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Your Own Private Beach Sancutary In The Amagansett Dunes
[Photos and story by reader "Adamar"]
Most of the oceanfront in the Hamptons is consumed by upscale expensive homes, sometimes multi-zillion dollar mansions. This often limits non-oceanfront homeowners from ready access to the beach, requiring them to travel to the town beaches by car. There is one community of homes whose owners have access to a private stretch of oceanfront called Beach Hampton in the Amagansett dunes from Mako Lane (off Bluff Road) to Napeague Lane (off Montauk Hwy) stretching down to Marine Blvd. on the ocean.
The hurricane of 1938 wiped out many of the beach homes and cottages in the area. Beginning in the 1970’s, the large tract of vacant land was slowly sold in small lots and a community of more modern beach homes started to come to life. At the beginning of 1970, you could have bought a modest new 4-bedroom home on 1/4 acre starting in the low $30k range or about $7-8k for 1/4 acre of land. Today, that same 1/4 acre, if you could find it, would be worth $1 million or more.
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