Jul 9 Jul 9 Built by a (very tasteful) rebel; maybe passé but on the right bay; part real (estate) and part fantasy; the power of context along with weathered shingles Michael Braverman
Jun 27 Jun 27 Elevator going up, price going down; no grand gestures but resolute confidence; formality with a light touch of romanticism; so-so house can easily be replicated but the views can’t Michael Braverman
Jun 17 Jun 17 Close to water, close to nature, far from conveniences; a saucy little dormer, a widow’s walk and a Gothic reach for heaven; terrific 1911 main house with an awful 1960s pool house Michael Braverman
Jun 12 Jun 12 A timely check on those hefty houses; it’s not a style, or brand, it’s a genuine farmhouse; it’s the wrong time but the right place; optimistic and reaching toward the stars Michael Braverman
Jun 6 Jun 6 Goodbye whimsy, hello market driven formality; long driveway, long lap pool: significance? Mediterranean migrant; beach balls, towels, bathing suits welcome; plus some Mae West wisdom Michael Braverman
May 29 May 29 On a high ridge, the views have it; fewer farms but at least a farmhouse; when New England is older than Old England; moved from Main Street and a good thing Michael Braverman
May 22 May 22 Architectural grazing in a dangerous habitat; a recondite and fastidious beauty; everyday architecture with a touch of kitsch; a gate crasher in an area more used to charm than size Michael Braverman
May 11 May 11 A property that enchants even a critic who has seen it all; the kind of excess we know and love; a composition as pretty as any landscape painting Michael Braverman
May 11 May 11 What Martha Stewart, Ed Burns and Christy Turlington, the Seinfelds, and Renee Zellweger are buying, selling and building, plus the crummy 2003 rental season Michael Braverman
Mar 4 Mar 4 A somewhat snarky, take no prisoners survey of what’s happening in the Hamptons real estate market, celebrities and prices included. Michael Braverman
Aug 20 Aug 20 On Long Pond a superb 40 acre estate you or I might fall in love with, but it has gazillionaire written all over it Michael Braverman
Aug 5 Aug 5 Remarkable 10 acre refuge very out-of-the-way; comfy total package with a few mistakes; historic house with newish neighbors; a Eurasian beauty on an upscale street Michael Braverman
Jul 29 Jul 29 Modest and unassuming, you’re paying for the street; importance of style, location and pedigree; a façade with a nice Gothic twist; there’s a place for swags and finials and it’s here Michael Braverman
Jul 12 Jul 12 Unassuming house in a knockout location; architectural mashup that (sort of) works; virtuoso modernism with deconstructionist elements; a European Union of a house Michael Braverman
Jul 4 Jul 4 An overview of real estate at midseason: the priciest deals, the headliners involved, the prattle, chatter and buzz, the big agency secrets no one blabs about and you won’t see anywhere else but here Michael Braverman
Jun 23 Jun 23 A traditional but testosterone loaded residence; 70s modern where that architecture is in the closet; retro country club look that we like; straightforward and not for the Prada crowd Michael Braverman
Jun 15 Jun 15 House OK, location deciding factor; dressed up and strutting its stuff; a neo-Victorian capable of serious retinal damage; and the furthest in on Further Lane Michael Braverman
Jun 7 Jun 7 1902 shingle style with perfect provenance; seaside seclusion on 34 oceanfront acres; a monumental, modernist oceanfront structure; built for English country weekend house parties Michael Braverman
May 14 May 14 Living on a Brobdingnagian scale; even the three car garage has formal trim; the transient quality of architectural trends; and a naturally elegant waterfront Victorian Michael Braverman
May 8 May 8 What happened and didn’t happen in Hamptons real estate in the months since 9/11 Michael Braverman
