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INTERIORS THAT INSPIRE DESIGNER SPACES: MESMERIZING LUXURY • SPRING MARKET: GETTING READY TO SELL KITCHEN CENTRIC: THE TRANSITIONAL TOUCH • HOME FURNISHINGS: SAFAVIEH’S DYNASTY also HOT SPOTS: LA JOLLA, CA, and MOVING RIGHT: TRANSPORTING CARS AND ART

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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER SHAKE OFF THOSE WINTER DOLDRUMS. Though the

at luxury car and art transporters. They’ll bring your Bentley back from Florida

weather outside may still be frightful, now is the time

without a scratch, and pack up your Picasso and deliver it to your winter ski home,

to be preparing your home or mansion for the spring

summer beach house or your new manse just down the road. No need to fret

selling season. Toss the clutter, take down the family

about leaving home on a bitter cold morning to work out. Home gyms have

photos, fix that leaky faucet and spruce up the front

moved way beyond the treadmill and free weights. At some mega homes these

door with a fresh coat of paint and, perhaps, a special

days, indoor recreational facilities include indoor squash or basketball courts,

door knocker or knobs to capture a buyer’s fancy.

indoor pools, saunas and steam rooms and even rock climbing walls.

Check out the rest of my tips for getting your home in

The Hot Spot we travel to in this issue is La Jolla, California, the charming,

tiptop selling shape in our story about maximizing curb

vibrant town on the Pacific Coast, where the weather and scenery are always

appeal, so very important this time of year. And while

perfect, the beach is prime for kayaking or surfing, and the sea lions and seals

you’re at it, take a look at our collection of artsy and grand door knockers, truly old

promise to delight.

fashioned gadgets that still capture our imagination and let us know when someone

Gracewood Manor, our opulent Featured Property, is the epitome of Gold Coast

comes calling.

elegance and grandeur. The lush, 31.5 acre Brookville estate, which changed

When it comes to bling, what better place to relax, enjoy and pamper yourself

hands only once since it was built in 1929, is crowned by a glamorous 12-bedroom

than in the privacy of your own bathroom. Whether it’s a crystal-studded toilet,

European-style stone manor home with modern amenities. It is truly what LUXURY

a zebra soaking tub, or a rainforest shower, we’ve put together some options

is all about!

guaranteed to make you smile. The kitchen is another spot that should be outfitted to your heart’s desire. In our kitchen story, we take a look at the trend to sleeker, sexier kitchens, with examples from local designers.

For other great design ideas, we’ve profiled both Carolyn Miller, the Dix Hillsbased interior designer known for her creativity, pizzazz and mesmerizing sense of luxury and style, along with Michael Yaraghi of Safavieh, the home furnishings and rug emporium known for its modern to traditional styles, custom work,

Stay warm. And happy reading!

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LUXURY TABLE OF CONTENTS, WINTER ISSUE 2013 Publisher’s Letter 4 ARCHITECTURAL VISIONS Carolyn Miller’s Sumptuous Style 10 MOVING Transporting Art and Cars 12

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SPRING MARKET Getting Ready to Sell 14

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ACCESSORIES Door Knockers Make the First Impression 16 KITCHEN CENTRIC The Transitional Touch 20 HOME FURNISHINGS Safavieh’s Dynasty 26

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BATHROOM BLING Sparkling Johns And Soaking Tubs 30

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PERFORMING ARTS Tilles Center In Brookville 32 BECKWITH INTERIORS Fun With Light 34 HAPPENINGS Best Of The Late Winter Arts Calendar 36 HOT SPOTS Exploring La Jolla 40

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FEATURED PROPERTY Gracewood Manor: Gold Coast Glamour 42 ON THE MARKET Shawn Elliott’s Luxury Homes & Estates 44 THE GOOD LIFE Superstorm Sandy’s Silver Lining 63

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NEIGHBORHOODS A Day in Cold Spring Harbor 64 LOCAL DINING La Parma II’s Winning Father-Son Team 68 NETWORKING PARTY Zicana Event 72

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DESIGNER SPACES

“Everybody has a talent within themselves,” said Carolyn. “They just have to find it, and I was lucky —it found me.”

Within its expansive interior stretching more than 6,000-square feet, the North Shore home is filled with both subtle and eye-catching details. Architecturally exquisite custom-designed moldings exude timeless elegance while luxuriously soft window treatments inventively allow for light yet ensure privacy.

These design touches — and so many others throughout this 24-room, 8-bath mansion — are the handiwork of Carolyn Miller. She is the owner of the eponymous Dix Hills interior design firm that has long imbued residential properties on Long Island, in the city and in Florida with mesmerizing luxury, creativity and pizzazz.

In this particular manse, an extraordinary spectrum of plush fabrics, sleek finishes and eclectic furnishings harmoniously combine to create a transitional design scheme. Textured furnishings, fixtures and floor coverings run the gamut and include Jerusalem stone tiles, a window treatment enriched with the patina and softness of wedding-dress satin, an area rug made of black cowhide, mirrored end-tables with oak trim, steel and crystal lamps and a delicate lace throw. From room to room, the tactile is as stunning as the visual.

While personally favoring the clean lines and minimalism that characterize modern design, Carolyn takes her interior decorating cues from her clients and then works to fashion spaces that satisfy their aesthetic sensibility to the nth degree. Her fixation also extends to ensuring clients feel at home in their custom-created living spaces — a goal that drives her to specify, for example, dirt-concealing fabrics and finishes in rooms where families are likely to snack or the kids and their friends hang out. In the North Shore home, modular seating, upholstered in rich royal purple velvet, and a zebra ottoman take center stage in a space that does double duty as a playroom and children’s office. The kids not only watch TV with friends there but do their homework on built-in desks at each end of the room.

“I always say, ‘It’s important for you to know that the home I do for you is your home. I love my home, and I want you to love yours,’” said Carolyn, a Brooklyn native who grew up on the South Shore and currently has homes in Dix Hills and Boca Raton. Married to a dentist, she is the mother of three grown sons.

Her modus operandi and personality are as straightforward, welcoming and genuine as the interiors she artfully creates. They are the reasons clients not only become repeat customers but also recommend Carolyn to their parents, adult children and friends. At any given time, Carolyn is adeptly juggling seven to 20 projects, although they can range from a two-bedroom assignment to an entire house, and each can be in a different phase of development or completion. But

CAROLYN MILLER INTERIORS While some clients relish the learning experience the trips provide and the sense of accomplishment that follows when the project is completed, others decide, after one or two treks, to leave the legwork to Carolyn.

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By CARA S. TRAGER

LUXURY WITH A SPLASH OF DRAMA what pervades all her projects is a sense of luxury with a splash of drama.

Anything Carolyn spots in a store, a showroom or a magazine can potentially set her creative juices in motion.

“I’ve started with a blue vase and created everything off that,” she said.

At the outset, Carolyn secures a sense of her clients’ design preferences by asking them to provide her with pictures of any fabric, furniture or colors that strike their fancy — be it in a magazine or on a website. She initiated the exercise after a client professed to love traditional but turned her thumbs down on each and every traditional item that Carolyn showed her. Instead, the client expressed interest in modern furnishings that caught her eye while on shopping trips with Carolyn.

Once Carolyn has a feel for clients’ tastes, she provides them with two to three design concepts that include fabrics and color schemes.

Carolyn welcomes homeowners on her journeys to find the right furnishings, fabrics and accessories for their homes.

“I try to make the decorating and design trip a meeting of the minds and to bring a comfort level to it,” she said.

While some clients relish the learning experience the trips provide and the sense of accomplishment that follows when the project is completed, others decide, after one or two treks, to leave the legwork to Carolyn. To accommodate their wishes — and minimize the overwhelming nature of the design process -- she provides samples, pictures and, if available, pieces on loan for clients’ approval.

The culmination of Carolyn’s labors is her signature oneday installation, which brings together all the furnishings and accessories to complete the project. On that day, clients leave their homes early in the morning and return about 12 hours later — during which time Carolyn goes the distance to finish and finesse their residence, including waiting for deliveries of all warehoused purchases, directing the placement of furniture and carpeting, as well as the installation of window treatments, lighting fixtures, area rugs and framed pictures.

She also arranges accessories and art work, positioning each object just-so on kitchen islands, fireplace mantels, tables and walls, and flicks on sconces and reduces overhead lighting for an ambient touch. The net result: clients — upon entering their homes — experience the ultimate “wow” moment.

Carolyn’s intuitive creativity and sense of style inform her work. In fact, it was as a newly-minted Roslyn homeowner many years ago that Carolyn, with no budget to hire a decorator, followed her own instincts and turned her home’s empty spaces into rooms that became not only a showcase for her innate talent but the envy of her neighbors.

“Within a year, I had four clients,” Carolyn recalled. Her first project, a basement den, was a matter of doing what she had done in her own house: creating built-in platforms and covering the entire area — including the platforms — with carpeting.

“Everybody has a talent within themselves,” said Carolyn.

“They just have to find it, and I was lucky — it found me.” SE .

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LUXURY TRANSPORT

MOVING FERRARIS A N D F I N E A RT :

FOLLOW THE REMBRANDT RULE

When in doubt, follow the Rembrandt Rule: No matter how precious or humble an object is, handle it with the same care and attention as you would an object of greater value.

By LAURIE NADEL

At an art gallery on Madison Avenue, art broker Martin Baron

care and attention as you would an object of greater value.

picked up a painting by impressionist Mary Cassatt. His

Ms. Anderson says, “The interesting thing about moving

mission: to bring the $2 million canvas to another midtown

artwork is to take the time out to understand its strength and

art dealer. “It was an easy 12 inches by 18 inches, wrapped

weaknesses, to understand its history, where it has been, and

in bubble wrap and sealed in brown paper,” Baron recalls.

conditions it has been shown in.”

“I tucked it under my arm and carried it down Madison

In addition to providing services to its 50 members

Avenue to the private dealer’s office.”

throughout New York State, The Exhibition Alliance offers

Cringe you might, but according to Mr. Baron, many smaller

free phone support and technical briefs about handling and

works of art are transported in such cavalier style. “It may

transporting works of art on its website: www.exhibition-

be more common than not,” he says, adding that he once

alliance.org. Ms. Anderson says, “The tech notes and videos

transported an Edgar Degas bronze sculpture of a dancer from

give people the thoughtful expertise they need to preserve

Philadelphia to Sotheby’s in New York in his hand luggage, on

their art into the future.”

a regularly scheduled Amtrak train.

Whether you are transporting a Chagall painting or your

Do not try this at home, boys and girls!

favorite Ferrari, make sure that the transport company you

Just as you would not invest in a valuable work of art or

select specializes in fine arts and/or luxury cars.

a luxury automobile without doing lots of homework, be

“You don’t want them to treat it like your TV or your

vigilant before transporting either precious belonging. And

mattress,” says Fernanda Barrett, registrar of Nassau Museum

make sure to research, research... yes, research.

of Fine Arts in Roslyn Harbor. “Sure, you want those items to

Among those who have “collections in their own homes, I

arrive safely but any moving company you choose should

have seen people be very casual about tossing things in their

have an antiques or fine arts division, although they are more

trunk or the back seat of their car,” says Donna Anderson,

expensive than household goods carriers.”

executive director of The Exhibition Alliance, a museum

Transporting your luxury car can save time and money.

service organization in Hamilton, NY. “The most vulnerable

“Shipping protects your vehicle from risk of damage. If you

thing for an object has to do with moving it. You have to be

do not like to drive long distances or your time is simply too

especially thoughtful and careful about how you wrap and

valuable to be spent driving, transporting it properly makes

move it so you don’t end up with a surprise.”

good sense,” says Chris Pliaconis, Vice President of Plycar in

When in doubt, follow the Rembrandt Rule: No matter

Kings Park www.plycargroup.com. Besides, clients who have

how precious or humble an object is, handle it with the same

their own private jets prefer flying to driving. It can cost

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Whether you are transporting a Chagall painting or your favorite Ferrari, make sure that the transport company you select specializes in fine arts and/or luxury cars.

around $1300 to have your car shipped to southern Florida from Long Island. Shipping to California runs about $2000.

When researching a company to ship your Bentley or Porsche, ask whether the transport vehicles offer enclosed sections of differing heights. “Some companies use a curtain-side vehicle but a hardside carrier protects your vehicle,” says Mr. Pliaconis. A family-owned business since 1982, Plycar ships tens of thousands of exotic and luxury automobiles every year.

Additionally, make sure that your luxury car transporter provides a horizontal load which protects the engine fluids from destabilizing.

Horizontal loads also protect the spoilers on exotic cars. “There are a lot of exotic car forums, as well as Ferrari, Porsche and Corvette clubs online,” Mr. Pliaconis says, re-emphasizing that “R” word. “You have to do your research.”

Ms. Bennett suggests that art collectors make sure their art “is insured for transport and that this policy is in effect before your art is handled or transported.” Many art and auto shippers sell transport insurance but it tends to be more expensive. Ask for a fine arts risk policy instead.

Jonathan Schwartz, President of Atelier4, a “soup-to-nuts assets-based business” in Long Island City, Miami and Los Angeles, recommends setting up “a good relationship with your insurance agent.” In terms of logistics, keep clear records of each object’s provenance and where it was acquired. “If the work is going overseas, you have to think in terms of things like seizure,” Schwartz says. Before picking up the phone, he advises checking out prospective companies on social media sites. “You can find out what is being said about the companies before calling a shipper,” he says. Or just call a gallery, auction house or museum for a recommendation. SE SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY 13

SPRING MARKET

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MARKET

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By M.C. SUSSMAN

“First impression is everything,” says Shawn

side. Display even more blossoms in large

Windows should be washed, inside and

Do floors first, then paint, sticking wher-

Elliott, broker/owner of Shawn Elliott

pots flanking the front door. And don’t

out, and the screens removed for extra

ever possible to neutral shades. While

Luxury Homes & Estate. “Fresh, fresh, fresh

forget the backyard’s outdoor living space.

sparkle. If shutters need freshening, consider

prepping, don’t forget to repair cracks in

SELLS.” To prepare your home for the up-

Open the swimming pool as early as April

repainting them in a more in-style mono-

ceilings or walls or drywall tape that’s lift-

coming Spring market, Shawn advises sell-

1, spruce up the cabana and put the out-

chromatic palette that blends with the rest

ing, and make sure ceilings by the stove or

ers to “be proactive.” Get necessary repairs

door furniture out. “It’s an uplifting feeling

of the house. Forget the high contrast but

near a fireplace aren’t stained. Stow fam-

done, now. “Don’t take the approach that

and a better look to jump start the season,”

passe look of green, black or red shutters.

ily photographs and neutralize the home

you will take repairs into account or take

Shawn says. The front door should beckon.

