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Realty Check – June Edition

By Zoe Langstrom
May 28, 2015

“Say hello to the first $2 million summer rental!” So read Crain’s New York Business about an 8,000 square foot manse in Amagansett. Amagansett? It’s a nice place but hardly a locale for such an eye-popping price. So we checked Crain’s link to the property on HREO. Let’s just say somebody added an extra zero.

Southampton Celebrates 375th Anniversary

By Ruth Thomas
May 28, 2015

The Town of Southampton, New York State’s first English colony was founded by a small group of English Puritans from Lynn, Massachusetts who landed at Conscience Point on June 12, 1640. Among these first settlers were Edward Howell and Thomas Halsey...

A Look Through a Modernist’s Eye

By HRES Staff
May 28, 2015

It might seem counter-intuitive that Nick Martin, AIA, an architect known for a treasure trove of modern architectural gems scattered around the South Fork, lives in a Sagaponack house dating from 1776. But a glimpse inside, where he lives with his wife and three children, reveals that the architect...

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...