It was well over two years ago when Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo listed her postmodern getaway in the Hamptons for $3.8 million. The tail end of 2019 finally saw the Sag Harbor property into the actor’s rearview. Its last ask found it at $3.25 million; it changed hands for $2.95 million. Ms. Pompeo paid $925K for it back in 2011.

Inside and out, the home mixes farmhouse, Cape Cod, traditional suburban, and contemporary styles. Vertical clapboard and glass, and a color scheme of gray with black trim also express it. A set of simple in-ground steps climbs the little grassy promontory to the front door.

The interiors of this house are fairly quaint, with a contemporary style tempered by wide-plank oak floors, clapboard, and tongue and groove. The layout features a living room with a dramatic cathedral ceiling inset with clerestory windows, which expands the smallish footprint with a bit of vertical gain, liberating the space nicely; an assertive fireplace accent wall rises ceiling-ward, augmenting the effect.

The home packs five bedrooms into its layout, which is a lot, limiting its entertainment potential, but making it an ideal spot for family vacations. And one look at the lot will tell you that a vacation spot for family and friends is where this home’s spirit rests. The slice of Sag Harbor extends to well over eight acres, all of it densely forested, and sequestered away in a neighborhood as similarly blessed.