Fences may make great neighbors, but know what could be even better? Water, and lots of it.
A self-sustaining private island just an hour from New York City is up for auction. The five-acre Columbia Island, located in the Long Island Sound, is about a five-minute boat ride from New Rochelle in Westchester County.
On the island is a four-bedroom, two-bath self-sustaining house with solar rooftop panels for electricity, and a water filtrations system. A concrete seawall protects the island when storms pass through.
The no-reserve digital auction for the home ends Oct. 18, with the highest bidder winning the home.
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So how much might you have to bid in order to claim the seaworthy abode? For perspective, the island home was once on the market for $13 million.
Check out photos of the property below:
