Famous faces and infamous houses in the Hamptons

From the Hamptons market report: At $62 million, making it one of the priciest listings to hit the market this year, Dick Cavett’s oceanfront spread is certainly worth talking about. The Stanford White-designed property at 165 Deforest Road sits on 20 acres, including 900 feet of beach frontage. Christie Brinkley slashed the asking price for her 5,500-square-foot waterfront mansion to $20 million in June, a 20 percent decrease. Not finding any takers for his 25-acre spread in Sag Harbor, the “Today” host has once again reduced its price, this time by $2.1 million, to $14.9 million. The nine-bedroom estate formerly inhabited by socialite Edith Beale and her daughter — made famous by the 1975 cult classic documentary “Grey Gardens” — has lingered on the market for over two months. In April, owner Sally Quinn slashed the $20 million ask to $17.995 million, Curbed reported. There is a pool, but get in at your own risk. Immortalized in the classic “Seinfeld” episode “The Hamptons,” this Amagansett home just saw a price cut to $7.9 million from $8.75 million. “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon sold her one-bedroom condo in Montauk for $575,000 in May, 27East reported. Three months after it hit the market for $8.5 million, the 0.8-acre spread in East Hampton owned by restaurateur B. Smith and her husband has sold for $7.75 million, 27East reported. Iron Man is a big fan of the Hamptons. Robert Downey Jr. recently snagged a 4-acre compound in East Hampton, Behind the Hedges reported. … and all it would take is “a six-pack of beer and three of my friends,” Rowley representative Richard Hammer told the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals in April. President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort appears to owe $36,000 in taxes on a Bridgehampton home.