Southampton, New York
Back in 2017, the asking price for this spectacular 42-acre oceanfront compound on Jule Pond Drive, once owned by Henry Ford II, was $175 million. Alas, not even a $30 million price ‘re-alignment’ has seen any serious hand-raisers materialize. In addition to its magnificent quarter-mile of beachfront—still the largest ocean frontage in the entire Hamptons—the estate features a cavernous 20,000-square-foot main residence, renovated in 2008, that boasts a 48-foot-long living room and 12 bedrooms. In the expansive grounds, there’s a tennis court, pool and pool house and two golf greens. The current owner is portfolio manager Brenda Earl, a former partner at equity fund Zweig-Dimenna. She bought the estate in 2002.