Saddle River Grand
Cortland Drive and Harvest Way, Saddle River, NJ 07458 · Chestnut Ridge Road near Tice's Corner, Saddle River, New Jersey
Saddle River Grand is a gated community of 68 attached brick townhomes on 23 acres in the northeast corner of Saddle River, next to Tice's Corner. Woodmont Properties built it in 2012 and 2013 to designs by Zampolin & Associates, aiming squarely at local buyers downsizing from large Bergen County estates.
At a glance
- Type
- Townhomes held as condominium units (three levels with finished lower levels)
- Built
- 2012-2013 (ground broken and sales opened late 2011)
- Homes
- 68 on about 23 acres
- Developer
- Woodmont Properties
- Architect
- Robert Zampolin, Zampolin & Associates
- Service
- Gated entry with a manned gatehouse; landscaping and exterior maintenance handled by the association
- Amenities
- Clubhouse with clubroom, fireplace, and kitchen, fitness room, yoga studio, outdoor pool and hot tub, barbecue patio with fire pit, pergola and landscaped walkways
- Pets
- Allowed per MLS data (confirm current association rules)
- HOA
- About $1,075 to $1,135 a month in 2024 to 2026 listings
A Georgian enclave for Saddle River downsizers
Saddle River is a borough of large estate lots where attached housing at the high end barely existed, and Saddle River Grand took about 11 years to reach the market. More than eight of those years went to approvals, which Woodmont Properties' chief executive Eric Witmondt described as dealing with two municipalities that had not seen much development, and the company then shelved the project for 18 months to wait out the recession. Woodmont, a Fairfield, New Jersey, developer that had just built a similar community called the Enclave in nearby Montvale, broke ground and opened its sales office in late 2011 on a 23-acre site off Chestnut Ridge Road at the Woodcliff Lake border.
Architect Robert Zampolin of Zampolin & Associates drew the 68 homes in a Georgian Colonial idiom, with brick facades, paver drives, carriage lights, and two-car garages. Each home has three levels: dramatic two-story foyers, a primary suite on either the first or second floor, elevators in many homes, and finished lower levels. At launch Woodmont described five house styles of about 3,800 to 4,600 square feet above grade, with basements adding another 1,000 to 2,500 square feet; resale marketing cites finished totals of about 4,450 to 5,500 square feet, and close to 6,000 in an expanded Richmond II. The community took Community of the Year honors in the New Jersey Builders Association's Sales and Marketing Awards and a gold award in the National Association of Home Builders' 2015 Best of 50+ Housing awards.
Sales moved fast. By May 2012 Woodmont had sold 61 of the 68 homes at $1.2 million to $1.8 million, mostly to buyers already living in Bergen County, and it cut its projected build-out from four years to two. Resales have since climbed: a Richmond II at 137 Cortland Drive set a community record of $2,236,250 in January 2015, and state deed records show nine arm's-length sales from June 2024 through September 2026 between $1.9 million and $2.65 million, the high mark being 134 Cortland Drive in October 2025. Monthly association charges have risen from an average of about $465 at launch to roughly $1,100 today.
Josh's view of Saddle River Grand
What you won't find on a listing portal, in Josh's own words.
Who it suits
Ideal for discerning buyers seeking an exclusive luxury townhome community in prestigious Saddle River, offering an exceptional lifestyle within easy reach of Manhattan.
Buying here
Enjoy the luxury and spaciousness of a grand estate without the extensive maintenance of a traditional single-family home. Residences offer an impressive 4,500 to 5,500 square feet of living space, with select custom-designed layouts reaching up to 6,000 square feet.
The best lines
All of these homes are unique in their own way. Highlights include a grand two-story entryway and high ceilings.
Mistakes buyers make
Saddle River is only about 25 minutes from the George Washington Bridge with no traffic. It has a relaxed suburban feel, yet it is ideally located near excellent restaurants, shopping, and the very best of North Jersey.
