Talented show-business veteran Susan Lucci waited two and a half years to claim her asking price, but it finally paid off. The New York native and television star had the home custom built in 1989; it was designed by Eugene Futterman, and, strictly by design, looks like an old-fashioned beach cottage grown to 10,622 square feet.
The estate, which has been dubbed ‘Four Winds’ and is located in Quogue, Long Island, spans 1.4 acres, and boasts 160 feet of beach frontage. It is located west of Shinnecock canal, away from the glitz of the East Hamptons, an area known to be quieter, and affording a bit of anonymity to those in search of solitude.
The home itself is largely traditional in execution, with black-on-off-white marble tile flooring in the great hall and dining room; a hardwood staircase winds to the second floor. French doors lead from the dining room to a deck. There are occasionally very fine details evident: the dining-room fireplace boasts a tiled façade and, in the hardwood-floored kitchen, an island is tile-topped. The master suite features a bathroom in marble, and another set of French doors leading to a second-floor deck. Several of the bedrooms feature such outdoor access, giving the home a breezy feel in warm weather. Ocean views are nearly constant. The interior’s most intriguing element is a second floor library alcove in the tower, which looks down through a geometrically-designed balustrade to a den, with tiled fireplace, below.
The home’s exterior features a swimming pool, hidden off to one side of the front of the house, amid a herringbone-brick patio area; the pool is privately hemmed in with a strategically landscaped series of hedges, mainly coniferous. In the rear of the property, there is a private boardwalk to the beach. A spectacular property, it is easy to see why Lucci called it home for over twenty-five years.
Susan Lucci is best known for her role in the soap opera ‘All My Children,’ playing character Erica Kane from 1970-2011, evolving with the role over the years; she has also appeared in the Lifetime series ‘Devious Maids.’ In 2015, she was inducted as a Disney Legend.
