Windy Hill Farm Development Will Bring Seven New Equestrian Estates To Bridgehampton

Seven new estates within a shared horse pasture and apple orchard are coming to Bridgehampton in a 23-acre development known as Windy Hill Farm.

Christopher Burnside, an associate broker with Brown Harris Stevens, is co-developing Windy Hill Farm with Hampton Pointe Construction and is building one of the new estates for his own use. Each home will be between 6,500 and 8,000 square feet, with a finished lower level, a gunite pool and spa, and a tennis court and is zoned for equestrian use.

Burnside purchased the subdivision in an off-market deal six months ago. Now, the infrastructure including utilities and Belgian block curbs is in place, and groundbreaking on the first residence to rise is expected by the end of September.

Burnside explained during a recent interview that the town will allow three horses per estate, so there could be as many as 21 horses at Windy Hill Farm eventually. He said what he’d ultimately like to do is take the acre and a half of open space at the entrance to the development, enclose it with split-rail fence and put horse jumps on it.

Preconstruction prices range from $8 million to $10 million, depending on the buyer’s choices of amenities, and the new owners will also have the right to build an accessory structure for up to three horses. Lot 1 is already sold. With Burnside keeping one for himself, that leaves five for sale.

Burnside is optimistic that supply chain issues will not cause construction delays. He pointed out that gas and lumber costs have come down and said he’s spoken to builders who had put projects on hold but are now ready to start again. However, he said cedar has not come down in price. “It’s cost prohibitive for a spec house,” he said. From what he’s seen, spec builders are instead choosing alternatives such as metal roofs and stucco.

“I was just looking at a modern house last week that’s for sale for like $30 million, and they titled the exterior with big pieces of stone,” Burnside said. “And he said it was cheaper than doing cedar.”

For his Windy Hill Farm development, the planned homes will each be unique, though in a similar aesthetic.

Burnside described a cedar shingle old farmhouse design with a modern feel to it, another that’s stucco with a modern pitched roof, and a super traditional and authentic home with exposed rafter tails, big sheets of glass and a big porch. Inside they will have open floor plans and amenities like movie theaters and massage rooms.

Burnside has experience with the new construction and preconstruction sales of Two Trees Estates in Bridgehampton, Castle Hill Estates in Southampton and Rady Lane Estates in East Quogue.