More elaborate life styles, more space for entertaining, more everything. After a wave of modernistic, primarily square houses designed by the likes of Charles Gwathmey and Norman Jaffe had their heyday in the 60's, the 80's and early 90's brought back the shingled cottage-style designs popular at the turn of the century. But for the most part the larger houses paled beside the latest offerings. Some builders are creating residences that stray from the norm in both size and design. Everything here has the look of a New England fishing cottage on a lavish scale.
Italian opera plays underwater in the pool.
People are also installing gyms and exercise areas. Almost every room looks out on Peconic Bay and Robin's Island beyond, and the turreted rooftop offers a panoramic view that seems to span the Hamptons. Though the finishing touches have just been installed, including a fish-stocked freshwater pond, the Wilzigs, though happily ensconced, have put the castle on the market, fully furnished. Mr. Wilzig still blanches at articles that have painted the brothers as frivolous spenders. The brothers are executives with the Trust Company of New Jersey, which was founded by their father, Siggi, a Holocaust survivor.