New Hampshire
$18.5M Rye home: Straws Point now boasts top 2 highest-priced home sales in NH history
RYE — Straws Point has produced another member of the exclusive eight-figures single-family home club.
A five-bedroom, nine-bathroom residence on the Atlantic Ocean at 17 Straws Point has sold for $18.5 million, the second-highest-priced single-family home sale in New Hampshire history, according to Seacoast Board of Realtors statistician John Rice.
In December 2022, the nearby home at 30 Straws Point sold for $25 million in an off-market closing, more than doubling the state record at the time, according to Rice.
The waterfront Rye neighborhood has now claimed the top two spots in New Hampshire.
“I think this price point says more about the location and quality of the construction,” said Jim Giampa, co-owner of Carey and Giampa Realtors, whose firm brokered the transaction. “Just because a home is in the Seacoast region doesn’t mean it will command big dollars unless the location and property are exceptional. This area has plenty of room for buyers and sellers in all price ranges.”
The owner of 17 Straws Point originally listed the property last August for $25 million, attempting to fetch the same total as its former neighbors at 30 Straws Point. A listing price drop then brought the property down to $22 million.
What is known about buyers of Straws Point homes in Rye
County deed records show the buyer of 17 Straws Point is Granite Shoals LLC. State business records do not identify the owner of the LLC, which was created at the start of May. Portsmouth attorney Douglas MacDonald is listed as its registered agent.
The seller of the estate was 17 Straws Point LLC, for which Michael Millward is the principal, according to state records.
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A deed for the sale was filed with the county on Friday, May 17.
A non-disclosure agreement prevented Giampa from identifying the buyers of 17 Straws Point. Giampa also represented the buyers of 30 Straws Point, Mary Lou and Peter LeSaffre, in late 2022.
“This is a really special home that was designed and constructed to take advantage of the amazing ocean views from Kittery to the Isle of Shoals to Cape Ann,” he said of the property. “Most of the custom features were crafted on-site by Houghton Builders so the quality of construction is extraordinary. It is equipped with everything you could want in an oceanfront estate (with) a gym, movie theater, wine cellar, infinity pool and more.”
The 17 Straws Point residence was built over the span of two years and was completed in 2018. The 10,000-plus-square-foot house contains a pool table, a wet bar, a fireplace, cathedral ceilings, a bathhouse, an outdoor patio and an elevator.
Rye property records show the town’s last assessment of the home valued it at almost $7.1 million.
Rice, statistician for the Seacoast Board of Realtors, cited New England Real Estate Network data to identify 17 Straws Point as the second-highest-selling single-family home in state history. He cautioned that those records do not account for properties sold by homeowners without the assistance of a licensed broker.
Annual taxes on the property exceeded $48,000 in 2022, according to the listing.
“Each room in this architectural gem showcases meticulous attention to detail, radiating sophistication and class,” the listing adds.
According to Rice, the current third-highest-priced single-family home sale in New Hampshire came in June 2023, when a Meredith residence on Lake Winnipesaukee sold for $14 million in an off-market deal.
Solar flare triggers widespread aurora display
A severe geomagnetic storm caused the Northern Lights to appear over an area of Europe and the U.S. as a satellite detected an explosive solar flare.
- People may be able to see the northern lights over Vermont on the night of Monday, June 2
- A strong display of northern lights occurred on Sunday, June 1
Stargazers had a chance to see a strong display of the northern lights on Sunday, but there’s still a chance people could see the lights tonight, Monday June 2.
Of course, that all depends on whether the skies stay clear through this evening.
The National Weather Service website is calling for only partly cloudy skies tonight following a mostly sunny day, which could lead to decent conditions.
Here’s what to know.
Will it be possible to see the northern lights on Monday, June 2?
The Space Weather Prediction Center’s website indicates that people will have a chance to see the lights tonight, though the display won’t be as powerful as it was last night, Sunday, June 1.
The likelihood of seeing the northern lights will be low for most of the U.S. on Monday, but northern New Hampshire and Maine are in the predicted view line. The website Aurora Reach predicts there is about a 34% chance odds that people will be able to see the northern lights at 11 p.m. tonight. They made the same prediction for Boston.
There’s a possibility that people will also be able to see the lights on Tuesday, June 3.
What’s the best time to see the northern lights?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stated that the best time to look for the northern lights is typically between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.
How to see the northern lights
As always, dark skies make for better stargazing.
“We typically suggest getting away from cities and find a open field or hilltop to lay out under the stars and wait for the show to really peak at the late evening or early morning hours,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology Technical Instructor and Observatory Manager Tim Brothers said in a past interview with Wicked Local.
What causes the northern lights?
The auroras are a natural light display in Earth’s sky that are famously best seen in high-latitude regions of the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The phenomenon is caused when electrically charged particles from space enter Earth’s atmosphere and collide with molecules and gases like oxygen and nitrogen, causing the atmospheric particles to gain energy. To return to their normal state, the particles release that energy in the form of light, according to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks Geophysical Institute website, which tracks the phenomenon.
Places to check for northern lights forecast
If you want a chance at seeing the northern lights, here are some websites you can monitor the sun’s activity:
USA Today contributed to this report.
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