According to Realtor.com, a home that

so buyers can envision themselves living

it off the price,” Shawn advises. “Nobody

“If your front door has faded or tarnished,

“sparkles” on the surface will sell quicker

there. Remove all clutter, including inside

wants to do work.” Buyers want to be ex-

hire somebody to stain and polyurethane

than a scruffy neighboring home, even

closets, in crawl spaces, the garage and the

cited by what they see. With lots of homes

it,” Shawn adds. Or if an entryway door is

though both are structurally sound. A “well-

laundry room - piles of dirty laundry are a

hitting the spring market at once, home

peeling and the hardware has seen better

polished” house carries more allure, makes

no-no. Besides, less stuff will make each

shoppers brush past those in poor repair

days, replace it.

buyers more comfortable, and will sell faster

room seem bigger and brighter. Can’t bear

or not picture-perfect.

According to Remodeling magazine’s

and for a higher price.

to throw it out? Rent a storage garage to

A home’s curb appeal makes that critical

2011-2012 Cost Vs. Value Report, a new

Still, in getting your home ready for the

store half the furniture in overcrowded

first impression. If the front of the home is

steel door costs about $1,238 but at resale

market, experts advise not dipping too

rooms for a more open, spacious look.

pristine -- hedges trimmed, lawn edged,

about 73 percent of the cost or $903 may

deep. Replace missing shingles but skip a

Ask your broker whether staging would

beds well tended -- and the walkway is free

be recouped. Don’t stop there. Put out a

new roof -- it looks good but you won’t

be helpful. Make sure to allow plenty of

from cracks, the outdoor light fixtures are

new welcome mat. A special door knocker

recoup the cost. Do opt for relatively inex-

time to get your home ready to put on the

shiny, the mailbox and house number are

piques interest. And if you need to change

pensive but effective touch-ups like new

market. Pick the best possible listing date

in tiptop shape, buyers will be wowed. And

the hardware, give up the brass. The look du

knobs on cabinets or swapping out an old

and then work backwards to determine

they’ll assume it’s a well-cared for property,

jour is satin nickel and black or oil-rubbed

laminate countertop for granite instead of

when you need to start. An overhaul may

even if it really isn’t.

bronze. If the garage door is part of the first

redoing the entire kitchen or bath. Make

take weeks or even months when paint-

So make the home stand out. Add a

look equation, consider replacing it with a

your home spic and span, and clean those

ing, flooring, de-cluttering and repair work

fresh coat of paint. Patch, seal and blacktop

new, stylish, metal or fiberglass model. Ac-

chandeliers. If carpets are weary or stained

need to be done. First impressions count,

the driveway as needed. “There is nothing

cording to the Cost vs. Value Report, about

but there’s hardwood flooring underneath,

Shawn says. Get your manse into sale con-

exciting about a driveway with potholes.”

72 percent of a $1500 investment in a new

rip up the carpet and show them off -- hard-

dition early to take advantage of the com-

Plant early spring seasonal flowers out-

steel garage door will be recouped.

wood floors are all the rage these days.

ing hot spring rush. SE

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DOOR BLING

GadGets, the OldFashiOned Way: KnOcK KnOcK

Door KnocKers ADD FUncTIonAL ArT, WhImsy AnD sTyLe By m.c. sUssmAn The front door is an important clue as to what’s inside a home and special door knockers -- as well as door knobs or door handles --provide an inyour-face opportunity for personal expression.

Want to make a grand entrance? Please knock. Doorbells may chime but an elegant

Bernstein sculptured a series of

or whimsical door knocker is a classic and an

numbered door knockers of a cast bronze cat

attention grabber that never loses power or goes

with a swinging mouse in its mouth that can also

out of style.

be hung on the wall as sculptures, priced at $950

The front door is an important clue to what’s

signed and

on Etsy.com.

inside a home and special door knockers -- as

There are nautical antique English knockers

well as door knobs or door handles --provide an

of anchors and sailing ships, fleur de lis, brass

in-your-face opportunity for personal expression.

harps and elves. Michael Healy’s Artistic Deco-

Such accessories are everyday art, touches of

rative Hardware line, running from $39 to $140,

whimsy, elegance, creativity and style.

include knockers in the shape of grapevines,

Animal themes prevail. There are lion’s heads holding rings,

pineapples, palm trees, golf putters, monograms,

elephant trunks, frogs,

smiling sunfaces, lighthouses and flowering bas-

crabs, dragons, and all sorts of dog-themed

ket knockers in brass, bronze or nickel silver. At

door brass, bronze or iron door knockers. The

Anthropologie.com, a cast brass birdie knocker is

$1200 bronze door knocker of a labrador re-

$40. Twin horseshoes form the base and ring of

triever sculpted by Colorado artist Daniel Glanz

Pottery Barn’s $19 sculptural Equestrian Knocker.

was first commissioned, in duplicate, for a cli-

Its dark bronze finish highlights the texture of

ent’s double entry doors and modeled after one

the horse’s features. Pottery Barn’s $39 “botanical

of their retrievers. While Mr. Glanz does many

knocker” in brass with an antique bronze finish at

commissioned sculptures of dogs and other an-

PotteryBarn.com has a graceful scrolling design

imals, “this is one of the only pieces that would

that warmly welcomes guests.

qualify as functional art,” he said.

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In Newtown, Pennsylvania, artist Derek

Door knockers likely have been around as long

as doors so that guests could announce their arrival. Meant to save the knuckles of those who come rapping, they typically are constructed of plates that are fixed to the door and an attached hinged piece that can be lifted and banged against the plate. Some incorporate peepholes to see who is knocking.

During the Renaissance, the wealthy favored more ornate knockers. To keep evil spirits from entering a home, during the Middle Ages door knockers had gruesome gargoyles, dogs

The front door is an important clue to what’s inside a home and special door knockers -- as well as door knobs or door handles --provide an inyour-face opportunity for personal expression.

and lions for faces. Among antique French door knockers and knobs, welcoming human hands were a popular theme. SE

Door knockers have likely been around as long as doors so that guests could announce their arrival. Meant to save the knuckles of those who come rapping, they typically are constructed of plates that are fixed to the door and an attached hinged piece that can be lifted and banged against the plate.

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MODERN KITCHEN DESIGN

FROM FUSSY TO SLEEK: THE NEW KITCHEN LOOK

By M.C. SUSSMAN

Design: Tuthill Architecture 701 East Broward Blvd. Suite G, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301 (954) 527 0007

IT MAY BE TIME to redo the kitchen again. The swing from mid-century

modern to avocado appliances and sparkly laminate countertops to the new millennium’s oh-so-opulent kitchens with wood cabinetry with intricately-carved corbels and tumbled marble backsplashes that were all the rage before the economic downturn have given way to an emphasis on functionality and a sleeker, more transitional look. And though North Shore style has traditionally been, well, traditional, it may be a sign of the times that there’s a move towards a timeless, more value-conscious, paredback transitional look.

“People are looking for simpler kitchens, not contemporary but transitional, with simpler lines, simpler details, classic and timeless, with moldings that aren’t quite as heavy as in the past,” said Brad Berkoff, a certified kitchen designer and owner and president of Bisulk Kitchens in Garden City South.

by Urrutia Design Bisulk Kitchens are known for their traditional look. But,Designed Brad said, what’s Matt Sartain Photography

hot now is “the opposite of what we heard five, 10, 15 years ago when it was more ornate with glazed finishes and paints.”

These days, door styles are simpler and traditional styles are being used in frameless construction, “which is considered in the industry more transitional.” If corbels are used to fashionably provide under-counter support, they have simpler styling and “less intricacy in the styling.”

Increasingly they are being replaced with sleeker countertop supports and cantilevered counter edges.

The trend, Brad said, started with the Diane Keaton/Jack Nicholson movie “As Good As it Gets.” “They came in and said, “I want that kitchen.” The styl20 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY

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and appliance settings from anywhere there is a wi-fi connection.

Steam ovens are in vogue and refrigerator drawers remain popular. Wood, or tile that looks like wood is the flooring of choice, with an emphasis on warm, dark colors like walnut, Brad said. Small glass tiles, square, stacked and even round are being used on backsplashes. Tumbled marble, which is porous, is out, often replaced by basketweave accent or other porcelain tiles.

In the showrooms at Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, a 30year-old kitchen and bath design company in Williston Park and Sag Harbor, traditional Wood-Mode kitchens are juxtaposed with sleek modern Allmilmo designs. Owner Ken Kelly said that in the last few years there has been a surge of interest in modern kitchens, particularly in the Hamptons, Manhattan, waterfront and other contemporary homes in Great Neck and Roslyn. Still, the more avant garde look represents less than 20 percent of his jobs.

“We haven’t been putting modern kitchens in traditional homes,” Ken says, preferring the style of a home to be consistent throughout. “It’s a matter of what is really appropriate.” Though it could look beautiful, “you could be doing a disservice to the value of your home.”

But even in traditional settings, Ken acknowledged a “huge uptick and a huge trend” towards “a cleaner, crisper look” and “towards simpler. Some people call it more modern; I call it more transitional.”

Big moldings are out, he said. Mid century modern homes that had been made over with traditional trappings “are going back to a 2012 contemporary.” And then there’s the center island.

Across the style spectrum, from traditional to transitional, eclectic, country or contemporary, “everyone wants monster islands,” Ken said. “You can’t make people’s islands big enough.” The bigger the island, the grander the breakfast bar and the more storage space for that pasta maker used once a year as well as the requisite breakfast bar dishwasher, sink and perhaps an additional set of refrigerator drawers.

Of course, as folks downsize from 6000 square foot homes to 1300 square foot apartments, space and storage is at a premium and more than ever, good kitchen design and attention to detail is paramount. “They want

ish large white kitchen with white marble countertops be-

nent personality traits” of the kitchen du jour include “shim-

it done over edge to edge, brand new,” Ken said, to avoid

came “half his business.”

mering surfaces, shining fixtures, high-sheen finishes” and

maintenance issues for the next 20 years.

These days, however, some homeowners are opting for

perfectly placed lighting including lights dotting the floor

New kitchen designs often separate work areas from

quartz countertops like Caesarstone or Silestone instead

at the base of the island to create a soft glow along the

other kitchen amenities. In one showroom display, for in-

of granite or marble, which tends to be soft and porous

recessed toe kick.

stance, Ken created a wall unit with twin towering wine

and prone to stains. “Ketchup or red wine will seep into

However, it’s the sheen of stainless steel appliances and

refrigerators encased in wood cabinetry, with a coffee bar

it,” Brad said.

polished dark wood floors against creamy walls and wal-

above the counter in between. Under the counter, refrig-

The quartz, a natural material made into a manmade

nut veneers on the cabinetry that make kitchens luminous.

erator drawers pull open to store drinks like beer, water

material, is also “seven times stronger than granite” and

Pendant lighting provides an accent over the requisite

and soda. “It’s great for entertaining,” Ken said. “It keeps

increasingly is available with a less consistent, more varied

center island, whether sparkling twin crystal chandeliers or

people out of the triangle work area.”

look that more closely resembles marble or granite. While

funky lamp shades.

searching for that perfect large slab of granite or marble

Technology is also weaving its way into the kitchen. Ac-

a pantry is housed in furniture-like cabinets with inlaid

can become a time-consuming journey, quartz samples

cording to houselogic.com, appliances will be equipped

walnut veneers.

come in four-by-four inch blocks or, if necessary, a 12 by

with USB ports and digital screens enabling family pho-

In one corner, a command center for email and cell

12-inch square.

Against another wall, a Subzero refrigerator, freezer and

tographs and kids’ artwork to be displayed. Smart, induc-

phone chargers along with a standup desk can be hidden

Based on its 2012 design competition last spring, The

tion built-in cooktops remember temperature settings as

behind pocket doors, Ken said, “so the whole mess can be

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SAFAVIEH’S CUSTOM AND COUTURE HOME FURNISHINGS AND RUGS

By DONNA KUTT NAHAS Just as the Safavid dynasty in 17th century

Beguiling and fashionable finishes and

“If someone wants to have a sectional

Sarandon and ballroom dancing champion

Iran was known for its prized Persian hand-

fabrics aren’t the only features that set

and I have a wall where I don’t want this

Maksim Chmerkovskiy from ABC’s television

woven rugs, Michael Yaraghi and his four

the company apart from “cookie-cutter”

sectional to extend, we can make it to fit

series “Dancing with the Stars.” However,

brothers, natives of Iran, were committed

furniture retailers and wholesalers. “Some

your wall,” says Yaraghi. He studied business

the home furnishings emporium primarily

to making Safavieh, the home furnishings

companies have one line of furniture and

at Marymount College in Manhattan and

caters to executives and well-heeled

and rug gallery business they named after

they sell that to everyone,” says Yaraghi, a

learned the home furnishings and design

entrepreneurs.

the famed empire, synonymous with quality

resident of Mill Neck. “We have 500 different

business from his head buyer. “At the end

With customers in all 50 states plus

craftsmanship and artistic beauty.

sources of manufacturers, from simple and

of the day, if things don’t fit, they don’t look

Canada, South America, Europe and Asia,

Its 65,000-square-foot, two-story retail

not too expensive to high-end European.

good.”

and a half-million square feet of warehouse

showroom in downtown Glen Cove—one

One fancy dining room set that seats 18,

What also sets Safavieh apart from its

space and its own manufacturing facilities

of 11 locations in the tri-state area--is filled

for example, was handcrafted in Italy and

competitors is a couture line of furnishings

on three continents, Safavieh considers

with dozens of lifestyle-inspired furniture

made from mahogany, satin wood, ebony

and rugs designed by such celebrities as

itself an “international player.”

groupings, from modern contemporary

and box wood. It features 24-carat gold

Martha Stewart, Ralph Lauren, Thom Filicia,

style to glamour décor with its shimmering

inlays and hand-applied leaves. The price

David Easton and Jamie Drake.

silver lamps to the classic lines of traditional.

tag: $95,000.

Founded by Yaraghi’s father in Iran in 1914 and passed on to his sons in 1991, the busi-

Couture designers are also Yaraghi’s

ness is headquartered in Port Washington

“Right over there,” Yaraghi says, pointing

Safavieh, which opened its first rug

clients. Ten years ago, before Ralph Lauren

and employs a staff of 300. Yaraghi heads up

to an eclectic grouping, “you see a beautiful

showroom in the United States on Madison

began designing for Safavieh, the fashion

the retail division. His four brothers Ahmad,

coffee table, which is sort of modern, the

Avenue in 1979, also prides itself on custom

icon bought several antique rugs from

Cyrus, Arash and Darius, run the wholesale

rug is traditional, the sofa is casual, but when

furnishings. They can arrange to change the

Yaraghi for his Bedford, N.Y. mansion.

side of the business, also in Port Washing-

you put it all together, it gives you a feeling

finish or the legs on a table, make a sofa

Safavieh’s customer base extends beyond

ton, where several hundred designers from

of interesting, fashionable and relaxing, all

wider to fit a space or craft a 20-foot dining

designer celebrities to such boldface names

the region shop for their clients. Twice a year,

at the same time.”

table in one piece.

as singer Justin Timberlake, actress Susan

the company opens the 130,000 square foot

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“Some companies have one line of furniture and they sell that to everyone,” says Yaraghi, a resident of Mill Neck. “We have 500 different sources of manufacturers, from simple and not too expensive to high-end European.

warehouse to the public.

globe to China, the Philippines, Vietnam,

Customers who prefer furnishings “Made

India, France and Italy, for the latest designs

in the U.S.A.,” can choose from a long list of

in furniture, fabrics, rugs, handicrafts and

manufacturers including Baker, Henredon,

accessories.

