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Bethenny Frankel’s Longtime Home in the Hamptons Is Hitting the Market for $6 Million
Now that Bethenny Frankel has settled into a $5.4 million summer home on New York’s Shinnecock Bay—where she’s been seen toodling around town with her daughter Bryn in a vintage Bronco and is just steps away from easily indulging in her beloved pastime of paddleboarding via a private beach—The Real Housewives of New York City alum and Skinnygirl Cocktails mogul has no need for her other Hamptons residence. So, she’s decided to hoist her longtime digs in the hamlet of Bridgehampton on the market with Noble Black and Erica Grossman of Douglas Elliman, asking a smidge under $6 million.
Records show Frankel paid $2 million for the Lumber Lane house overlooking a vast nature preserve back in 2013 and then doled out an additional $650,000 for a neighboring property with a small home. Per Behind the Hedges, this was one of the first major purchases she made on her own after she sold Skinnygirl to Fortune Brands’ Beam Global in 2011 for an estimated $100 million.
The main house and a guest cottage are nestled amid beautifully landscaped gardens that adjoin 40 acres of open fields.
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The roughly 1.4-acre property is secluded behind gates and hedges and showcased by a shingle-clad main home boasting four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 2,500 square feet of two-level living space accented throughout with honey-hued hardwood floors and designer finishes. There’s also a detached one-car garage, plus a separate one-bedroom, one-bath guest cottage that spans about 600 square feet and has its own kitchen and living room.
Extensively remodeled during Frankel’s tenure, the charming main house features a living room sporting a fireplace with a brick surround and access to a bluestone patio, as well as an upgraded kitchen outfitted with bespoke millwork, an eat-in island, top-tier Viking appliances, and an accompanying dining area. Just off the kitchen is a cozy sunroom, while an en-suite bedroom on the main floor is currently being used as a den.
The open-concept interiors feature a living room that connects to a dining area and kitchen.
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Four more bedrooms can be found upstairs, including a primary suite that comes complete with a balcony and a spa-like bath spotlighted by dual vanities and a vintage-style soaking tub. Outdoors, the picturesque grounds are laced with gardens and host a pool and spa, a poolhouse with a half-bath, a kitchen setup, and plenty of spots ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining.
In addition to her Hamptons homes, the 53-year-old New York native also maintains a primary residence in Greenwich, Conn., along with pied-à-terres in Manhattan and South Florida. The avid real estate investor, who joined former Million Dollar Listing agent Fredrik Eklund in 2018 for the Bravo show Bethenny and Fredrik, also has bought and sold numerous homes in both Greenwich and the Hamptons, including a historic Bridgehampton home known as Morning Glory that went for nearly $2.3 million back in 2020.
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The ‘Banksy of Floral Design’ Is Selling His West Palm Beach Bungalow for $2.9 Million
New York-based florist Lewis Miller is known for his energetic, brightly colored floral creations, and the interiors of his home in Florida are certainly reflective of his imaginative eye, affinty for saturated color, and deft mixing and matching of eye-catching patterns. The artistic dynamo, a.k.a. the “Banksy of floral design,” is the creator of the Flower Flash—an improvisational concept in which everyday items in the public sphere, like garbage cans and phone booths, blossom into living, large-scale works of art.
Miller’s Sunshine State digs at 333 Pilgrim Road in West Palm Beach’s trendy SoSo neighborhood have been hoisted onto the market for a cool $2.9 million with John and Lisa Cregan of Sotheby’s International Realty. The near-century-old Spanish Mediterranean bungalow dates, built in 1926, is being offered up fully furnished, so the next owner will get to keep all of the cool antiques and charming decor. And go figure, there’s not a floral arrangement in sight! Instead, you’ll find tons of leafy greenery and lots of… birds?
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The teal-colored library is adorned with a series of ornithological prints hung above the striped sofa.
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“I definitely wanted it to feel congruent with Florida and Palm Beach without being typical,” Miller told Palm Beach Illustrated in 2022. “The colors are also unusual with the greens and tobacco. I wanted it to have a masculine vibe, a kind of Ernest Hemingway style. Obviously, I’m a florist, so I love flora and fauna, and I try to incorporate birds in every room to pull in this English country look. It’s a true calico cat, but it feels Palm Beach without being pink and green.”