What a listing won't tell you
These townhomes feel more like a mansion than a townhome. They are perfect for those used to living in a large home and wanting a lot of space.
Inside Saddle River Grand
Around Saddle River Grand: Chestnut Ridge Road, the community's front door, and one of the borough's early sandstone houses nearby.
Living at Saddle River Grand
The community sits behind its own gatehouse off Chestnut Ridge Road, in the corner of Saddle River where the borough meets Woodcliff Lake and Montvale. That puts it closer to a highway and a shopping center than almost any other address in a town known for wooded estates: Tice's Corner Marketplace is just north, and the Garden State Parkway runs a short distance east. Daily life inside the gates centers on the clubhouse, pool, and pergola lawn, with the association handling landscaping and exterior upkeep.
- Commute: Garden State Parkway Exit 171 (Woodcliff Lake, Saddle River) about half a mile east; Route 17 about 3.8 miles by road; the George Washington Bridge about 17 miles by road and Midtown Manhattan about 26 miles; NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line trains toward Hoboken from Woodcliff Lake station (about 2.9 miles by road) or Park Ridge station (about 3 miles)
- Parks and golf: the community's own pool and landscaped grounds; Pascack Brook County Park in Westwood about 5 miles southeast; Bergen County's 18-hole, par-71 Darlington Golf Course at 277 Campgaw Road, Mahwah, about 10 miles by road
- Schools: Saddle River School District's Wandell School (pre-K to 5) on East Allendale Road, about 2.5 miles by road; middle school in Ramsey (Eric S. Smith Middle School, about 8 miles), then a choice of Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale or Ramsey High School (each about 6 miles); Saddle River Day School, a private K to 12 school founded in 1957, is also in the borough
- Shopping and hospitals: Tice's Corner Marketplace (28 shops including Apple, Anthropologie, and J. Crew) about 0.3 mile north, roughly 0.9 mile by road; Wegmans at the Shoppes at DePiero's Farm in Montvale about 2.5 miles; The Valley Hospital in Paramus and Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley in Westwood, each about 6.5 miles by road
Run the numbers
Sources: Builder magazine, 'Jersey Developer Strikes Chord with Downsizing One-Percenters' (May 7, 2012), via Internet Archive · Woodmont Properties, Awards (Saddle River Grand) · Woodmont Properties, News archive (2015 NAHB Best of 50+ Housing gold) · Saddle River Grand (Terrie O'Connor Realtors), About · Saddle River Grand (Terrie O'Connor Realtors), Amenities · Saddle River Grand (Terrie O'Connor Realtors), Site Map page (architect, models, build years) · Saddle River Grand (Terrie O'Connor Realtors), About the Area · Michael Shetler, Saddle River Grand Luxury Townhouses (sales and rental posts) · Michael Shetler, Saddle River Grand Models · ActiveRain, 'Saddle River Grand Townhouse Sells For Record Amount' (January 12, 2015) · Compass, 164 Cortland Dr (NJMLS 24017213: sold July 2024, HOA $1,075, pets OK) · Coldwell Banker, 175 Cortland Dr (MLS 4040590: sold $2,295,000 September 30, 2026, HOA $1,135) · Coldwell Banker, 117 Cortland Dr (sold $2,295,000 August 26, 2026) · Coldwell Banker, 165 Cortland Dr #5 (sold $2,450,000 May 11, 2026) · NJMLS, 134 Cortland Drive (MLS 25027108: sold October 21, 2025, maintenance $1,095) · NJ Division of Taxation, SR1A sales data files 2023-2026 (Saddle River, Block 1202, Lot 5 condominium units) · Wikipedia, Saddle River, New Jersey · Wikipedia, Saddle River School District · Wikipedia, Woodcliff Lake station · Wikipedia, Pascack Valley Line · Tice's Corner Marketplace · Valley Health System, The Valley Hospital · Bergen County, Golf courses (Darlington) · Bergen County, Pascack Brook County Park · OpenStreetMap, Saddle River Grand (community footprint, distances via OSRM routing)
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