The Rise Of The Co-Main Way of life • James Lane Post • Hamptons Tradition & Way of life Magazine

The Oakley-Leicht Team, Saunders & Associates

Co-primary dwelling between New York City and the Hamptons is changing into a actuality for increasingly folks. What was as soon as identified primarily as a Hamptons summer time escape has advanced right into a full-time life-style for a lot of. With the flexibleness of distant work, lengthy weekends, prolonged summers, and vacation stays are not one thing to plan — they merely occur.

Today’s patrons are targeted on discovering properties which are each useful and aligned with their wants and life-style. At the highest of the want listing are newly constructed or move-in-ready properties that require little to no work. Homes should even be work-friendly, providing devoted workplace house and dependable connectivity. Wellness options like non-public gyms, saunas, spas, and beneficiant outside areas with kitchens add main enchantment. And above all, patrons anticipate city-level design and end, paired with the relaxed sophistication that defines Hamptons dwelling.

Kieran Brew, SERHANT

Put merely? They need out right here what they don’t have within the metropolis. Sure, that features house, but additionally sure facilities that you just won’t anticipate, like an opulent mudroom. Laundry rooms are the brand new wine rooms: they’ve extra options, more room, and there’s one on each flooring… The dwelling health club is popping out of the cellar and is getting home windows, views, and proximity to the remainder of the home. And in fact, closets are at all times essential. A vendor lately requested me if a hearth was crucial within the upstairs major bed room. I advised him I’d somewhat he spend the cash on the closets!

Meegan Darby, The Corcoran Group

Co-primary patrons aren’t simply “weekenders” anymore — they break up their time between New York City and the Hamptons, so that they store like year-round residents. What attracts them most proper now are properties that operate like each a metropolis residence and a rustic home: true workspaces, dependable infrastructure, and easy each day dwelling.

The high options driving gives embody devoted, quiet work suites (ideally two) which are separate from the principle dwelling areas and permit for discreet motion. At 15 Water Mill Heights, the room off the again staircase is a superb instance — it’s tucked away, able to be a house workplace, and doesn’t intrude with the family circulate.

Redundancy and comfort: a whole-house generator, sturdy Wi-Fi (hardwired the place doable), EV charging, organized storage, and a heated connected storage. Wellness and year-round usability: a health club or versatile studio, a sauna or steam room, a mudroom or seaside room, and outside dwelling areas for all seasons (with coated eating, heaters, and wind screens). Turnkey end and low-maintenance grounds: patrons wish to transfer in and begin engaged on Monday — no large initiatives.

In brief, co-primary dwelling is about on a regular basis operate with out compromise. If a house lets you take a Zoom name at 10, hit the seaside at 1, host at 6, and by no means fear about energy, Wi-Fi, or parking — it’s going to promote.

Dana Trotter, The Agency

As extra corporations embrace distant and hybrid work, households are selecting a lifestyle-driven method over cramped metropolis dwelling and redefining what “home” really means. Increasingly, they’re splitting their time between New York City and the Hamptons, discovering a rhythm that gives the perfect of each worlds: skilled alternative within the metropolis and the house, privateness, and calm of Hamptons nation life. East End properties are being reimagined to assist this stability, with devoted places of work, visitor suites, and reliable high-speed expertise now among the many most sought-after options. The low season commute stays simple by practice or Jitney, permitting households to remain related to the town whereas spending extra time collectively and embracing the relaxed tempo of coastal dwelling. Co-primary dwelling isn’t a luxurious escape anymore; it’s the brand new mannequin of recent life the place profession and high quality of dwelling comfortably coexist.

Bonita DeWolf, Christie’s International Real Estate Group

One of the best shifts I’ve noticed is purchasers transitioning to dwelling within the Hamptons for extra of the stability of their time. They are searching for a real dwelling, somewhat than only a summer time home or an funding property. Potential purchasers are looking for a house that resonates with their life-style.

Every purchaser has a unique set of standards. For some, it means having loads of house for a devoted work-from-home workplace. For others, it might be an in-house health club to allow them to slot in exercises with out the journey time. A subset of patrons is searching for a proper eating room. They view it as important as a result of they envision internet hosting extra elaborate gatherings, not simply informal summer time get-togethers. Many instances, as soon as non-obligatory options — like a storage — can grow to be priorities for these dwelling within the Hamptons year-round. Outdoor areas that showcase altering seasonal views additionally carry additional worth.

Ultimately, the main points that align with a person’s life-style and priorities drive a house seeker’s resolution. Purchasers are selecting properties that assist how they wish to dwell, all 12 months lengthy.

Angela Boyer Stump, Sotheby’s International Realty

Co-primary dwelling between NYC and the Hamptons has advanced right into a vibrant, intentional life-style. Today’s patrons are drawn to properties that assist a seamless mix of metropolis vitality and coastal serenity. What converts them quickest are properties with remote-work readiness, elevated outside areas like heated swimming pools and hearth pits, and entry to our thriving cultural scene — from Bay Street Theater and the Hamptons International Film Festival to galleries, wellness studios, and year-round eating. The Hamptons’ breathtaking seashores stay a timeless draw. These patrons aren’t simply buying actual property — they’re investing in a richer, extra impressed lifestyle.

Ty Wenzel

Co-Publisher & Contributor

Ty Wenzel, a current breast most cancers survivor, began her profession as a style coordinator for Bloomingdale’s adopted by style editor for Cosmopolitan Magazine. She was additionally a author for numerous publications, together with having revealed a memoir (St. Martin’s Press) and written options for The New York Times. She is an award-winning author and designer who covers life-style, actual property, structure and interiors for James Lane Post. She beforehand labored as a author and advertising director for The Independent. She has gained a number of PCLI and NYPA awards for journalism, social media and design, together with greatest web site design and greatest journal for James Lane Post, which she co-founded in 2020. Wenzel can be a co-founder of the meditation app for youths, DreamyKid, and the Hamptons social media company, TWM Hamptons Social Media.