September 8, 2008
Rich Cribs
Rich cribs: Millard Drexler buys Wainscott estate
J. Crew chief executive Millard Drexler is in contract to buy a house in Wainscott for $17 million, a source tells Newsday.
Rich cribs: 'Gossip Girls' site, Upper Brookville
Pssst! 'Gossip Girl' site for sale
Blythe Danner to build in Amagansett?
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow will soon have Mom nearby when she's out in the Hamptons.
Edgardo Alfonzo lowers price of Little Neck home
The former Mets All-Star infielder and current Long Island Duck Edgardo Alfonzo has lowered the price of his Little Neck house -- complete with basement batting cage -- to $6.1 million.
Former John McEnroe estate in Cove Neck for sale
A Cove Neck compound where tennis player John McEnroe and ex-wife, Tatum O'Neal, once lived is on the market for $6.5 million.
Low-key listing for Billy Joel's Centre Island estate
Sometimes even rockstars are forced to wait out a real estate downturn.
A peek inside Gwyneth Paltrow's Amagansett home
The first thing actress Gwyneth Paltrow bought for her shingle-style Amagansett house was a $37,500 Boontje Blossum chandelier, but her "major splurge" was on a yoga and pilates studio that she uses every day.
Long Island home to 9 of 100 priciest ZIP codes
According to Forbes.com, Long Island is home to four of the 20 priciest ZIP codes in the United States. The list was compiled using median home sales prices from July 2006 to July 2007 across the country.
Artist Setsuo Ito puts Bridgehampton house on market
Some homes are a cut above, but this one is way above. Set on the highest point in the Hamptons, The Way Above Estate on Noyack Path in Bridgehampton, built and owned by artist and architect Setsuo Ito, is now for sale for $30 million.
Natalie Portman's Sea Cliff house fetched $1.75 million
When Natalie Portman sold her Sea Cliff beach house in July, listing agent Terry Sciubba, owner of Sherlock Homes Realty, would not divulge the sale price for the property, which had been listed for $2.2 million.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' East Hampton estate is 'another side' of him
It took NBC "Today" show entertainment reporter Jill Rappaport five years of nagging to finally get Sean "Diddy" Combs to agree to an interview at his East Hampton estate, but if finally paid off.
Anna Anisimova tells all about new Water Mill house
Sometimes it just makes more sense to buy a place of your own, especially when you find yourself spending more than a half-million on a summer rental.
How Kelly Ripa enjoys her Southampton estate
She may own some pretty pricey real estate in Southampton, but according to the latest issue of Hamptons magazine Kelly Ripa likes to spend her downtime doing some of the things many Long Islanders like to do in the summertime.
Lorraine Bracco introduces new wine in Hamptons
Actress Lorraine Bracco on Sunday unveiled Rosato, the ninth wine on her label, Bracco Wines. Bracco's friend, chef and real estate principal Andrew Borrok, hosted a wine tasting at his Water Mill estate for a group of invited guests that included James Lipton, host of "Inside the Actors Studio," Barbara Blatt, owner of Biba Boutique, and Stella Keitel, Bracco's daughter with actor Harvey Keitel.
WCBS-TV weatherman selling Wainscott home
WCBS-Channel 2 meteorologist John Bolaris is selling his five-bedroom, 4 ½-bath home in Wainscott for $2.695 million. The cedar-shingled, post-modern dwelling, located at the end of a cul-de-sac, has cathedral ceilings, formal living and dining rooms, a media room and a heated Gunite pool.
How Billy Joel planned to surprise wife with Sagaponack house
As a young girl, Katie Lee Joel always dreamed of having a home on the ocean. This summer, husband Billy Joel made that dream come true, buying actor Roy Scheider's five bedroom waterfront home in Sagaponack for her for almost $17 million.
Rich Cribs: Why Alexandra Wentworth summers in E. Hampton
Last summer's incident with a surly snapping turtle in Mecox Bay forced actress Alexandra Wentworth to retreat to "the well manicured docks of the Hamptons elite" when trolling for crabs. "But only when I know they're not home," she jokingly tells Hampton Style Magazine in the Aug. 17 issue.
Actress puts Bayside home on the market
Call it country living within city limits: Actress, singer and author Monique Van Vooren is selling her four-bedroom estate, a 2,200-square-foot Mediterranean-style mansion built in 1935 on Oakland Lake in Bayside, Queens.
New list names best Hamptons places to buy a vacation home
Forbes.com has some investment advice for perennial summer renters who are thinking about finally purchasing a second home.
Mariah Carey rents Tommy Hilfiger's East Hampton house
Mariah Carey's coming back to her native Long Island, at least through Labor Day.
Cynthia Rowley calls Montauk her 'fantasy' home
Fashion designer and "HGTV Design Star" judge Cynthia Rowley ditched her high-maintenance home in East Hampton seven years ago and never looked back. "There was just too much to take care of with a pool and houseguests -- I felt like I was spending most of my time washing towels." she recently told Hampton Style magazine.
Why Suzanne Vega bought a house in Amagansett
A trip to Sag Harbor on the Hampton Jitney one summer night in 1989 was the beginning of musician Suzanne Vega's love affair with the East End.
Adrienne Vittadini selling Hamptons home
Designing woman Adrienne Vittadini, best known in the world of fashion, has also branched out into high-end home design. Vittadini and husband, Gianluigi, who are based in Manhattan, have owned and renovated homes in Europe, Florida and the Hamptons.
Christie Brinkley buys new Hamptons home
Supermodel Christie Brinkley just added a new addition to her East End real estate portfolio.
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