Don't let the "barn" designation fool you -- this Sagaponack home is truly high end, commanding $200,000 for a summer rental this past season.
Matthew Breitenbach of the Corcoran Group is listing the 10,000-square-foot renovated potato barn, which has come a long way from its humble roots. The six-bedroom, five-bath dwelling retains the skeleton of the original barn, now updated with amenities that include an elevator, a media room, a gym, a steamroom and sauna, and a Gunite pool.
“It’s stylish and original,” Breitenbach says, adding, “it’s a diamond in the rough.”
A quirky fact about the home is that the kitchen once belonged to musician Billy Joel, who removed it from his North Haven home before selling that property in 2003. The owner of this Sagaponack home later purchased the kitchen and installed it here.
The .32-acre property is for sale for $6.995 million. The asking price includes an additional barn with three artist studios and a loft, which can also be purchased separately for $1.995 million.
The studios were once an art gallery. Artists Richard Prince, known for his “rephotographing” of iconic advertising images, now rents two of the studios. A retrospective of Prince’s life and works is currently on exhibit at Guggenheim Museum, through January 2008.
The property has views of Poxabogue Pond to the west, and the nearby Wolffer Estate Vineyards to the east.