I am told that the Surf Hotel on Block Island is for sale. Stayed there once or twice, many moons ago. A funky old Block Islandy sort of place. Fawlty Towers, anyone? Sadly, somebody will probably buy the old place and turn it into condos or time shares, with credible water pressure and walls you cannot hear through.
Also, I see this modest Manhattan townhouse on E. 68th St. is for sale.
It's the Henry T. Sloane house, built in 1905. If I had the $64 million asking price in my checking account, I might go for it.
Everybody deserves a Manhattan pied a terre, so my hope is that Obama will get me one. Three stories would suffice.