Digging up what’s being built

Every teardown and spec build on the East End, before the bulldozers show up.

A free weekly read on who’s building what, from Westhampton to Montauk. Pulled straight from the towns’ permit records. The stuff your neighbors wish they saw first.

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Teardown Watch

Which houses are coming down. Often the first public sign a trophy lot changed hands.

New Construction

Every new spec house filed this week, right down to the 9-bedroom ones.

Permit Velocity

Which hamlets are heating up. No deed column tells you that.

Recent issues

Sep 7 The East End Dig · No. 10 · September 1 - September 7, 2026 · read the issue → Aug 31 The East End Dig · No. 9 · August 25 - August 31, 2026 · read the issue → Aug 24 The East End Dig · No. 8 · August 18 - August 24, 2026 · read the issue → Aug 17 The East End Dig · No. 7 · August 11 - August 17, 2026 · read the issue → Aug 10 The East End Dig · No. 6 · August 4 - August 10, 2026 · read the issue → Aug 3 The East End Dig · No. 5 · July 28 - August 3, 2026 · read the issue → Jul 27 The East End Dig · No. 4 · July 21 - July 27, 2026 · read the issue → Jul 20 The East End Dig · No. 3 · July 14 - July 20, 2026 · read the issue → Jul 13 The East End Dig · No. 2 · July 7 - July 13, 2026 · read the issue → Jul 6 The East End Dig · No. 1 · June 30 - July 6, 2026 · read the issue →

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