According to the magazine, Miller bought the spread sight unseen in September 2021; he then put the entire place through a massive renovation. “The proportions were great and so is the overall vibe of the house,” he explained to the New York Post. “I really lucked out on the timing. I bought it in the nick of time. Anything of interest was being snapped up or was priced so high that it wasn’t attainable—and I love a project.” In addition to the three-bedroom main residence, there’s a separate guesthouse containing another couple of bedrooms.
The wood floors in the kitchen are painted in a classic black-and-white checkerboard pattern.
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Despite its many updates, the abode still sports a slew of period details, such as a curved staircase, elaborately carved archways, and a wraparound second-floor veranda boasting the original Spanish cement tile. Of course, Miller couldn’t help but add his own flair with hand-painted wood flooring in many rooms, a kitchen sheathed in shimmering emerald green tiles, and a plethora of built-in bookcases. Out back is a petite, grassy yard and a two-story carriage house that holds two self-contained apartments, one on each floor. Both are equipped with living rooms, kitchens, and full baths.
So after all the effort to renovate and decorate, why is Miller parting ways with the West Palm Beach pad after only three years? “As much as I tried to move to Florida, I can’t leave New York,” he told The Post. “I don’t need a house and extra work and chaos. Maybe later. I will probably rent for a while.”
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The Co-Founder of Woodstock Just Listed His Longtime Hudson Valley Home for $2.4 Million
Move over, Graceland. This newly listed Hudson Valley compound was the longtime home of the co-creator of Woodstock, Michael Lang.
Listed for $2.4 million with Chris Pomeroy and Nancy Felcetto of Brown Harris Stevens, the music industry icon snapped up the property in Mount Tremper, New York, some 45 years ago before he passed away in 2022 at the age of 77. The 17-acre estate, dubbed Happy Brooks and about 40 miles from where the legendary music festival was held, was built out between 1929 and 1933 for artist G. Adolph Anderson. Architect A.M. Bedell was tapped for the design, which includes three stately stone structures: a main house, a two-bedroom guesthouse, and a separate cottage.
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The double-height great room inside the main house.
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“There have always been musicians and painters and sculptors and writers that have either lived there or stayed there or created there,” Pomeroy told Mansion Global. The bucolic spread, now being offered up by Lang’s family, comprises park-like grounds complete with wildflower fields, a large pond with an art island, an oval cement swimming pool, and a three-stall barn.
“Once you cross the gate, you’re in a very private world of your own,” Pomeroy added. The four-bed main pad is entered via a double-height great room. This wing of the abode also holds an office, an upper-level bedroom, and a library. Elsewhere, a central foyer opens up to a formal dining room overlooking the mountains and a county kitchen equipped with a breakfast area, a wood stove, and a built-in bread oven. Additional highlights include a reading room with stained glass windows and a dramatic conservatory with a soaring 24-foot glass ceiling.
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The primary suite features wood paneling and a wooded view.
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Across the way, you’ll find the guest house, decked out with an oversized living room, a dining area, a kitchen, and a den sporting a large bluestone fireplace. The latter is also decorated with “a striking built-in collection of Fu dogs and woodcarvings on gilded plaques collected from [Lang’s] travels.”
The famous Woodstock Music and Art Fair was originally held on a farm in Bethel, New York from August 15-18, 1969. Lang, a 24-year-old concert promoter at the time, relocated the festival to Woodstock, where he joined forces with Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman, and John Roberts. Today, the event is gearing up to celebrate its 55th anniversary.
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The Former President of J.Crew Relists His Renovated Hamptons Retreat for $6.8 Million
In July of 2018, real estate broker David Granville and his partner Jeffrey Pfeifle, a retired fashion exec who once served as the president of J.Crew, hoisted their longtime Hamptons home onto the market for $5.9 million. The listing was later taken down, and now the couple is attempting to sell their Water Mill residence for a second time, and now they’re asking a cool $6.75 million for the sumptuous pad.
