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Shh! Don’t call it a basement within earshot of a real estate broker. It’s the “lower level,” puhleeze. No longer an underground space relegated merely to wine cellars, media rooms, or staff quarters, many lower levels are as fabulous as the rest of the house. In fact, because of local height restrictions (32 feet in most cases), lower levels have become as important to the Hamptons house as hedgerows and hydrangeas.
Bay Street begins the season with CONVICTION (May 27-June 15) by Carey Crim and directed by Scott Schwartz, Bay Street’s new Artistic Director. The production is co-produced by Bay Street Theatre, Rubicon Theatre in California, Dead Posh Productions, London and Canada’s Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Previews sponsored by Peconic Landing.
Hamptons Real Estate Showcase sits down with one of the top producers in the Hamptons, Laura White of Saunders & Associates. Laura gives us her take on the real estate market and what she¹s passionate about.
Amagansett has been a favorite summer refuge for those seeking a quiet, non-glitterized version of the Hamptons.  East Hampton and Southampton boast miles of privet enclosed mansions and Montauk offers more of a rustic or hipster scene...
In a description of Linden Estate, an important property in Southampton, the list of exceptional features includes a 30-room Cotswold-style mansion, 12 bedroom suites, an indoor pool and spa, two outdoor pavilions, a grass tennis court, and . . . “an environmentally friendly geothermal energy system.”
Green design in the Hamptons is more than a trend. Conserving the natural resources in the Hamptons is vital in a lifestyle so intertwined with the environment. Here are some local builders utilizing green design in the homes they build.
After an extreme winter of seemingly endless snowstorms, arctic temperatures, and frigid wind chills, the spring thaw has finally arrived. With the deep freeze behind us, those warm summer beach days are within sight. As the real estate market heats up, now is the time to realize your dream home in the Hamptons.
Being involved in the real estate market for roughly 27 years, as both a buyer and seller, I have knowledge of many facets of the business that are not common among the majority. Initially involved in real estate development as a builder, my background has given me an understanding of valuation from an investment perspective.
The bright colors of summer flowers are behind us now, and autumn’s blaze of foliage—which was spectacular this year—is over until next year. But as the East End heads into winter there is still beauty to be found in home landscapes. In the quiet of winter the landscape sheds its summer finery to reveal its underlying forms--its bones.