Real Estate

The East End real estate and residential building markets have seen a considerable boom in 2020, with many summer visitors choosing to stay indefinitely and others looking to buy, rent or build–anything they can do to stay in this slice of paradise long-term. As the real estate market enters the fourth quarter of 2020, we…
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The Arc House, which we wrote about in late June, hit the market at the end of July, it has now sold and closed. The house, formerly owned by Jessica Meli, wife of Joseph Meli, a New York businessman who pleaded guilty last year to defrauding investors, was seized by the federal government after Meli was accused…
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The quaint, charming hamlet of Westhampton Beach has seen real estate prices skyrocket in the past few years. Less traffic, easy commute to Manhattan, and generally lower asking prices make for a very appealing market. No wonder that a heavyweight like Discovery Land Company, who build ultra luxury resorts, has transformed the formerly dowdy Dune…
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East End native Natalie Lewis, an agent in Corcoran’s Westhampton Beach office, originally started out in interior design, but went on to model and act before going into real estate. Read on to discover how a girl from Moriches ended up beating Jennifer Lopez for jobs. You grew up in Moriches. How did the modeling…
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This playful, colorful house fits right in to the artistic legacy of Springs. Its owner is a decorator who likes to renovate older houses and make them feel fresh. “It’s a breath of fresh air for those buyers looking for turn-key perfection but tired of the same old spec houses,” says listing agent Ed Bruehl of…
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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. 29 Deerwood Path, Sag Harbor Open house: Saturday, September 21, 1:00PM-3:00PM; Sunday, September 22, 11:30PM-1:00PM Ask: $1.62 million Beds: 3 Baths: 3.5 Size: 1 acre; 2,600 square feet Features:  A…
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“I’m not Old Guard. We were poor and we weren’t pretty. But my mother was very publicity-conscious and dressed us all alike and things like that so we were pretty well known.” –Elsie Cryder Woodward Of course, there’s poor and there’s poor. “Poor,” when referring to Elsie’s father Duncan Cryder, meant a mansion on Gin…
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A California native, Ed Bruehl was lured to the New York area by Wall Street, but after 9/11, his wife was recruited to start a new private school in the Hamptons, and he fell in love with the area. He lives in East Hampton with his family. So where are you from originally and where…
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Several unusual properties have gone into contract in Montauk: the Entenmann’s property, which was initially listed in 2014 asking $25 million; an artist’s property initially marketed asking $4.35 million; and a circular piece of land by Ditch Plains that first asked $5.5 million. All have had their prices cut over the past couple of years….
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“It’s such a magical spot–total front row seat for the 4th of July Fireworks and the daily boat parade, and unbelievably cinematic sunrises overlooking Sag Harbor, Mashomack Preserve and Barcelona Neck,” says Christina Galesi of Sotheby’s about her new North Haven listing. She says the property has been “in the same family for almost 60…
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