The Real Estate Brokers Who Drive The Hamptons
Power Brokers have never looked so good. Our annual roundup of the East End’s most prolific realtors features rainmakers who land such dazzling listings as the ones spot-lit here, from an $80 million dollar waterfront property to a sprawling compound with two (legal!) guest houses. These men and women are also the tireless ambassadors who know best how to match you to your dream house-at any price-point. While photographing them at some of their current listings, we had the chance to ask them about the strength of the local selling market (vibrant!), about the way to thrive in the buyers’ current economic environment (cash is king!) and their favorite words to live by (location, location, location…and SOLD!).
Gary DePersia
Corcoran Group
DePersia was drawn to the East End in the 1980s to windsurf the blustery stretch of Napeague Baybut soon found himself immersed in the equally fast-paced, adrenaline-pumped business of real estate. With an acute knowledge of the market, as well as a penchant for risk-taking and the good life, DePersia was able to sell more than 30 properties in 2007 totaling more than $200 million. Among his career milestones is a 26-acre property he sold last year off Ocean Road in Bridgehampton for $37.5 million, the largest land transaction South of the Highway to date. His most recent clients include Rudy Giuliani and Steven Cohen, but he works the entire price spectrum. “My success comes from loving what I do. I enjoy every facet of this business, from a $320-million purchase to the most modest listings.” When he’s not selling homes, you might find him helicopter skiing in Canada, or, of course, taking in the waves of our own Napeague Stretch. One of his current listings, pictured here and priced at $19,995,000, is Stone Meadow Farm-an 18,000-square-foot, 10-bedroom estate with horse stables, expansive patios and stone courtyards, sprawling across 8 open acres in East Hampton.
Bonny Aarons
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
East Hampton
Andrea Ackerman
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Bridgehampton
Marcia Altman
Brown Harris Stevens
Westhampton
Doreen Atkins
Sotheby’s
Vice President
Bridgehampton
Manfred Axer
Engel & Voelkers
Southampton
Lori Barbaria
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Bridgehampton
Linda Batiancela
Town & Country
Bridgehampton
Kathleen G. Beckmann
Montauk
Alice Bell
Sotheby’s
East Hampton
Laura Bennet
Engel & Voelkers
Managing director
Southampton
Dana Berger
Hamptons Fine Homes
Southampton
Barbara Blumberg
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
East Hampton
Mary Ann Bollman
Brown Harris Stevens
Greenport
Susan Breitenbach
Corcoran
Senior Vice President Bridgehampton
Paul Brennan
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Bridgehampton
Julie Briggs
Corcoran
Bridgehampton
Ed Brody
Devlin McNiff
East Hampton
Steven Brophy
Kerrigan Country Realty Westhampton Beach
Cee Scott Brown
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Sag Harbor
Christopher Burnside
Brown Harris Stevens
Bridgehampton
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Bill Carrol
Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties
Westhampton Beach
Marilyn Clark
Sotheby’s
Bridgehampton
Sheri Winter Clarry
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
North Fork
Terry Cohen
Corcoran
Senior Vice President Bridgehampton
Aspasia “Cia” Comnas
Sotheby’s
Senior Vice President Brideghampton
Jan LaMaak Conklin
Brown Harris Stevens
Sag Harbor
Michael Conroy
Sotheby’s
Southampton
Carol David
Devlin McNiff
East Hampton
Timothy G. Davis
Corcoran
Senior Managing Director Southampton
Gary DePersia
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
East Hampton
Richard Demato
Brown Harris Stevens
Sag Harbor
Judi Desiderio
Town & Country
CEO
East Hampton
Gioia diPaolo
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Sag Harbor
Lili Elsis
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Amagansett
Stuart Epstein
Devlin McNiff
Owner
Charlie Esposito
Corcoran
Bridgehampton
Molly Ferrer
Sotheby’s
Southampton
Sam Fertig
Brown Harris Stevens
Bridgehampton
Jay Flagg
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Senior Managing Director
Southampton
Josiane Fleming
Prudential Douglas Elliman
East Hampton
Tina Fredericks
Tina Fredericks Realty
East Hampton
Sonia Gaviola
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Montauk/Amaganset
John Gicking
Sotheby’s
Senior Vice President
East Hampton
Elizabeth Gilpin
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s
Shelter Island
Harald Grant
Sotheby’s
Senior Vice President
Southampton
Susan Green
Sotheby’s
Vice President
Bridgehampton
Elva Guerra
Engel & Voelkers
Southampton
Suzanne Hahn
Brown Harris Stevens
