Late Designer Vince Camuto's Villa Maria Estate Sells for Half Off
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1/17Photographs Courtesy of BespokeBuilt in 1897 and renovated by Edward P. Morse in 1919, Villa Maria has long been a grand presence in the Hamptons. The waterfront manse was a convent for decades, but most recently belonged to late fashion designer Vince Camuto and his model wife Louise, who purchased it in 2005 for $35 million and spent six years renovating it. First listed in 2008 for $100 million and recently put back on the market for $72 million, it has now changed hands for a sharply discounted $49 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. In Greenwich, a different pricey property owned by the couple is still on the market.This 15-acre Water Mill property was sold in two separate transactions, with one buyer snagging the 20,000-square-foot house and a parcel of land next to it for $36 million and another buyer spending $13 million on the estate’s remaining land.The residence boasts 11 bedrooms and 12.5 bathrooms, including a lavish six-room master suite. NYC&G 2017 IDA architecture honorable mention Andre Tchelistcheff is responsible for the latest renovations, which brought the historic structure into the 21st century. Outside, the grounds offer a pool, tennis court, and beautifully landscaped gardens that come from HC&G 2015 IDA garden design winner Edmund Hollander.Bespoke Real Estate had the extravagant and special listing.Photographs Courtesy of BespokeBuilt in 1897 and renovated by Edward P. Morse in 1919, Villa Maria has long been a grand presence in the Hamptons. The waterfront manse was a convent for decades, but most recently belonged to late fashion designer Vince Camuto and his model wife Louise, who purchased it in 2005 for $35 million and spent six years renovating it. First listed in 2008 for $100 million and recently put back on the market for $72 million, it has now changed hands for a sharply discounted $49 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. In Greenwich, a different pricey property owned by the couple is still on the market.This 15-acre Water Mill property was sold in two separate transactions, with one buyer snagging the 20,000-square-foot house and a parcel of land next to it for $36 million and another buyer spending $13 million on the estate’s remaining land.The residence boasts 11 bedrooms and 12.5 bathrooms, including a lavish six-room master suite. NYC&G 2017 IDA architecture honorable mention Andre Tchelistcheff is responsible for the latest renovations, which brought the historic structure into the 21st century. Outside, the grounds offer a pool, tennis court, and beautifully landscaped gardens that come from HC&G 2015 IDA garden design winner Edmund Hollander.Bespoke Real Estate had the extravagant and special listing.
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