Pleasantville Country Club vs Trump National Golf Club Westchester for Golf Living

At The Townhouses at Pleasantville Golf Club, the monthly HOA fee explicitly includes golf club membership and clubhouse use, per multiple listing/HOA sources -- corroborated by a 2003 New York State Department of Taxation and Finance advisory opinion referencing Pleasantville Country Club, Inc. Golf access here comes with the address, built into the ongoing carrying cost. At Trump National Westchester's on-course townhouses (built 2005), by contrast, real-estate sources confirm membership is REQUIRED to use golf, pool, or tennis -- but is not included in the purchase price or HOA; a resident must separately apply for and pay club membership on top of homeownership.

Pleasantville Country Club is a modest 9-hole A.W. Tillinghast design (1926). Trump National Westchester is a full 18-hole course on a larger, more recently developed property (the club was purchased and developed 1996-2005).

A buyer who wants golf access baked into a predictable monthly cost, with no separate initiation fee to budget for, has that at Pleasantville -- though buyers should still confirm the exact current dollar figure and what level of play it includes. A buyer who wants a larger 18-hole course and is prepared to budget a separate membership cost on top of the home purchase has that at Trump National Westchester, but should not assume the home price includes club access.