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.”

Australia’s housing debate is often dominated by affordability and supply, but a new collaboration between Brickworks and acclaimed architecture firm Kennedy Nolan argues the conversation should also focus on the quality and longevity of the homes being built.

The project, titled Our Next Neighbourhood, examines how suburban housing could evolve in response to shrinking block sizes, rising energy costs, increasing density and changing family structures.

Rather than proposing luxury dream homes, the initiative focuses on what its creators describe as achievable suburban housing models that are more flexible, sustainable, and better suited to modern Australian life.

Brickworks commissioned Kennedy Nolan to investigate what suburban housing might look like if “design, long-term liveability and enduring materials were placed at the centre of the conversation”.

The result is two housing concepts, known as the Street Terrace and Canopy Terrace, which explore higher-density living while maintaining access to green space, natural light and privacy.

The designs incorporate adaptable floorplans that can evolve as family needs change, along with passive design principles intended to reduce reliance on mechanical heating and cooling.

Brett Ward, General Manager of Marketing at Brickworks, said the company wanted to broaden the discussion around housing beyond simply increasing supply.

“Much of the housing conversation today is understandably focused on supply and affordability, but there is an equally important discussion to be had about the quality and longevity of the homes we build,” he said.

“We wanted to explore how thoughtful design, combined with durable, resilient materials, could create homes that not only function well today, but continue to support Australian families and communities long into the future.”

Kennedy Nolan said the project was partly inspired by concerns that contemporary housing often struggles to adapt to changing household structures and environmental pressures.

The architects said innovation in suburban housing was “essential” to address changing family groupings, energy use, urban heat island effects and growing disconnection from place.

According to the design team, the concepts draw on lessons from some of Australia’s most influential housing projects while seeking to create neighbourhoods with stronger links to landscape, community and local identity.

Rachel Nolan, founder of Kennedy Nolan, said the practice saw an opportunity to reimagine suburban housing as something “more connected to our climate, our landscape, our communities and our Australian identity”.

The project comes as policymakers, developers and planners continue searching for ways to deliver more housing without sacrificing liveability, neighbourhood character or long-term sustainability.

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

Brickworks has enlisted acclaimed architecture studio Kennedy Nolan to explore how homes could become more adaptable, energy-efficient and connected to community.