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Southold, NY –Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (DGSIR), one of the nation’s leading realtors, was the listing agent for the recently closed Quawksnest, a 1896 shingle style home that was originally the anchor of a large compound on Peconic Bay.   Named after the call of the night heron, Quawksnest was fully restored and featured impeccable interior design by noted New York City designer Bunny Williams.  There is an original brick icehouse on the property, and the barn was converted into an office and media room.  This splendid home is one of the few remaining examples of this style of summer estate on the North Fork. Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Louisa Hargrave was the listing agent.

Carol Tintle, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s SVP and Regional Sales Manager, greeted the news with great optimism for continued success. “Five years ago we launched an aggressive expansion on the East End and today Daniel Gale Sotheby’s has sales offices in Cutchogue, Mattituck, Southhold and Shelter Island. Our commitment to our clients and the North Fork community includes strategic pricing, a global reach with local expertise, and an unyielding focus on results. In 2011, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s participated in the highest residential sales for both Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and it’s terrific to begin 2012 with similar traction on the North Fork.”

Founded in 1922, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty consistently leads the nation in achieving one of the highest average sales prices in the country.  Voted Best Residential Real Estate Company in the Long Island Business News and Long Island Press annual readership polls, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s is a $1.6 billion dollar plus organization with close to 600 sales associates in 21 sales offices spanning Long Island.  Services include a Relocation Division, an award-winning Marketing & Technology Department, Commercial and Rental Divisions; Ambassador Abstract title company, and a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage affiliation.  The Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate for Long Island’s North Shore since 1976, DGSIR has gained national and international recognition, including top honors worldwide.

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty is on the Regents Board of “Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate,” a global network of leading real estate companies and active in both Real Trends and The Realty Alliance (some of the real estate industry’s most influential companies with participation “by invitation only”). More information may be obtained at www.danielgale.com.