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 […]
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An artist’s Sears kit house in Jamesport asks $590,000
Kit houses were the latest thing in North America a hundred years ago. It’s estimated that between 1908 and 1940, more than 100,000 kit homes were sold. These houses made the latest technology–central heating, indoor plumbing, electricity–available at an affordable price. The purchaser would receive all of the supplies by […]
Scoop up this darling Springs cottage before someone else does
We’re crazy in love with this adorable house, perfect for a small family or a downsizer, which is repped by Sarah Minardi at Saunders. Set on a manageable quarter acre of land, the house manages to combine country charm with up-to-the-minute chic. Outside, there’s a deck and patio, as well […]
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 […]
Why not just move the Steinbeck house to the park?
Last week, the Sag Harbor residence of John and Elaine Steinbeck hit the market, asking a cool $17.9 million. Set on 1.8 acres of waterfront on Bluff Point Lane, the house is a modest 1930 two-bedroom cottage; there are also several outbuildings, including Steinbeck’s “Writing House,” which is basically a […]
Rumor has it: East Hampton Point has been sold
East Hampton Point is a property that’s been on and off the market for, well, as long as we can remember, at all different prices. $55 million in 2006, $29 million in 2015, and most recently down to $27 million. What do you get for all that? Five acres of […]
Yet another high end property may be headed to foreclosure auction
Have you been looking for a modern house in Sagaponack? Beautifully presented, right on Fairfield Pond, with ocean views? Then have we got a place for you. If you move fast, we bet you can make a really good deal right about now. Why? The owners, Philip and Lisa Falcone, […]
Expand your Montauk retail empire with Martell’s and a gas station
Ah, Martell’s. Time was a young Hamptons Hot Sheet editor would ride her pennyfarthing downtown to this shop to purchase molasses candy and a new slide whistle. “What news?” she would ask the proprietor. “Has Mr. McKinley won election? Why, hello, Mr. Roosevelt.” OK, so actually it was a little […]
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 […]