Word came last week that Chili Peppers drummer and Montauk resident Chad Smith was selling his compound on Navy Road, asking $15 million. The property, which includes two lots and four acres, with main and guest house, was supposed to be repped by Jennifer Landey of Sotheby’s in Bridgehampton. However, […]
Month: September 2020
The iconic Sagaponack General Store is for sale
Back when Sagaponack was just a sleepy farming town, residents gathered round at its general store and post office to find out what was going on around town. Sagaponack today, of course, is consistently ranked the priciest zip code in the United States, but it’s still a small town and […]
Adam Miller discusses the torrid Hamptons real estate market
We all know the East End market is Covid-crazy; to try to make some sense of it all, we chatted with Adam Miller, the esteemed Bridgehampton real estate attorney. Let’s start macro-ish and work our way down to the micro stuff. Give our audience a sense of what you see […]
Well, well, well, 290 Further Lane is back on the market
Ah, good ol’ 290 Further Lane, East Hampton. The gigantic (10,000 square feet), almost-oceanfront (the Nature Conservancy actually owns the dunes in front of the house) property that debuted on the market back in 2016, asking $69 million. Designed by Francis Fleetwood in 1995, the house had belonged to James and […]
Need some sofa sized art? The perfect piece is coming up at Christie’s
So you’ve just purchased a new couch at the Pottery Barn Outlet and now need something to hang above it. Well, have we got a nice new accent piece for you, and at 19″ x 23″, it’s the perfect size! It’s even by a local artist, a Mr. Jackson Pollock! […]
Union: Raising the Stakes in Southampton
Rest assured you can still get Chef Scott Kampf’s popular burgers at Union Burger Bar in Southampton, indoors or out. But a sizeable portion of the building is now devoted to more refined dining in the well-appointed Union Sushi & Steak. Here Jon Bon Jovi’s Hampton Water rosé flows and […]
Ron Perelman reportedly looking to unload the Creeks for $180 million
Allan M. Schneider, the legendary Hamptons real estate agent, once called the Creeks “the most important house in East Hampton.” Now, the fabled estate currently owned by Ronald O. Perelman is being shopped as a whisper listing, according to the New York Post, asking $180 million. The estate is named […]
A 7-acre compound on Parsonage Lane sells for $23.5 million
Yet another big sale reported this week. Big in price (though quite a bit of a discount on the ask) and big in size. 232 Parsonage Lane, Sagaponack, had been asking $29.9 million; it sold for $23.5 million, repped by Bespoke. So what did the buyer get for all that? […]
So much for people not leaving the Hamptons
This photo was taken on Labor Day by Karen Dixon German of cars leaving Montauk. We think the Hamptons has felt much more calm this week and less frenetic. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments.
Julianne Moore puts her Montauk home on the market for $2.85 million
Actress Julianne Moore has put her adorable Montauk cottage, right on Fort Pond, on the market. Again. Five years ago her asking price for the 0.69-acre spread was $3.5 million, which seemed overpriced; now, in the ridiculously hot Hamptons market, the ask is $2.85 million, much more reasonable. Yes, the […]