Drexel Heritage and Hickory Chair.

The company has grown 25 percent

Safavieh offers free design service to its

since the recession. Yaraghi says he

customers for one room or an entire house.

envisions opening additional stores along

Yaraghi recalled a customer who had just

the East Coast, as far north as Boston and

bought a new home but was planning to

south as Washington, D.C.

spend several months in Hawaii. “She told

“Business is turning around and people are

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in its place: my towels and my outdoor furniture, too,’” he said. “She came back and couldn’t believe it. She said it was like she had lived there for 10 years. Everything was set up perfectly. We are capable of doing anything the client wants.”

In addition to furnishings, accessories and accent furniture, the store features an all-organic mattress gallery and a rug gallery with a dizzying array of Oriental and Persian rugs.

If Yaraghi isn’t busy checking in with his managers at his Connecticut, New York or New Jersey stores, he and his head buyer are traveling to High Point, N.C., famous for its furniture market, and around the

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HOME DESIGN

BATHROOM BLING:

by MC SUSSMAN BATHROOMS ARE THE GREAT ESCAPE -- THE ULTIMATE SPACE IN YOUR HOME FOR PRIVACY, PAMPERING, RELAXATION, AND DREAMY, OVER-THE-TOP PERSONALIZED DECOR AND DESIGN. FOR SOME, THE WOW FACTOR IS A ROOM-SIZED SHOWER WITH MULTIPLE OVERSIZED SHOWER HEADS SPOUTING LED-LIT WATER IN A RAINBOW OF COLORS ALONG WITH RAINFOREST SOUND EFFECTS -- WITH BIRDS CHIRPING AND CLAPS OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AND AN ARCTIC BLAST OF COLD FOR A FINAL RINSE. (EVEN BETTER WHEN PRECEDED BY A STINT IN YOUR OWN DRY SAUNA AND STEAM ROOM.) FOR BATHTUB AFICIONADOS, WHAT MAKES A REAL SPLASH THESE DAYS IS A DAZZLING $20,000-PLUS SOAKING TUB BY PSCBATH. AFTER A WINTRY DAY, IMAGINE RELAXING IN DELICIOUSLY WARM, BUBBLY WATER IN A FREESTANDING, TRENDY, AVANT GARDE SOAKING TUB WRAPPED IN ZEBRA, COW OR CROCODILE LEATHER. OR TAKING A HOT SOAK IN LED-LIT NEON TUB, A TUB STUDDED WITH SPARKLING CRYSTALS, OR A CLAWFOOT CLASSIC. THAT SPARKLE EFFECT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE LOO. MIAMI-BASED BATH DESIGNER JEMAL WRIGHT’S SIGNATURE TOILET IS CLAD (EXCEPT FOR THE SEAT, THANK GOODNESS) IN 150,000 SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS HANDSET “PAVE” STYLE, A $80,000 DREAM COME TRUE. THOSE WITH A MIDAS TOUCH MIGHT PREFER WRIGHT’S “GOLD SUITE” -- A PEDESTAL SINK AND JOHN FOR $28,500. THE BEST IS YET TO COME: WRIGHT IS NOW WORKING ON A GLITTERY, CUSTOM $3 MILLION “ISIS” BATHSCAPE INCLUDING FLAT SCREEN TVS, LIGHTING, TILES, WALL PANELS METALIZED AND HAND SET WITH DIAMOND CRYSTALS. SE

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REGIONAL ARTS

TILLES CENTER

By LINDA TAGLIAFERRO

FOR MUSIC LOVERS, theater lovers and art lovers, it’s the North Shore version of Lincoln Center. With a dazzling 30-foot high, 3,600 square-foot atrium lobby of glass, steel and stone, a grand staircase and outdoor plazas, the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts at the C.W. Post College of Long Island University in Brookville is a prime go-to place for Long Islanders to enjoy dance performances, Broadway shows and topnotch concerts featuring music from Beethoven to the Beatles.

“If Long Island weren’t in the shadow of New York City, we would certainly be in the country’s top 10 areas in terms of world class visual and performing arts,” says Roger Tilles, chairman of the Tilles Center. It was through the Tilles family that the performing arts center became a reality.

In 1979, administrators at C.W. Post College were faced with a major dilemma. During a severe snowstorm, the domed roof of the campus concert hall collapsed, and plans were discussed for the venue’s future. Gilbert Tilles, Roger’s father and then vice chairman of Long Island University, considered the options, and eventually, through his generous donation, made the venue a reality.

“My father felt that if we were going to be involved in a project,” explains Roger Tilles, “then we had to be involved all the way.” A successful Long Island real estate

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developer, the elder Tilles realized the area lacked a major performing arts venue, and consequently, many great performers could not appear here. “Long Island’s been very good to us, “ Roger Tilles says, “so we wanted to give back.”

University administrators finally elected to use the same footprint as the first auditorium but to expand its range of performances.

In 1985, Gilbert Tilles and his wife Rose donated over one million dollars to the hall that now bears their names. In 1981, the venue opened with 2200 seats, with Zubin Mehta conducting the New York Philharmonic. That year, audiences enjoyed an array of famed artists including Marcel Marceau, Alicia de Larrocha and Victor Borge.

In 1986, Elliott Sroka became executive director, a post he still holds. “When I started here, my mandate was to expand the center dramatically and I did,” Sroka recalls. “We went from 24 shows a year to close to 100 in a fairly short period of time. We presented everything from pop music to comedy. In the mid-80s, we had performers including David Copperfield, Kitaro, Dizzy Gillespie, Raffi, and Peter, Paul and Mary.” In 1988, they presented the Big Apple Circus in the campus equestrian center and sports field. “That relationship lasted for almost two decades,” Mr. Sroka says, and led to more family-oriented programming.

As the venue’s performances expanded, so did the need for benefactors. “It’s very expensive [to run the center],” explains Sroka.

“Luckily, the list of patrons is fairly long.”

When Gilbert Tilles passed away in 1990, Frank Castagna, owner of the Americana at Manhasset, served as chairman of the board for 10 years.

“The shopping center is one of the finest in the country,” comments Sroka. “The Americana was the sponsor of our annual subscription campaign. Together with his wife Rita, Frank’s mission was to strengthen the sense of community here.” From the luxurious boutiques at the Americana to the cultural offerings at the Tilles Center and the visual treasures of the nearby Nassau County Museum of Art, Sroka describes that stretch of Northern Boulevard as a “cultural corridor.”

Gilbert and Rose Tilles’ children continue to support the center. “Peter was the founder of our annual golf tournament which raises funds every year for our arts education,” explains Sroka. “And Roger is involved in a wide range of things here. Their sister, Ellen Weil, is a major donor. Over the years, the family has given over $10 million to the center.”

The venue also functions as a community educational institution. “Artists of world class stature like Yo-Yo Ma and Vanessa Redgrave

have given master classes to C.W. Post and local high school students,” explains Roger Tilles. “Our Long Island outreach program has grown tremendously to 20,000 students a year. We don’t just bring students here, but we also arrange programs, usually in higher needs school districts, where kids wouldn’t otherwise get a chance to attend artistic productions.”

Alvin Ailey dancers, for instance, have individually visited schools the week before performances. “It’s very gratifying to see how the kids cheer when ‘their’ artists step onstage at the center,” says Tilles.

The Tilles Center brings exceptional performances to those who would otherwise need to venture into Manhattan. “The city is a wonderful resource, but it’s a commitment of time, energy and money to travel there,” comments Sroka. “Very often, an orchestra will perform here the night after they’ve appeared at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center.”

This spring’s lineup includes the Dance Theater of Harlem, and Broadway shows including “Hair.” In May, their endowment fundraiser, “Here to Stay – the Gershwin Experience,” includes soprano Sylvia McNair and pianist Kevin Cole.

Roger Tilles concludes, “We’re trying to get Long Islanders to realize that they have such a treasure here.” SE

INTERIOR VISIONS

FUN WITH LIGHT On the lower level of the pool house of her Gothic-style Tennessee estate, trendsetting interior designer Jamie Beckwith built a futuristic cathedral-like blue lit acrylic wine cellar that holds 2000 bottles. (please see front cover.)

The hi-tech LED lighting can be programmed to change colors when Beckwith entertains. The lights are built into the circular holes where the wine is stored, allowing the bottles to be seen from all angles, including through a glass ceiling that doubles as the floor for the sitting room above.

Three large wooden spheres and the patterned wood block floor add warmth to the cellar.

The informal pool house kitchen is open to the great room and has a sunny yellow 3-Form Chroma acrylic counter. The walls are covered in travertine and the stove backsplash is onyx illuminated from behind.

Built in 2001, Beckwith’s 12,398-square foot main house is classic and out. The high-end traditional home has seven bedrooms and 6.5 baths outfitted with the finest finishes. The pool house continues the Gothic-style of the mansion, but with a decidedly modern twist inside.

The estate is on the market for $5.89 million.

For interest in this property contact Shawn Elliott at (516) 695-6349. SE

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BEST EVENTS OF THE ARTS WINTER CALENDAR

By LINDA TAGLIAFERRO

BRIDAL PATH Oheka Castle 135 West Gate Drive Huntington, NY (631) 659-1402 www.oheka.com Against the magnificent backdrop of Oheka Castle, the “Bridal Show” will be held on Sunday, February 24 from 2 - 6 p.m. Attendees will As winter’s chill slowly thaws and the days grow longer, the number of offerings

of The Met: Live in HD. On Wednesday,

meet professional bridal vendors,

at the North Shore’s Performance Art Centers, museums, castles and other cultur-

March 6 at 6:30 p.m., the theater presents

view designer wedding gowns,

al institutions grow larger. From jazz concerts to Celtic dance, here are our picks

Verdi’s Rigoletto, with Piotr Beczala as the

savor complimentary champagne

for the best happenings this season.

ruthless Duke of Mantua, Zeljko Lucic as

and hors d’oeuvres prepared by

the tragic jester, Rigoletto, and Diana

executive chef Chris Cappello, tour

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FINE WINE AND ALL THAT JAZZ

Damrau as his daughter, Gilda. Tickets:

the mansion and more. Advance

Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium 180

Jazz on the Vine

$18 per person.

tickets: $38, at the door: $50.

Little Neck Road, Centerport, NY

www.liwinterfest.com

(631) 854-5579

Through March 17, the annual Jazz on

www.vanderbiltmuseum.org

the Vine Concert Series returns with

Slated to open March 15 after a $3 mil-

weekends of live performances in var-

lion renovation, the latest incarnation

ious winery tasting rooms. In addition,

of the planetarium features a GEMINIS-

Hotel Indigo and Bistro 72 presents the

TAR III projector. With its state-of-the-art

annual Live at the Indigo Saturday Jazz

system, it promises to take viewers on a

Sessions. Saturdays through March 18th,

high-tech, virtual tour from our solar sys-

from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

tem into the furthest reaches of space.

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at 1:30 p.m., the concert will fulfill your musical needs.

The Cinema Arts Centre’s three theaters present inde-

Now that the colder months are here and it is time

$60 per person.

pendent and international films from contemporary

to bundle up under bulky, warm clothes, this is the

movies to restored classics, and live discussions with

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an Italian silent drama from 1926. Accompanying the movie on the Miditzer Theater Organ will be Ben Model, a silent film musician who has played at the Museum of Modern Art for almost three decades. Tickets: $10/ members, $15/public.

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America’s best loved 60s bands, with their deftly inter-

on Long Island’s beaches. Every year from November

woven harmonies that often celebrate the surfer life-

through early April, they offer naturalist-guided pro-

style. On Thursday, April 4, they’ll perform hits including

grams aboard the Captain Lou Fleet in Freeport for two-

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shape for the upcoming summer and show off a

includes a lively performance by the Foot & Fiddle

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LUXURY TRAVEL

LA JOLLA: JEWEL OF THE WEST

By M.C. SUSSMAN

Breaking waves of blue green waters under Scripps Pier in La jolla

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HAVING ARRIVED IN LA JOLLA past dark the previous

versity of California, San Diego and the Salk Institute and

evening, when I pulled back the curtains and stepped

the Torrey Pines Golf Course, the site each winter of a

onto the balcony my first morning at the La Jolla Shores

PGA Tour event.

Hotel, it seemed as if I had awakened somewhere

After breakfast on the hotel’s oceanfront terrace,

over a rainbow. The cerulean sky, lush greenery and

I wandered a mile or so uphill, following the

abundant blossoms were picture perfect and seemed

curving bluffs overlooking the coastline (and the GPS

almost magical. Across a side street, half a dozen

on my iPhone) to La Jolla Cove, a small, stunning beach,

scuba divers, partially clad in wet suits, were taking a

with tide pools tucked between sandstone cliffs. Rich

class under the palm trees at Kellogg Park, against the

with (smelly) marine life, it teemed with swimmers,

dramatic backdrop of the golden sands of a Pacific

snorkelers and scuba divers checking out the bright

beach stretching alongside the rugged cliffs and bluffs

orange Garibaldi fish as well as a congregation of

of Southern California.

seals, barking sea lions ambling the rocks on long front

La Jolla, which aptly means “the jewel” in Spanish, is a stylish and charming town that stretches along 7 miles of curving Pacific coastline, 15 minutes from downtown and within the northern city limits of San Diego.

flippers, pelicans, and other shore birds that made a

temporary Art, San Diego, founded in 1941, in what

trip to the nearby San Diego Zoo seem superfluous.

was originally Ellen Browning Scripps’ 1915 residence.

Overlooking the cove is philanthropist Ellen Brown-

The museum has a permanent collection with more

ing Scripps Park, a large greenspace for picnicking,

than 3,500 post-1950 American and European works,

tossing frisbees or strolling the esplanade enjoying

including paintings, works on paper, sculptures, photo-

the waterfront. At its southern end, the Children’s Pool

graphic art, design objects and video works.

Beach, also known as Casa Beach, is a small sandy beach

Uphill, in the village, is the lobby bar of La Valencia,

with a sea wall built in 1931 to protect the beach from

one of La Jolla’s oldest hotels, with its signature pre-

crashing waves. The paved walkway, protected by rail-

served pink facade and Mexican tiles inside, and floor-

ings, across the sea wall, is a great spot for viewing

to-ceiling ocean views from the salon off the lobby.

chubby seals sunning on the rocks.

