Private Air New York Magazine
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www.privateairny.com Private Air New York | Summer 2016 34 PROPERTY F or those who relish the exclusivity a home with unparalleled privacy brings, imagine yourself enveloped not merely within a residence of grand proportion but in a veritable kingdom all your own. In an extraordinarily rare opportunity, just such a kingdom is being offered through Tim Davis of the Corcoran Group - a man whose name is virtually synonymous with luxury real estate in the Hamptons. An exquisite residence unlike any other; the elegantly sequestered ree Ponds Farm is situated on over sixty acres in the coveted, East End town of Bridgehampton. Surrounded by lush, rolling terrain, ree Ponds Farm offers a location framed by Bridgehampton's majestic horse farms and a picturesque backdrop provided by the exclusive Atlantic Golf Club. At the heart of ree Ponds Farm is the estate's manor home; a massively spacious residence spanning 20,000 square feet over two stories. With a hand plastered facade and terra cotta roof tiles crafted in Scotland, the gracious lady is reminiscent of an elegant, Tuscan villa. As your eye moves across the double loggia punctuated by mighty columns, curved windows positioned within matching rotundas, Belgian block and the Indian red sandstone pavers, fine Brazilian mahogany woodwork and recessed copper flashing; it becomes brilliantly evident that no strand of the estate's detail tapestry was left to chance. Arriving at the entry, guests are greeted by meticulously groomed topiaries as they pass through a portico into a home where room upon quintessentially opulent room presents itself. Walls glow with the elegant patina so singularly indicative of Venetian plaster while underfoot, the richness of hardwood cherry and mahogany floors is outshone only by hand-inlaid Greek key motif that borders the perimeter. In the breathtaking, elegant curved Oval Room guests are treated to a view that encompasses Long Pond – the largest of the estates three – and sprawling lawns beyond. e picture the Oval Room creates is made even more alluring when viewed from against space's custom