Asking $2.45M: East Hampton property with historical houseboat
The house can be used as a livable structure, or it could be transformed into an accessory building. Credit: Sotheby’s International Realty/Gavin Zeigler
Decades ago, Judson Banister, who served as mayor of East Hampton from 1936 to 1954, resided on a family compound situated on Three Mile Harbor.
Jud, as he was known to family members and friends, lived in a house next door to the property. He had a circa-1915 houseboat named Sunshine. While the craft once floated off the shore, the structure how rests on a foundation on the waterfront and has its own certificate of occupancy.
While the craft once floated off the shore, the structure how rests on a foundation on the waterfront and has its own certificate of occupancy. Credit: Sotheby’s International Realty/Gavin Zeigler
The .76-acre property, which in addition to the houseboat features a renovated midcentury home with harbor views, recently came on the market for $2.45 million. Taxes are $9,765 a year.
The cottage is currently in dilapidated condition, but it can be restored in its own footprint as a cottage, says Jenny Landey of Sotheby's International Realty, who is co-listing the property with Zacheriah Dayton and Ethan Dayton.
"Because it’s there, it’s an asset to the property," Landey says.
The house faces west and the kitchen, living room and a patio overlook the harbor. Credit: Sotheby’s International Realty/Gavin Zeigler
Few residential properties, particularly on the water, in East Hampton are able to be developed with additional structures. It’s rarer still for an allowable accessory building to be a historic houseboat.
"I don’t think there’s another houseboat that’s sitting there that has a CO,” Landey says.
The house can be used as a livable structure, or it could be transformed into an accessory building, such as a pool house, with a variance from the town, Landey says.
The property also has its own boat launch. Credit: Sotheby’s International Realty/Gavin Zeigler
The 1,500-square-foot main home on the property was built in the 1960s and renovated in 2011. It has two bedrooms, two-bathrooms and a large bonus room. The house faces west and the kitchen, living room and a patio overlook the harbor. The property also has its own boat launch, to use for swimming, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and boating.
