About ten years ago, we were putting together a book proposal about famous and not-so-famous people’s love for Montauk. We wrote to Bernard Madoff in prison, and he wrote back. He was a swindler and a scoundrel, but he did love Montauk, as you will see. Dear Laura, My most […]
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Some interesting Hamptons real estate closings reported this week
As always, there are a few interesting points to glean from real estate closings this week. First up is 794 Montauk Highway, Water Mill. This is 6.4 acres of vacant land (immediately east of the Water Mill Shoppes) that, since 1986 or so, has had various planned uses, including a […]
Bespoke says Jule Pond is in contract for a Hamptons record sum
We honestly have a lot of time for Bespoke. Back in the day, people snorted at the Vichinsky brothers founding a brokerage for $10 million and up properties, but we have to admit: those folks get the job done. Time after time they’ve managed to sell trophy properties that no […]
Asking $37 million, a Meadow Lane teardown is now in contract
The house doesn’t matter, folks. The listing for this oceanfront property, at 1210 Meadow Lane, Southampton, doesn’t even bother showing the interiors. (Although judging how terrible the dated 1980s post-mod exterior is, we’re kinda dying to see in the inside….and oddly, the house only sports three bedrooms.) This property, now […]
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, […]
Exclusive: Now you can rent Don Trump Jr’s former Bridgehampton house
Honestly, we’re a little confused about everything, but you know that’s never stopped us before. A couple weeks ago, the New York Post reported that Donald Trump Jr and girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle had sold their Kellis Way, Bridgehampton, house in an off-market deal. They purchased it in 2019 for $4.4 million. […]
Snag a signed cookbook and homemade Easter chocolate on the North Fork!
On the East End, we’re all about the locavore these days, and it doesn’t get any better than The Hamptons Kitchen, a delicious regional cookbook, and the North Fork Chocolate Company, which makes a variety of delicious treats right in house. On April 3, the day before Easter, stop by […]
Stewie Rah-Rah finally unloads Burnt Point for $50 million
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported that pharma billionaire Stewart Rahr, who once cut a swath through Hamptons parties of the past decade calling himself Stewie Rah Rah, is in contract to sell Burnt Point, his 24-acre estate on the Wainscott side of Georgica Pond. Rahr first listed […]
Julianne Moore sells her Montauk home for $2.85 million
Actress Julianne Moore has sold her adorable Montauk cottage, right on Fort Pond, for the asking price of $2.85 million. Five years ago, her asking price for the 0.69-acre spread was $3.5 million, which seemed overpriced then. The house is small, with three bedrooms and just one bath, but it’s […]
Seeya, Donny: Trump Jr sells up in Bridgehampton
Was it something we said? Was Zeldin not strident enough defending Dad? Or is it just the entire family is moving to Florida? We suspect the last. News came on Saturday, via the New York Post, that Donald Trump Jr and girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle have sold their Kellis Way, Bridgehampton, […]