Real Estate

We really dislike stupid-shaped windows (arches, for example). And we don’t like that dated caramel wooden trim that seems to be everywhere in this house. Add the descriptor “contemporary” to the mix and we’re all ready to hate it. But we simply can’t. The more we looked, the more we liked. Yes, the windows are…
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Three years ago, a Southampton man got annoyed at the ARB, so he decided to spray paint the American flag all over the front of his house as a protest. Here’s the new place he built.

So much juicy evidence has come out about the free-spending Manafort’s luxury lifestyle, including and possibly especially in Water Mill.

There’s so many things to really love about this place: the koi pond, the landscaping, the fantastic patio with outdoor fireplace and pizza oven.

This property first came onto the market back in the halcyon days of 2014. It’s lovely, but was pricey at $21.5 million. Now it’s the way-less-halcyon days of 2018 and the place has finally sold, with a last ask of $15 million. It’s represented by Patricia Wadzinski and Frank Newbold at Sotheby’s. Of course, we…
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For the dog days of summer, here’s an index of Montauk real estate and more by the numbers for July 2018. Feel satisfied knowing a little bit more than most about East End properties, history and more. Store them deep in your brain now and impress friends and colleagues at cocktail parties later. Price East…
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Architect and art collector Peter Marino announced his plans to house his new Peter Marino Art Foundation at the Rogers Memorial Library.

“Balcastle” was built circa 1910 by Edward Elliston, Jr., whose wife, Emma Rose, has the eponymous park in North Sea.

The old houses in Westhampton Beach’s estate section are so gracious and elegant. We’re not sure how old this place is, but surely it blends in nicely with the others.

Good news! The Lobster Inn property has been purchased by Southampton, mostly with an eye to preserving open space. $8.45 million was paid for the former restaurant and marina by the Town of Southampton through the Community Preservation Fund and by Inlet Road Operations Corp, which is affiliated with the Manna Ocean Foundation. (Are we the…
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