Hamptons Home With Secret Underground Tunnel on the Market for $6M

Hamptons Home With Secret Underground Tunnel on the Market for M

A newly built Hamptons home with secret underground tunnel has surfaced on the market. Located in the heart of Sagaponack Village farm and wine country, the compound is available for $6 million.

Close to the beach, the 1.7-acre spread on a former potato field offers an appealing combination of modern home amenities in a classic farmhouse design.

The land was purchased in 2016 by Debora Oppenheimer of Douglas Elliman. Oppenheimer worked as a developer on the project and now serves as co-listing agent with Kay Lawson of Douglas Elliman.

“The idea—instead of doing a megacastle—was to do two properties built with a main house on a smaller scale and a guesthouse in a larger proportion,” Lawson says.

The resulting compound is an appealing option for a multigeneration-family looking for privacy and independence. Each home has its own living space, kitchen, and driveway.

But they are connected. The 4,000-square-foot main house and 2,500-square-foot guesthouse are linked by a 26-foot-long underground tunnel. An uncommon luxury, the tunnel allows inhabitants and guests to travel between the two homes without having to go outside during inclement weather.

This tunnel is a far cry from “The Great Escape” depiction; it’s way more civilized. It looks more like a hallway that simply happens to be subterranean. In fact, it would be an ideal gallery space to hang some bold artwork.

Designed by architect Val Florio, the main house has four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a living room with French doors that open to the outside, a formal dining room, and a spacious kitchen with Corian quartz counters and island with bar seating, a Sub-Zero fridge and Wolf range, and dining banquette.

Other details include Italian porcelain in the bathrooms, white oak flooring, ipe decking, double-pane windows, and an attached two-car garage.

“The closets are all finished and there are custom black-out shades throughout,” the listing notes.

The guesthouse has three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and living, dining, and kitchen areas. It features the same finishes and appliances of the main house. The landscaped acreage also contains a gunite pool and pool house.

The two properties allow for a rotating list of visitors most Hamptons residents expect over the summer season, or even as a rental property for extra income.

Either way, the turn-key compound is ready to go. The property has space set aside for a three-stall barn, a tennis court, and several gardens.

“It has enough acreage for people to develop their dreams,” Oppenheimer says of the extra space.

Of course, those who can afford such a pricey property are probably living the dream already. Sagaponack is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the Hamptons, if not the entire country.

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