With its boardwalk paths, midcentury-modern homes, and car-free streets, Fire Island Pines has a character all its own. The summer community just off Long Island’s South Shore is known for its laid-back beach culture, but the real estate can be decidedly more serious and upscale. This contemporary three-bedroom home, for instance, comes with a heated saltwater pool, a rooftop hot tub, and a private boardwalk to the beach.
The 2,200-square-foot cedar-clad retreat sits directly on the Atlantic in the low 400s of the Pines, one of its most sought-after areas. Built from the ground up in 2016, it was constructed to meet updated elevation and building standards put in place following Hurricane Sandy, which caused significant damage across the island in 2012. The home is also fully winterized, so owners aren’t limited to visiting just during the peak summer months.
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The living room features a suspended fireplace and high-gloss hardwood floors.
Photography by Daniel Rodriguez of DJR Photography
The ceiling soars to 11 feet in the living room, which also features glossy hardwood floors and a suspended fireplace. Expansive windows face the ocean on one wall, with sliding glass doors on another opening to a poolside deck, while the dining area is open to the kitchen over a large island with breakfast bar seating.
All three en-suite bedrooms on the upper floor have private balconies and ocean views; two of them are configured as primary suites. A rooftop terrace with a hot tub provides an additional outdoor gathering space, while a catwalk over the dunes provides direct access to the water.”
The property also has heated storage beneath the house and recently replaced HVAC condensers. It’s being offered furnished, excluding artwork, for $3.5 million. Compass’s Esteban Gomez has the listing.
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The ocean-facing primary bedroom opens onto a private balcony.
Photography by Daniel Rodriguez of DJR Photography
Records show the property was last sold for $999,000 in August 2014, about two years before the current iteration of the house was built. Since completed, the home has since made several appearances on the market, first asking $2.95 million in 2020 before dropping to $2.75 million. It returned to the market in 2021 at the same price and was listed again in May 2024 at $3.5 million.
At $3.5 million, it’s currently the most expensive active listing in the Pines. It’s also sharing the spotlight with a piece of the community’s architectural history. The Pyramid House, which popped back up on the market in September, was designed by architect Julio Kaufman in 1960. Asking $3.3 million, the glass-and-steel home is one of the Pines’ best-known examples of experimental modernism, with a striking geometric form and a design shaped around views of both the ocean and the bay.
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Photography by Daniel Rodriguez of DJR Photography
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Abby Montanez