Down Prospect Street at the Legends Fine Arts Gal-

At the south end of the beach, shielded by La Jolla Bay, dozens of kayakers in tour groups of bright blue, red, green and yellow kayaks paddled out to sea, headed to the sea caves carved from ancient cliffs.

Near the promenade, families frolicked in the surf and further north, surfers rode the waves and joggers ran along the beach. The scene was vibrant and incredibly beautiful.

La Jolla, which aptly means “the jewel” in Spanish, is a stylish and charming town that stretches along 7 miles of curving Pacific coastline, 15 minutes from downtown and within the northern city limits of San Diego. Popular with tourists and year round residents, La Jolla is known for its extraordinary climate, gentle ocean breezes, gorgeous sunsets, abundant wildlife, green hills and great beaches. The chic yet laid back village center boasts numerous waterview restaurants, galleries and boutiques.

Homes, especially on the bluffs and on the ocean, are among the most expensive in the nation.

La Jolla Shores, a cozy residential area across the water from downtown, is home to its own gaggle of surf shops, cafes and restaurants along Avenida de la Playa. Notably, Jeff’s Burgers (and ice cream and frozen

Just above the waterfront stands The Museum of Con-

lery, serigraphs of the “secret art” of Dr. Seuss, the late

yogurt) joint draws hungry surfers for lunch. La Jolla

Theodore Geisel, a longtime La Jolla resident (his

Shores’ sandy mile-long crescent of beach is adjacent

widow, Audrey, still resides in their home atop Mount

to the San Diego La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological

Soledad), were on display. Dr. Seuss, the son of a zoo-

Reserve. There’s more advanced surf at the north end

keeper, drew from what he knew, according to Roree

of the beach, next to Scripps Pier, part of the Scripps

Mayhew, the gallery director. “Whoville” was based on

Institute of Oceanography. The institute’s visit-worthy

La Jolla and “The Bird Ladies of La Jolla” was a carica-

Birch Aquarium is well-stocked with leopard sharks,

ture of local society ladies at a tea party. Suddenly

barracuda, giant octopus and sea horses among

whimsical critters like the Sneetches, the bizarre trees

its stunning variety of colorful, Pacific marine life

(to an East Coast girl) and scenery in Dr. Seuss’s books

featured in more than 60 habitats and a 70,000 gallon,

seemed strikingly familiar. SE

double-story kelp forest tank.

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FEATURED FEATURED PROPERTY PROPERTY

Gracewood Manor

The Epitome of Gold Coast Glamour

By LINDA TAGLIAFERRO

FOR THOSE SEEKING ELEGANCE with a history rooted in

by landscape architect Louise Payson, one of the pioneers

the property’s main house.

Long Island’s fabled Gold Coast, Brookville’s Gracewood

of the Golden Age of American gardens. Harris, his wife

Venturing past the gatehouse, visitors enter the gently

Manor is a perfect fit. Located in Brookville, the expan-

and five children lived happily in the house for decades.

winding driveway, with its tree-flanked path to the two-

sive property is one of the few Gold Coast estates that

The estate has only changed hands once in its existence.

and-a-half story main residence. The mansion’s impressive

has remained privately owned since it was built in 1929.

Upon turning into the stone wall-enclosed estate

stone façade is topped by a heavy Vermont slate tile roof

From its stately stone façade to its opulently- sized inte-

on Brookville Road, a luxurious gatehouse foretells

replete with copper leaders and gutters and adorned with

rior spaces, the estate at 55 Brookville Road combines the

the greater design of the main house, with its exterior

Indiana limestone. The entire structure’s masonry construc-

elegance and grandeur of a European-style manor house

stonework and heavy slate tile roof. A former carriage

tion is fireproof. Although the stonework offers an impres-

with decidedly modern amenities.

house, the gatehouse is now used as an apartment

sive, sturdy feel, the interior spaces reflect a light, sunny, airy

With 30 spacious rooms, including 12 bedrooms, 8

with gas heating, central air conditioning and an ample

ambience. Much of this is due to the stunning leaded glass

baths and 9 original fireplaces, Gracewood Manor’s 13,300

walled courtyard and parking area. There are also two

windows that punctuate the walls of the house as well as

square foot stone mansion exudes a tranquil luxury and is

studio apartments adjacent to a greenhouse closer to

the sumptuous size of the rooms.

surrounded by 31.5 acres of lush greenery, rolling hills and

Original architectural elements abound. The solid wood

towering trees that ensure privacy.

Much of the stone

front door is adorned in a geometric pattern of diamond

used to build the home is said to have come from the

and triangular shapes. The original hardware, also seen

excavation of New York City’s subway system tunnels.

throughout the mansion, was handcrafted at the Yellin

Henry Upham Harris, a former business partner of J.P.

Metal Works of Philadelphia, whose founder was dubbed

Morgan, commissioned architect Roger H. Bullard to

“the Tiffany of metalwork in America.”

design the Colonial style estate. The architect was also

The interiors feature stucco walls in muted tones,

famed for his design of the clubhouse at East Hampton’s

and the entry foyer boasts large slate tiles. Oak beams

Maidstone Club, and Rynwood, the mansion that serves

embellish the ceilings. Deep-toned wood banisters and

as headquarters of Banfi Vintners in Old Brookville.

paneled wainscoting lead the way to the upper floors.

Gracewood Manor’s sprawling grounds were designed

The first floor’s impressive rooms include a banquet-sized

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dining room replete with original wide plank oak flooring. Adjacent is a huge kitchen and a butler’s pantry that boasts an original working dumbwaiter. On the second floor, the spacious master bedroom has an adjacent dressing room and an outdoor porch.

Light fills the suite from the leaded glass windows that grace two sides of the space, and a spiral staircase links the bedroom with a porch on the first floor.

Another spiral staircase leads to the sprawling basement, featuring an entire room with a sturdy metal door that functions as an in-home vault. The basement also has ample space for a home office or wine cellar.

Modern amenities in this historic structure include cool water air conditioning throughout, with individual temperature control in each room. The 800 amps electrical system is backed up by an emergency generator. A tennis court and a swimming pool also grace the expansive grounds.

Gracewood Manor is listed for $10.5 million with Andrea Jablow of Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes & Estates. She can be reached at (516) 524-7743. SE

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Brookville

Gated new construction stone/stucco estate situated on over five rolling acres located in exclusive Dupont Estates. This 6 bedroom, 11 full bath, 12,000+ square foot Brookville masterpiece features 10 foot ceilings, Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, 7 fireplaces, coffered ceilings and crown moldings throughout, his/hers custom baths and cherry paneled elevator. Full, finished lower level and audio/video automation system. Backyard entertaining at its best offers in-ground heated Gunite pool with attached hot tub, waterfall, Koi pond, meditation hut, full service cabana, tennis court, outside fire pit and four car garage. Jericho School District

Price Upon Request

Contact: Shawn Elliott 516-695-6349

Brookville

GRACEWOOD MANOR This Historic Grand Estate Sited On Over 31 Acres Of Rolling Hills And Verdant Lawns Is Located In The Prestigious incorporated Village of Brookville On Long Island’s Gold Coast. Designed By Renowned Architect Roger Bullard For Henry Upham Harris In 1929.

The 13,300 Square Foot Stone Mansion With Heavily Tiled Slate Roof Is Majestically Situated On The Extensive Property. There Are 30 Rooms, 8 Bathrooms And 9 Fireplaces. The Elegant Entertaining Rooms Are Of Grand Dimension With Irreplaceable Architectural Details. Numerous Modern Amenities Include 800 AMP Electrical Services, Cool Water Air Conditioning, An ONAN Emergency Generator, Security System, Wine Cellar And Computer Networking. Main Entrance Is Formed By Stone Walls And Charming Carriage House Replicating The Main Residence, Featuring 1.5 Car Garage, Powder Room, Living Room, Dining Room And Kitchen And 2nd Level With 3 Bedrooms Plus Office And One Full Bath. Also Included On The Estate Is A Greenhouse With 2 Studio Apartments. One Of The Remaining Privately Owned Estates On Long Island’s North Shore.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Andrea Jablow 516-524-7743 44 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

Centre Island

WATERFRONT PROPERTIES Welcome To “Windrift� Located On The 605 Acre Village Of Centre Island, Only 32 Miles From Manhattan, A Great Alternative To The Hamptons! This Prestigious Location Is Convenient To The Finest Restaurants, Shopping, Public And Private Schools. Down A Tree Lined Drive, This 7,700 Square Foot European Style Estate Features 5 Bedrooms And 6.55 Baths Of Opulent Luxury. This Exceptional Residence Boasts 4 Fireplaces And Embodies Classical Architectural Details Throughout. Majestically Set On 6 Magnificent Water Front Acres With Unobstructed Waterviews From Every Room. The Verdant Rolling Lawn Leads You To Your Own Private Beach. The Lush Acres Include A Gazebo, Secluded Garden With Cascading Waterfall, A Wisteria Covered Pergola Ushers You To The Heated Gunite Pool & Palladium Style Pool House. Wonderful For Indoor/Outdoor Entertaining! The Tennis Court Completes The Luxury Lifestyle Amenities In This Sophisticated One Of A Kind Home!

Price Upon Request

Contact: Fran Mazer 516-857-0111

East Hills

COUNTRY ESTATES 6 bedroom, 6.5 bath Hampton-style, shingle and stone home by renowned North Shore luxury home builder Robert Beer. 6100 sq ft. on 1 acre of professionally landscaped and manicured property.

Gambrel roof, copper gutters, circular driveway, Belgium block curbs, and in ground sprinkler system. Exquisite attention to detail with extensive trim and paneling throughout. Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, mahogany island top, and walk-in pantry. Glass filled breakfast room with soaring tower vault ceilings. Endless amenities throughout this Energy Star approved home, including California Closets, spa shower, radiant heat floors, four fireplaces, mahogany library, coffered ceilings, wide plank wood flooring . Entertain with optional fully designed in ground pool, outdoor fireplace, built-in bbq, and fully finished basement with outside walkout access. Your dream home awaits with this new construction custom luxury home.

Price Upon Request

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Jericho

THE HUNT CLUB The Hunt Club is a full service gated community offering pool, tennis and club house with Racquetball, Basketball, Fitness Center, Card and Party Rooms, and more............This one of kind home is custom finished with every detail imaginable; offering four bedrooms and baths, wood, marble, onyx and carpeted flooring, two fireplaces, two home offices, iron banisters, moldings and millwork throughout - All in a choice golf course location.

$1,099,000

Contact: Judy Fruitbine 516-298-5382

Laurel Hollow

‘HAREWOOD’ A long, private driveway leads to “Harewood,” a magnificent Georgian-style brick center-hall colonial built in 1932. Set amidst 7.76 spectacular Gold Coast acres, this 7500 square foot mansion has been completely renovated. Oliver Cope, a prominent New York City architect, doubled the mansion’s original size, keeping true to period details while adding every modern amenity. This stately residence boasts seven bedrooms, five full baths, and three half baths. A lovely foyer leads to an oval reception room that features a fresco ceiling, detailed plaster moldings, and intricate millwork. In addition to a palatial-sized dining room, this beautiful home features a ballroom with five sets of French doors that open to a covered bluestone patio. The kitchen is outfitted with Zepsa custom cabinetry, has a large granite-topped center island, radiant heat, and a butler’s pantry. The sunny breakfast room overlooks lush lawns and the formal gardens. A wide arch off the kitchen leads to the family room with built-in cabinetry. Upstairs, the master suite occupies its own wing and features dressing rooms, a luxurious spa-like master bathroom, and French doors to a private balcony. There are two bedrooms with ensuite baths, as well as two additional bedrooms on the third floor. The lower level offers a playroom and personal gym. Outdoors, a sparkling heated in-ground pool, spa, limestone terrace, Roman neo-classic copper domed pool house with three bedrooms, two baths, a kitchen and sitting room with a fireplace make this home ideal for elegant outdoor entertaining. This landmark residence is complete with private beach and mooring rights

$8,750,000

Contact: John Messina, 516-241-0761, Linda Carey, 631-807-8015 46 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

Mill Neck

Builders Own!Superior Custom Brick & Limestone 11,000 Square Foot Colonial On 5 Manicured Acres with Inground, Gunite, Heated Pool, Magnificent Gardens & Paved Bike/Walking Trail.

Exquisite Detail & Expert Craftsmanship Adorn This Home with 5 Spacious Bedrooms, Six Full & 4 Half Marble or Granite Baths. This Unbelievable Residence Features Custom Mahogany Windows & Doors, Quarter Sawn Oak Floors, High Ceilings, Hand Made Wall Panelings & Moldings Throughout. The Gourmet Eat in Kitchen Has Antique Pine Cabinets, Granite & Top Of The Line Appliances. A Beautiful Guest Wing Accessible Via Its own Private Entrance Has a Bedroom Suite, Eat In Kitchen with a Center Island, Top of Line Appliances, Two Pantry Closets & French doors to Patio and Yard. A Full Finished Walkout Basement with Theatre, Gym, Office, Bedroom with Full Bath, Playroom & Half Bath Complete This Wonderful Masterpiece! 3 Car Garage. Oyster Bay/East Norwich School District.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Fran Mazer 516-857-0111

Muttontown

Custom Built 7200 square foot Post Modern Home, Builders Own on Perfect 2 Acre Mid Block Location. This Impeccable Decorator Done Home Boasts 5/6 Bedrooms and 4.5 Baths. Upon Entering the Gorgeous White with Cream Marble Foyer the View of the Lush Country Club Manicured Acres Which are Highlighted by the Walls of Glass, Soaring Ceilings and Gleaming Hardwood Floors. Attention to Every Detail Thruout the House. A Wonderful Flow for Entertaining. The Kitchen is Sleek and Very Manhattan. Master Bedroom Suite with Spa-like Bath and Separate Sliding Door into an Amazing Gym. Upstairs Bonus Room with Beautiful Tray Ceiling Plus a Full Basement. An Incredible Setting Right Out of a Resort with an Inground Gunite Heated Pool.A State of The Art Security System and a 4 Car Garage Complete This Beautiful Home. Located in The Award Winning Top 100 In the Country, Locust Valley School District.

$2,995,000

Contact: Fran Mazer 516-857-0111 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES 47

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Muttontown

New construction built by The Worrell Group. This magnificent 8,000 square foot stone and masonry stucco French style manor is situated in Muttontown on a tranquil, private lane. Set on over 3 professionally landscaped acres and complete with Jericho schools, this stately new construction represents the ultimate in luxury living. Extraordinary craftsmanship, exceptional design, and exquisite architectural detail abound throughout this beautiful home. The two story entrance foyer with fielded-panel wainscot, limestone floors, and a custom paneled tower featuring a circular staircase. Formal Living room with custom trim ceiling, and carved stone fireplace. Formal Dining room with custom recessed paneling. Family room designed with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and diagonal coffered ceiling. Gourmet Kitchen with custom floor to ceiling cabinetry, 2” marble topped center island, professional grade appliances, and butler’s walk-in pantry with wine refrigerator and ice machine. Master bedroom has 15 foot ceiling and is complete with sitting room, fireplace, and bathroom suite, plus spacious 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, and bonus room.

