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See the private island outside NYC that a hedge fund exec is listing for $35 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.
Daniel Milstein Photography
Daniel Milstein Photography
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.
Daniel Milstein Photography
Daniel Milstein Photography
“Rogers Island beckons as the ultimate symbol of achievement, awaiting its discerning new owner,” the listing reads.
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Daniel Milstein Photography
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