a living boundary

Beyond acreage alone, the site benefits from a trout stream corridor that functions as a natural buffer from the road environment. It adds separation, quiet, and a sense of arrival that feels protected rather than exposed.

For a future residence, this is the difference between “private on paper” and private in practice.

Where land behaves like a legacy asset

The Somerset Hills functions as a legacy corridor in the New York metropolitan sphere: a network of estate neighborhoods where the defining advantages are structural, not cyclical. Large holdings were assembled, improved, and retained across generations. New supply is not meaningfully created.

In corridors like this, the market’s “inventory” is often private, intermittent, and relationship-driven. Scarcity is reinforced by conservation, zoning constraints, and the simple fact that the best tracts are already spoken for.

This parcel sits inside that reality. Its strategic value is not only in acreage, but in adjacency, elevation, and permanence. It is a buildable estate position where the view corridor and neighborhood standard are already established.

Imagery in this panel may include nearby estate context. The subject property is an undeveloped parcel.

Estate compound opportunity

The site supports a properly scaled custom residence in the 5,000–8,500+ square foot range, positioned for light, privacy, and permanently protected views. The depth of acreage allows meaningful setbacks, approach, and outdoor architecture oriented to preserved land rather than neighboring structures.

Where permitted by local approvals, the land can also support a broader compound concept: a carriage house or auxiliary structure, studio or wellness pavilion, and terrace and pool placement calibrated to the view corridor. Equestrian-forward use remains consistent with the Somerset Hills’ heritage.

This is a rare scenario where a new build can be executed with restraint and correctness because the neighborhood is already defined by scale.