Handsome Compound with Tunnel in Sagaponack South Now $4 Million Less
Ah, it feels like spring today in the Hamptons. Sunny, pleasant temperature, and you hear the slight buzzing noise? That’s the sound of prices being chopped everywhere. Such as this property! We’ve liked it ever since it hit the market: there’s a new build with very appealing decorating, and the older house, now a guest…
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Is This Gorgeous Grosvenor Atterbury Now a Great Deal?
Maybe. Unfortunately, these beautiful old Southampton grande dames aren’t the easiest things to sell. This place, designed in 1910 by old-school starchitect Grosvenor Atterbury and located in the lovely estate section of Southampton, has had a checkered history in the 21st century. It was listed way back in 2007 asking a whopping $24 million; it…
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Ten Questions for Douglas Sabo
Douglas Sabo is an agent with Nest Seekers in Southampton. He won the Privet Hedges award for Rookie of the Year in 2017. Where did you grow up? How long had your family lived there? My parents grew up renting with their family or friends during the summers and they actually met each out here….
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Guild Hall Director Andrea Grover Cuts Her House’s Asking Price
We interviewed Guild Hall director Andrea Grover for the Behind the Hedges print edition last autumn; she said of her Hamptons home, “We live in a quaint 1930s cedar-shingled bungalow in the Pine Neck neighborhood of Noyac. The house and neighborhood feel very family- oriented, and a lot of homes have hand-painted signs that read ‘No…
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Writer? Boater? Surfer? Let’s Find Your Summer Hamptons Rental
The weather outside might be frightful, but it’s time to think about warm days at the beach, cocktail parties, golf, tennis, and ice cream. Now is when all the best listings for summer rentals are still available; here’s some picks from us depending on your interests. Writer Lee Avenue, East Hampton Cost: $650K, MD-LD Why:…
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Montauk Oceanfront David Adjaye-Designed House Relisted
This property, on Old Montauk Highway in Montauk, is one of the most easterly homes on Long Island. Next door is a place owned by designer Tony Ingrao, and in nearby Camp Hero are a few dwellings that used to be army housing, but that’s it. Peace, quiet (well, except for the crashing of the…
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A Beautiful Renovation of a Classic East Hampton Summer House
This house, erected in 1897 by local builder George Eldredge, was listed in 2012, with a note that the property needed “someone to bring it up-to-date and add a pool.” It sold in 2013 for $4.5 million to Pilar Guzmán, the former editor-in-chief of Condé Nast Traveler, and husband Chris Mitchell, also a Condé Nast executive. Then the…
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Now the Mooch Is Listing His Water Mill Property
Ah, the Mooch is the gift that just keeps on giving. Fresh off leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house after only six days (and then flying to Davos for a business conference), former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci (and wife Deirdre Ball) have listed the Farrell new build that we announced they were buying one…
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The Hamptons Market Reports for 4Q18
The last quarter results from the four big agencies that report are all in, and the broad results are as follows. Each report tends to focus on slightly different parts of the market, so results tend to be different from one another. Douglas Elliman As with 3Q18, prices are up but properties are just sitting…
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House of the Day
- New Heiberg Cummings Design on Shelter Island Asks $11.25M
- A ‘One-of-a-kind Compound’ in Water Mill Asks $6.9M
- Luxurious New Construction in Upper Brookville Asking $5.9M
- A Unique Find: Lake Agawam, Ready-to-Build Property With Nearby Ocean Access
- Opportunity Awaits in Greenport: Buildable Lot With Dock Available