At Home with Maria Baum
Maria Baum was trading derivatives and proprietary capital for a large bank when she and husband Larry decided to walk away from the intensity of Wall Street for Sag Harbor and “go enjoy life.” “It was a career I enjoyed immensely,” Baum says, “But I had also just given birth to my third child and…
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Property of the Week: 2055 Albertson Lane, Greenport
With its rich land that has allowed for vineyards and farms to thrive, it was only a matter of time before the North Fork became a destination for new homeowners. “The North Fork has been discovered,” says Thomas McCloskey of Douglas Elliman Real Estate, “and is no longer ‘off the beaten path.’ However, our pricing remains…
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High-End Community Living at Country Pointe Meadows
Steven Dubb, principal at The Beechwood Organization, talks about the new Yaphank development Country Pointe Meadows and why it’s a great fit for homeowners looking for a high-end community with close proximity to the East End, how the group is handling social distancing and more. Tell us about the development of Country Pointe Meadows and…
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Hedges Index: Lucky Number Seven
The number seven is widely regarded as the luckiest number of all. There are seven days of the week, seven colors in the rainbow, seven notes in a music scale, seven continents on Earth with seven seas to be sailed–the list goes on. As we head into the final week of the seventh month of…
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Mansions of the Gilded Age: Opulence Finds a New Home
Vanderbilt. Hearst. Astor. Names that conjure images of a kind of wealth and opulence that could have only existed in another era. The time period they defined, or that defined them, derived its own name from the satirical The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, and today the era offers a powerful point of reflection…
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Town & Country CEO Judi Desiderio Talks 2Q Numbers
“Considering we were locked down due to COVID-19 most of this quarter, the statistics show the resilience of the Hamptons Home Sales Market!” Town & Country Real Estate CEO Judi Desiderio shares her insights for the Hamptons market after the second quarter. Despite a quarantine in which the market was forced to adapt to remote…
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At Home with Joey Wölffer
One thing became evident to Joey Wölffer over the past few months, and that is the importance of home. “I’ve spent my life running from thing to thing being busy,” says Wölffer, the co-owner of Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Joey Wölffer Boutique, Wölffer Stables and Wölffer Kitchen. Wölffer says that the past few months, as the…
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Property of the Week: The Water Street Shops, Sag Harbor
The Water Street Shops property in Sag Harbor is for sale. This significant and large commercial property comprises several retail units in a prime spot and is listed by Enzo Morabito at Douglas Elliman Real Estate. 22 Long Island Avenue, the Numbers Listed at $13.9 million Built in 1950 Features 8 retail units 15,188 square…
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Master Craftsman: John Wanag, Montauk Custom Rods
The East End has changed much over the centuries, but fishing remains a stalwart constant upon our shores. Long before robust homes laid lengthy shadows across the dunes, and long since, local men have cast net and line to pull their harvest from the sea. The traditions are time-honored and the tools and techniques largely…
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