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Tag Archives: Sag Harbor
Garden Voyeur: Ingenuity in Sag Harbor
DRIVING THROUGH THE HISTORIC VILLAGE of Sag Harbor, Long Island, recently, the creative landscaping on a smallish corner lot grabbed my attention. I parked the car and popped out to get a closer look at the curved metal planting beds, … Continue reading
The Real Deal: Sag Harbor Village Antique
I WAS ALERTED to this 2BR, 2 bath cottage in the coveted village of Sag Harbor by the Long Island real estate website, Curbed Hamptons, which has been very generous with links to my blog lately. Sotheby’s, the listing agent, … Continue reading
Two Sag Harbor Cottages Under $600K
SPRING IS HERE, and country/beach/summer-house shopping is gearing up. Here are a couple of listings to consider if you’re in the market for something small in the ever-desirable village of Sag Harbor, on Long Island’s South Fork. Above, in the … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged cottage, Sag Harbor
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Cottage-Hunting in Pine Neck
EVER ON THE TRAIL OF MY NEXT PROJECT, I went out the other day with my sister and Steven Frankel of Saunders Real Estate to tour properties around the 500K mark in Pine Neck, near Sag Harbor, Long Island. If … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 1940s, cottage, Florida room, Pine Neck, Sag Harbor, sun porch
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Ranch Revamp in Sag Harbor
A PIECE I WROTE recently about the reinvention of a postwar ranch house in Sag Harbor, N.Y., is in the August 1 issue of Hamptons Cottages & Gardens magazine. It so happens I’ve known the homeowner, Susan Penzner, who is a … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, INTERIOR DESIGN, LONG ISLAND, RENOVATION
Tagged 1960s, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Havens House, Jack Ceglic, ranch house, Sag Harbor, Susan Penzner
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’40s Cottages in Pine Neck
TODAY MY SISTER AND I wandered the streets of Pine Neck, a bayfront community about three miles west of Sag Harbor, on the north shore of Long Island’s South Fork. It should by rights be called Oak Neck for the … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged '40s, 1940s, bayfront, beach, cottage, cottages, for rent, for sale, forties, Noyac Bay, Pine Neck, Sag Harbor, South Fork, waterfront
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