An exclusive look at the premier sales along Southampton’s most coveted stretch of sand, where architecture, investment, and lifestyle converge.
As quoted in Wall Street Journal
“The rash of sales also reflects a generational shift as longtime owners sell their homes, and wealthy buyers’ desire to piece together bigger and bigger compounds, said real-estate agent Tim Davis of the Corcoran Group, who was involved in seven of the deals. About half of the Meadow Lane homes sold since 2025 changed hands for the first time in more than two decades, according to a Journal analysis.” – Tim Davis
Legendary Hamptons broker Tim Davis remembers some of his earliest sales in the 1980s being vacant land on Meadow Lane’s last two miles when its dirt road was paved and large properties were divided into individual building parcels. Spectacular ocean views and significantly wider lots for the market also attracted buyers. These same factors as well as proximity to the Village of Southampton and the Heliport at the end of Meadow Lane are why this street continues to rank as one of the quintessential Hamptons addresses nearly a half century later in his career. In Davis’s experience, buyers seeking oceanfront residences tend to gravitate to the location of their choice and moving between villages on the ocean is rare.
“People gravitate to the best,” he said, citing Meadow Lane’s safety, cleanliness, and pristine oceanfront with limited public access. “It’s as close to nature as one can be. You can have a country house anywhere. A beach house is a whole different story.”
Throughout his career, Tim has sold some of the most important oceanfront estates on East Hampton’s Further Lane as well as Southampton’s Gin Lane and Meadow Lane. Looking back specifically at the half dozen Meadow Lane properties that he sold in 2025 and 2026, Davis called their timing pure coincidence: Owners wanted to sell, and the Hamptons’ buyer pool is always waiting by the sidelines, especially along this 5.5-mile stretch with some 100 residences and limited inventory. As seasonal locals, each of the six buyers was knowledgeable about the market’s increased value and motivated by myriad reasons such as security, life phases and bay access.
“They know what it’s like to own and use an asset out East, having personally experienced it,” he said, adding when buyers get too caught up in numbers and winning, they often lose out to someone who is focused on the intrinsic value. “My process is a lot more organic. I’ve has the honor of selling these iconic properties long enough to know what most people will pay for a property and have no trouble showing someone to see value in owning something on the level of Meadow Lane.”
When a home on Meadow Lane exchanges hands, people notice. Media coverage of record home sales in the Hamptons garners public reaction, while owners notice neighborhood activity and reassess their property’s worth and whether to stay or go. Davis said the amount of wealth accumulated in the financial markets and investors looking to diversify further drive sales. His name comes up through word of mouth, decades of experience, and his powerful marketing presentations from curating premier photos to filming videos, the latter of which most impresses sellers.
“I go all in on marketing,” said Davis, who honed his eye early on through his initial real estate partners with advertising backgrounds. “I’ve been doing this for 46 years so am likely to get a call when it regards a waterfront listing, or for advice on pricing at the very least.”
Future Sales on Meadow Lane
“I know of a couple owners who are looking to sell, with at least one transaction likely to occur by start of season. As of March, I also have one Meadow Lane property for sale off market. As I drive down the beach in my head, I don’t see other new inventory coming on the market immediately in the absence of unexpected circumstances. People are choosing to enjoy their homes later in life and oftentimes they become generational properties.”
Here he shares insight about each of his Meadow Lane sales over the past year.
809 MEADOW LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
Listed for $34M / Sold for $26M
“Individuals will buy on the bay if there’s enough for them there in square footage and amenities. This bayside property offered a rare boat dock, tennis court, and bayside sited pool (Meadow Lane bayside pools usually need to be grandfathered in), plus ocean beach access across the street. Once it went in contract, it closed right away.”
501 MEADOW LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
Listed for $18M / Sold for $12M
“Many ocean homeowners buy bay properties as guest houses, and this one has a private dock. The seller knew the buyer, whose family lives on the ocean side. It’s an intimate community.”
797 MEADOW LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
Listed for $8.450M / Sold for $7.5M
“A nearby owner on Meadow Lane had the opportunity to purchase this adjacent bayfront property from the onset. Once it received several offers from other buyers, they moved on it for privacy.”
1320 MEADOW LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
Listed for $85M / Sold for $40M
“A value play when originally listed mid-construction, this nearly 10-acre property sat vacant for so long that it will now have to come down. We priced for demolition and a new construction project that will take three to four years. The sellers left dollars on the table but wanted to close and move on; it would be worth much more today.”
346 MEADOW LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
Listed for $52.5M / Sold for $28M
“The design was classic in its day; however, it quickly became outdated and so specific to the previous owners. Small windows underplayed living on the ocean and the interiors felt closed in. In some ways, it would have sold for more as vacant land and will be torn down. The location is ideal for families that want to be closer to the village center and the lifeguards at Coopers Beach.”
88 MEADOW LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
Listed for $22M / Sold for $24M
“Now in their 90s and original owners since the mid-1970s, the sellers were quite motivated. Besides the prime beach location, buyer interest was high, especially after demolition was finally approved after four years. It will be taken down.”
1950 MEADOW LANE, SOUTHAMPTON
Listed for $27.5M / Sold for $25.5M
“This is a historic purchase for the Town of Southampton, which plans to demolish the home to return the nearly 3-acre property to its natural state. It’s amazing, and at the same time wonderful, that the town has accumulated so much revenue through preservation funds that they’re able to give back to the community.”
