The Hottest News in Real Estate
Back in 2013, we were charmed by the ridiculously over-the-top decorations for Société du Vin, a wine club started by Leslie Alexander, billionaire (and former owner of the Houston Rockets). Alexander spent $5 million over a couple of years to turn an old Bridgehampton potato barn into a wine storage […]
The Dunes, the exceedingly upscale (read: expensive) rehab facility, has purchased a property in Southampton. From what we understand, the organization was renting its previous spot on Bull Path, East Hampton. The new property is at 15 Lohan Court in North Sea, close to the bay, and frankly seems ideal […]
Previously, we were the first to mention that East Hampton Point had been sold. Then, we exclusively revealed the buyer, Heath Freeman of Alden Global Capital. Now, we’ll tell you how much he paid. Asking prices for the place have been up, down, up, for as long as we can […]
Paper mogul and art collector Peter Brant and supermodel wife Stephanie Seymour have sold their oceanfront Sagaponack house in an off-market deal. The deal closed January 15 this year, just two days before the sad death of their son Harry. The sales price for 159 Trees Lane, on Gibson Beach, […]
About ten years ago, we were putting together a book proposal about famous and not-so-famous people’s love for Montauk. We wrote to Bernard Madoff in prison, and he wrote back. He was a swindler and a scoundrel, but he did love Montauk, as you will see. Dear Laura, My most […]
As always, there are a few interesting points to glean from real estate closings this week. First up is 794 Montauk Highway, Water Mill. This is 6.4 acres of vacant land (immediately east of the Water Mill Shoppes) that, since 1986 or so, has had various planned uses, including a […]
We honestly have a lot of time for Bespoke. Back in the day, people snorted at the Vichinsky brothers founding a brokerage for $10 million and up properties, but we have to admit: those folks get the job done. Time after time they’ve managed to sell trophy properties that no […]
The house doesn’t matter, folks. The listing for this oceanfront property, at 1210 Meadow Lane, Southampton, doesn’t even bother showing the interiors. (Although judging how terrible the dated 1980s post-mod exterior is, we’re kinda dying to see in the inside….and oddly, the house only sports three bedrooms.) This property, now […]
EAST HAMPTON, NY–Emphasizing that the venerable East Hampton institution is eager to shed its “fuddy-duddy reputation,” Maidstone Club Secretary Mrs. Charles Worthington-Smythe announced to reporters today that the club has accepted its first musician member, Lil Nas X. “In the past, we were reluctant when musicians applied to the club, […]
