We knew figures would be bad for the quarter, and we were correct. Town & Country has published the sales numbers for eight price ranges in 12 different markets, and in almost all of them, there are huge pullbacks. None of the hamlets monitored by T&C experienced an increase in the $10 million to $19.99 million or $20 million and up…
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Apparently, even musical legends can’t win against Nature. Longtime Montauk resident Paul Simon was faced with dropping off the key, Lee, to one of the buildings on his estate in the Montauk bluffs after erosion threatened to knock it over the precipice. His estate on Cliff Drive is about 7.5 acres and includes the main…
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Two East End brokerages are welcoming new faces this month! Veteran broker John Christopher has joined Sotheby’s Sag Harbor. He specializes in waterfront and knows everything there is to know about the rules regarding these properties. John told us, “I’m very pleased to have joined the team at Sotheby’s International Realty. With its global presence,…
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Spots to sit and enjoy summer breezes abound in this 1850 home: from the front porch rockers, to the inviting window seat in the sitting room, to the great room with a wall of windows, out to the back porches. And there will be breezes right off Sag Harbor Cove, as this property is waterfront and features…
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Peter Marino is, of course, “the design world’s sartorially distinguished rebel,” but actually, dressing like a leather-clad biker is the least interesting thing about him. An internationally acclaimed architect, he is also a noted art collector and interested in landscapes. All three interests come together in his extraordinary Southampton garden on Ox Pasture Road. A…
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Excellent news: the beloved Sag Harbor Cinema, which was devastated by fire in December, will be saved. The nonprofit Sag Harbor Partnership is in contract to purchase the building from owner Gerald Mallow. Planned is a new not-for-profit Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center (SHCAC), which would be committed to education, outreach, and programming for the East End…
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Montauk in the 1930s was a far, far different place than it is today. In 1925, Carl Fisher bought the entire peninsula of Montauk, 10,000 acres in all for $2.5M (that’s about $315M in today’s dollars). His dream was to develop Montauk into the Miami Beach of the North. (He’d already built Miami Beach!) Fisher then immediately began putting…
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Grammy-award winning musician (“Uptown Funk”) and producer Mark Ronson has just sold his cute contemporary beach house. Of course both Mark and his sisters, DJ Sam and designer Charlotte, are frequently seen in Montauk in the summer. The house, a beachy and yes, funky, four bedroom, sports 1,400 square feet and is set on 0.17…
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We can’t find vintage pictures of this house by local starchitect Norman Jaffe, so we’re not sure if it was originally this light and airy. We suspect that in a recent (2016) renovation a lot of white paint was employed. In any case, the house looks great. It retains signature Jaffe touches such as a massive…
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Darlings, there’s nothing more chic than farm-to-table food, and in this case, it’s backyard-to-table. This 1.1 acre property on Daniels Lane in Sagaponack produces “organic fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and honey.” Keeping your own bees is so trendy! But what about chickens? Never fear: there’s an “architecturally significant chicken coop.” House your hens in style! The circa…
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