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New Build On East Hampton's Hook Pond Lane Sells For $13M

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20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

20 Hook Pond in East Hampton. CHRIS FOSTER/COURTESY CORCORAN GROUP

authorStaff Writer on Feb 2, 2020

A new build at 20 Hook Pond Lane in East Hampton has changed hands for $13 million.

Abstract Builders designed and built the 10,000-square-foot residence with upper-floor views of Hook Pond and the Atlantic.

The interiors, with white oak floors and panoramic glass sliding doors from Greece, catch plenty of light and allow for seamless transition from indoors to out, according to the listing.

An industrial steel and glass wall at the main entrance opens to a double-height entry. The ground level features an oak-paneled library and an open kitchen with a single-slab Zimbabwe granite island flowing into a dining area and gathering room with a smoked-mirror wet bar. It shares a double-sided fireplace with a formal living room. A junior master suite completes the first floor.

Take the stairs or the elevator to the second floor, where the master can be found with an Arabescato fireplace, a secluded deck, a windowed closet room with high-gloss enamel cabinetry, and two full bathrooms, including one with a soaking tub and a vanity.

Three more en-suite bedrooms, a lounge and a laundry room complete the second floor.

The top floor has an observation deck with a gas fireplace and wet bar.

The lower level has floor to ceiling windows at both ends, two en-suite bedrooms and an open living area with a double-sided travertine fireplace separating a billiard area from an informal viewing area with a 133-inch projection television. And then there’s the glass-enclosed wine cellar and gym, plus a full steam room and infrared sauna.

An outdoor teak stairway leads to the 50-by-18 gunite pool and separate 10-by-10 spa. Alabama limestone surrounds the pool edge and continues into the pool house, with retractable glass doors on two sides and an outdoor shower. To the back of the main house are two covered porches with retractable screens and an outdoor kitchen.

The 1.6-acre property last changed hands in 2017 when it was the site of a shingled, traditional two-story home of 4,700 square feet with six bedrooms and 5.5 baths.

The sellers back then were Dwight Chapin and his wife, Terry Goodson. Mr. Chapin, at only 28 years old, became special assistant to President Richard Nixon and two years later was appointed deputy assistant.

Then came Watergate. Thanks to the testimony of his former University of Southern California classmate Donald Segretti, Mr. Chapin was hauled before a grand jury. Denying everything was the wrong tactic to take, and Mr. Chapin was eventually found guilty of perjury. He served nine months at a federal correctional facility. After his stay in stir, he worked for consulting and public relations firms, and he founded Chapin Enterprises in 1986. He stayed active in politics too, working to elect Ronald Reagan in 1980 and he was active in George H.W. Bush’s campaign eight years later.

Mr. Chapin sold 20 Hook Pond Lane for $5.95 million.

The new owners of the property — with the brand-new residence on it — are Allison and Hal Mintz, according to The Real Estate Report Inc.

The last asking price was $14 million. Debbie Brenneman and Charlie Esposito of Corcoran had the listing.

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