Style gurus Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan have purchased a second home on Shelter Island. The couple already owns an 1,800-square-foot, three-bedroom beach cottage on the island, and recently closed on the sale of a three-bedroom, 2,800-square-foot ranch there.
Penelope Moore of the Corcoran Group represented the buyers in the deal and says her clients were drawn to the bulkheaded bayfront home because of the wide-open water views. Moore says that “Top Design” judge Adler and Doonan, creative director for Barney’s, are both avid swimmers and plan to build a 50-foot swimming pool on the 1.4-acre property.
The home was built in 1998, has 2.5 baths and two fireplaces, and views of Bug Lighthouse. Moore says the new owners plan to do a “big renovation” and will likely retain their current Shelter Island digs until work on the new house is complete. The home was listed for $1.95 million and sold for $1.9 million.
Last year, Adler told Newsday about what drew the couple to Shelter Island: "My husband, Simon, and I just sort of randomly rented there one summer -- the first summer we met. I'd spent tons of time going to the Hamptons, and we stumbled upon Shelter Island and just instantly fell in love. It's just so mellow and chill, and there's something about that five-minute ferry ride, it keeps it all away."
Doonan recently published his fourth book, "Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You" (Simon and Schuster, $24).