Regular passersby of the former Crystal Room and Cricket Catering at 250 Pantigo Road in East Hampton may have noticed the land had been cleared last week. A row of townhouses for people ages 55 and older will be built on the 1.42-acre property.
Renamed Crystal Mews, the development will feature six 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath, single-family homes. According to Saunders listing agent Diane Saatchi, “They’re going to start at $1.595 [million].”
The land was once home to a thriving, family-owned American eatery. Founded by a husband and wife team, Albert and Sophia Trages, the business had been closed for decades, but the kitchen continued to make and sell one of its most famous dishes, clam pies. A sign for this unique and popular pie hung on a tree outside the old building and had become a local fixture.
The property is now one of only four in the Town of East Hampton zoned for multifamily use, a designation assigned in 1984 to replace high-density zoning and permitting 8 units per acre. ”It’s this parcel, the one to the east of it [Townhouse East Condominiums], the East Hampton Mews farther east on Pantigo Road, and the Oak View Trailer Park on Oakview Highway,” said Richard Whalen, the attorney for the developers.
The two-story houses will have essentially the same floor plan with external stylistic changes. A living room, kitchen, master bedroom, and master bath and powder room will make up the ground floor. The second floor will have two bedrooms with two full baths. Each house will have a rear deck, unfinished basement and an attached garage. Every two houses will share a common driveway, and the shared land between the homes will be lawn and landscaping.
The Crystal Mews Group is an LLC with two principals, one of whom, developer Robert Levin, is modeling this subdivision after another he developed on Spring Close Highway in East Hampton, known as Pheasant Run.
The developers hope to have the houses ready by this spring.
Carey London on Jan 12, 2015