JENNIFER LOPEZ – WATER MILL, N.Y.
We all know J-Lo’s luxury house fetish rivals most women’s shoe fetish. However, unlike many celebs who buy homes purely as investments, rarely setting a red soled Louboutin inside, if Ms. Lopez’ Instagram page is anything to go by, she’s a regular visitor to the Water Mill mansion she purchased for not quite $10 million in 2013.
JENNIFER LOPEZ – WATER MILL, N.Y.
Containing 8 bedrooms and 7.5 bathrooms over approximately 8,000 square feet, the classic Hamptons “cottage” has all the swanky accoutrements one would expect in a high end country pile — spa, office, guest house, media room, sauna, study, outdoor shower and heated pool.
JENNIFER LOPEZ – WATER MILL, N.Y.
The home underwent a complete rehab after Lopez’ purchase, and the renovated home — think rustic wood floors and white slip-covered sofas laden with decorative cushions — was shown in 2019 in Lopez’s Portal by Facebook ads with Kim Kardashian.
Lopez’s other holdings include a Manhattan duplex penthouse that she has for sale at $25 million, a sprawling 8-acre estate in L.A.’s posh Bel Air neigborhood she bought in 2015 for $28 million from Sela Ward and a beachfront home in Malibu she and ex-Yankee Alex Rodriguez bought in early 2019 for $6.6 million from Jeremy Piven and flipped back on the market over the summer (2020) for close to $8 million.
STELLA McCARTNEY – AMAGANSETT, N.Y.
By Hamptons standards, the 1,350-square-foot cottage that English fashion designer and rock ‘n’ roll scion Stella McCartney — her father is, of course, Paul McCartney — purchased in Amagansett in 2016 for $1.5 million is modest compared to her well-heeled neighbors.
STELLA McCARTNEY – AMAGANSETT, N.Y.
According to The Daily Mail, most of the McCartney clan decamp to papa Paul’s much larger nearby estate when in town. And, indeed, in recent years his famous fashionista daughter has rented out her waterside cottage for $30,000 per month. Light flooring and faux beams help keep the decor casual and beachy.
STELLA McCARTNEY – AMAGANSETT, N.Y.
Glass sliders allow for an easy transition to a waterside deck with relaxed, mesmerizing views.
DICK CAVETT – MONTAUK, N.Y.
Vet talk show host Dick Cavett and his wife Martha Rogers have had their Montauk home on the market for a few years, gradually lowering the price from a wild-eyed $62 million when it was first listed in 2017. As of mid-2020, it’s available at a greatly reduced $27.95 million.
DICK CAVETT – MONTAUK, N.Y.
The home, which enjoys stunning cliff top views, was largely rebuilt to original specs after a fire destroyed much of it 1997. Matching ornate dark wood paneling and moldings and snow-white walls create a cozy, unpretentious feel despite its solitary bluff top location. Much of the ornate woodwork has been painstakingly replicated to create an authentic, historic aesthetic.
DICK CAVETT – MONTAUK, N.Y.
A wood panelled ceiling and chevron-patterned brick flooring creates a homey atmosphere in the eat-in kitchen that spills out to a covered deck with panoramic vistas over the water.
JERRY & JESSICA SEINFELD – AMAGANSETT, N.Y.
Sometimes the best real estate transactions are handshakes between friends, cutting out real estate fees in the process. Not that multi-millionaire comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who bought his palatial Amagansett spread in and off-market deal from musician pal Billy Joel for $25.6 million way back in 2000, has to worry too much about cash.
JERRY & JESSICA SEINFELD – AMAGANSETT, N.Y.
Dark wood floors and white cabinetry keep things clean, fresh and functional. There are banks of comfy sofas, piles of books and an airy, spacious kitchen containing Seinfeld’s most prized possession, a $17,000 Elektra Deliziosa coffee maker, which makes you wonder why this comedian ever needs to get in his car to get coffee.
JERRY & JESSICA SEINFELD – AMAGANSETT, N.Y.
Back in 2013, Seinfeld’s wife Jessica explained the home’s minimalist design aesthetic to In Style: “When it came to decorating the place, I wanted to avoid any feeling of fussiness — Jerry and I are the least formal people.”
JERRY & JESSICA SEINFELD – AMAGANSETT, N.Y.
