Those looking for a home with an outstanding view of the Shinnecock Bay found their perfect match at 13A Lighthouse Road in Hampton Bays.

The 1.4-acre pastoral property offers a two-bedroom, one-bath cottage surrounded by mature landscaping, situated on the Bridgehampton-Water Mill border.

The Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund revenues total $93.69 million for the first five months of 2021, compared to $45.43 million for 2020.

Built in 1967 by Charles Gwathmey, one of the iconic “New York Five” architects, the home recently hit the market for $2.5 million.

Jennifer Lopez Has a New Neighbor: Ex Alex Rodriguez [Daily Mail]
Kevin Sorbo’s $5M Hamptons digs transformed into art house this summer [NY Post]
Martha Stewart Bids Adieu to the Hamptons By Hosting A List Book Party [ShowBiz 411]
There Are Jobs in the Hamptons. If Only Workers Could Afford The Rent. [The New York Times]
Town Of East Hampton: EH Town To Purchase, Preserve Major Tract Of Amagansett Farmland [Patch]
Hamptons Parties Return with Champagne Guns and Exclusive Rose [Bloomberg]
Montauk Hopper Returns, With East Hampton Village Connection [27East]
Bill Would Create East End Community Housing Fund [Dan’s Papers]
Pandemic Party Boy Ivan Busheski Opens Legal Club in the Hamptons [Page Six]
New Yorkers Fled to the Hamptons in 2020 – and Sparked a Major Sewage Crisis [The Guardian]
Roundabout Work Expected To Begin in Greenport Next Year [The Suffolk Times]
In Tony Hamptons, Homeowners and Fishermen Fight Over a Beach [The Wall Street Journal]

Catch up on the news you may have missed this week on Behind The Hedges.

Hamptons homes of all shapes and sizes are being shown this weekend, including an adorable country cottage in East Hampton.

We asked a handful of agents and brokers what the last-minute rental market has been like this year compared to years past, and what advice they could offer for securing a summer rental amid a red-hot market.

Listed with the Petrie Team at Compass, 15 West End Road is a unique property in one of the most exclusive enclaves in East Hampton.

A summer without air conditioning means you’ll be spending an inordinate amount of time at bowling alleys or movie theaters.