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The latest report of Hamptons real estate moves.

Through a window in the second-floor den of a house on Cranberry Hole Road, the undeveloped dunescape of Napeague State Parks comes into view. The house — on the market with Sotheby’s at $3.8 million — was sited deliberately to take in as much of the landscape as possible.

From Amagansett to Southampton Village . . .

EyeGallery, described as “a living cabinet of curiosities,” has opened in the 4,000-square-foot space that had long been home to White’s Drug and Department Store.

The historic 3,230-square-foot William H. Hedges House, built in 1889 by George Eldredge with alterations made in 1946, has come on the market in East Hampton for the first time in a quarter century.

New real estate transactions across the Fabulous Hamptons.

In the summer of 2011, Alex Esposito and James Mirras addressed a specific need with Hamptons Free Ride, an electric shuttle service that ran in a fixed loop through East Hampton and from parking lots in town to Main Beach. Since then, a “hometown side project” has developed into Circuit, an all-electric, on-demand “micro-transit” solution in more than 40 cities and towns.

South Fork land sales continue apace.

The public relations firm WordHampton has long had its finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the East End business community. That comes with the job. And now, with a new office overlooking Park Place in East Hampton Village, it is part of that pulse in a way that was not quite as tangible from its former headquarters in Springs.

More. Now. Real estate. Hamptons.

More realty moves hereabouts . . .

The latest report for real estate transactions, Montauk to Southampton Village.

Gathering Marketplace, a new “community-driven retail concept,” opened last week at 82 Park Place in East Hampton, in the storefront left vacant by the Party Shoppe in February.

New moves in realty across the South Fork.

Real estate transfers through May 14

Frank Calvo, the longtime pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store, which closed on Oct. 31, has opened Montauk Chemists on Main Street and is selling over-the-counter merchandise including vitamins and self-care products. One week after an inspection of the store’s pharmacy, however, he is still awaiting New York State approval to operate it. 

In some ways, Gosman’s Dock, one of Montauk’s few remaining family-owned and operated businesses until its October 2024 sale, closely resembles the complex of restaurants and shops long revered by locals and visitors alike. In other ways, though, it is markedly different under its new ownership. 

Watching home sales, it’s the pastime of the Hamptons.

New moves on the South Fork real estate front.

“We call ourselves East Hampton’s front porch because we’re the first thing you see when you pull into the village,” Sarah Wetenhall, who now owns the inn with her husband, Andrew, said. “One of our big missions here is to make the Hedges and Swifty’s open and available for the community.”

New businesses in the village range from a Rolex at the old Odd Fellows Hall and Tom Brady's sports collectible shop, CardVault, to restaurants, takeout spots, and the newly revamped Hedges Inn.

Real estate sales from Southampton to Montauk, some dating back to February, some as recent as late-April.

The art dealer Larry Gagosian is the new owner of the stalwart East Hampton Village bookstore, BookHampton, which has been for sale since the fall. "It would have been a horrible thing to lose that bookstore," he said Thursday. "When I heard it was for sale, I jumped at the opportunity."

More moves in real estate, Montauk to Southampton Village.

The East Hampton Village branch of M&T Bank at 99 Newtown Lane will close permanently next Thursday at 4 p.m. The bank’s branches at 351 Pantigo Road in East Hampton and 746 Montauk Highway in Montauk will remain open.

Real realty, real now, South Fork-style.

From Montauk to Southampton Village, the latest.

A new round of South Fork property transactions.

Joe Silvestro is proof that high school robotics clubs can prepare students for future careers. He graduated from Southold High School in 2020, “a crazy time,” he said, to be stepping out into the real world. Two semesters at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in upstate Oneida soon helped him realize that college wasn’t for him, and he went to work for the Mills Canvas company in Greenport. Now, five years later, Mr. Silvestro is a founding partner in a company called Talos 3D Fabrication in Southampton.

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