$4,995,000

Contact: John Messina 516-241-0761

Muttontown

Built In The 1920’s, This Prestigious Long Island Mansion Has Been Totally Restored To It’s Natural Beauty. Elegance Is Seen Throughout This 7 Bedroom French Chateau Featured In History Books. The Most Intricate Detail Is Beyond Belief, Shown In The 18K Gold Leaf Hand Painted Moldings Throughout. The Grand Entry Foyer Is Paneled, With Marble Floor Inlays With Mosaic Trim. Gorgeous Herringbone Wood Floors Throughout Main Floor. Huge Formal Dining Room Boasts Fabulous Medallion Ceiling With Gold Leaf Plaster Moldings & Marble Fireplace. Nuvo Stereo System Throughout House. Oversized Eat-In-Kitchen With Hand Finished Cabinets & High End Appliances. Grand Ballroom With French Doors All Around. The Wood Floor From The 1800’s Came From A French Chateau & Was Danced On By Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire. 7 Full Bedrooms All With Full Baths. Marble Floors All Brand New. Completely New Air Conditioning, Electric, Plumbing, Oil Tanks & Hot Water Heater. Fantastic All Flat Useable Property.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Lisa Paladino 917-363-1199 48 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

Old Brookville

Magnificent 6 Bedroom, 6.555 Bath Stone Manor Home Built in 2010! This Masterpiece Features 12 Foot Ceilings, 5 Fireplaces, Elegant Marble Floors, Elevator & Custom Millwork Throughout. Full Finished Lower Level with Home Theatre, Gym, Sauna, Lounge, Playroom, Powder Room, Bedroom and Full Bath. This Magnificent Country Club Setting Sited on 3.34 Acres Boasts a Full Cabana House, Fire Pit, Sports Court, English Rose Garden, Putting Green, 2 Barbecues, Pool and Spa. North Shore School District.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Lisa Paladino 917-363-1199, Shawn Elliott 516-695-6349

Old Westbury

“BAGATELLE” The Long Gated Private Drive, Meticulously Surrounded By Towering Linden Trees, Offers Entry To This Gracious & Grand Historic Compound Overflowing With Exquisite Old World Architectural Details. This Grand Gold Coast Estate Was Lovingly Built In The Early 1900’s By The Renowned Architect, Thomas Hastings, Noted For The Design Of The New York Public Library, Built For His Own Personal Use. Designed With All The Grandeur & Splendor Of The Finest Mansions Of A Bygone Era. “Bagatelle” Offers Spacious & Elegant Principal Rooms Adorned With Irreplaceable Architectural Details Including 12th Century Paneling Imported From France, Also Included Are A Baronial Dining Room, Sun-Lit Breakfast Room With Hand Painted Mural On Canvas, 11 Fireplaces & Elevator In The Main Residence. Sited On Over 4+ Lush Acres Of Sprawling Lawns & Formal Gardens This Spectacular Estate Also Offers Tennis Court, Pool & 3 Brick Cottages. “Bagatelle”Will Always Be Remembered As The Home A Famous Architect Built For Himself. Award Winning Jericho School District.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Andrea Jablow 516-524-7743 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES 49

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Old Westbury

UNSURPASSED ELEGANCE Enjoy the Splendor of Private Estate Living as you pass through the gated entry and discover a serene tree lined drive with pleasing views of 3.43 magnificently landscaped acres. This “flawlessly finished” Distinctive Custom Built Colonial, with slate roof, is located in the prestigious village of Old Westbury and is the epitome of perfection. Exceptional and unparalleled craftsmanship are evident throughout including, Custom moldings, Exquisite millwork and Impeccable details in every room. Highlights of this 7 Bedroom, 6 full and 2 half bath residence include a grand chef’s custom kitchen and a perfectly sunlit Breakfast Area overlooking the breathtaking property, a grand master suite with an abundance of custom built-in closets, marble spa bath, fireplace and a sitting room with French doors to a romantic balcony. Other features of this Designer Showcase include a magnificent paneled office, wine cellar, gym and a glistening in ground gunite pool. Conveniently located, approximately 25 miles from Manhattan, and moments from world class shopping, fine dining, golf courses and country clubs. This home exemplifies extraordinary quality, architecture, and design. Wheatley School District

Price Upon Request

Contact: Andrea Jablow 516-524-7743

Old Westbury

LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS Rare Opportunity for New Construction on a Premiere and Private 4.3 Acres. This 2012 Georgian Brick Colonial is Distanced Beyond a Unique Gated Entry and on a Cul-De-Sac. There are Three Finished Levels Which Include Radiant Heated Floors, Multiple Marble and Stone Gas Fireplaces, Seven Bedrooms and Six and One Half Baths. Unsurpassed Quality is Evident in the Slate Roof, Copper Gutters and Leaders and Custom 22’ Mahogany Entry Doors. Extensive Triple Moldings and Mill Work, Domed Ceilings and State of the Art Cherry Wood Kitchen all Flow and Allow for Grand Entertaining. Take Your Private Elevator to the Lower Level Which is Complete with a Stunning Movie Theatre, Guest Bedroom/Bath, Sauna, Gym and Spacious Second Den with Fireplace. Centuries Old Beech Trees and Specimen Plantings Surround the 20X50 Gunite Heated Pool. Bluestone Patio and Lounging Area. Approved Plans for Cabana and/or Tennis Court. Make this Spectacular House Your Home.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Francine Eisenberg 516-447-8738 50 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

Applegreen – Old Westbury

Built in 2003 drive up to this grand 11,000 sq. ft. Brick Mansion surrounded by privacy trees on 5.25 acres. Grand foyer with sweeping staircase leads to a large and airy music room with French doors, arched doorways and Greek columns. The lush living room has beautiful hardwood floors and centered with marble fireplace. Banquet sized dining room, off gourmet chef’s kitchen with center island, and every top of the line appliance for today’s modern cook including a double sub zero refrigerator. Mahogany paneled library with built-ins and handsome fireplace, a true retreat from today’s world. Family room with granite fireplace and French doors. Master Suite fit for King and Queen with sitting area, built-in’s and tray ceiling. Beautiful master bath with Jacuzzi tub, large double sink and separate shower. Additional 4 bedrooms and 4 baths on the upper level, including large bonus room. Full finished basement with wine cellar, movie theater for 8, game room, gym and 2 bedrooms and bath. Country Club luxurious living complete with in ground Gunite pool and all weather Tennis court. Located in award winning Jericho School District.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Shawn Elliott 516-695-6349

Roslyn Harbor

WATERFRONT PROPERTIES One Of A Kind Waterfront Masterpiece! Designed & Built By One Of North Shore’s Finest Designers. This 7850 Sq Ft, Warm & Inviting French Chateau Showcases, 6 Bedrooms & 5.5 Baths. The Elegant Rotunda Boasts 35’ Ceilings & Leads You Into Every Magnificent Room, Each With Sweeping Views of Roslyn Harbor . This Exceptional Residence Captivates You From The Moment You Enter, With Meticulous Craftsmanship & Finishes. Whether Inside Enjoying the 5 Fireplaces, Gourmet Chef’s Kitchen Or Lower Level Walk Out Entertainment Room, It Is Truly A Great Home for Both Entertaining & Relaxing. This Private, Spectacular Waterfront Location features an Inground, Gunite Heated Pool with Jacuzzi, Wrap Around Porch With Fireplace & Your Own Private Sandy Beach. 4 Car Garage, North Shore Schools. An Absolute Must See!

Price Upon Request

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Sands Point

ONE OF A KIND FRENCH CHATEAU IN SANDS POINT Enjoy this Exquisite Palatial Estate Built in 2013 on 2 Glorious Private Gated Acres. This Residence Showcases the Finest European Craftsmanship with the use of Unparalleled Imported Materials. From the moment you enter through the imported Hand Forged Wrought Iron and Glass Doors, you are captured by the 30 Ft Entry Foyer Featuring intricate plaster moldings,Raised Panels, 36 X 36 Crema Marfil Marble Floors and an Opulent Marble Staircase showcasing an Imported Wrought Iron Railing. The Library serves as a warm respite and includes a Travertine Fireplace. The Ballroom with 30 Ft Ceiling and Basketweave Moldings overlooks the Rear Grounds and includes an Italian Imported Fireplace which required 3 Months to assemble. A Baronial Dining Room features Plaster Moldings, Raised Panels and once again Magnificent Book Matched Marble Floor and an Imported Fireplace. The Chef’s Dream Kitchen with 2 Refrigerators and 2 Dishwashers Includes 2 10’ Granite Islands With Triple Ogee Edge plus every amenity including an adjacent Butler’s Pantry. The Stunning Kitchen Opens to the Family/Great Room with Fireplace. Main Level also features a Unique Onyx Lounge-Like Powder Room with His & Hers Water Closets Exemplifying the Impressive Features of this Residence. The Second Level features the Expansive master Suite with a Master Bath fit for Royalty which Includes His & Hers Steam Showers, Jacuzzi and Domed Ceiling. All Bathrooms in this Home are “Works of Art” with Spectacular use of Mosaic Tiles and Custom Marble Finishes. Enjoy the Lower Level featuring a Home Theater, Bar, Sauna, Massage Room, Wine Cellar, Dining Room, Kitchen, Lounge, Laundry and bedroom. The Rear Resort like Property features Salt Water Mosaic Tiled Pool with Two Fountains and LED Lights, Jacuzzi and Granite Coping. Additional highlights: include 4 Car Garage with Mahogany Doors, 800 Amps Service, Surround Sound, Radiant Heat throughout, plus so much more. This Estate is Truly an Architectural Masterpiece and Exemplifies the Epitome of Luxury Living

Price Upon Request

Contact: Andrea Jablow 516-524-7743

Upper Brookville

Magnificent iron gates open to a cobbled driveway and exquisite Chateau-inspired mansion located on five beautifully landscaped acres. A grand two-story entry foyer with coffered ceiling, winding staircase, and inlaid marble flooring leads to an elegant formal dining room with field wainscot and a carved stone fireplace. An two-story formal living room with Palladian windows overlooks the property’s courtyard, guest house and sparkling pool. The Library/office features cherry paneling and a stone fireplace. The chef’s kitchen is outfitted with custom cabinetry, incredible center island, commercial grade stainless steel appliances, graceful chandeliers, a butler’s pantry with additional storage and wine refrigeration, and has a sunny breakfast room overlooking the grounds.

Adjacent is a cozy family room with a fireplace, which leads to a phenomenal custom media room. A master suite is located on the first floor and offers an expansive master bedroom with a fireplace, sitting area, intricately milled coffered ceiling, amazing dressing rooms, and a luxurious marble master bathroom with dual vanities and a tub for two for the ultimate spa experience. This fine residence features 7 additional bedrooms – each with its own private en-suite bathroom and walk-in closets, and 2 powder rooms. The lower level has a wine cellar, a pool room, a gym, a full bathroom, arcade room, and a dance floor. This remarkable property offers a marvelous outdoor entertaining area with blue stone courtyard, in-ground heated pool, and an unbelievable two-bedroom guest house with a full bath, granite kitchen, and a living and dining room with vaulted ceilings. This fine residence is the epitome of luxury living and is complete with Locust Valley schools

$9,995,000

Contact: John Messina 516-241-0761 52 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

Woodbury

Located In The Heart of The Prestigious Eagle Chase Development, This Augusta Model Has So Much To Offer! Enter The Community Through a Private Gatehouse And Make Your Way To The Ideally Located Home With Stunning Views Of The Lake and Fountain Directly Outside The Front Door.

An Elegant Crab Orchard Stone Path Leads Into The Grand Foyer of This Great Home Featuring 2 Large Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths, and 2 Half Baths. This Stunning Model Features a Great Room With Fireplace, Built-Ins With Space For Flat Screen TV In Addition To Surround Sound. Enjoy Every Meal In The Updated Kitchen With Imported Granite Countertops, Dual Stainless Steel Oven, Sub Zero Refrigerator, Dual Dish Washer & More. Entertain A Dinner Party In The Formal Dining Room Located Directly Next To The Kitchen Or Enjoy A Drink On Your Patio Out Back. The First Floor Includes A Bonus Room As Well! The Second Floor Features a Master Suite With High Ceilings, 2 Large Walk-In Closets, A Private Balcony, Powder Area, And Full Bathroom With A Bathtub and Stand-Up Shower. The Second Bedroom Is Newly Remodeled With 2 Large Walk-In Closets and a Private Balcony With Views of the Lake. The Second Full Bath Is Located Next To The Second Bedroom And Is Very Clean With Lots of Cabinet Space. The Loft Upstairs Can Be Used As A Lounge, Office, Study, or anything you can imagine. Featuring A Fully Finished Basement With A Half Bathroom & Entertaining Area, This Is A Perfect Space For A Theatre, Guests, Office, Yoga Room, Anything! This Model Has It All! Hardwood Floors, Central Air, Vaulted Ceilings, Granite Kitchen, Finished Basement, Specimen Plantings, and Incredible Views. By Living in Eagle Chase You Have Use Of The Clubhouse, Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts, A Gated Entry, and more! Award Winning School Syosset #2.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737

Woodbury

Welcome to “The Gates of Woodbury”, A Prestigious Neighborhood Located in Award Winning Syosset Schools. Imagine Yourself in a Totally Renovated Four Bedroom, Two and a Half Bath Colonial. The Gourmet in the Family will Appreciate the Large EIK with Granite and Mahogany Cabinets. There are Stainless Steel Appliances, a Center Island, Double Oven, Farm Sink, Stone Backsplash, and Wood Floors. The EIK Showcases the Open Family Room. The Sun Shines In from the Walls of Windows and Sliders to the Incredible Backyard. There is a Fireplace in the Family Room to Add Warmth and Comfort. Formal Dining Room Seats 10, Has Coffered Ceilings and Wood Floors. Powder Room Has Radiant Heat and Stone Backsplash. The Living Room Overlooks the One Perfect Acre of Land. Skylights Add Natural Sunlight that Completes the Living Room. Upstairs Master Suite Offers Two Walk in Closets and Tray Ceiling, Stunning Master Bath with Stone, Free Standing Tub, Double Sink and Radiant Heated Floors. Additionally There are Three Bedrooms and Bath and Laundry Room On This Level. All Baths Have Radiant Heated Floors. All Bedrooms Have Wood Floors and Natural Sunlight. Finished Basement is the Perfect Space for a Playroom. Included is a 97% High Efficiency Gas Boiler Allowing Gas Cooking and Heat. Slightly Wooded Backyard with an In Ground Vinyl Pool, Stone Patio, and Specimen Plantings. Perfect for Entertaining. Very Private Location. House has a Two Car Garage, and Was Redone in Fall 2012.

