Marc Horowitz

1 month ago | danspapers.com | Marc Horowitz |Timothy Bolger

A much-publicized March 15 settlement of an antitrust lawsuit brought against the National Association of Realtors, a powerful industry trade group, has left East End brokers, home buyers and sellers with more questions than answers as they struggle to figure out what it all means. Multiple media reports, often quoting well placed industry experts, have suggested that the settlement could result in lower commission costs for home sellers – and lower fees for real estate agents.

1 month ago | behindthehedges.com | Marc Horowitz |Taylor K. Vecsey

When Chris Brody, president of Propane Depot in Westhampton Beach, went into contract to buy a parcel of land on Old Depot Road in Quogue, he thought he had the Village’s blessing to expand his distribution capabilities by burying three 30,000-gallon propane storage tanks under the property. But after Brody spent an estimated $150,000 to satisfy labyrinthine planning and paperwork requirements, his project appears to have been permanently shut down.

1 month ago | behindthehedges.com | Marc Horowitz |Taylor K. Vecsey

Though it’s nestled on the main drag of a quintessential North Fork beach town in the middle of wine country, the Weathered Barn is neither particularly beachy nor particularly wine-centric. In fact, if you wandered in one day and forgot you were on Front Street in Greenport, you wouldn’t have any trouble believing you were in, say, Savannah or Provincetown or Austin or Saint Paul. Close Sign Up FreeUnlock exclusive access to premium listings and insights.

2 months ago | behindthehedges.com | Marc Horowitz |Taylor K. Vecsey

If a Hamptons designer is looking for, say, finely detailed cornice work or a complex project incorporating stuc pierre (a centuries-old stucco technique that emulates the look of limestone), she’s likely to make a pilgrimage across the Pulaski Bridge to Foster Reeve’s massive sun-drenched studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Dec 11, 2024 | danspapers.com | Marc Horowitz

For 76 years now, the East Hampton Artists & Writers Charity Softball Game has been attracting literary lions, giants of the art world, A-list stars from the stage and screen, business titans, politicians, pro athletes and East End power players of various pay grades. It all started as a simple pickup game cobbled together during a picnic in Springs in 1948 — albeit a picnic attended by Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock.