Every election year, presidential candidates hit the Hamptons for fundraising. Why not? The richest people in the United States summer here, so of course they go where the money is. This weekend, it’s Donald Trump’s turn.
First up is Joe Farrell’s famous Bridgehampton estate, Sandcastle. Farrell is of course a very well known real estate developer in the Hamptons. With 11.5 acres of land, there’s plenty of space to host a Friday afternoon reception for Trump. Tickets will run you $5,600 per couple for the general reception, $11,200 per couple for the VIP reception, and $35,000 per couple for a photo opportunity.
Prior to that is a lunch at Related boss and Miami Dolphins co-owner Stephen Ross’s place in North Sea, which he owns with jewelry designer wife Kara Ross. Tickets are steeper here: $100,000 for a photo opportunity and lunch, and $250,000 for a package that includes a private roundtable discussion with the president. This property is a lot smaller at 2.81 acres (more intimate); the Rosses built the house in 2000.
We’ve also heard gossip that a fundraiser will be held at the Sagaponack home of Equinox (plus SoulCycle, Blink Fitness, et al) Harvey Spevak. Spevak purchased the 2.8 acre property on Hedges Lane, which includes a lovely 1850 house, in 2010 for $6.75 million. (Sorry for the poor quality of the pix below. Blame it on the now-gone HREO.)
