Nice neighborhood — The Hamptons — if you can stand the billionaire neighbors.
Big house, actually two big houses, with a private beach on the Atlantic Ocean (not as good as it sounds; too cold to swim; sharks).
Hurricanes? Possible. Last big one was 83 years ago (details here). But, you know, climate change.
These are all reasons to dicker down the $150 million asking price.
The current owner is Louise Blouin (photo above; bio here), who was born into wealth, married into wealth (several times), and is — as you might guess — wealthy. Memo to gigolos: She’s currently off the market, but be patient, her marriages don’t last.
Born in Canada, she lives in Switzerland, but owns a New York-based arts publishing company, which probably is why she has a “summer home” (that’s how this property is described) on Long Island. She likes art. And money.
It’s not clear why she’s selling. Maybe money. CNBC said something about “foreclosure” and “bankruptcy” (here), but that doesn’t mean anything, because the kind of people who own big Hampton estates go bankrupt all the time — that is, their shell companies do — to get out of paying their bills or, not infrequently, legal liabilities. That does mean they still don’t have plenty of money (and more companies).
She’s been trying to sell it, off and on, for several years. Maybe she just doesn’t get to New York much anymore. Or maybe because of climate change; she may want to get rid of it before alligators move into the swimming pool.
If you’re interested, you can take a virtual tour below. Personally, I wouldn’t go over $95 million for it, and only before mortgage rates go up. I’d put the title in the name of a Virgin Islands shell company, of course. And enjoy the Hamptons life until it’s foreclosed.
Isn’t it fun to imagine being rich?