Granville and Pfeifle acquired the property at 204 Upper Seven Ponds Road back in 2008 for $4.3 million and gave the place a maximalist redesign. The shingle-style home was originally built in 2003 and features seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms in a generous 6,000 square feet of living space. “This estate truly offers the best of luxury living and high style in the Hamptons,” notes the listing, which is being repped by Granville, in addition to his Corcoran colleague Mala Sander.
The voluminous great room spills out to a covered dining patio overlooking the manicured grounds.
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The duo’s Long Island oasis sits on just shy of three acres of land. The grounds are complete with a gated entrance, a dramatic long driveway, and an apple orchard. There’s even potential to add a tennis court, too. Once inside the main house, you’ll notice the digs are an eclectic mash-up of Nantucket and Palm Beach styles. First, you’re welcomed by a grand foyer and great room. The latter is decked out with soaring cathedral ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a cozy fireplace. There’s another fire feature in the den as well, plus a full bar and coffered ceilings.
A boldly appointed den features a stone fireplace, a full bar and marble-like trompe l’oeil carpeting.
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Elsewhere, the kitchen is any chef’s dream, equipped with granite countertops and top-of-the-line appliances. And when it’s time to turn in, the primary suite privately occupies its own wing on the first floor with dual bathrooms and a dedicated sitting area.
Outside, the estate is surrounded by lush gardens, rolling lawns, and decorative fountains. There are plenty of green spaces to hang by or for entertaining, including a sprawling covered deck that can seat up to 30 guests comfortably. There’s also a 50-foot-long swimming pool, a chic cabana, a pool house, and an outbuilding that’s currently configured as a gym.
Over the years, Granville and Pfeifle have listed their home for rent at a rate of $110,000 from August to Labor Day, a relative bargain compared to a newly built home in the Water Mill area that was asking $1.2 million for the Memorial Day to Labor Day summer season or $1 million from July to Labor Day, a steep amount that tracks with the current Hamptons rental market.
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Sylvester Stallone’s Former Upstate New York Home Can Be Yours for $4.3 Million
Sylvester Stallone and, later, Vogue food columnist and cookbook author Barbara Kafka once called this sun-filled modernist house in upstate New York home, and now it can be yours for $4.3 million. Located at 40 High Ridge Road in Garrison, New York, and built in 1969, the flat-roofed home was recently gut-renovated by the Brooklyn-based design firm Madderlake.
The “Rocky” star owned the river-view residence in the late 1980s, and Kafka picked it up in 1999 and lived there until 2015. The current owner is Shea Spencer, founder of the management agency Artist Commissions; she rents out the property for photoshoots with major brands, including Marc Jacobs and Bergdorf Goodman, among others. And it’s easy to see why.
Floor-to-ceiling walls of glass allow for an intimate relationship to the natural surroundings.
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The 7,000-square-foot home is perched on a grassy hill with stunning 180-degree views of the Hudson River and the undulating landscape of the Hudson Valley. Though it’s more than five decades old, there’s little indication of the home’s original design: the four-bedroom and three-and-a-half-bath home has been remade into a minimalist haven with pared-back details, neutral colors, and natural materials that let the magnificent views take center stage. Every room is lined with oversized windows or sliding glass doors that flood the home with natural light and directly connect you with the lush surroundings.
The open-plan great room features a dining area and a serene, fireside lounge that connects to a wraparound terrace. The nearby kitchen is a chef’s dream, with flame maple cabinetry, butcher block counters, a vintage farmhouse-style sink, luxe fixtures, state-of-the-art appliances, and a pronounced oculus skylight that ensures light pours into the room all day long. Windows overlook the backyard, so you never feel too far from the outdoors. The bedrooms are filtered throughout three levels, and the tranquil primary suite has access to a private terrace overlooking the river.
The indoor pool is housed in a separate wing constructed of glass and concrete.
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The lower level features a media room with terrazzo-style concrete floors and a wood-burning fireplace enhanced by a custom maple mantel; a hotel-like sauna and spa-inspired bathroom; and a flexible space that could easily be converted into a state-of-the-art home gym, movie theater, or hobby studio.
There’s also an office and a massive indoor pool that connects directly to the spacious backyard. Outside, there’s ample lawn space, a Zen-inspired garden and terraces dotted with built-in benches and sculpted plantings. Given its west-facing orientation and elevated perch, it’s easy to imagine the epic year-round sunsets that can seen from nearly every room in the house as well as from the exterior living and entertaining areas.
