Don’t believe the hype that everyone in the Hamptons lives in a megamansion. Some very nice freestanding houses can still be found for under a million. Let’s take a look at some, and at the end, vote for your favorite!
First up is 9 Bruce Lane, East Hampton (main picture). In the Maidstone Beach area of Springs, this property offers two super bijou cottages for just $775,000. They’re both renovated (or being renovated) and are set on 0.41 of an acre, with a total of 1200 square feet and two bedrooms and two baths. Live in one, rent out the other for income, we say.
Next, take a look at 47 School Street, Hampton Bays. As you can see above, it’s been nicely renovated with all new mechanicals. Asking $779,000, the house offers four bedrooms and three baths, and is set on 0.32 of an acre.
Yep, this cape ticks all the “Grandma’s house” boxes: plastic left on lampshade, old school TV, crocheted afghan, motion furniture. In the Clearwater section of Springs, 6 Pembroke Drive is asking $799,000. Obviously a few buckets of white paint are needed to update the two-bedroomed cottage (although we dig the blue bathroom), but with almost half an acre of land, there’s plenty of room for a pool.
Doesn’t 38 Lincoln Drive, in North Sea, look like a doll’s house? Inside, the teensy place (just 624 feet) has been cutely updated. Asking $899,000, the property is down a private road for privacy. With 0.36 of an acre of land, there’s room for expansion if desired.
Finally, how about waterfront on Little Fresh Pond? 8 Justan Ave, Southampton, is awfully titchy at 744 square feet and 0.12 of an acre, but the views are just stunning. Asking $769,000, there is one bedroom and two baths in the cottage.