Month: November 2020

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A friend of ours once asked us why we were planning a stone patio for our house. Why not brick pavers? We thought about it and answered, “Montauk is a stone kind of place.” It is–and no other house we know of exemplifies it better than this one at 34 Foxboro Road.

This rather amazing property was built in 1999 by Montauk builder Padden. Listing broker Jennifer Faga of Saunders says, “The entire home is hand placed stones accompanied by meandering driveway walls and gardens.” The stone walls with moongates and arches are really special, we think.

The house itself features high ceilings and attractive beams, and of course, more stone. Stone floors on the ground level feature radiant heat for cozy mornings. In all, there is 2,800 square feet of space, with 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and a half acre of land, including two driveways.

Yes, the exterior does look a little fairytale like, as if Sleeping Beauty is inside, but it doesn’t seem to us to need that much work to bring it up to snuff. Asking price is $2.1 million, which sounds pretty reasonable in a hot market. Don’t be put off by needing to do a bit of work and you’ll find yourself the chatelaine of an amazing property.

• The Castle of Montauk [OE]

 

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This is a fairly generic Farrell house, of the overly-gambreled style of the mid-aughts. The only thing really interesting about it is who it belongs to, Wall Streeter, $1.2-billion-insider-trading-SEC-fine-paying and new Mets owner Steven Cohen. Cohen bought the place back in 2007 for $18 million; it’s on the tonier south side of Further Lane (which always reminds us of Lady Bracknell referring to the unfashionable side of Belgrave Square), but doesn’t have an ocean view.

But don’t weep for the Cohens’ lack of ocean view: he bought a new place on the ocean on Further Lane for $62 million, and then tore it down. After all, the old place was just 10,000 square feet. What zillionaire can squeeze into that? The new place he built clocks in at 24,000 square feet, not including the pool house. Finally, he can shake the dust off this non-oceanfront place.

Set on 2 acres, the house is just under that squeezeworthy 10,000 square feet. Repped by Ed Petrie at Compass, the spread is asking $27.5 million. Of course it includes all the bells and whistles of a Farrell house: tennis court, pool with pool house, nice kitchen, master suite, finished lower level with billiards room, gym, and staff quarters; elevator, and heated three car garage. There are 11 bedrooms in all, 11 baths, and two half-baths.

What do you think? Is the gambrel style still current?

• 96 Further Lane [Compass]

 

 

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Here’s a no-brainer. $2-$3 million is often considered the sweet spot for Hamptons real estate buyers. Well, how about spending on the low end of that and also getting oceanfront into the bargain?

This is a really cute midcentury (1950) bungalow snuggled into the dunes in Westhampton Beach. Of course it’s not huge, with three bedrooms and two baths and a small kitchen, but it’s all you might need. It’s even been rather adorably staged, though since the bathrooms aren’t shown, they might need updating. Or maybe not–we love vintage colored bathrooms. We’d rip down the mirror backsplash in the kitchen, though. Yeesh.

With 0.35 of an acre of land, though, there’s plenty of room to expand. Or even just knock it all down and rebuild, but we think the place is great as is. There’s nice decking outside, too, with places to eat and relax. The property, repped by Robert Canberg and Bianca Canberg at Compass, is asking $2.35 million. Go snap it up.

• Classic Sun-Drenched Hamptons Summer Beach House Opportunity [Compass]

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Veteran rap- and dance-records executive Cory Robbins, who helped break Run-DMC, will be relaxing on Great Plains Road, Southampton, in future. Number 291 is a gracious estate, set on 1.8 acres, with a classically elegant 12,000-square-foot house. Listed by Bespoke, the property sold five years ago for $16.125 million; since then it’s had a tennis court added and the interiors have been refreshed. For example, the very dark wood in the library is now much lighter and fresher; as is the home theater.

Listed again this year by Bespoke, the property was asking $21.5 million; it closed about a month ago for $18.1 million, $2 million over the 2015 ask.

The latest changes are very nice–basically the house was perfect as it was and at this level it’s just gilding the lily. Personally we’d prefer the rolling open lawn that used to be there before it turned into tennis, but hey, we’re not the buyer. The kitchen is virtually the same as before. In all, there are nine bedrooms, eleven full and three half baths; a very cute pool house; and the rather sought-after third story that couldn’t be built today. Just a wonderful property all through. Congrats to Mr. Robbins and congrats to Bespoke for selling it once again.

• 291 Great Plains Rd [Bespoke]

 

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Shingles, check. White picket fence, check. Clipped hedges and stone walls, check. Vines by the outdoor shower? Check. Lush green lawn to an old garage, well, yes. You name it, the exterior of this adorable cottage (so close to the village) has it.

The interiors, though? So chic it almost hurts, and yet, the shiplap walls and quality built-ins just continue the spell cast by this beguiling property. (No wonder it was in Elle Decor.) Perfect for a small family or a couple who wants an easier life, the house offers three bedrooms and three bathrooms (of course white and renovated).

So basically, the place is absolutely perfect. Asking $3.5 million, repped by Tim Kelly at Elliman, we can’t imagine this property will be on the market long.

• 39 Talmage Lane [Elliman]

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