April 30, 2015 — Hamptons Real Estate Showcase – The Premier Luxury Home and Lifestyle Magazine

Add Color to Your Hamptons Garden

By Anne Halpin
April 30, 2015

In summer on the East End we revel in color, from the sea and sand, of course, and from the flowers that fill gardens everywhere. A big flower garden can be a lot of work, but you can get a lot of dazzle for not a lot of work with two classic summer flowers that you can plant in spring and enjoy in summer.

Revolving Doors

By HRES Staff
April 30, 2015

In a land where we play an annual game of musical shops and restaurants each new season, it’s always fun to see which businesses have survived, which have bitten the proverbial dust, and which brave new souls are willing to risk our beloved South Fork’s seasonal fluctuations and high...

Local Artist with a Universal Aesthetic

By HRES Staff
April 30, 2015

East End painter, sculptor, and furniture designer Jeff Muhs was born and raised in Southampton. His early interests in art were encouraged by his parents, Captain Fred [artist and third generation hunting & fishing guide] and Geraldine Muhs.

Hamptons Classic Style

By HRES Staff
April 30, 2015

The color of summer, white is the perennial go-to color in Hamptons interior design. “It's cooling and relaxing to the eye,” says Sag Harbor interior designer, Annette Azan-Baker. But it can also be stark, which is why Hamptons designers always face the challenge of downplaying the famous “non-color” in various creative ways. Here are some of the latest tricks of the trade in keeping interiors bright yet also imbuing them with warmth and diversity.

Broker Showcase with Susan Sprott of Sotheby's Intl Realty

By HRES Staff
April 30, 2015

Best Deals in the Hamptons

By Ruth Thomas
April 30, 2015

The Goods - This striking quarter-acre Montauk contemporary boasts panoramic views from both first and second floors (and a flat roof that could accommodate a deck). It’s one of the best-built houses in town, according to Sotheby’s ...

Insta_House with Architect Maziar Behrooz

By HRES Staff
April 30, 2015

Architect Maziar Behrooz says that to create an extraordinary building, you need to take something away. With the $149,000 insta_House, he’s put that precept into stylish practice. Architecture, the critic Robert Hughes observed, “is the one art no one can escape...

Spotlight – West of the Canal

By Ruth Thomas
April 30, 2015

The Shinnecock Canal, which first opened in 1892, is a man-made waterway that cuts through the South Fork in the eastern part of Hampton Bays, connecting the Great Peconic Bay to Shinnecock Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is both a geographical and cultural divide, separating the Hamptons into “east of the canal” from Shinnecock Hills out to Montauk and “west of the canal,” from Hampton Bays to West Hampton Dunes.”

Realty Check

By Zoe Langstrom
April 30, 2015

Southampton’s Coopers Neck Lane has showed up as number eight on the top 15 most expensive streets in America, according to an analysis by online real estate site, Zillow. With a median home value of $11.87 million the tony road is the only one in New York to make the list.

Marketwatch

By Ruth Thomas
April 30, 2015

After one of the coldest Februarys on record combined with an endless cycle of snow and ice, spring has finally sprung. And with it has come the incredible desire to obtain that beautiful oasis in the Hamptons. With new construction booming, interest rates low, and pricing up, the time is right to secure your piece of paradise in the Hamptons.