It’s time to make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to the most deserving people, places and things in the worlds of Hamptons real estate! That’s right; it’s time for the first ever Hot List. Today’s subject: the largest sales of 2020. Hot is the word for […]
East Hampton
Here’s the new Mets owner’s old East Hampton house
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 […]
Charm and chic in central East Hampton
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 […]
In the record 2020 real estate market, a new high price for the year
That was fast! This large property, consisting of 12 and 15 West Dune Lane, East Hampton, was listed in mid-August for $75 million. It was reportedly in contract by mid-September, and it closed October 1. 15 West Dune Lane sold to a Mr. 15 West Dune LLC for $61 million; […]
Our thoughts on new Meadow Lane and relisted Windmill Lane oceanfront
Here’s a reader’s comment from yesterday’s post: Could you write about your thoughts on the Windmill Lane oceanfront in east hampton that just got listed for 72 million (trying to make a 30 million profit in three months with no renovation) ?! Or the new meadow lane that just got […]
Stylish, spacious and well priced in East Hampton
There’s basically nothing not to love about this spacious, chic property. The property itself is 1.5 acres, but it looks out onto a 14-acre pasture, so there are broad vistas to enjoy. The house itself looks like an old East Hampton barn, with its shingled exterior and beamed interior. Walls […]
Well, well, well, 290 Further Lane is back on the market
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 that debuted on the market back in 2016, asking $69 million. Designed by Francis Fleetwood in 1995, the house had belonged to James and […]
Ron Perelman reportedly looking to unload the Creeks for $180 million
Allan M. Schneider, the legendary Hamptons real estate agent, once called the Creeks “the most important house in East Hampton.” Now, the fabled estate currently owned by Ronald O. Perelman is being shopped as a whisper listing, according to the New York Post, asking $180 million. The estate is named […]
After 7 years and $21 million cut from the price, this oceanfront property finally sold
This is a very lovely house–8,000 square feet of living space, 8 bedrooms, 9.5 bathrooms, five fireplaces. The property is oceanfront, with three acres, pool, pool house, tennis court, and a cute little bungalow by the beach to store your boogie boards or to house your teenagers for the weekend. It […]
An important house in a special East Hampton location: $72 million
This is a unique and special house, but we’re worried that because of its location, right on the ocean in East Hampton, someone will tear it down. It was designed in 1956 for art collector Otto Spaeth, who was also a vice president of the Whitney Museum. The architect was […]