Amid Mounting Legal Woes, Alec Baldwin Cuts Price on His Longtime Hamptons Home

Actor Alec Baldwin dropped the price of his Hamptons estate by more than $4 million last week, just days before it was announced that he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust.”

On Thursday, prosecutors in New Mexico announced that Mr. Baldwin, a producer and lead actor in the Western film, will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He was handling the gun that discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding the movie’s director, Joel Souza, on Oct. 21, 2021.

Mr. Baldwin’s multi-acre compound in Amagansett first hit the market in November with a $29 million sticker price. Last week, the ask was trimmed to $24.9 million.

At the centre of the estate is a more than 10,000-square-foot modern farmhouse. “Every detail of this impeccable two-story cedar shingle retreat has been curated to maximise indoor/outdoor space and utilise natural light throughout the year,” said the listing with Scott Bradley of Saunders & Associates.

The four-bedroom home boasts features including an eat-in kitchen, a movie theatre, a wine tasting room and a wood-panelled library. Plus there’s covered porches and two balconies that overlook the surrounding nature reserve.

Outside, a custom pavilion with a fieldstone fireplace is joined by a gunite pool and spa, as well as a fenced vegetable garden.

“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own an iconic 10-acre Amagansett estate,” Mr. Bradley told Mansion Global over email. And for potential buyers in need of a little more space, they “have the right to build another home, creating an uncompromising multi-home compound which is unheard of anywhere in the Hamptons today.”

Mr. Baldwin, 64, has called the pastoral spread home since 1996, when he purchased it for $1.75 million, listing records show.

In addition to charges against Mr. Baldwin, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armorer, will also be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Like Mr. Baldwin, she denies any wrongdoing in the incident.

Dave Halls, the assistant director who handed Mr. Baldwin the gun, signed a plea agreement “for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon,” the district attorney’s office said Thursday.

“This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’s tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice. Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun—or anywhere on the movie set,” Luke Nikas, a lawyer for Mr. Baldwin, said in a statement. “He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win.”

The Emmy award-winning Mr. Baldwin, who couldn’t immediately be reached for comment, is best known for his role in films like “The Hunt for Red October” and “The Departed.” His TV resume includes a starring role in the sitcom “30 Rock” and most recently he regularly portrayed Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live.”

Long-term Sydney residents always had handful of not-so-glamourous nicknames for the building on the corner of Cleveland and Baptist Streets straddling Redfern and Surry Hills, but after a modern rebirth that’s all changed.

Once known as “Murder Mall” or “Methadone Mall”, the 1960s-built Surry Hills Shopping Centre was a magnet for colourful characters and questionable behaviour. Today, however, a $500 million facelift of the site — alongside a slow and steady gentrification of the two neighbouring suburbs — the prime corner property has been transformed into a luxury apartment complex Surry Hills Village by developer Toga Group.

The crowning feature of the 122-apartment project is the three-bedroom penthouse, fully completed and just released to market with a $7.5 million price guide.

Measuring 211sqm of internal space, with a 136sqm terrace complete with landscaping, the penthouse is the brand new brainchild of Surry Hills local Adam Haddow, director of architecture at award-winning firm SJB.

Victoria Judge, senior associate and co-interior design lead at SJB says Surry Hills Village sets a new residential benchmark for the southern end of Surry Hills.

“The residential offering is well-appointed, confident, luxe and bohemian. Smart enough to know what makes good living, and cool enough to hold its own amongst design-centric Surry Hills.”

Allan Vidor, managing director of Toga Group, adds that the penthouse is the quintessential jewel in the crown of Surry Hills Village.

“Bringing together a distinct design that draws on the beauty and vibrancy of Sydney; grand spaces and the finest finishes across a significant footprint, located only a stone’s throw away from the exciting cultural hub of Crown St and Surry Hills.”

Created to maximise views of the city skyline and parkland, the top floor apartment has a practical layout including a wide private lobby leading to the main living room, a sleek kitchen featuring Pietra Verde marble and a concealed butler’s pantry Sub-Zero Wolf appliances, full-height Aspen elm joinery panels hiding storage throughout, flamed Saville stone flooring, a powder room, and two car spaces with a personal EV.

All three bedrooms have large wardrobes and ensuites with bathrooms fittings such as freestanding baths, artisan penny tiles, emerald marble surfaces and brushed-nickel accents.

Additional features of the entertainer’s home include leather-bound joinery doors opening to a full wet bar with Sub-Zero wine fridge and Sub-Zero Wolf barbecue.

The Surry Hills Village precinct will open in stages until autumn next year and once complete, Wunderlich Lane will be home to a collection of 25 restaurants and bars plus wellness and boutique retail. The EVE Hotel Sydney will open later in 2024, offering guests an immersive experience in the precinct’s art, culture, and culinary offerings.

The Surry Hills Village penthouse on Baptist is now finished and ready to move into with marketing through Toga Group and inquiries to 1800 554 556.

Amid Mounting Legal Woes, Alec Baldwin Cuts Price on His Longtime Hamptons Home

The actor, who is now facing involuntary manslaughter charges over the fatal shooting on a movie set, just trimmed the price to $24.9 million

A Sydney site with a questionable past is reborn as a luxe residential environment ideal for indulging in dining out