Homes that Have What?
Since you wouldn’t believe us otherwise, we’re here to showcase some of the wildest features we could find at listings across the Corcoran network. From vast metropolises to countryside hideaways, whether it’s well-patterned living or resonant beauty, a hole-in-one or a home run, these singular amenities put these properties on another level.
Once you’ve finally picked your jaw up off the floor, check out Instagram to tell us which feature you’d most want for your own home.
Tartan House
What seems like an ordinary, albeit door-sized, painting of a dignified highlander dressed in Scotland’s finest cloth in this Millbrook home’s eastern wing is actually a secret opening to Tartan House. This expansive interior area features a gathering room with a full bar, billiards, and a stone fireplace, and two bedroom suites — all clad in plaid from carpets, to couches, to curtains. A 12-seat movie theater diverges from the prevailing interlocking vertical and horizontal bands style, but is nonetheless sumptuous and a boon to Tartan House’s status as the proverbial entertainer’s dream. Non-tartan living is also a delight on this 63-acre property, which has a staggeringly gorgeous main home and boasts a fully operational winery and bottling facility.
Listed By: Jason Karadus and Marie-Claire Gladstone of Corcoran Country Living.
Rooftop Putting Green
Countless errant putts in major championships have proven that a golfer’s short game can never be too finely honed. Thankfully, practice makes perfect at this Mattituck estate, which sports a rooftop putting green. If you can master not getting distracted by sunset panoramas over the Long Island Sound, then sinking it from 25 feet away on 18 for a tournament-winning birdie should be no sweat. But the views will stun no matter where you are at this thoroughly modern manse because its glass walls frame the Long Island Sound from several breathtaking angles. Throw in a finished lower level and a pergola-covered outdoor kitchen, and you’ve got a quintessential coastal escape.
Listed By: Sheri Winter Parker of Corcoran’s North Fork Office.
Personal Speakeasy
Something about this Virginia estate feels aged to perfection. Perhaps that’s because of its stately bourbon room, with notes of peat, vanilla, and… is that dried fig? Add in the latchable door window, coffered ceiling, and card table, and the space feels more akin to a personal speakeasy ready-made for hosting — dealer’s choice if you want to have a password or not. A quick interior tour of the rest of the home reveals compelling design choices, plus a wellness center, a home theater, and so much else. Meanwhile, exterior features include a ceiling-heated covered porch and outdoor kitchen, a sunken basketball court, and a winsome heated pool area, all set among 11 wooded acres.
Listed By: Ryan Clegg of Corcoran McEnearney.
Private Outdoor Pool
In most universes, a Renzo Piano-designed New York City duplex with a wraparound terrace whose square footage essentially eclipses the interior would be beyond compelling. That alone grants a scale of indoor-outdoor living basically unparalleled in the Big Apple. Throw in a private, heated pool with skyline views encompassing One World Trade Center? Then you’ve firmly entered into “what” territory. Swimming in stillness stories above the city is just one facet of a personal outdoor space that also features a grill setup, a wet bar, and space enough to be the undisputed host with the most. The inside of this home is equally showstopping as it flaunts floor-to-ceiling windows, a chic kitchen, and a splendid spiral staircase.
Listed By: James Weiss and Andrew Schwartz of Corcoran’s East Side Office.
Batting Cage
Get in the swing of things with a launch angle and bat speed that’ll catch the eyes of scouts everywhere. This Port St. Lucie compound abounds in personality, reflective of its owner — two-time MLB All-Star Yoenis Céspedes. Considering Céspedes’ career, it also appropriately features a fully equipped indoor batting cage. Feeling stressed? Get some release by swinging a bat and hitting a baseball as hard as you can. Otherwise, take advantage of the property’s additional eclectic offerings, like its 12-horse stable — with accompanying training grounds — or the resort-like heated pool and spa beneath a glass enclosure. Towering ceilings inside add a sense of immensity to everyday life, whether cooking, entertaining, or lounging about.
Listed By: Julian Johnston and Lina Agosto of Corcoran’s Miami Beach Office.
Outdoor Sauna and Cold Plunge
This waterside home on 18.6 acres on Martha’s Vineyard can turn any day of the week into a spa day. A three-bedroom surf house, which supplements a glass-walled six-bedroom main home, has direct access to multiple modes of self-pampering. Feel the soothing heat and gaze across stunning bucolic vistas at the outdoor sauna, and then keep the care going with the extreme opposite, but nonetheless beneficial, sensation in the cold plunge pool. Elsewhere across this estate’s grounds, you’ll constantly commune with nature — plus maybe a few cattle, horses, and sheep. Walking paths will lead you directly to private beaches, while a bike ride to Edgartown will make you delighted for taking the scenic route.
Listed By: Brian Dougherty of Corcoran Property Advisors.
Concert Hall
Many homes strike a metaphorical chord with us, but this may be the first where literal ones are bound to ring out. That’s because this property (originally built in 1890) boasts a 4,000-square-foot concert hall. With a significant investment made in acoustic design, everything reverberates heavenly up to the rafters. A handsome stage, plus floor and balcony seating, also make the space ideal for a lecture series, a wedding reception, or a philanthropic gala. An adjoining chef’s kitchen and pantry elevate the hall’s hosting capabilities higher than its vaulted ceilings, as do a sunny bar area, a veranda, and an extensive outdoor deck. Got extremely bold performing ambitions? Utilize the on-property workshop to design sets, props, and more.
Listed By: Trish O’Connell of Corcoran Icon Properties.
Rock-Climbing Wall and Basketball Court
The wow-factor at this North Carolina estate, boasting a barn-like scale, will leave you excited enough to touch the ceiling. Luckily, it provides two ways (assuming you can dunk) to do so — housed inside the same garage. First, there’s the rock-climbing wall, an amenity whose self-explanatory name perhaps belies how astonishing it is to have one at home. Three ropes allow for multiple indoor mountaineers and races to the top. A few dribbles over, a wall-mounted basketball hoop clears the way for everything from free-throw practice to insane trick-shot competitions to (again, if you’ve got the hops) windmill jams. For astounding adventure closer to the ground, this property’s 35 acres are ideal for an off-roading adrenaline rush.
Listed By: Josh Tucker and Joey Adams of Corcoran HM Properties.
