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Southforker Stories: RLW4’s Roy “Buddy” Wines builds back better
“RLW4 Builders owner and founder Roy “Buddy” Wines grew up helping his dad, learning to dig trenches and irrigation systems, and other house-handy tasks …”
-Southforker, August 2024
A Visit to the Pridwin Hotel on Shelter Island
“The Pridwin opened in 1927… [the renovation] captures the spirit of the Pridwin…These old hotels are spirit-filled in the best sense of the word. They contain the memories and traditions of 95 years of vacationers. We wanted to let the building be what it’s supposed to be —we just let it talk to us. In the main house we have 33 guest rooms and now we have 16 cottages on the property. They’re magical, there were 9 and we added 7. The feeling of them is very relaxed and comfortable—a relaxed elegance.”
-News 12 Long Island, July 2022
Japanese-influenced Shou Sugi Ban House provides a wellness retreat in the Hamptons
“Wood shingles cover some of the buildings to provide a nod to the traditional houses in the Hamptons. Others are clad in vertical boards that take cues from other new beach houses in the popular holiday spot. The property boasts two Hamptons architectural vernaculars – renovated old barns and modern beach cottages – which have been cohesively integrated.”
-Dezeen.com, June 2019
Harbor’s Edge in Sag Harbor Nearly Sold Out
“Built by Roy “Buddy” Wines IV of RLW4 Builders — John Wines’s nephew and Bill Wines’s cousin — the building includes a 50-foot rooftop lap pool with sun deck and wet bar, and the maintenance fees include concierge services, refrigerated storage for deliveries, and bicycle storage, among other amenities. Owners have private parking, with a garage for penthouse residents, and an on-site generator ensures uninterrupted power, heating and cooling.”
-27east.com, September 2019
Take A Look Inside Luann de Lesseps’s House in Sag Harbor
“Working with RLW4 Builders, she added a master bedroom suite, constructed a dormer for her daughter Victoria’s bedroom, and put up a new roof and cedar siding, among other fixes. “I wanted to conserve the home and improve it at the same time,” she says of the old whaling captain’s house. The result is an inviting, yet refined space, filled with objects from de Lesseps’s travels around the world and family heirlooms, including the oil still life painting hung in the dining room.”
-Architectural Digest, November 2017
With Harbor’s Edge, Luxury Condos Are Redefined in the Hamptons
“Developed by Water Street Development along with Sag Harbor’s Principal Joe LoMonaco and general contractor Roy “Buddy” Wines of RLW4 Builders, Harbor’s Edge offers 15 meticulously designed residences—four airy bungalows, eight spacious lofts, and three light-filled penthouses—all oriented toward Sag Harbor’s idyllic harbor.”
— Quest Magazine, 2014