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Drop Out in High Style at the $65 Million Hitchcock Estate in New York’s Hudson Valley
In 1963, clinical psychologist and pioneering psychedelic drug proponent Timothy Leary rented a huge house on a vast estate in the historic Hudson Valley village of Millbrook, which dates to before the American Revolution and ranks as one of the wealthiest enclaves in the state of New York. The almost 2,100-acre property had recently been acquired by brothers Billy and Tommy Hitchcock, members of one of the United States’ wealthiest families. The LSD advocate stayed five years, during which the estate was reportedly the target of drug raids.
Still owned by the Hitchcock family, the storied property has recently come available with a price tag of $65 million. Should it go for anywhere near the asking price, it will totally obliterate the standing record as the highest residential sale in the Millbrook area, which currently stands at just under $19 million.
The Victorian mansion’s 38 rooms include a dining room wrapped in a gold jacquard wall covering.
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Originally assembled over a period of almost 30 years beginning in 1889 from a handful of farms by German-born gas tycoon Charles F. Dieterich, a founder of Union Carbide, the vast property and its main house came to be known as Daheim. The estate was later owned by Standard Oil president and chairman Walter C. Teagle, who sold it in 1963 for a mere $500,000—nope, that’s not a typo, folks—to the Hitchcock brothers, heirs to the Mellon family oil and banking. Billy Hitchcock, who has long lived in Texas, told The Wall Street Journal that it was his sister Peggy who invited Leary to the Millbrook estate; he claimed she had a romantic relationship with Leary.
Still owned by the Hitchcock family, the property’s mostly wooded acreage includes two lakes, one spanning 45 acres and the other 60, along with a 38-room Victorian mansion, a smaller (but still very spacious), single-story residence known as “the bungalow,” and numerous other residences and outbuildings.
The four-story Victorian, originally designed by James E. Ware in the late 1800s, was much expanded during Dieterich’s time and spans almost 15,000 square feet. The house fell into a state of neglect, but over the last few years it has seen numerous restoration efforts and upgrades overseen by a local historian. Today, the public rooms still showcase high ceilings and ornate fireplaces, elaborate wood paneling, a carved wooden staircase, and stained-glass windows. Among the ten bedrooms is a two-room suite connected by a shared sitting room. There are also staff quarters.
The 2,100-acre estate’s secondary residence is a 10,000-square-foot bungalow designed by Addison Mizner.
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The low-slung, elegantly proportioned bungalow measures about 10,000 square feet and sits on a slight rise above a swimming pool; it was commissioned by Dieterich and designed by famed architect Addison Mizner, who is best known for the Mediterranean mansions he designed in the early 20th century.
Other buildings sprinkled around the property include a bowling alley housed in a stone building; several Bavarian-style structures that include a gate house; a three-bedroom caretaker’s cottage; a carriage house with two apartments for guests or staff; and an extensive stone-built equestrian and farm complex.
The listing is held by Heather Croner of Sotheby’s International Realty.
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A Celebrity Hairstylist Trims Her Real Estate Portfolio, Listing a $3 Million Home in the Hamptons
Renowned celebrity hairstylist Sally Hershberger, who founded her eponymous salons in Los Angeles and New York City and travels the globe styling her A-list celebrity clientele, is a household name in the world of fashion and beauty. A pioneer in the hair industry, Hershberger’s client roster includes Miley Cyrus, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, and Joan Jett, among others, who pay upwards of $800 for a haircut.
It seems that hair isn’t the creative stylist’s only passion, as her international real estate portfolio attests. Many of her rental properties and luxury homes from London to L.A. to the Hamptons have been featured in various publications over the years, and the latest to hit the market is a midcentury-modern-inspired house in East Hampton, New York. Listed for a smidge under $3 million, the Masthead Lane home, called The Butterfly House, was built in 1976 and has been lovingly restored and renovated over the years.
The sleek living room is anchored by a minimalist fireplace.
