Town & Country has released their top 10 list of most expensive Hamptons properties sold in 2016. Depending on how you look at it, 2016 was either a biggish year for real estate or what Town & Country’s calling a “Year of the Great Divide.” Town & Country reports sales of parcels separately, even if…
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Behind the Hedges, the premier real estate and lifestyle publication in the Hamptons, in conjunction with Dan’s Papers and parent company Manhattan Media, has appointed Laura Euler as editor of the Behind the Hedges print and digital properties. “We are ecstatic to welcome Laura into the fold. She has an unparalleled talent for creating exciting, engaging real…
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Calling all rich surfers! You can own an amazing oceanfront property at Montauk’s Ditch Plains with a house by London-based starchitect David Adjaye. Deep pockets will be needed, as the two parcels available are asking either $14 million or $15 million. (Or, if you’d rather buy the land outright, you can pay $10.5 million or $9.5 million.) Listed by Saunders’ Scott…
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Calling all rich surfers! You can own an amazing oceanfront property at Montauk’s Ditch Plains with a house by London-based starchitect David Adjaye. Deep pockets will be needed, as the two parcels available are asking either $14 million or $15 million. (Or, if you’d rather buy the land outright, you can pay $10.5 million or $9.5 million.)…
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The historic Ram’s Head Inn, located at 108 Ram Island Drive, Shelter Island Heights, has been listed by Peter McCracken of Corcoran Group Real Estate for $11,995,000. The massive 15,470-square-foot building sits on 4.3 acres of land, and is equipped with 17 guest rooms, 15 bathrooms and a dining room that seats 180. The land…
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StreetEasy, New York City’s leading real estate marketplace, announced Thursday that its operating company, Zillow Group has acquired East End property search portal Hamptons Real Estate Online (HREO.com). Zillow bought StreetEasy—a NYC-centric real estate portal, including website and app, launched in 2006—for $50 million in 2013. The company also purchased Trulia, its biggest competitor, for $2.5 billion in stock…
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Eli Manning, quarterback for the New York Giants, has recently closed on a beach-side mansion in Quogue for $8.5 million. According to the New York Post, which broke the story, this off-market purchase was made in October by limited liability company Mr. Chester, LLC. Manning, 36, named the shell company after his beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel,…
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Art collector and philanthropist Beth Rudin DeWoody is selling her Hamptons vacation home at 9 Briar Lane in Southampton for $4.2 million. Built in 1911 and located in Southampton Art Village made famous by painter William Merritt Chase, the exquisite, shingled Arts & Crafts home features meticulously kept original details, including soldier cross and herring bone…
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Philanthropist Jane Rivkin, widow of financial strategist Jack Rivkin who died in October 2016, has listed her Hamptons estate with Town & Country Real Estate CEO Judi Desiderio for $18 million. Built in 1909, the Rivkins purchased the 6,500-square-foot Amagansett home at 90 Indian Wells Highway from cultured pearl magnate Salvador Assael in 2010 for $6.5 million. The…
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There’s something special about life on the East End during fall and winter, whether it’s the chance to take in the vineyards and holiday festivals or simply the solitude of the beaches and endless access to shopping, entertainment and dining. Yet it’s also the perfect time of year to explore other environs, whether as a renter or…
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