Behind the Hedges

Restaurants and eating experiences are essential to the fabric of the East End. Some restaurants have been staples for decades, while new eateries pop up every year. Finding the right property for a new restaurant is a tricky process. “It has a lot to do with seating and location,” says Lee Minetree of Saunders &…
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This grande dame has been around town a bit. She was originally built in 1885 on Deerfield Road, then was moved to Montauk Highway around 1901. Under threat of development, she was moved again in 1974, roughly 200 yards, to her current location on Mill Pond Lane. Because of these moves, “We had to put…
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Restaurateurs take note–for the first time in more than 20 years, the property that has been home to Red Bar Brasserie is for sale. Listed at $4.5 million, the Southampton restaurant hotspot at 210 Hampton Road is sited on 3/4 of an acre and comes with grandfathered onsite parking. In addition to the 4,530-square-foot 92-seat…
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Redcraft, on Ox Pasture Lane, Southampton, is a fascinating house. Originally called Red Croft, it was built in 1897 by Charles G. Francklyn. Even in an area like Southampton, famous for celebrities and huge personalities, there can be few whose lives rivaled Charles Gilbert Francklyn’s. He was the great grandson of pro-slavery polemicist Gilbert Francklyn,…
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“It’s like being a matchmaker–it’s finding someone to fall in love with this house.” Saunders & Associates agent Jackie Lowey believes in love, and hopes to find someone who will love her exclusive new listing, the Abraham Baker House in East Hampton.  First built in 1745, the Abraham Baker House has a rich history. This…
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AIA Peconic, the East End chapter of the American Institute of Architects, presented their annual Daniel J. Rowan Design Awards on January 11. Among the winners were Martin Architects in the category Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation/Adaptive Reuse for their work on the Sagaponack Farmstand project. Dan’s Best of the Best winner Martin Architects, led…
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“Our place in East Hampton is my happy place,” says Jesse Bongiovi, a fact that holds especially true when a glass of wine is in-hand. Bongiovi and his father, Jon Bon Jovi, launched their own rosé label in 2018–Diving into Hampton Water–which went on to be named Best Rosé of 2018 and #83 on the…
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Learn about the fascinating history behind the magnificent Normandy House in Southampton.

This beautiful Water Mill property sold for $27.5 million.

Get to know Wednesday Martin, best-selling author of ‘Primates of Park Avenue’ and ‘Untrue: Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust and Adultery Is Wrong and How the New Science Can Set Us Free.’