$1,299,000

Contact: Michele Gort 516-526-9936 & Andrea Costello 516-457-6451 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES 53

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Hewlett Harbor Waterfront

Ideally Located on One Of The Most Prestigious Waterways In The Village of Hewlett Harbor and Directly Across From The Seawane Club, This Home Has So Much To Offer. Boasting Over 6,000 Square Feet of Living Space, 300 Feet of New Navy Bulkhead With Private Boatlift and Floating Dock, New Sports Court For The Tennis & Basketball Aficionado’s All Located On Just Shy of 2 Acres in Hewlett Harbor, This is Truly A One of A Kind Property. For More Information & To Schedule A Private Showing, Please Call Seth Levy or Phil Schonfeld. Hewlett-Woodmere School District #14.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Phil Schonfeld 516-795-9111 Seth Levy 516-528-1737

South Merrick Waterfront MAGNIFICENT WATERFRONT PROPERTY

Magnificent Oversized Waterfront Property, Totally Rebuilt In 2007 With Every Possible Amenity, Showcasing Panoramic Views Of South Merrick’s Most Desirable Waterfront. This 5 Bedroom, 6 Full & 2 Half Bath Trophy Home Features A Grand 16’ Entry Foyer Which Opens To A Masterpiece Of Architecture, Craftsmanship & Entertaining Splendor! Gorgeous Radiant Heated Marble/Onyx Floors Throughout The Main Floor, Incredible Designer Kitchen With Huge Granite Island & Countertops, Sub Zero, Miele Cappuccino Machine, Warming Drawer, Stainless Steel Double Sink, Dual Refrigerator, Custom Moldings, Window Treatments & Elegant Lighting Fixtures. Cherrywood Floors Throughout The Second Floor With Imported Custom Wrought Iron Balcony Overlooking The Entry Foyer. Each Bedroom Has A Private Bathroom With Walk-In Closets & Bay Views. Large Master Suite Features Fireplace, Prestigious Walk-Out Water View Balcony, Dual Spacious Walk-In Closets & An Elegant Marble Bathroom Features Ultra Soaker Tub For Two, Elegant Shower In Addition To His & Her Water Closets.All Rooms Feature Large Windows Looking Out To This Resort Style Backyard With The Most Incredible Oversized Heated In-Ground Gunite Pool & Wet Bar/Kitchen Surrounded By Elegant Pavers & Trex Deck. 96’ Bulkhead, A Private Floating Dock & 22,000 Lb Capacity Boatlift Can Accommodate A 40’ Boat, Wave Runners & All The Water Toys. A Spacious Walk-Out Lower, Ground, Level Features Pella Windows, Cabana, Custom A Full & Half Bath, Fitness Center & Incredible Sound Proof, 12 Seat Home Theatre, 2 Laundry Rooms, Two Car Garage With The Ability To House 4 Cars, 2 Gas Fireplaces, This Home Has Everything You Can Imagine & More! Paved Circular Driveway With Specimen Plantings. Award Winning School District #25.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737 Phil Schonfeld 516-795-9111 54 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

South Bellmore Waterfront

Ideally Located On One of the South Shore’s Widest Canals & On The Presitigious East Bay Peninsula, This Tastefully Renovated Home Offers It All! Enter Through The Grand Foyer with Imported Chandelier & Make Your Way Into A Large Granite Kitchen With Stainless Steel Appliances; The Perfect Chef’s Kitchen. Beautiful Bay Windows Overlook The Water, Letting The Sun Pour In & Elegant Vaulted Celiings Throughout. Featuring 5 Large Bedrooms And 3 Full Bathrooms, With Elegant Fixtures and Moldings. Entertain in the Oversized Formal Dining Room With Water Views. This Home Has All New Anderson Palladium Windows and Doors As Well As A Monitored Alarm System In Addition to Survellance Cameras for Added Security. This Home Has A New Bulkhead and Floating Boat Slip As Well As A Private Outdoor Patio From Kitchen As Well As The Master Suite. This Fine Waterfront Property Also Features Central Air Conditioning, In-Ground Sprinklers, Large 2 Car Garage, Wood Burning Fireplace, & Is Located In School District #7

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737, Phil Schonfeld - 516-795-9111

South Bellmore Waterfront AS SEEN ON THE FRONT COVER OF “THE REAL ESTATE BOOK”

This Large Colonial Built On Over Sized Property And Ideally Located On A Private Cul-de-sac Sits On One Of The Most Desired Waterways Of Long Island’s South Shore. Featuring 4 Large Bedrooms & 2.5 baths, A Spacious 2 Car Vaulted Ceiling Garage, Elegant Stucco & Stone Façade, This Home Offers A Comfortable Lifestyle.

Enter The Property Through The Professionally Landscaped Grounds With A Custom Brick Driveway To The Crab Orchard Stone Path Leading To The Imported Steel And Glass Entry Doors Which Open Into The Grand Foyer. The Sprawling Floor Flan Offers Both Wood And Marble Floors; Large Tinted Windows With Breathtaking Water Views; Granite Kitchen With High-End Appliances & Gas Range Including Cherry Cabinets And Custom Mosaic Back Splashes. A Spacious Open Concept Living Room And Dining Room Space, Family Room With Vaulted Ceiling, Surround Sound And Wood Burning Fireplace. An Elegant Powder Room And Laundry Room w/ Brand New Washer/Dryer Complete The First Floor. The Hotel Like Master Bedroom w/ Private Spa Like Bath w/ Radiant Heated Floor. The Master Offers Floor To Ceiling Windows With Priceless Water Views A Dressing Area & Plenty Of Closets. Three Additional Bedrooms Are Designed With Large Windows, Extensive Storage & One w/ A Gas Fireplace. An Additional Full Bath Upstairs Services The 3 Bedrooms. The Full Basement Has A Playroom, Workout Area & Extensive Storage. The Over-Sized Resort Like Rear Yard Surrounds You In Privacy Features A New Timber Tech And Glass Deck, Automatic Sunbrella Awning, A 2nd Deck Canter-Levered Along The 106’ Of Bulkhead With Floating Dock, Gas Connection To BBQ & Exterior Surround Sound. This Bellmore Waterfront Home Is Ideally Located At The Mouth Of East Bay And Enables Access To The Jones Beach Inlet Within Minutes. Additional Features Include A New Central Air Conditioning, Ducts And Compressor, New Gas/Hot Water Heating System, New Architectural Roof, Central Vacuum, Monitored Security System, Solid Copper Garage Doors And More. Bellmore Schools #7--Grand Ave Middle School; Kennedy High School.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737 Phil Schonfeld 516-795-9111 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES 55

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South Bellmore

CUSTOM DESIGNER HOME AS SEEN ON THE SUNDAY NEW YORK TIMES & THE FRONT PAGE OF NEWSDAY’S GRAND ENTRANCES EDITORIAL Newly Constructed, This One Of A Kind Custom Colonial Offers Haute Living At Its Finest In Every Last Detail! Showcasing 4 Large Bedrooms With Brazilian Cherry Floors and Huge Walk-In Closets And 3 Amazing Bathrooms, This home Has It All! Featuring Magnificent Vaulted 9½ Foot Coffered Ceilings with Meticulous Millwork Throughout The Entire House, Master Crafted Crown & Chair Rail Moldings, Imported Wrought Iron Railings, And High-End Designer Bathrooms. An Incredible Granite Kitchen Featuring Custom Walnut Cabinetry, Stainless Steel Viking Gas Range, Sub Zero Refrigerator, Imported Ceramic Tile, Venetian Plastered Walls Throughout, Teak Wood Doors To Every Room & Imported Steel Front Doors With Frosted Glass Inlays. Vaulted Loft Overlooking The Living Room, Dining Room, And Kitchen. The Home Has Been Beautifully Decorated With High-End Light Fixtures And Elegant Window Treatments. The Lower Level Features A Magnificent Custom Media Room And Beautiful Entertaining Space With Beautifully Crafted Mahogany Built-Ins. Lower Level Is A Walkout To A Resort Style Paved Backyard Featuring An In-Ground Heated Pool, Complete Outdoor Kitchen And Covered Cabana.

This New Home Has A Brick Exterior With Custom Slate Roof, Copper Gutters, Video Surveillance & Home Security System. The Exterior Features A Radiant Heated Tastefully Paved Driveway With Specimen Plantings In The Front And Paved Balconies With Water Views Overlooking The Pristine East Bay In The Rear Yard. Tiled Large Two Car Garage and So Much More. This Home Is Located In The Award Winning School District #7.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737 Phil Schonfeld 516-795-9111

Babylon Waterfront, Paradise Point WELCOME TO PARADISE!

This Newly Rebuilt Post Contemporary Waterfront Colonial Is Located In The Premier Community of Paradise Point, Babylon. Boasting 5 Large Bedrooms & 3.5 Bathrooms In Over 4,500 Square Feet Of Living Space With Views And Amenities Galore, This Home Really Offers It All. Relax In The Resort Style Waterfront Backyard With Breathtaking Views Of The Great South Bay, New In-ground Pool With Paved Sunning Area, Private & Protected 50’ Boat Slip, And Westerly Exposure Providing Unforgettable Sunsets. This Truly Rare Waterfront Home Is Minutes to Fire Island, Robert Moses, Captree & Gilgo Beach via Boat In Addition To Some Of The South Shores Finest Restaurants Both By Land & Sea. Also Featuring A Granite Kitchen, Polished Hardwood Floors Throughout The Home, Private Balconies, Andersen Windows All Around Letting Beautiful Natural Light Pour In, 2 Car Garage, & Circular Driveway All Intelligently Situated On This Over 18,000 Square Foot Prime Lot. Located Minutes To Trendy Babylon Village and Only One Hour To NYC via The Express Train From The Babylon Station. Babylon School District #1

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737 Phil Schonfeld 516-795-9111

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Seaford Waterfront

With 110’ of Bulkhead, This Tastefully Rebuilt Seaford Bungalow Was Completely Remodeled in 2006 While Maintaining Its South Shore, Seaford Bungalow Charm. Featuring 2 Bedrooms with A Very Large Master, 1 1/2 Baths, Hardwood Floors, Granite Kitchen, Gas Heat, Lots Of Closets, and Ideally Located on an oversized 7,900 Sq. Ft. Waterfront Lot. The Huge Amount of Bulkhead Is Perfect For All Of Your Boating Needs Giving You Access To The South Shore’s Great Waterways. Move Right In To This Renovated 2 Bedroom Bungalow Or Build The Home Of Your Dreams On This Oversized Waterfront Property. Award Winning Seaford Schools.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737

South Wantagh Waterfront

BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT PROPERTY SHOWCASED IN NEWSDAY’S “MAKING A SPLASH” HOMES WITH SWIMMING POOLS STORY This Beautifully Renovated Waterfront Property In The Heart of Mandalay Bay Has So Much To Offer! Featuring 4 Large Bedrooms & 3 Full Bathrooms This Home Has It All! Recently Renovated This Home Features A Designer Kitchen With Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, 5 Burner Gas Range, Dual Oven, With Custom Cabinetry And High-End Millwork Throughout. Dine In Style In This Gorgeous Formal Dining Room With Venetian Plaster, Lavish Window Treatments And Imported Light Fixtures. Work From Home Or Read In The Private Study, Relax In The Sprawling Family Room With Water And Pool Views Or Entertain In The Living Room With Tall Vaulted Ceilings & Stunning Views. The Second Level Features 4 Huge Bedrooms With 2 Full Bathrooms. Large Master Suite With Vaulted Ceiling, Private Bathroom & Jacuzzi Tub, Walk-In Closets, And Balcony With Views Of The Waterfront and Pool Area. Incredible Waterfront Backyard With Pavers, Heated In-Ground Pool & Waterfall, Tiered Trex Deck And Glass Paneled Railing Over The Water & Professionally Landscaped With Specimen Plantings. The Waterfront Home Has A Private Floating Dock, Exterior Lighting, Paved Circular Driveway & So Much More! Minutes To Open Bay, Beaches, Fire Island, Nautical Mile Via Land Or Sea. Westerly Exposure Provides Unforgettable Sunsets. Award Winning School District #23.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Seth Levy 516-528-1737 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES 57

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Lattingtown

Gated 14 Acre Family Compound or Corporate Retreat Comprised of Two 9000 Square Foot, 13 Year Old Brick Mansions in Mint Condition. Each Mansion is Set on 7 Acres and Features Granite and Maple Custom Interiors, an Inground Pool, Patio, Tennis, Gym, 4 Car Garage, Waterfall and Bridged Koi Poind. May be Purchased Separately for $6,888,888 or Together for $12,888,888

$12,888,888

Contact: Suzanne Wehren 631-255-6097

Paula M. Johnson 516-661-1004

Melville

Palatial Brick Colonial With 2-Story Entry Foyer, Hardwood Floors, Gourmet Eik, Library, Piano Room, Den & Fireplace. Master Suite, Sitting Room & Fireplace. Full Finished Basement, Wet Bar & Home Theater.French Doors Lead To A Gorgeous IG Gunite pool, Waterfall, Cabana, Outdoor Lighting & Basketball Court. Built In BBQ On 1.25 Acres.6 Car Gar With Lifts.

Also Community Clubhouse, Fitness Ctr, Pool,Playground & Tennis Court

$3,195,000

Contact: Batul Morbi 516-859-8037

Laurel Hollow

Spectacular 13 room custom colonial on 2 secluded acres. Formal dining room with fireplace, formal living room with French doors & fireplace. Custom cherry kitchen, granite counters, large center island, breakfast area, & adjoining butler’s pantry. Family room with fireplace & double set of French doors. Master suite with attached office, walk-in closets, & luxury master bath. 4 additional bedrooms plus 4.5 bathrooms. Outside features covered portico, blue stone patio, & in-ground salt water pool . Other highlights include a gym/bonus room, billiards room, 3 car garage, beach rights, & Cold Spring Harbor Schools.

$2,795,000

Contact: John Messina 516-241-0761

Muttontown

Located on a private 6 acre estate with gated entrance, this grand farmhouse colonial has 8 bedrooms and 5 ½ bathrooms. Formal living room with intricately carved fireplace, elegant dining room, sunroom with wall-to-wall windows and fireplace, and a library/ office with fireplace. Sunny eat-in-kitchen with custom cherry cabinetry, granite, stainless steel appliances, and a butler’s pantry with ample storage. Second floor with serene master bathroom features tray ceiling, fireplace, balcony, dressing area, and marble ensuite bathroom with Jacuzzi tub. 5 additional bedrooms with generous closet space and 3 additional bathrooms. 3rd floor offers 2 charming bedrooms, full bathroom, and a huge walk-in closet. Above the detached 3-car garage is a cottage suite with wide plank flooring featuring a recreation room with a gym, sauna, full bathroom, and a kitchen.

Sparkling diamond-dusted Olympic pool with automatic solar cover, 3 room cabana, hot tub nestled among mature plantings and professional landscaping, and a private 1/10 mile asphalt bike/jogging path. Jericho schools.

