Ex-Soros financier’s Southampton home heads to contract after $22.5M ask

The historic Wyndecote estate in Southampton has gone to contract after its owner, Scott Bessent, the former chief investment officer for billionaire George Soros’ $30 billion family office, listed the home for $22.5 million earlier this year, Behind the Hedges reported. The 11,000-square-foot home at 354 South Main Street has three floors, 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, three half-bathrooms, seven fireplaces, a wine cellar, a gym and a home theater. R.H. Robertson built the home for himself in 1887. Bessent, who founded the Key Square Group hedge fund, bought it for $9.95 million in 2012. Architect John David Rose renovated the entire property, earning him the 2018 AIA Peconic design award for outstanding achievement in historic preservation. He spruced up Wydecote’s wainscotting, staircase banisters, lead-paned windows, coffered ceilings and other original touches. Bruce and Harald Grant have the listing for Sotheby’s International Realty. [Behind the Hedges]