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See the private island outside NYC that a hedge fund exec is listing for $35 million

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See the private island outside NYC that a hedge fund exec is listing for million

  • Bridgewater Associates’ Greg Jensen has listed Rogers Island for a cool $35 million.
  • The property includes a 10-bedroom home, artist’s studio, and putting green. 
  • It’s one of the Thimble Islands — an archipelago in Connecticut not far from New York City.

Want a chance at private island living just outside New York City? It’ll cost you.

Bridgewater Associates’ co-chief investment officer Greg Jensen, a top hedge fund executive, has listed his Rogers Island property in Connecticut for $35 million, The Wall Street Journal first reported.

The private island — purchased by Jensen for roughly $22 million in 2018, according to the Journal — is roughly 7.7 acres and has multiple houses, a tennis court, and putting green.

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The pool area, with pink deck chairs and white umbrellas.

The pool and poolhouse.

Daniel Milstein Photography




A putting green overlooking the water, with a gazebo atop some rocks in the distance.

A putting green overlooks the water.

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The main house, built in 1900 and recently renovated, according to the Journal, has 10 bedrooms. There’s also a four-bedroom guesthouse, an artist’s studio, and poolhouse.

There are three private beaches on the island, according to the property listing.

Rogers Islands is part of the Thimble Islands — a smattering of 365 tiny islands off the coast of Branford, Connecticut on the Long Island Sound.

A 1.1-acre property on Potato Island — also part of the archipelago — sold for $4.5 million in 2020.


A white kitchen with gold accents.

A white and gold-accented kitchen.

Daniel Milstein Photography




A bedroom with blue carpet and a painting of a playing card on the wall, and windows overlooking the water.

One of the bedrooms.

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“Rogers Island beckons as the ultimate symbol of achievement, awaiting its discerning new owner,” the listing reads.

Check out more photos below:


A combined tennis and basketball surrounded by trees.

The tennis and basketball court.

Daniel Milstein Photography




A white guest house on some rocks and surrounded by trees.

A guest house.

Daniel Milstein Photography




A garden with a waterfall and rocky pond surrounded by flowers and greenery.

Gardens and a waterfall pond.

Daniel Milstein Photography



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