A $12.4 Million Home Perched Above the Ocean Hits the Market in Martha's Vineyard
A low-key Martha's Vineyard estate with horizon views over the Atlantic has just hit the market for $12.4 million. Designed by the architect Mark Hutker and built by J.G. Early in 2017, the eight-bedroom, nine-bath Colonial-style respite sits on a high bluff at the end of a private road. The seller, Paul Massey, once ran for mayor of New York City against Bill de Blasio before dropping out prior to the election. Moira Lown and Melissa Dailey at Coldwell Banker Realty hold the listing.
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After the property was acquired by Massey from longtime owners, he rebuilt the home while retaining some of the original elements, like the farmhouse sink in the baby-blue kitchen, and dubbed it Big Bluff. The great room's open layout also includes a breakfast nook with a small built-in banquette and a living room anchored by a river-rock fireplace. A wet bar to the side makes for easy entertaining, with gatherings spilling from the living room into the attached screened-in porch.
A similar fireplace warms the primary bedroom, which also has a serene bathroom where separate vanities line the walls and a soaking tub is slightly elevated to take advantage of the ocean views. A private balcony and an outdoor shower complete the suite. There are seven other bedrooms that provide ample space for family or guests. The lower level is set up with a gym and a game room, while Adirondack chairs on the porches look out over a plush lawn and the ocean. There's no pool, but the members-only East Chop Beach Club is just down the street.
Martha's Vineyard has long been a favored summertime getaway popular with entertainment industry types, including Larry David, Spike Lee, Carly Simon, and Don Cheadle. A couple of years back, the journalist Diane Sawyer sold her 20-acre compound for a smidge under $24 million, and just last month, a 30-acre estate that formerly hosted Barack and Michelle Obama hit the market for $39 million. The home's owner, acclaimed British architect Norman Foster, bought the place in 2011 for $22.4 million and subsequently renovated it to stand out among the island's more traditional beach houses.Best of Robb Report
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