Behind the Hedges

Today is Black Friday and that means spend, spend, spend! Leave the 55 inch UHD TVs to the poor folks, and get in on a Hamptons property with a huge price cut!

One-of-a-kind opportunities, fab co-workers, natural beauty, small-town atmosphere… Here’s what real estate experts are most thankful for this season, living and working in the Hamptons market.

Some years it’s just not your year. And it’s true again–damn it all!–for the Hamptons this year. We speak, of course, of Property Shark’s annual rankings of most expensive zip codes. Often, Sagaponack is number 1, but this year, perennial also-ran Atherton, California is number 1, while Sagaponack is number 2. This shall not stand,…
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This new build on Main Street on Sag Harbor is gorgeous inside and out, no question. It was listed at the beginning of the summer by Mala Sander at Corcoran and Matthew Breitenbach at Compass, and the only issue we had with it was the asking price, $6.995 million. It struck us as ambitious for…
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This really is a showplace. What we love about it is that it is very modern, making use of walls of glass and modern materials such as poured concrete floors, but the colors and textures (white fabric, weathered wood, metal and glass) make the interiors look extremely beachy. The wood has a driftwood feeling, white…
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Thinking about opening a restaurant? Think twice before making a “pour” decision!

There’s just over 11 acres of land, which is generous and makes for privacy quiet, all on four separate parcels.

Let’s see how the numbers are stacking up this autumn. These are the highest closings recorded since Labor Day by Zillow. $16.4 million 289 Parsonage Lane, Sagaponack Original asking price: $21.9 million Time on the market: 1.5 years Size: 11,665 sq ft / 2.0 acres $12 million 134 Narrow Lane E, Sagaponack Original asking price: $12.5…
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This is now the third property we’ve written about recently that’s approaching half off the original asking price. Originally listed at $8.99 million, it’s now asking $4.9 million. This is really a very nice house and garden: nothing to complain about here at all. Yet no one has purchased it over the years it’s been…
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Well, the property sold fairly quickly, anyway: the listing came onto the market in August and now it’s contract. And why not? It’s lovely inside and out. We really like the dark exterior, which feels fresh. So do the interiors, although the house was built ten years ago, it feel bang up to date in…
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