This bijou residence, perfect for a small family or a downsizer, repped by Allison Norris at Compass is close to the bay in the charming enclave of Pine Neck. Set on a manageable 0.15 of acre of land, there is room for a small pool. The 1920 house manages to […]
Month: May 2021
Oh no, it’s the Bioscleave House again
This inventive, experimental house was built in 2008 and cost more than $2 million to build. The Bioscleave House–known as the Lifespan Extending Villa–was designed by artist couple Madeline Gins and Arakawa to cheat death itself. (Note: the couple have since died.) They thought that continually stimulating the senses through architectural […]
Spaeth House sells and Stewie Rah-rah makes $2 million
A unique and special midcentury modern house has sold. The Otto Spaeth house, at 30 Spaeth Lane (what are the odds?), East Hampton, was designed in 1956 for an art collector, who was also a vice president of the Whitney Museum. The architect was Gordon Chadwick, an associate at distinguished […]
Rumor has it: The Arbor, Montauk, is in contract
We’re actually not surprised to hear that the Arbor, one of Marc Rowan‘s Hamptons restaurants, is in contract to be sold. The place seemed like a dud from the start. Starting with the name. A friend of ours, at the time, complained, “Arbor? That’s what they think a Montauk restaurant […]
‘Twin Peaks,’ in Olde Town Southampton, sells for a record price
Today comes news that “Twin Peaks” (yes, queue Angelo Badalamenti music now) has finally sold after 5.5 years on the market. Kean Development, which built the ridiculously lavish house (two kitchens–one for the family, one for the hired chef–putting green on the roof, two lane bowling alley, on and on […]
An Amagansett Gwathmey, all renovated for the 21st century
This house, designed by Charles Gwathmey in the late 70s, still sports many of the built-in furnishings the master created for it. It’s snuggled in the Amagansett Dunes, about a block from the beach. The current owners purchased the place in 2014 for $4.25 million and then renovated; changing the […]