Leatherman: Sands Point

Gold Coast History and

Dreams in Sands Point

ay Gatsby felt the pull of East Egg. It’s allure remains just as powerful today.

Five Gold Coast properties situated in the village of Sands Point on the peninsular known as “East Egg”in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby — where Daisy Buchanan’s beacon made its nightly call to Gatsby across the harbor — have hit the market,giving bibliophiles with the means the chance to own in an area as revered as the author who wrote about it. In Fitzgerald’s Roaring Twenties world, East Egg was the home of old money and the mansion Daisy shared with her cheating husband,Tom,was a symbol of how far out of reach she had become to her former flame Gatsby.The home described in the book was based on the former Guggenheim estate that still stands today and is just a stone’s throw away. “This is as good as it gets on Nassau County’s North Shore,”said Kevin Leatherman of Leatherman Homes,who has the listing of this property in one of Long Island’s most storied locales.“And it’s a unique opportunity,with five residential building lots for new construction.” But it is not for all comers. These special properties,according to Leatherman,voted the 2020 Long Island Broker of the Year by the Long Island Board of Realtors and once named the top broker in Nassau County by Long Island

Business News, require a special kind of buyer.

“This isn’t your average drive up, take a look around, see if you like it, and buy it,” Leatherman said. “For properties like these, you have to treat it like a bottle of fine wine — you need to let it breathe before you take a sip. You don’t just dive right in.”

And letting breathe requires knowing exactly what you want, and having the means to get it done. But once it is done…

The rolling terrain offers Elysian views of Manhasset Bay, where ships from the nearby eponymous yacht club stipple the shoreline, while dreaming of speeding a roadster over a sparkling Queensboro Bridge and into Manhattan.

Historically a portion of part of a larger property called “The Moorings,” the properties, at 29 Cedar Lane, 27 Cedar Lane, 25 Cedar Lane, 23 Cedar Lane, and 21 Hicks Lane are each more than two acres.

But they are far from the cookie-cutter pieces of land that made the suburbs famous. Each has its own distinct, irregular lines that add to its appeal.

Of course, they offer quick access to the city via the Long Island Rail Road as well as numerous shopping, dining, and cultural institutions nearby.

Sand’s Point was incorporated in 1910, and was originally owned by three families — the Sands, the Cornwells, and the Vanderbilts. The property was purchased in 1924 by George and Elizabeth Marshall.

Whose name will be next? And so we beat on…

For more information, head to https://www.leathermanhomes.com/sands-point.

S’more We want

OUTDOOR EVENINGS have us all Fired Up

By Alexa Anderwkavich

Once the summer sun goes down, it’s hard to find a better way to relax than by gathering with family and friends around a backyard fire. Roasting s’mores, sipping a glass of wine, swapping stories as the flames dance and the smoke swirls, it’s a rite of the season here on Long Island.

As with anything worth doing, the backyard fire experience is worth doing right. The questions may seem endless: A fire pit or a fireplace? Gas or wood? Built-in or portable? Old-school or modern? And the answers for how to choose the right option, as we learn from Brian Puma and Matthew Lawrence of Taylor’s Hearth and Leisure in Franklin Square, are as boundless as your imagination these days.

Firepit vs. Fireplace

This really is a question of how you want to set up your seating. Outdoor fireplaces are generally for people looking to sit in front of a fire instead of around it. They tend to be more of a statement in your yard, and while they may be more expensive to install (as they include such elements as a chimney), they can still take up less space than a firepit, as they are usually built up against a wall, as opposed to being centered on a patio as a firepit would.

A fire pit is more conducive to gatherings in that “cooking-hot-dogsaround-a-campfire” sort of way. As such, they are built to be more interactive, allowing for the production of s’mores, for instance, and allowing for seating around it. “A lot of people are still staying home, utilizing the backyard more, doing more outdoor living,” Puma notes, “so firepits have become very popular.”

Natural Gas vs. Propane vs. Wood

Fire pits come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing is certain when you’re lighting it up: it needs a source of carbon to burn. The three choices in today’s firepits are good old-fashioned wood, natural gas like the stuff pumped into your home to run your stove, or propane, which typically comes in those familiar refillable metal tanks.

ambience that best suits your home and lifestyle. “With gas heaters, you can choose from a variety of fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, infrared wall mounted heaters, standing infrared heaters, standing pyramid flame heaters and more,” Lawrence says. “These units can be hooked up directly to a natural gas line or to a portable propane tank. Some even include hidden storage features for an external propane tank.”

For that old-school sensation, nothing is as rustic and comforting as the crackling sounds and smoky scent wafting from a woodburning fire pit. “The gas firepits are convenient — there’s no cleaning, there’s no soot. They’re nice because you’re not smelling like wood for three days after,” Puma says with a laugh. “But the wood-burning ones are great, too — you get the crackling, kids can do the s’mores in them, all of that. So both of them have become very popular, and a great way to spend a night outdoors at home.”

Mellow vs. Musical

Fire pits create an ambiance to put your guests in relaxation mode, but new technologies can also get the blood, and the music, pumping. “Some are sound reactive and come with a full sound system with multi-colored LED accent lights,” Lawrence offers. “The flames move to the beat of the music.”

And the music isn’t limited to fire pits. Outdoor fireplaces now also have the option of getting a groove on while giving off some heat. “Accompanied by a vivacious and eye-catching flame, the units are offered in a polished stainless-steel finish for outdoor applications.”