$2,575,000

Contact: John Messina 516-241-0761 58 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

Muttontown

This 1912 Colonial, Sited on an Extremely Private 2 Acres, Has Been Renovated with OverSized Windows, Dark Hardwood Flooring and Stunning Marble Baths. The Spacious Formal Dining Room Allows for Grand Scale Entertainment and Leads to a Gunite Pool and Lounging Area. The Spacious Formal Dining Room Allows for Grand Scale Entertainment.

There is a Fireplace in the Formal Living Room and Dining Room. Upstairs to the Master Bedroom with Fireplace and High-End Marble Bath, Designed to Accommodate Both Master and Mistress. There are Six Additional Family Bedrooms and Three More Baths on the Second Floor. The Third Floor is Dedicated to a Fully Equipped Gym and Half Bath. Spectacular Four Bedroom, Two Bath Cottage , Which has been Fully Renovated to Mirror this Most Unique Home. Private , Yet Close to the North Shores Finest Dining and Shopping.

Muttontown

Magnificent, sprawling, sundrenched 10 year old colonial in mint +++ condition on 2.7 gorgeous park-like, pin drop quiet acres on Muttontown’s most bucolic road with 4 stall barn & private entrance to Preserve. Timeless elegance & charm, high ceilings throughout. 7 en-suite bedrooms & 2 powder rooms , 4 fireplaces, 2 dens, fabulous custom gourmet kitchen. 2nd master on main. IG pool. Nationally acclaimed Jericho schools.

$3,185,000

Contact: Suzanne Wehren 631-255-6097

$2,995,000

Contact: Francine Eisenberg 516-449-8738

“FIVE CHIMNEYS” OLD WESTBURY NEW YORK

Old Brookville

Historic 1934 Masterpiece was designed by increasingly acclaimed architect John Russell Pope. Updated for 21st. Century living, yet preserved, this 10,000 sq. ft. Manor home is a perfect testament to withstanding the test of time! Extensive millwork with 13’ ceilings and a formal brick-walled garden complete this splendid estate. Grand entertaining rooms replete with peerless, breathtaking moldings are emblematic of a bygone era on 8+ acres. Value priced at $4,388,000. Own a piece of finite American History in the awardwinning North Shore SD, 30 miles to NYC.

$4,388,000

Contact: Suzanne Wehren 631-255-6097

Old Westbury

One of the finest properties in Old Westbury provides the brilliant setting for this impressive 8650 sq foot, 9 bedroom County Colonial Estate located on 5.59 glorious, rolling and pastoral acres in Jericho School District. Originally part of the magnificent former E.D. Morgan Estate, this restored residence delicately blends old world charm, character and the elegance of gracious living. The fine design, boundless luxury, and superb details are evident throughout the home. A separate 2-story building accomodates a 3000 sq ft Sports Complex and Entertainment Center that contains an incredible Basketball Court, Billiard Room, Gym, and numerous amenities. The property also highlights an enchanting pool setting and Cabana house. Create a “Compound” on 12+ acres and purchase adjoining 6.55 acre property. This extrardinary estate is the eloquence of yesterday, here today and will satisfy the most discriminating connoisseur.

Price Upon Request

Contact: Sandy Binder 516-819-0000 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES 59

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Oyster Bay Cove

Ideally Located In Prestigious Oyster Bay Estates, Sits This Beautifully Appointed Stately 5 Bedroom, 4.5 Bath Center Hall Colonial! Gracious Circular Drive Leads To The New Front Door And Into The Entry Hall With Radiant Heated Floors! Over Sized Kitchen Offers A Lot Of Space And Open Floor Plan. Relax And Enjoy in The Beautiful Family Room Featuring Stone Fireplace. Brilliant Hardwood Floors Throughout Accentuating Custom Mill Work Sparing No Detail. New Finished Basement With Air Conditioning And Heat. Whole House Audio. Two Splendid Acres Make This House A Dream Come True!

$1,559,000

Contact: Andrea Costello 516-457-6451

Michele Gort 516-526-9936

Upper Brookville

‘WELCOME TO FLEUR DE LIS’ This Chateau Inspired Stucco Colonial is Situated on a Cul-De-Sac At The End of a Long Approaching Driveway. There is Over 10,000 Square Feet on Three Impressive Levels, all with 10’ Ceiling Height. This Seven Bedroom Home is Equipped With a Generator, Security System, and Mq French Doors and Windows from Cananda. The Master Bedroom is Ideally Located on the Homes Main Level, While There are Three Luxury Suites on the Homes Second Level. an Impressive 24’ Entry Foyer Opens up to a Formal Dining Room With Leather Flooring and a Butler’s Pantry Leading to A Massive Granite Kitchen With Two Dishwahers, Two Refrigerators and an Impressive 6 Burner Viking Gas Cooktop. A Mahogany Entertainment Center Significantly Defines the Den, Large and Open With Coffered Ceilings and Fench Doors Leading to a Massive Bluestone Patio. The Lower Level is Equipped with a Full Gym, Living Room and Two Bedrooms. Multiple Access to Over 5 Acres which Include Walking Trails , Privacy and an Approved Plan for a Gunite Pool.

$4,750,000

Contact: Francine Eisenberg 516-449-8738 60 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY HOMES & ESTATES

Riverhead

SECLUDED & UNIQUE! Butler Not Included!

Custom built luxurious Mediterranean villa has all you except and more. Excitingly different! A home that breaks the monotony of the ordinary. Featuring 5,500 Sq Ft of exceptional living space Offering indoor swimming pool with soaring ceilings, State-of-art designer kitchen with unmatched quality, 3 level elevator, expansive family areas, master suite that will surpass your dreams, Phoenician baths, landscaping to be envied, wrap round decks with Brazilian woods. Includes every modern amenity imaginable including radiant heat, steam shower, retractable awnings, central vacuum, alarm system, generator, interior doors are mahogany and so very much more.

$1,650,000

Contact: Cee Cee Flanigan 631-252-4126

Woodbury

Introducing 47 Eagle Chase. The Only Prestigious Gated Condo Community In Woodbury.

This Cypress Model ( Largest Model in Eagle Chase ) Boasts a Master Bedroom Suite on the Main Level Plus Two Additional Bedrooms Upstairs. The Grand Entry Foyer with Soaring Ceilings Allows Natural Sunlight From the Many Floor to Ceiling Windows. Continue to the Comfortable Den Area and Powder Room. Vaulted Ceilings and Walls of Windows Extend to the Granite and Wood Eat in Kitchen with Stainless Steel Appliance and Formal Living Room with Gas Fireplace. Upstairs Open Loft ( Perfect for an Office or Fourth Bedroom ) with Sweeping Views of the Entire Main Floor. Access the Balcony From the Loft or Bedroom. Full Basement ( Partially Finished ) Offers a Family Room, Cedar Closet, Storage, Central Vac. Two Car Garage. Tennis Pool, Clubhouse. Close to All Major Highways and Upscale Shops.

$899,000

Contact: Andrea Costello 516-457-6451

Michele Gort 516-526-9936

Brookville “CONCEPT AND DRAMA” Scenic Splendor is the backdrop for this stunning architecturally dramatic and excitingly different six bedroom Hampton style custom home. Elegance, sophistication, impressive luxury and superb details have been skillfully captured and are evident throughout the regally proportioned rooms. Distinguished by its innovative and striking design, the interior is accented with high ceilings, archways, detailed moldings and intricate woodwork. The exhilarating natural picture book scenery is ablaze with beautiful gardens, flowering shrubs and specimen trees in a manicured setting complete with an Olympic size pool, whirlpool and waterfalls. This extraordinary home located on a wonderful cul-de-sac street in Jericho School District on 2+ acres of unparalleled landscaped property make this a not to be missed offering. HUGE PRICE REDUCTION.

$2,495,000

Manhasset

THE CHATHAM The Chatham - the newest Luxury Community offering 4 bedrooms and baths in a private culde-sac with high ceilings, marble baths, and fireplace; offering a large private rear lawn area as well. The Chatham is a full service, gated luxury community featuring both indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, a fitness center and more.

$1,299,000

Contact: Judy Fruitbine 516-298-5382

Contact: Sandy Binder 516-819-0000

Massapequa

This 4 Bedroom, 3 Bathroom, Updated Beauty Sits On An Oversized Unique Lot That Rests On The Canal. Sail Home And Dock Yourself On Your 25 Ft Bulkhead. Once Inside, Bask In The Overabundance Of Natural Light That Showcases The Fine Hardwood Floors. The Massive Master Suite Features A Gigantic Walk In Closet & Spa Like Bathroom. Maintained Masterfully And Ready To Move In!

$669,999

Contact: Brenden Burns 631-664-3564

Brian Feigenbaum 516-589-0939

Old Westbury A CALM OASIS

Set At The End Of One Of The Most Desirable Cul-De-Sacs In Old Westbury, This 7,500+ Square Foot David Chotan Contemporary Of Soaring Ceilings And Walls Of Glass Offers Dynamic Living On 2.14 Luxuriously Private Acres. From The Belgium Block Courtyard And Across A Decorative Pool With Fountain To Double Entry Doors, An Inviting Marble Entry Foyer Opens To Entertaining, Over-Sized Principle Rooms And An Impressive View Of The Back Grounds. Upstairs, Set In Its Own Wing, The Vaulted Ceiling Master Bedroom Has A Free-Standing Fireplace, Fabulous Bath Area, Loft Office/Library, And Private Sundeck. Across A Catwalk Are Three Generous-Sized Family Bedrooms (One En Suite With Terrace; One With A Loft). The Lower Level Is Finished With A Media Room, Playroom, Half Bath, Cedar Closet, And Cabana Bath With Access Out To The Back Grounds Featuring A Country Club In-Ground/Heated Gunite Pool, Separate Hot Tub With Deck, All-Weather Tennis Court, Flower Gardens, And Lit Practice Green With Sand Trap. A Feel Good Home In The Renowned Jericho School District.

$3,295,000

Contact: Jack Rossinsky 516-606-2451

Old Westbury

A Reachable Dream! First Come - First Served! A Much Loved Home With Sun Filled Rooms and Open Floor Plan. Four Bedrooms, Three Full and One Half Baths. Manicured Lawn On 2+ Acres In Jericho School District. Low Taxes! Located Only 35 Minutes From New York City.

$1,399,000

Contact: Reena Khera 516-263-8918 or Cee Cee Flanigan 631-252-4126

Old Westbury

Updated Colonial with Old World Charm on One of the Prettiest Streets in Old Westbury. This Five Beroom, Five and one half Bath Vintage Colonial has Wonderful Details, Moldings, High Ceiings, Five Fireplaces, New Marvin Windows Throughout. Mahogany Built-Ins in Large Family Room, Formal Dining Room and Spacious Kitchen. The Master Bedroom includes a Fireplace and masterfully designed Marble Bath and Dressing Room. Enormous Third Floor Office and Guest Bedroom. 15’ Ceiling height in Playroom, located in the Lower Level. Property is Located in a Fantastic Location at the Very End of the Cul De Sac & at the Highest Point in Nassau County. Jericho Schools.

$1,999,000

Contact: Francine Eisenberg 516-449-8738

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oystEr bay CovE A GREAT LOCATION FOR THE MOST DISCERNING BUYER! Located on a quiet cul-de-sac, this lovely center-hall colonial features a spacious updated kitchen with granite counters and center island, 5 bedrooms, 3 renovated baths, and 2 powder rooms. 2+ Professionally landscaped flat acres with an amazing inground pool with waterfall, blue stone patio, and ample room for a tennis court, and 5 car garage. Syosset Schools.

$1,395,000

Contact: John Messina 516-241-0761

PLainviEw HAMLET ON OLDE OYSTER BAY This Elegant Four Bedroom Ashford Colonial Home Features a Grand Main Floor Master Suite, Two Full and One Half Luxurious Baths, a Gourmet Kitchen, Soaring Ceilings, Panoramic Windows, Full Basement and Private Lush Yard. Located Within the Hamlet Resort Community Offering Gated Security, Restaurant, Health Spa, Card Rooms, Indoor and Outdoor Pools, Tennis, Beauty Salon and Concierge Services. Everything You Want in Gracious Living!

$999,000

Contact: Fern Altman 516-524-3387

sands Point

WATER VIEW Unobstructed Water View Year Around! A Bit Of History With Ageless Beauty. It’s Been Skillfully Updated With Modern Amenities And Systems So As Not To Compromise The Ambiance Of A Time Of Gracious Living! Truly Impressive Residence! Additional Ownership With Direct Access To A Private Beach. Zoned For Horses.

$2,699,000

Contact: Cee Cee Flanigan 631-252-4126 or Reena Khera 516-263-8918

woodbury FAMED HUNTING HILL Renovated 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath Brick Colonial showcases the new gourmet granite eat in kitchen with high end appliances and butlers pantry.

Beautiful picture windows complement the marble wood burning fireplace in the den. Extensive custom built cabinets and sliding doors to the outside deck make this room a truly inviting place to sit. French doors open to the dining room which is brightly lit by bay windows. The living room with cathedral ceilings features a wall of windows which brings the outside in. The large master bedroom includes a new bath with steam shower, dressing room and extensive closets. Professional grade race deck flooring along with built in cabinets makes this a truly inspired and original garage for the car enthusiast. Privacy abounds amongst the large wooden deck with seating for entertaining leading to the 20x40 heated gunite pool. Award winning Syosset schools.

$1,289,000

Contact: Paula M Johnson 516-661-1004

woodbury Magnificent, Brick French Normandy Colonial in The Gates of Woodbury, Sits on One Manicured Deep Acre with Htd Gunite In Ground Pool. This Shy 5000 sq. ft. Home with 6 Bedrooms and 4.5 Baths. Completely Renovated & Features Open Floor Plan with Large Room Sizes, Rutt kitchen, Gorgeous Woodworking Throughout, Antique Hardwood Floors, Family Room with Fireplace that Opens to Living Room With Unbelievable Wet Bar Inc Fridge and Dishwasher, Main Level Bonus Rm with 18 ft ceilings, Great for Theater or Play. Room for Office, Gym or Additional Bedroom on the 2nd Floor. Basement and Three Car Heated Garage Complete This Move In Home. Syosset SD.

$1,649,999

Contact: Fran Mazer 516-857-0111

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woodbury THE ONE YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR! Rolling Hills 6 Bedroom, 5.5 Bath Brick Home Completely Redone! No Expense Spared! Master Bedroom Suite On The Main Floor. Large Room Sizes, Great Flow for Entertaining. Beautiful Eat In Kitchen with Top Of the Line Appliances, Wood Cabinets & Granite Countertops. Amazing Full Finished Basement with Gym, Playroom, Theater, Office, Bath & Massage Room. 12 Camera Security System. Amazing Location! Unbelievable Property with Inground, Gunite, Heated, Salt Water Pool. A Hard Tru Tennis/Full Basketball Court. Cabana. Walt Whitman Elementary School!

Syosset School District. Too Much To List! A Must See!

