Hamptons Homes

This rambling house has been owned by only two families since it was built in 1835. “It’s so charming,” exclaims Lynda Packard of Douglas Elliman, who is listing the property. “There are very few of these original houses with such a lovely history left. If you look at old Southampton village maps, it’s referred to…
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Open houses are a great way to find your next home, see inside a house that you have always been curious about, or just get design ideas. 136 Old West Lake Drive, Montauk Open house: Saturday, August 24, 11:00AM-1:00PM Ask: $2.499 million Beds: 4 Baths: 3 Size: 1 acre; 1,891 square feet Features: This Hollenbeck &…
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Back in the day, when we drove past Napeague (known as “the straightaway” in our family) to get to Montauk, there’d be that familiar point where you had to hold your nose. “Here we come, kids!” my mom would call out. You were passing the fish factory, nicknamed Promised Land because it stank to high…
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Things are starting to look up in Hamptons real estate. This week, the oceanfront house formerly belonging to Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft, a property in Murray Place with oceanfront access, and a $10 million barn-style Bridgehampton house are all in contract. This modest oceanfront property, on Flying Point Road in Water Mill,…
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Ann Ciardullo has attained the rank of Global Real Estate Advisor at Sotheby’s, yet says that she might like to be a restaurant hostess in another life. She lives in East Hampton’s Northwest with her partner in life and work, Keith Green, and does a lot of work for charity in her spare time. Where…
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This is a very special property: the beloved second home of architects Julian and Barbara Neski, designed by them in 1965. The headline of Julian Neski’s 2004 New York Times obituary pretty much sums it all up: “Julian Neski, 76, Who Brought Modernism to Beach Houses.” The article, by Alastair Gordon, went on: “All of his houses…
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Open houses are a great way to find your next home, see inside a house that you have always been curious about, or just get design ideas. 140 Hills Station Road, Southampton Open house: Friday, August 16, 2:30PM-4:00PM Ask: $1.495 million Beds: 5 Baths: 3 Size: 1.8 acre; 3,400 square feet Features: A large plot…
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Once the Long Island Rail Road was extended to Southampton in 1870, the town changed from a sleepy agricultural area to a fashionable vacation area for the wealthy. Summer “cottages” began to be built, with a pretense of rural simplicity. But, inevitably, country charm began to give way to city polish. Gilded Age excess moved…
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Time for some updates again! This week, we’re glad to report that Normandy House is in contract, as is a very handsome Sagaponack property and a Greenport pied-a-terre. Normandy House was a victim of the slowdown in Hamptons real estate. It originally hit the market several years ago (2015), asking $48 million. And just to…
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Bill Williams has been a top agent in the Hamptons for many years; these days he works out of Compass’s Bridgehampton office. Before that, though, the Ohio native was a tennis pro. What led him to the Hamptons and real estate? Where are you from originally? Ohio. I’m from Niles, Ohio. I studied finance at…
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