3 White Birch Road, Oyster Bay Cove, NY 11791

$2,988,000 · 6 bed · 7 bath · 6,117 sq ft · built 1997 · MLS# 1046012 · Active

Stately Postmodern Brick Colonial, Tall Oaks, Oyster Bay Cove. Poised on two exquisitely manicured acres within the storied enclave of Tall Oaks, this majestic almost 6,200 sq.ft brick colonial stands as a masterwork of scale and sophistication, gracefully sited within the coveted Cold Spring Harbor School District. A dramatic two-story entry foyer sets the tone, opening onto a sun-drenched, free-flowing floor plan where oversized rooms and soaring floor-to-ceiling windows frame the surrounding landscape like living art. Rich hardwood floors unfurl throughout six sumptuous bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths, each detail composed…

Single-family homes in the Cold Spring Harbor Central School District sold for a median of $2,100,000 (typically $1,750,000–$2,600,000) across 21 recorded sales between Nov 10, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026, down 8.7% on the 12 months before.

ZIP 11791 has about 3.7 months of single family inventory — seller's market. Demand is outpacing supply, so homes sell quickly with firm pricing and limited room to negotiate.

At about $36,582 a year, this home's property tax runs roughly 46% above the $25,000 typical for Cold Spring Harbor Central School District. Nassau assessments run on a multi-year cycle, so the assessed value behind this bill can lag what the home actually sells for today. A sale does not automatically reset it, and exemptions such as STAR, Senior or Veteran move the number as well — a new owner's bill is often not the same as the seller's.

OneKey MLS (recorded LI sales, trailing 12mo) + actual tax