72 Hempstead Street

Sag Harbor's side streets are where the village keeps its scale: 1900 houses on small lots, porches close to the sidewalk, Main Street and the wharf a few minutes on foot. 72 Hempstead Street holds that scale outside and rewrites it within.

The current owners renovated the house end to end and gave it a name, The Hempstead House, the kind of gesture a house only earns when every detail has been considered. It returns to market turnkey, with a competitive rental history behind it.

The center of gravity is the double height living and dining room, wrapped around a wood burning fireplace and opening to the outdoor dining terrace. The kitchen was built to be used: a marble topped center island, farmhouse sink, handcrafted glazed tile backsplash, and top of the line appliances.

Each of the four bedrooms carries its own logic. A first floor junior suite opens to secluded gardens and an outdoor shower. A second guest suite sits steps from the pool. The lower level holds a bright, private retreat with an ensuite bath. And the primary suite takes the quiet corner of the upper floor, with views over the grounds and a spa bath running to a soaking tub, steam shower, and radiant heated floors.

The 0.14 acre lot lives larger than its number: a heated gunite pool, landscaping shaped by years of care, and garden rooms tucked behind the house. Havens Beach is a walk away, and the village is closer still.