The home’s secluded guest house is often frequented by friends of the superstar comic. In addition, the property has its own private baseball diamond.
It’s not the only home the Seinfelds own. There’s their full-time residence on Manhattan’s Upper West West Side, as well as homes in Colorado and Vermont, because after all, who wants to rent a house during ski-season?
SEAN COMBS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
Sean Combs, a.k.a., Puff Daddy, Brother Love and sometimes just Diddy, is something of a Hamptons veteran; His famous white parties were an annual event at the contemporary East Hamptons home he purchased in 1998 for $2.45 million.
SEAN COMBS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
The hip-hop honcho turned booze baron and media mogul has become a near billionaire through his multiple businesses since buying the scenically sited waterside property, which has likely doubled in value.
SEAN COMBS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
Though he no longer hosts his white parties on the estate, and lives primarily in a $40 million mansion in L.A.’s toney Holmby Hills, the generously glass-walled 4-bedroom and 5.5-bathroom home, which spans 4,500 square feet and features a screening room, pool and spa, is often used as a rental these days.
SEAN COMBS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
The home’s lower level screen room comes complete with an old fashioned popcorn machine.
Combs sold his chic Manhattan condo in 2017 for $5.7 million, and now his only other East Coast home is a 9-bedroom and 12-bathroom spread on Miami’s glitzy Star Island that he snapped up in 2003 for $14.5 million.
ANDERSON COOPER – WESTHAMPTON, N.Y.
CNN host Anderson Cooper’s Westhampton home is an understated single story waterfront cottage he picked up in 2003 for $1.15 million. At the time of his purchase, there were four bedrooms and three bathrooms in about 3,800 square feet of casually appointed living space.
ANDERSON COOPER – WESTHAMPTON, N.Y.
Light-filled interior spaces feature a calming combination of dark wood floors, a vaulted honey-toned wood ceiling and huge expanses of windows for taking in the surrounding serenity.
ANDERSON COOPER – WESTHAMPTON, N.Y.
The shingle clad home is nested on over an acre of simply and immaculately manicured gardens and lawns.
ANDERSON COOPER – WESTHAMPTON, N.Y.
A gunite pool anchors the tree-lined grassy back garden, and the property also offers a private dock.
The dapper news anchor has being buying and selling Hamptons homes since the late ’90’s, and he currently maintains homes in New York City, Connecticut and Brazil.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
Neil Patrick Harris’s massive East Hampton estate is the epitome of upscale elegance. Spanning some 13.5 acres of manicured gardens and roaming meadows, Harris and husband David Burtka coughed up $5.5 million in 2017 for the 5,250 square feet, 4-bedroom and 5.5-bathroom shingle clad manse, which was built in 2001.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
Highlights include four fireplaces, the requisite swimming pool and pool house and a tennis court. All bedrooms are en-suite and there are also a library, a wine cellar and a rooftop hot tub for starlight soaks.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
The property was constructed using cherry and ash woods with limestone floors and wood panelled walls on the interior where a casual dining room is warmed by a fireplace under a vaulted glass ceiling.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
A voluminous living room inhabits a carefully and beautifully renovated barn with ash wood celing beams and windows on all sides.
Harris and Burtka additionally maintain a historic townhouse in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood they bought in 2013 for almost $3.6 million.
CHRIS CUOMO – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
CNN host Chris Cuomo bought his ultra-chic and modern 6,000+ square-feet, 6-bedroom and 6.5-bathroom home in 2014 for almost $3.5 million.
CHRIS CUOMO – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
The house embraces a double-edged infinity pool that stretches out to cover a vast expanse of the back garden where there’s also lots of mahogany decking and an outdoor living room with a fireplace.
CHRIS CUOMO – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
It’s hard to imagine Cuomo’s mother’s famous meatball sauce being prepared in the pristine, clean-lined kitchen,The streamlined abode’s slew of other luxury features include a walk-out basement, a wine cellar and a gym.
CHRIS CUOMO – EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.
The home’s interior is ultra modern and contemporary with clean lines and a monchromatic color scheme, a stark contrast from the more traditional Southampton, N.Y., home he sold last year for $2.5 million.
Cuomo also owns home on Manhattan’s ritzy Park Avenue that he acquired in 2011 for just under $3 million.