An Author's Modern Retreat in New York Is Impossible To Put Down An Author's Modern Retreat in New York Is Impossible To Put Down An author's modern retreat in the woods received offers within a matter of days. Located in upstate New York, it comes with its own writer's studio. Tiffani Sherman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Built with flair and inspired by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the home on McNeil Road in Pine Plains, NY, landed on the market a couple of weeks ago for $3.5 million. "People appreciate the style, the quality, the land," says the listing agent, Ira Goldspiel. “Buyers are looking for something like this, and sadly, we don’t have much like this. It’s a very unique property."