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 […]
East Hampton
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 […]
The Maidstone Club Proudly Welcomes Its Newest Member, Lil Nas X
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, […]
‘Darth Vader of Wall Street’ Jim Chanos sells 70 Further Lane, East Hampton
News comes this morning that 70 Further Lane, East Hampton, has traded off the market, selling for $59.5 million just last month. The seller was 70 Further Lane LLC, while the buyer was 70 Further Lane Holdings LLC. (Well, that’s imaginative!) We, of course, know that 70 Further Lane was […]
Rip up the top 10 list again: 290 Further sold for $57 million
Ah, good ol’ 290 Further Lane, East Hampton. The gigantic (10,000 square feet), almost-oceanfront (the Nature Conservancy actually owns the dunes in front of the house) property debuted on the market back in 2016, asking $69 million. Designed by Francis Fleetwood in 1995, the house had belonged to James and […]
Onadune, among the last of the gracious Hamptons estates, asks $25 million
Croquet on the rolling lawn. Badminton. Lemonade on the patio, served by uniformed staff. One of the original East Hampton summer mansions, Onadune harks back to a slower, more gracious past. And now it can be yours for $25 million. It was built by John Custis Lawrence between 1903 […]
Which is the most luxurious Hamptons master suite?
The most expensive houses in the Hamptons is a frequent topic of discussion. As we all know, however, the number one rule of real estate is location, location, location, and perhaps this is no more evident than in the Hamptons. Therefore, the most expensive houses may not have the most […]
For rent: an architectural landmark, close to the ocean? Yes, please!
Aaaah, it doesn’t get much better than this. Designed by Robert AM Stern, the former dean of the Yale School of Architecture, and completed in 1975, this house is a landmark of postmodern design, worthy of note by such critics as Vincent Scully and Paul Goldberger. Yes! This means it’s […]
The $140 million Briar Patch estate may be headed to auction soon
Remember Briar Patch, the amazingly large, amazingly expensive property that hit the market in 2014? Of course you do. It was asking $140 million and was (and is) owned by Chris Whittle, probably best known for Channel One. It’s been off the market for a few years but now is […]
Hamptons rental prices are skyrocketing too: we run some numbers
It’s no secret that real estate sales in the Hamptons are at fever pitch; less often reported on is the robust rental market. To see how much rentals have appreciated in the past few years, we decided to compare 2013 rentals with what’s on offer today. Back in the day, […]