REALTY CHECK

Hot Sales And Listings With A Dollop Of Hamptons Gossip By Karen Dash

Steinbeck Home Preserved

Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck’s waterfront Sag Harbor home has sold for $13.5 million. Southampton Town’s Community Preservation Fund will pay $11.2 million for the de elopment rights to the property Te Sag Harbor Partnership will contribute $2.3 million for the property itself Te CP is funded by a ta on real estate sales Te modest home, on pper Sag Harbor Co e, which includes Steinbec s ga ebo writing studio, was originally listed for million Te ichener Center for Writers at the ni ersity o e as in Austin has agreed to lease the property and will de elop the Steinbec Writers etreat, a residency program, and has committed a $10 million endowment to run the program Te Sag Harbor Partnership is very close to achieving their fundraising goal of million and has a o und e e ort currently underway to close the gap Te property will be open to the public by appointment, with the access plan a ailable on the town s CP website

Live Like Monroe

Te legendary Windmill house in Amagansett has come on the market. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller shared many private times here in the s Set on o er bucolic acres, the property is steeped in history. Originally built in , the Amagansett windmill was con erted to a residence in the 1950s by Samuel Rubin, creator of aberge perfume er the years, it was rented by many famous celebrities, including Kurt Vonnegut, Terrance Stamp onroe and iller were loo ing to get away from the press in the city and discovered the windmill house, which ga e them ultimate privacy. Bobby Rosenbaum of Douglas Elliman Real Estatehas the listing.

All Aboard

ne of the bi est sales this year was in the estate section of Southampton Village located at oatmans Lane Te last as ing price was million ering sensational sunset iews, this shingle style summer colony “cottage” with close pro imity to the Atlantic cean has feet of frontage on aylor Cree , according to Corcoran s listing. Tim Davis o Te Corcoran roup and Hans von Schirach of Saunders Associates had the co e clusi e listing A most pri ed location with glorious sunset iews, a boat doc , and a short distance to the Atlantic cean acres in the heart of the Southampton estate section with future de elopment potential ni ue and ery special, said Da is Christopher J. Burnside and Aubri Peele of rown Harris Ste ens, along with Harald Grant of Sotheby s International ealty, represented the buyer.

Macklowes Sell

Hard Rock Café co-founder Peter Morton has bought the oceanfront home of his neighbors, Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe, founders of the ac lowe allery Te property at West nd oad in ast Hampton sold for around million, according to the Wall Street Journal Te property had originally been listed in for million Kyle Rosko and Marcy Braun of Douglas lliman s Eklund/Gomes Team e clusi ely represented the sellers. Ed Petrie and James Petrie of Compass represented the buyer

Says os o, I rst admired this property as a child sur ng in front of it for many years It s a most magical oceanfront property and to now ha e listed and sold it is a dream come true epresenting incredible and uni ue properties at the highest level is why I am in this business. From start to nish this listing too ust under a year to contract ur sellers are happy nowing that the new owners will honor this property as it was originally created, a remarkable oceanfront estate.” ecords show that the ac lowes purchased the property in for million, so they still stand to ma e uite a pro t on the deal, e en a er e tensi e reno ations o er the years by Ben

Krupinski Builder, builder of many Hamptons celebrity homes Te roughly , s home is set on feet of waterfront on prestigious eorgica each, including an oceanside pool, which is a rarity on West nd oad Te home was originally built in by Roger Bullard, the same architect behind ast Hampton s enerable aidstone Club

Sales in the Hamptons are pic ing up since the beginning of the year, a er dropping in the third uarter of A property ne t door to the ac lowes sold in an o mar et deal this past fall for million

Off Market Deal

An oceanfront home on Dune oad, in ridgehampton has sold in an o mar et deal for nearly million, according to sources familiar with the deal Te seller, James Carney, lives in Puerto Rico and is a founder of the hedge fund Parplus Partners, according to the Wall Street Journal. Te buyer was not identi ed Situated between the Atlantic cean and eco ay, the modern home is sited on close to one acre According to records, Carney paid million for the property in Martha Gundersen and Paul Brennan of Douglas lliman had the listing Hedgerow clusi e Properties, Erica Grossman of Douglas lliman and Catherine Juracich of Corcoran brought the buyer.

Grand Opening

a es Kropp ine Cabinetry recently hosted a grand opening celebration to debut its latest S showroom in West Palm each Te lu ury itchen company welcomed the local South lorida design community to the e pansi e showroom at South Di ie Highway

Te grand opening began with a special IP pre iew attended by the community s premiere designers, followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Faustina Pace, President of the South Di ie Anti ue ow Association, to issue a warm welcome to the district Te brand s co founders, Bob Bakes and Paul Kropp, were on site to showcase a es Kropp s bespo e capabilities and ne cra smanship Te grand opening e ent mar s the ad ent of a new hub for the design community in South lorida Congratulations to ob Paul and the entire a es Kropp team

CH-CH-CHANGES

rown Harris Ste ens has welcomed Iwona Rokosz to their Southampton ofce Iwona has been immersed in the ast nd real estate scene since childhood Te daughter of a local builder, Iwona was born and raised in Southampton and recounts tra eling to construction sites with her father growing up, learning the ins and outs of the local property mar et She recei ed a aster of Arts degree from the ni ersity of dinburgh, and has completed architecture courses at Columbia ni ersity, e ploring contemporary processes of architectural design Whether abroad or at home, Iwona has gained e tensi e nowledge of global and local real estate trends and practical e perience in de elopment and sales, enabling her to ad ise clients on a broad spectrum Iwona appreciates the outdoors and tra eling In addition, she en oys coo ing, photography, s iing, tennis, and practicing yoga in her spare time

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