Douglas Elliman

Welcome to our new series where we take a look at one of the East End’s neighborhoods. We’ll discover what makes it so special to live in and what the housing stock is like. This week we’re exploring Montauk. Montauk has perhaps changed more than any other East End town in the past 20 or…
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Welcome to our new series where we take a look at one of the East End’s neighborhoods. We’ll discover what makes it so special to live in and what the housing stock is like. This week we’re exploring Sag Harbor Village, which has been the hot area of the Hamptons for a few years now….
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Welcome to our new feature in which we interview local personalities: agents, architects, interior designers, builders, anyone who plays a part in the world of Hamptons real estate. Want to get in on the fun? Drop us a line! There can’t be that many Hamptons real estate agents who once starred in a Survivor-type reality…
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Just about a block from Gin Beach, and a block from village shops and restaurants, is this six-bedroom. There’s 5900 square feet of space, which includes a finished lower level with game rooms for the kids. The kitchen is bright and sunny, and leads to a breakfast room, formal dining and living room with a…
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This property, one of the easternmost on Long Island, guarantees quiet in summer. And that’s why the current owners bought it. As The New York Observer wrote in 2000, “But a couple from about a half-hour down the road signed a deal in early April to buy photographer Richard Avedon’s 7.5-acre mini-compound for almost $9…
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If the top ten sales of 2018 in the Hamptons can be summed up in one word, that word would be “unremarkable,” according to Judi A. Desiderio, CEO of Town & Country Real Estate. The biggest sale was $40 million; in other years (such as the blockbuster 2014), that would have been a middling entry…
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Jürgen Friedrich, who founded 80s fashion brand Esprit, and his wife Anke Friedrich bought this house–one of many they’ve owned and renovated in the Hamptons, including nearby 20 Union Street–because the place reminded Anke of German houses she’d known growing up. The house wasn’t for sale, but Anke bought it anyway, allowing the owners to…
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20 Union Street, Sag Harbor, is a beautiful, historic home, no doubt about it, especially since it’s been given a makeover for the 21st century by one of our favorite designers, Steven Gambrel. But as sticklers for historical accuracy, we feel compelled to point out that the claim that the place was President Chester A….
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The well regarded Grassmere Inn B&B in Westhampton Beach has come on the market. Asking price for the 14-guestroom inn is $2.55 million, which is set on 1.03 of an acre of land. This place seems ripe for gentrification/hipsterification. There’s plenty of space in the 1885 Italianate mansion; in addition to the guestrooms, there’s a living room,…
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Paul Brennan has seen it all in his 40 years in the business. A Hamptons native, Brennan was mentored by legendary broker Allan Schneiderman; he then co-founded Braverman Newbold Brennan, later sold to Sotheby’s. In 1999, the year Brennan joined Douglas Elliman, he was instrumental in establishing the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund in…
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