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‘Prewar Eva' Has Her Finger on the Pulse of the Hamptons
Much like clothing trends, summer homes in the Hamptons are subject to a coming and going of fashionable preferences. This year, for example, it appears the white boxy mansion — an emblem of Hamptons wealth for nearly two decades — is beginning to fall out of favor among a certain type of buyer.
This per the real estate agent Eva Alt, a member of the Hudson Advisory team at Compass, who is regarded as among the best at tracking such changes.
Ms. Alt, 31, has branded herself 'Prewar Eva' on Instagram, where she chronicles stories behind the blue-chip listings that catch her eye. These have included a Midtown carriage house once owned by the supermodel Claudia Schiffer and a palatial Fifth Avenue residence formerly occupied by a Sicilian princess (Ms. Alt represented the buyer on that sale, recorded at $7.55 million).
Her eye for stylish properties has earned her a following of nearly 12,000, many of whom window shop her posts as if they were a hybrid of Zillow and a design magazine. Among her community of followers are the actress Chloë Sevigny, the celebrity stylist Danielle Goldberg, the designer Ana Kraš and Flynn McGarry, a chef.
Before entering the real estate field in 2021, Ms. Alt led social media for the beauty company Glossier. Her approach is to act as not only an agent of properties but also an agent of taste. 'I don't just think of myself as a salesperson, I'm a true fan of real estate and a trusted adviser to my clients,' she said. 'It's not just pretty pictures on Instagram,' she added.
Based in Manhattan, Ms. Alt represents buyers and sellers in New York City and the Hamptons, the latter of which she has consistently visited for more than two decades, both as a vacationer (her aunt maintains a home in East Hampton) and as an agent.
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