With the U.S. Open kicking off this weekend, we are celebrating New York by recapping five stand-out properties from our auction portfolio, from Manhattan to the Gold Coast, upstate, and beyond. Because New York has a way of making every season feel like an occasion.
Laurel Hill, 222 Cleft Road, Mill Neck, Gold Coast, New York | Sold at auction in August 2022
Once owned by the Rockefellers, Laurel Hill is one of Long Island's rarest remaining Gold Coast legacy estates. Fifty-seven acres of private woods overlooking Oyster Bay, two miles of walking trails, a magnificent Tudor mansion with Palladian windows, a guest cottage, carriage house, and a mid-century modern pool house. The Gold Coast at its most historically significant.
The Hampshire House Penthouse, 150 Central Park South, New York City | Sold at auction in July 2026
Perched 37 floors above Central Park South inside the historic Hampshire House's iconic copper mansard roof, once home to Rupert Murdoch, Pavarotti, and Frida Kahlo. Shovel-ready plans by SPAN Architecture envision 9,000 square feet across three stories, four terraces, and unobstructed 360-degree park views. When completed, the most iconic address in Manhattan.
The Sohmer Piano Building Penthouse, 170 Fifth Avenue, New York City | Sold at auction in July 2026
Atop the golden dome cupola of the Sohmer Piano Building adjacent to the Flatiron, this renovated duplex penthouse spans over 5,000 square feet with a privately deeded roof deck and 360-degree views of the Empire State Building and Madison Square Park. One hundred percent of sale proceeds benefit the Gorongosa conservation project in Mozambique.
Swan Manor, 1 Swan Place, Saint James, New York | Sold at auction for $5M
Designed by Stanford White in 1917 on nine secluded North Shore acres, Swan Manor spans over 22,000 square feet across three distinct residences with 14 bedrooms, an indoor Gunite pool pavilion, wine cellar, tennis court with pickleball, and panoramic Long Island Sound views. One of the Gold Coast's great estates.
The Bald Mountain Estate, 890 Bald Mountain Road, Austerlitz, New York | Sold at auction $2.85M
A four-building contemporary compound on 85 pristine acres atop Columbia County's highest peak, with Catskill, Berkshire, and Taconic Mountain views. Post-and-beam construction, floor-to-ceiling glass, three fireplaces, two guest houses, a Gunite pool, private trail system, and Savant smart home technology.
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