A Hamptons mobile home has once again hit the market at an exorbitant price.
Following a recent trend, a home in the upscale Montauk Shores Trailer Park neighborhood is on the market for $3.2 million.
The two-bedroom, one-bathroom, 600-square-foot residence is located at 100 Deforest Road in the upscale hamlet of Montauk.
The “mobile beach house with lot” is described as having a private driveway, outdoor shower, deck and “exciting possibilities to expand and customise your address to add additional bedrooms, outdoor entertainment areas and more.” list.
Photos of the inside of these exorbitantly priced mobile homes show them to be surprisingly modest spaces, with bedrooms barely big enough for a bed, bathrooms where you can shower while standing, and a modest living room that opens onto the kitchen.
Owners also have access to Montauk Shores’ shared amenities, including the clubhouse, pool, playground and basketball court.
But it’s not the amenities that prospective buyers are looking at most: location, location, location. “It’s like heaven,” says Christine Sparacino of Re Max Sparrow Realty – Center Moriches, which is listing the property for sale.
“You can’t buy that view anywhere. Honestly, it’s just incredible,” she added to the Post. “I drove out there and [and it’s like] You are at the end of the earth.”
The price tag is nothing new for this former working-class trailer park property, with other trailers recently selling for between $3.75 million and $4.4 million.
“I know there are some millionaires here,” Montauk-based architect Fred Stehle said of the area just before the pandemic. “What’s most appealing is the quality of life in the park. It’s an old-fashioned summer community, relaxed and low-key in a funky way. This is what Southern California must have been like in the 1950s. It’s safe for kids.”
Since coronavirus, wealth has only increased.
“Especially since COVID, individuals and families are realizing the value of oceanfront communities and are willing to pay for them,” Real Estate Agent Will Gold told The Washington Post last February after representing the buyer of a multimillion-dollar trailer in the community.
