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Bridgehampton
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04.25.07Bridgehampton 38.69 Tax IncreaseSuffolk County school districts proposed an average tax increase of 5.28 percent but Bridgehampton wins the honors of being on top with a 38.69 percent tax increase. Congratulations. Click here to see all.
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04.08.05Hilfiger’s Hamptons HideawayTommy Hilfiger, the designer who built his eponymous company into an urban fashion empire, wandered into an Allan M. Schneider office in the Hamptons and said he was seeking a house. His budget? Up to $25 million. Now Hilfiger, 54, has gone into contract on a brand new, 20,000-square foot house in Bridgehampton. The property, which is set on 24 acres and includes a pool, tennis court and basketball court, was listed at exactly $25 million. Read: Forbes
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03.05.05You’ve Got MailAs Southampton's town planners were about to hold their first talks with the town board Friday about the development of a 13-acre site in Bridgehampton that would include a large bookstore, more than a dozen protesters stood on the steps of town hall, denouncing the meeting. "Our tax dollars are paying to develop a plan with the developers, for the developers," complained Kathryn Szoka, co-owner of Canio's bookstore in Sag Harbor. She said town planners had been talking to Barnes & Noble, which owns nine of the 13 acres. She and the others have formed a group calling itself the "box-buster coalition" ...
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02.19.05Stern’s Fan Pushes Stern to Real Estate HellHoward Stern is already trying to spend some of that big money he'll be earning when his risqu‚ radio show moves to a satellite network. "But the shock jock had better dig a little deeper into his pockets if he wants to live like "The King of all Media." Already, he's lost out on two different mansions, as bids he's made in the $20 million range have been rejected. Stern, who quickly discovered that the Amagansett house he bought in December 2002 for $5.5 million sits too close to the public beach, began the search for a new home ...
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12.15.04Kmart Elves Bring Holiday Discontent“We did remove signage in cooperation with local zoning ordinances,” said Steve Pagnani of Kmart Media Relations. When asked why Kmart would place advertising at the door of a mom and pop photography store, Pagnani said that the manager was most likely “looking for visibility.” Read More: The Indy
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11.26.04Bridgehampton braces for Barnes and NobleSmall-store owners, Southampton Town Board and Planning Department members, and residents formed a capacity audience of about 75 on Tuesday evening in a room at the Bridgehampton National Bank for a discussion of Box Stores’ effect on the community. Expert called the area around Bridgehampton “magical” and warned that the Hamptons shared much in common with Vail, Colo., which now must provide public housing for its doctors, who cannot afford real estate there. Councilman Steven Kenny represented the town board on the transportation committee added that any specific proposals could not go forward without yet another study, but this one will include ...
