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By Zoe Langstrom
July 21, 2016

After 18 years at her 20-plus-acre Tower Hill estate in Bridgehampton, Christie Brinkley has put it on the market for $29.5M. Built in 1891, the main house has a 50-foot observation tower with views from the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

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By Zoe Langstrom
June 27, 2016

The modern glass-and-wood Sagaponack oceanfront palace used in a commercial for Chanel No. 5 has been listed for sale. The ad – really more a short film – helmed by acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann (known for such works as Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby),

Realty Check – June 2016

By Zoe Langstrom
June 1, 2016

On Newtown Lane in East Hampton this summer you’ll be able to buy a fresh Dreesen donut, Michael Kors frock or electric car. Tesla Motors has opened a showroom in, of all places, the heart of the village. With retail neighbors such as Calypso and Scoop NYC the carmaker is sure to achieve the “low-pressure sales environment” it hopes for.

Realty Check – Memorial Day

By Zoe Langstrom
May 5, 2016

Sex and the City scribe Candace Bushnell has purchased a house on Main Street in Sag Harbor for only $680,500. The tiny cottage - just 1,300 square feet - was originally built circa 1800 but was replaced by a three bedroom, two bath home in 1991. The third-acre lot contains an old barn, which is sorely in need of TLC.

Realty Check – April

By Zoe Langstrom
March 30, 2016

Sagg General Store has a new owner. Pierre Weber of Bridgehampton’s Pierre’s Restaurant will rename the old standby, which has been a general store since 1878, “Pierre’s” and will keep it open seven days a week year-round. While it will remain a general store, the pastry chef will be offering such Frenchified fare as quiches and croissants.

Realty Check – March Issue

By Zoe Langstrom
March 2, 2016

After being fired from The Creeks, Ron Perelman’s sprawling 57 acre Wainscott estate, the billionaire’s butler went on a $9,000 spending spree using several of the household’s credit cards. His revenge went wrong when he was caught and landed in court on a grand larceny charge.

Realty Check 2016

By Zoe Langstrom
February 4, 2016

Coastal Living, Time Inc.’s veteran magazine, which bills itself as “the best in coastal style, travel, and food,” will be hosting its first ever Hamptons’ show house in June at 272 Brick Kiln Road in Bridgehampton.

Realty Check

By Zoe Langstrom
December 10, 2015

Having been marketed for $85 million, the 30.4-acre Montauk estate Eothen, AKA the Warhol Estate, is in contract to be sold to Adam Lindemann, a billionaire art collector with a gallery on Madison Avenue. While the price has not been divulged, scuttlebutt has it at circa $50 million.

Realty Check

By Zoe Langstrom
November 12, 2015

Now that it’s gift-giving season, we canvassed area brokers to see what kind of gifts they have bestowed on their customers upon completion of a sale. Corcoran’s Gary DePersia tells us he once gave a buyer a generator – valued at $20,000 – as a closing gift. For a customer that bought a $20 million property he gave leather seating for the home theater.

Realty Check

By Zoe Langstrom
October 19, 2015

Following a fabulous summer yard sale, Betsey Johnson, designer of outrageous fashions, is selling the East Hampton house she has shared with her daughter, Lulu. More shabby chic than glam rock (reflecting Lulu’s taste), the 1986-built house on 1.65 acres has all the hallmarks of a typical Hamptons cottage including a marble fireplace in the living room.