Top 5 Unforgettable Hamptons Homes for Sale
There’s no shortage of beautiful, grand and massive homes in the Hamptons, but some stand out more than others—whether it’s for their unrivaled location, unprecedented design, storied provenance or unique history. This week’s Real Estate Top 5 highlights some of the region’s most unforgettable homes on the market today.
Angel View, 6 Bay View Court, Sag Harbor
$49,000,000
The magnificent Angel View waterfront estate is sited in a gated community comprising three separate lots on 6.5 acres. This compelling property is accessed via two private gates, each at the end of a separate cul-de-sac. Beyond secluded, the 12,000-square-foot home sits atop 50-foot bluffs that drop dramatically to the beach. It features 6 bedrooms, 6 full baths and 2 half baths, two-tiered infinity-edge pools, covered cabana, gardens, rock-rimmed ponds and streams, tennis and direct bay access for all manner of watersports. Inside, luxurious ameneties, such as a massive wine cellar, gym, theater and “Universe Tower,” to name a few, add to the appeal. The custom-built residence stands apart from any other Hamptons home with its uniquely curving lines, fanciful stonework, post-and-beam details and artful nuances in every brilliant corner. This is truly something to behold. Sotheby’s International Realty
1285 Flying Point Road, Water Mill
$25,000,000
Perched atop a dune in Water Mill, this unique, 4-bedroom, 4-bath ultra-modern home is a standout for its powerful architecture, state of the art mechanicals and extraordinary ocean and Mecox Bay views on 1.5 acres. Designed by Steven Harris Architects, the home features floor-to-ceiling glass walls that retract into the floor, opening the already airy spaces to ocean and bay breezes. The house has a gourmet kitchen, living and dining room with fireplace and pool with pool house. No luxury has been spared including designer lighting and the highest 5 plus star energy rating with geothermal heating and cooling, and solar panels. It includes 3,592 square feet of living space—all protected by a steel bulkhead. Douglas Elliman
48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor
$19,500,000
This modern, 13,000-square-foot home includes 6 bedrooms and 7.5 baths in completely renovated, nearly two-century-old, 1835 Methodist church with three levels of living space in downtown Sag Harbor. A masterful collaboration between Bates Masi + Architects, Lettieri Construction and Gregg Bleam Landscape Architects, the beautifully converted and luxurious house also features a fourth-story bell tower with views over the Harbor to the North Fork and beyond, and an infinity-edge pool with submerged floating spa. Also enjoy its fully outfitted indoor spa with oversized private steam sauna, grotto hot tub, steam shower, and full spa bath. Corcoran Group
Edward DeRose Windmill Cottage, East Hampton
$11,950,000
This stunning example of 19th century windmill architecture on 3.5 acres, this one-of-a-kind, 7-bedroom, 7-bath East Hampton home, c. 1885, was brilliantly renovated by Sandy Peabody in 1998 and decorated by Arthur Dunnam. The large windmill foyer leads to a living room with beamed ceiling and fireplace. It includes semi-circular screened-in porch, sunroom, master suite with private terrace, dressing rooms and luxury bath, and second-story windmill library with sundeck, plus third-floor windmill office. The home also features a two-bedroom guesthouse, plus studio building, 3-car garage with potting shed, 50-foot pool and tennis court. Brown Harris Stevens
130 Pointe Mecox Lane, Bridgehampton
$11,900,000
Rare to see in the Hamptons, this exquisite, Mediterranean-inspired 6-bedroom, 6-bath gated waterfront estate offers expansive views over three bodies of water —Mecox Bay, Swan Creek and the ocean—on one acre. With waterside pool, elegant gardens, multiple terraces and covered verandas, the home was built and designed with the finest materials imported from Italy and installed here by Italian craftsmen. It includes Venetian plaster walls and ceilings, custom Murano glass chandeliers and fixtures, terracotta roof tiles, Botticino marble and intricate ironwork. The living room has 20-foot ceilings, custom fireplace and sweeping water views. Brown Harris Stevens