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Far more humble and relaxed than many of the palatial multi-million-dollar Hamptons properties swimming in excess and opulence, Hershberger’s hideaway is a fine example of modest living and contemporary design. Situated on one acre in the northern part of East Hampton and just a brief walk to the beaches set along Gardiners Bay, Butterfly House spans 2,000 square feet with two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and one powder room. The house gets its name from its inwardly sloped rooflines, which resemble butterfly wings. Built into the hillside, the home has a wraparound terrace on the upper level and a set of stairs over a lush hillside that leads to a path down to the pool and ample lawn space for garden parties and badminton games.
The interiors feature clean lines, open spaces, and soaring ceilings and are crafted with natural materials, including exposed wood and vast walls of glass. The loft-like main living and entertaining space is on the upper floor to take advantage of light, air, and views. The open-plan kitchen has custom wood cabinetry and a large skylight that adds additional natural light; nearby is a dining table that faces the terrace; and the sleek living area has a monolithic minimalist fireplace with a raised hearth. The wood ceilings are punctuated with blackened wood beams and slant upwards as you get towards the edges of the home. A wraparound deck overlooking the backyard and swimming pool can be accessed from many points on this level.
The updated kitchen is simple and functional with white-oak cabinetry..
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The lower level is dedicated to sleeping quarters, with two spacious bedrooms and two full bathrooms. There’s also a mostly subterranean basement area with laundry facilities, as well as a single-car garage. Down a set of stairs and a winding pathway is the 46-foot-long pool, which has an elevated deck for sun loungers. Shrouded in privacy, thanks to towering specimen trees and landscaping that includes indigenous grasses and rolling lawns, the home feels like its own private countryside paradise in the middle of one of the most exclusive beach towns on the planet.
The property is listed by Kathy Konzet of Sotheby’s International Realty—Bridgehampton Brokerage.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas List Their New York Estate for $12 Million
If you’ve always wanted to live the life of a Hollywood power couple, this star-studded residence in New York‘s Hudson Valley could be just the ticket! As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the picturesque 12-acre spread owned by married actors Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas has just popped up for sale in the coastal village of Irvington, asking $12 million. The listing is held by David Turner of Compass.
Records show Zeta-Jones herself paid $4.5 million back in 2019 for the pre-war estate, which is showcased by a four-story Georgian-style house boasting eight en-suite bedrooms and 12 baths in a little more than 11,600 square feet of four-level living space accented throughout with stylishly modern interiors warmed by numerous fireplaces.
This colorfully hued room is one of many seating areas filtered across the four-level home.
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Originally built in 1929—and previously occupied through the years by Tiffany & Co. founder Charles Lewis Tiffany and the Matthiessen family, wealthy sugar merchants—the stately brick and stone structure was extensively renovated during the couple’s tenure and features a handsome oak-paneled library that connects to a two-story library and a salon with its own bar. A lower level is outfitted with a recreation area, a gym, a kitchenette, and a 21-foot heated indoor pool resting alongside a trio of large arched windows.
Other highlights include formal living and dining rooms, a brick-lined kitchen sporting an eat-in island and high-end stainless appliances, and an adjoining family room. A posh primary suite flaunts a separate seating area, a showroom-style closet, and a luxe bath spotlighted by a marble-clad soaking tub; and outdoors, the park-like grounds host a 100-foot terrace with steps leading down to a grass and stone lounging spot and 130 feet of waterfront footage on the Hudson River. There’s also an attached four-car garage.
A spacious waterfront terrace spanning the rear of the house overlooks the Hudson River.
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Per WSJ, Zeta-Jones is selling because the couple’s son and daughter have both left the nest and work commitments are taking her overseas. “When I purchased our Irvington home I knew our family would share many happy times here, and we have,” she says, adding that they plan to spend more time in Bermuda and Europe.
The longtime showbiz pair—her probably best known for her Oscar-winning performance in Chicago, and he for his starring roles in the films Fatal Attraction and Wall Street, the latter of which earned him a best-actor Oscar—previously resided at a 20,000-square-foot mansion in the New York town of Bedford that Zeta-Jones sold for $20.5 million a few years ago. Douglas, who maintains his own real estate portfolio, listed their Central Park West apartment in Manhattan for $21.5 million a few years ago, but it’s since been removed from the market.
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