$1,899,000

Contact: Fran Mazer 516-857-0111

THE GOOD LIFE:

SANDY’S

SILVER

LINING

By M.C. SUSSMAN

The winds were just starting to whip

Besides, the bar was well stocked

house? Join the party. Just bring

a constant whirr of activity. The

up when my cellphone rang.

with vodka.

chocolate.”

refrigerator was so full I took a photo

My friend, Pia, had recently settled

The next morning, as the

And so it was that four divorced

(evidence for my kids.) My home

into an oceanfront apartment in

winds whipped up and the ocean

empty nesters in their prime

gym got a workout. Iris turned

Long Beach. She was thrilled to be

swelled, Pia loaded her car with

had their first pajama party in

out to be a great friend. When

able to walk the boardwalk daily and

enough clothes, bags of carrot sticks,

decades. We kidded about being

not competing with her for the

loved the proximity to the Atlantic

celery, lettuce and votive candles to

the “not-so-golden” girls (ok, silver

elliptical machine or chopping

Ocean. But Superstorm Sandy was

last the winter.

maybe), dubbed ourselves “storm

vegetables for dinner, Pia baked

headed towards Long Island and

Drenched and nervous when

buds,” and started working on a

apple and pear pies for our nightly

residents of the barrier island were

she arrived at my door, Pia set the

screenplay. We munched on salad,

treat. We divided into two camps:

told to evacuate.

candles out everywhere -- and

pizza, chocolate (thanks, Linda!)

the healthy eaters and the cupcake

Could she stay with me at my

filled pots, pans and the bathtub

and, before everything in the freezer

lovers -- those who quashed stress

North Shore home? “Come on over,”

with water -- just in case our supply

melted, ice cream. We talked and

with chocolate as well as apple and

I replied, anticipating spending an

became contaminated. I was already

played Scrabble (in lieu of power-

pear pie a la mode -- late into the

evening -- maybe two --- together.

prepared with new batteries in my

sucking Words with Friends) late into

night. The gym rats worked it off in

“We’ll have a blast.”

flashlights.

the night and talked about the men

the a.m.; the late sleepers should

Of course, I couldn’t guarantee that

It wasn’t until the ocean started

(or not) in our lives. Enjoying the

have.

my own lights wouldn’t go out, or

to pour into Iris’ beachfront garage

companionship, we began to wonder

Superstorm Sandy wrought

that my basement wouldn’t flood or

and flood her laundry room that the

what was so great about living alone

billions of dollars of damage. But in

trees fall on my roof. Regardless, we’d

professor agreed to evacuate. By then

anyway?

my home, as well as those of many

have each other for company. In the

her car was underwater and she had

The next day we camped out by

others who took in friends and

midst of a storm, that would be a

to run a mile through the storm to

the coffee machine at King Kullen,

family, the strong bonds and warm

blessing. One more favor, she asked.

borrow the one her snowbird parents

charging our phones in an outlet

feelings fostered by literally staying

Could her sister, Iris, a marketing

had left behind. Luckily it started.

working off a generator.Luckily,

together in the midst of adversity was

professor, stay at my home as well?

No sooner had my house guests

my electricity, power and phone

Sandy’s silver lining. SE

“The more the merrier,” I replied,

unpacked and warmed up over

service were restored in 27 hours.

taking a deep breath. I hardly knew

coffee, the power went out. We

We watched three large trees keel

Iris. But at times like these, as the

groaned. Daylight was fading fast.

over -- thankfully falling away from

song goes, that’s what friends are for.

We grabbed our flashlights and lit

my home. But the storm was taking

“Not to worry,” said Pia, a registered

candles. I started a fire in the fireplace

a toll. Unable to return home, my

dietician. “I’ll bring some fruit and

. Another friend, Linda, texted that

suddenly homeless and power-less

vegetables. And I’ll do the cooking.”

her power was out, too. “Come on

guests stayed nearly a month.

Deal, I said with a smile. She knew

over,” I replied. “There’s still a bed

For me, the company was a

my usual eat-out or take-out routine.

available. Why stay alone in a big

treat. My rarely-used kitchen was

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REGIONAL FOCUS

A DAY IN....COLD SPRING HARBOR This five-star community boasts beautiful views, fabulous homes, quaint shops, a rich history and a world-class science laboratory.

By CLAUDIA GRYVATZ COPQUIN

He grew up in nearby Hicksville, but in

hood’s main business area. Among the

1971, Billy Joel made a small Long Island

quaint boutiques and restaurants lining

community famous when he named

these streets is Kellogg’s Dolls’ Houses,

his debut album Cold Spring Harbor. In

which carries exclusive hand-built and

recognition, the Town of Huntington has

custom dollhouses and also offers restora-

since named a small waterfront park on

tion services. Situated in a historic wooden

Route 25A for the singer.

merchant’s building c.1850, Heritage Can-

refurbished former Methodist-Episcopal

of the Cold Spring Whaling Company.

But this quiet North Shore hamlet situ-

dle & Home offers traditional home decor,

Church. Built in 1842, the structure is listed

The largest live collection of New York

ated between Huntington and Oyster

accessories, and gifts. Popular among

on the National Register of Historic Places.

State freshwater reptiles, fishes and am-

Bay was renowned long before Billy Joel

locals for eighteen years is Grasso’s restau-

Founded in 1948, the SPLIA, as the organi-

phibians can be found at The Cold Spring

was even born – established in 1653 and

rant, which has been called the “Cheers” of

zation is known, advocates for the creation

Harbor Fish Hatchery, an environmental ed-

originally called Clamtown, Cold Spring

Cold Spring Harbor.

and preservation of historic districts and

ucational center and public aquarium that

Harbor’s past is steeped in whaling.

But there’s much more than shopping

regions on Long Island. Guests can visit the

raises and stocks trout. More of nature’s

“Some wealthy merchants and prop-

and dining in Cold Spring Harbor, which

continuously changing gallery of exhibits

bounty can be enjoyed at the 40-acre Cold

erty owners here decided to invest in

is replete with fascinating cultural and his-

highlighting the area’s cultural heritage.

Spring Harbor State Park, which boasts

whale ships from 1835 to 1860, because

toric attractions. For instance, Cold Spring

The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Mu-

spectacular views of the harbor itself.

it was considered a good investment,”

Harbor’s first firehouse is now a museum.

seum, which opened to the public in 1942,

The harbor is the scenic icing on the

says Paul de Orsay, executive director of

On the National Register of Historic Places,

currently holds 6,000 artifacts pertaining to

cake. “I fell in love with the village when I

The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum.

the original building (c1896), which was

local whaling and maritime history -- includ-

was five years old,” says Gail Grasso, owner

However, partly due to the discovery of

based within a former harness shop, was

ing New York State’s only fully-equipped

of Grasso’s restaurant. “My family used to

petroleum, which was cheaper and bet-

saved from demolition and preserved by a

19th century whaleboat with its original

drive to Cold Spring Harbor all the time …

ter oil, he explains, the industry died down

group of concerned citizens. The museum,

gear. The museum also houses an impres-

I remember once driving down Rt. 108,

around the time of the Civil War.

which contains important artifacts and

sive scrimshaw collection, one of the largest

passing St. Johns Church. There was snow

Thanks to historic preservation, a walk

documents, is open to the public. Also

in the Northeast. The museum library and

on the ground and people were ice skat-

along Main Street still harkens back to

of interest to history buffs is The Society

archival collection contains 2,800 volumes

ing. It was such a beautiful scene. It was

those old whaling port days, with 19th

for the Preservation of Long Island Antiq-

and manuscript materials including ship’s

like a Hallmark card.”

century buildings dotting the neighbor-

uities, which is headquartered in the now

logs, journals and business correspondence

A variety of Victorians, colonials, clap-

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The harbor is the scenic icing on the cake. “I fell in love with the village when I was five years old,” says Gail Grasso, owner of Grasso’s restaurant. “My family used to drive to Cold Spring Harbor all the time

boards, split-levels and Tudors line the res-

the market for $279,900.

idential streets of this quiet neighborhood,

Students from both districts, of course,

a 30-minute ride from Manhattan via the

can broaden their educational experi-

Long Island Rail Road, making it appealing

ences and study innovation at the Dolan

laboratory to train teachers in marine biol-

Laureates, including Dr. James Watson, co-

to commuters. Another draw for the 8000

DNA Learning Center, which offers labora-

ogy; the ideal spot for such studies, natu-

discoverer of DNA’s double helix, the Cold

village residents is the Cold Spring Harbor

tory experiments, workshops and a num-

rally, required a body of water.

Spring Harbor Laboratory has achieved

School District, which has been repeatedly

ber of field trips and activities for students,

Fortunately, a donation of land and

breakthroughs in molecular biology and

ranked nationwide in the top 100. The dis-

educators, and the general public.

buildings enabled the first biology

genetics. Its more than 360 scientists have

trict also consistently receives a AAA Stan-

The DNA Center is part of the world

course at the new lab. The property

expertise in cancer, neuroscience, quanti-

dard and Poor’s bond rating.

renowned Cold Spring Harbor Labora-

was donated by none other than the

tative biology, plant biology, bioinformat-

But more modest homes situated in the

tory. The illustrious state-of-the-art inter-

Jones family (for whom Jones Beach was

ics & genomics and strive to enhance sci-

South Huntington School District fetch

national research institution was founded

named), who owned the old Cold Spring

entific knowledge around the globe. From

far lower prices. A modest two-bedroom

in 1890 when the newly formed Brooklyn

Whaling Company.

the campus, they also enjoy spectacular

cottage built in 1890, for instance, is on

Institute of Arts and Sciences needed a

As the research home to eight Nobel

views of Cold Spring Harbor. SE The Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, which opened to the public in 1942, currently holds 6,000 artifacts pertaining to local whaling and maritime history -- including New York State’s only fully-equipped 19th century whaleboat with its original gear.

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LOCAL DINING

La Parma II: Italian Soul Food, Castelli-Style

By Linda Saslow

Whatever you order, it will most assuredly be served by an experienced member of the La Parma staff -- many have been with the restaurant for more than 10 years, some even since it opened.

68 SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY

There’s something about Italian food that is

decided that it was time to take the leap

comforting — like a warm hug from some-

and venture out on his own.

one you love. Whether sipping on a glass

Ever since La Parma II opened in 1988,

of Chianti, breathing in the delectable

Anthony has worn two hats—those of

smells of its homemade sauces, or savor-

chef and host — cooking up his Italian

ing the taste of freshly made pasta, using

specialties in the kitchen, and stepping out

only the best ingredients—you can’t help

into the dining room to greet his guests by

but leave all of your troubles behind. For

name, many of them who come back three

Anthony Castelli, Italian cuisine is like love:

or four times a week, every week.

love of family, love of friends, love of life.

“What I like best is watching the

“Ever since I was 12 years old, I knew

satisfaction of my customers enjoying

that I wanted to go into the restaurant

their meal,” he said. And that’s just what

business,” said Anthony, now 48 and the

they do!

owner of La Parma II, one of Long Island’s

One guest from San Diego who posted

favorite family-style Italian restaurants

an on-line review, wrote, “It’s the best

on the busy corridor of Jericho Turnpike

food I’ve had on Long Island, by far! Ever

in Huntington. At 13, when Anthony got

had trouble choosing what to eat? No

his first restaurant job helping out in the

need to worry at La Parma II. Every single

kitchen, his destiny was sealed.

dish is amazing and I’ve never been

In 1984, when the first La Parma opened

disappointed!”

in Williston Park, Anthony became a sous

Vincent Castelli, Anthony’s eldest son,

chef, and less than four years later, he

has become the second in command at

There’s something about Italian food that is comforting — like a warm hug from someone you love.

La Parma II. The oldest of three siblings,

Anthony often consults with his chef

decided to apply for a job, and has since

Vincent, 24, shares his father’s passion.

colleagues at the other three La Parmas

become an integral part of the restaurant’s

“I grew up here,” he said with pride. “It’s

(the third in Oceanside, and newest in

serving staff.

a ‘feel good’ business, and I love to make

Port Washington). The basic menu among

The Neapolitan cuisine at La Parma II

people full and happy. I see many of our

the four restaurants is the same, but each

has been described by the Zagat Guide

customers more than I see my own family!”

has its own specials, which are changed

to Long Island restaurants as “wonderful

Just step inside the homey restaurant

continually.

Italian soul food,” the experience as “a stuff-

and you are greeted by details that combine

Both Anthony and Vincent divulge

yourself extravaganza with mammoth

traditional with contemporary. An old-

that their favorite dish at La Parma II is

portions” where “tumult is part of the fun.”

fashioned wood bar and brass chandeliers

the Veal Chop Valdostana, prepared with

For father and son, despite the long

are complemented by skylights and flat

prosciutto, fontina and mozzarella cheeses,

hours and constant tumult, it’s a life they

screen TVs. A large painting of Venice fills a

mushrooms and artichoke hearts.

wouldn’t trade.

wall of the dining room, setting the mood

Whatever you order, it will most assur-

Aside from lunch and dinner served six

for the Italian specialties that are on their

edly be served by an experienced mem-

days a week, La Parma II is also available for

way. Whether your choice is one of the

ber of the La Parma staff -- many have

parties, catering and business functions,

dishes with their unique signature—like

been with the restaurant for more than 10

where guests are welcome to relax, talk,

La Parma Salad, Veal La Parma and Shrimp

years, some even since it opened.

drink, laugh, and most of all…MANGIA!

Anthony, or any of the most popular

Like Richard Barathy, one of the friendly

On Mondays, the Castellis’ only day off, it’s

choices—including linguine with white

waiters who may greet you dressed in all

family time.

clam sauce, penne a la vodka, and chicken

black with a touch of color in his yellow

“Monday is our Sunday,” said Vincent. “It’s

Scarpariello, everything is made from

tie. Barathy was originally a customer at La

our tradition that we always have dinner to-

scratch and comes in large portions.

Parma II. He liked being there so much he

gether -- but not necessarily Italian food!” SE SHAWN ELLIOTT LUXURY 69

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Call it “old school social networking,” a cocktail party for making business connections the good old-fashioned way. “It goes back to the way business was done over 100 years ago,” said Shawn Elliott, networker extraordinaire and the brains behind the face-to-face networking event. “Business done by recommendation, everybody helping everybody to be successful.”

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the trades. Among the guests was five-time Emmy award winner Kathy Hobbs, the television journalist, celebrity interior designer and home stager. An HGTV Design Star finalist and the Co-Host and Executive Producer of the national real estate series Metro Residential Metro produced weekly for WPIX-TV Channel 11.

A beautiful display of natural stones, marbles, granites and onyx provided a dazzling backdrop. Models served champagne and caviar. Guests enjoyed a Renaissance feast of Italian treats including more than a dozen types of olives, fresh burrata and other cheeses from various parts of Italy along with salamis, hams, peppers, onions, Caprese salads, meatballs, pastas and artisanal breads.

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