Peter L. Hallock
Corcoran
Senior Managing Director
East Hampton
Nancy Hardy
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Southampton
John Healey
Town & Country
Bridgehampton
Joan Hegner
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Montauk
Ray Hegner
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Montauk
Leslie Hillel
Devlin McNiff
East Hampton
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devlinmcniff.com Jane Holden
Town & Country
Bridgehampton
Vincent Horcasitas
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Bridgehampton
Kim Hovey
Mrs. Condie Lamb
President
East Hampton
Peter Huffine
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Bridgehampton
Geoffrey Hull
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Southampton
Beau Hulse
Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties
President/CEO
Southampton
Lawrence Ingolia
Brown Harris Stevens
Southampton
Ryan Jacka
Sotheby’s
Vice President
East Hampton
Robin Kaplan
Prudential Douglas Elliman
East Hampton
Michaela Keszler
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Southampton
Georgiana B. Ketcham
Georgiana B. Ketcham Real Estate
Shelter Island
Evan Kulman
Corcoran
Senior Vice President Bridgehampton
Ellen Lauinger
Corcoran
Southampton
Roseanne Lebwith
Devlin McNiff
East Hampton
Dolly Lenz
Vice Chairman
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Jennifer Linick
Devlin McNiff
East Hampton
Gayle Osman Lopata
Brown Harris Stevens
Westhampton
Thomas MacNiven
Prudential Douglas Elliman
East Hampton
Jim Makrianes
Brown Harris Stevens
Amagansett
Jennifer McGivern
Brown Harris Stevens
East Hampton
Mary McGuire
Brown Harris Stevens
Bridgehampton
Broox McIntyre
Brown Harris Stevens
Southampton
Patrick McLaughlin
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Sag Harbor
Joanie Meyer
Engel & Voelkers
Southampton
Bryan Midlam
Prudential Douglas Elliman
East Hampton
Maurley Miller
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Quogue
Lee Minetree
Corcoran
Vice President
East Hampton
Beate Moore
Sotheby’s
Bridgehampton
Penelope Moore
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Shelter Island
Enzo Morabito
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Director of Real Estate Development
Bridgehampton
Frank Newbold
Sotheby’s
East Hampton
Carl Nigro
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Southampton
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Laura Nigro
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Southampton
Colleen Nill
Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties
Owner
Southampton
Lynn November
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Westhampton
Barry Novick
Brown Harris Stevens
Cutchogue
Deirdre O’Connell
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s
North Fork
Jim Oxnam
Brown Harris Stevens
East Hampton
Jack Pearson
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Bridgehampton
Stacey Pennebaker
Brown Harris Stevens
Sag Harbor
Ed Petrie
Sotheby’s
East Hampton
Pat Petrillo
Sotheby’s
Southampton
Nicholas Pizzo
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Lawrence “Chip” Porter
Brown Harris Stevens
Principal Broker/Director of Sales
Westhampton Beach
Lynden Restrepo
Atlantic Beach
Principal Licensed Broker Montauk
Norma Reynolds
Sotheby’s
Westhampton Beach
Vicky Reynolds
Sotheby’s
Westhampton Beach
Daniel Rowen
Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties
East Hampton
Kent Rydberg
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Managing director
Westhampton Beach
Christine Saar
Brown Harris Stevens
East Hampton
Diane Saatchi
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
East Hampton
Meg Salem
Corcoran
East Hampton
Carol Salvadori
Pospisil Real Estate
Montauk
Mala Sander
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Sag Harbor
Andrew Saunders
Sotheby’s
Bridgehampton
Michael Shaheen
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Southampton
Rick Slater
Town & Country
East Hampton
Ray Smith
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Managing director
Southampton
Kevin Sneddon
Project Real Estate
President
Wainscott
Joel Spiegel
Brown Harris Stevens
Bridgehampton
Deborah Srb
Sotheby’s
Southampton
Elaine Stimmel
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
East Hampton
William Stoecker
Town & Country
East Hampton
Barbara Stone
Town & Country
Bridgehampton
John Vitello
Brown Harris Stevens
Southampton
Scott Strough
Strough
Bridgehampton
Helen Stubbmann
Corcoran
Montauk
Carol Tintle
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s
North Fork
Dana Trotter
Sotheby’s
Senior Vice President
Bridgehampton
Zachary Tunick
Luxury Living
Owner
Peter Turino
Brown Harris Stevens
President
East Hampton
Connie Walsh
Corcoran
Senior Vice President
Westhampton Beach