860 Helene St
HOME BY HALLOWEEN! No TRICKS… This One’s a TREAT! Looking for a house to call home by Halloween that checks all the boxes without a scary price tag or frightening taxes? You may have just found the sweetest treat in the neighborhood! Welcome to this 4-bedroom, 2-bath Cape, a true diamond in the rough offering the space, location and potential today's buyers are searching for. Step inside and you'll find wood floors, high-hat lighting, modest updates and a comfortable, functional layout ready for its future owner to make it their own. With four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a full basement and a separate detached garage, this home checks off an impressive number of boxes for buyer's with ample room to grow. Outside, enjoy a beautifully maintained property with lush lawn and wonderful curb appeal, all perched in a desirable mid-block location. And here's another treat: extremely reasonable taxes at just over $11,000 after STAR! Location? Nothing spooky about it! You're just minutes from the Long Island Rail Road, major parkways, Jones Beach and Long Island's beautiful South Shore beaches, while Manhattan is approximately an hour away—making this an ideal combination of suburban living and accessibility to New York City. No tricks here, just plenty of treats, tremendous potential and one sweet opportunity to own a home that checks box after box. Get moving now and you could be CLOSED AND HOME BY HALLOWEEN handing out candy, carving your first jack-o'-lantern and welcoming trick-or-treaters from the front door of YOUR NEW HOME. Four bedrooms? Treat. Two bathrooms? Treat. Full basement? Treat. Detached garage? Treat, Beautiful, property? Treat. Reasonable taxes? BIG TREAT. Fantastic location? Now that's the full-size candy bar! This opportunity will certainly disappear into the night. Grab your pumpkin, bring your imagination and make this Cape your "Home by Halloween"! Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor!
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Schools
East Broadway School
Assigned school for this home
Jonas E Salk Middle School
Assigned school for this home
Island Trees Middle School
Gen Douglas MacArthur Senior High School
Plainedge Senior High School
Abbey Lane School
Gardiners Avenue School
John H West School
School ratings are provided for informational purposes only and are subject to change. Attendance boundaries are for reference only — contact the school or district directly to verify enrollment eligibility.
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Price History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/20/2026 | Listed for sale | $699,999 |
Listed by Brandon M. Cusma · BH&G R E Realty Connect · 5167143606
Listing information provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS. The listing broker’s offer of compensation is made only to participants of the MLS where the listing is filed. Copyright 2026, OneKey MLS. All rights reserved.
Last Updated: September 1, 2026 at 1:26 AM | Source: OneKey MLS | MLS#: 1039304

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