A secluded Bridgehampton estate with a replica Buddhist temple, koi ponds, ornamental bridges and gardens inspired by feng shui has arrived on the market for $7.5 million, offering a rare blend of Hamptons luxury and East Asian-inspired design.
Known as an unusually private retreat on nearly 5 acres, the property at 5 Paumanok Road was acquired by New York City gastroenterologist and entrepreneur Dr. Roshini Raj in 2022 for $3.95 million. After spending roughly a year and a half reshaping the property, Raj has now put the Bridgehampton home back on the market as her family enters a new chapter.
For californialuxuryhouses, the appeal of this Bridgehampton property is less about conventional Hamptons grandeur and more about the sense of discovery it offers. Behind its gates, the estate unfolds as a private landscape of water, sculpture, mature plantings and Asian-inspired architecture, culminating in a replica of a 15th-century Buddhist temple.
A Bridgehampton Estate Built Around a Temple
The property’s history predates Raj’s ownership by decades.
According to the current listing, the residence was built in 2005, while the land itself was acquired and developed by a previous owner in the early 2000s. That owner transformed what had been vacant land into a private weekend and vacation compound designed around East Asian influences, including the temple and landscaped gardens.
The result is distinctly different from the traditional shingle-style estates commonly associated with the Hamptons.
The nearly 4.6-acre grounds are organized as a sequence of gardens and outdoor spaces rather than simply a lawn surrounding a large house. Koi ponds, water features, orchards, carved stone sculptures, ornamental bridges and mature specimen plantings create a landscape intended to reveal itself gradually as visitors move through the property.
The centerpiece is the Buddhist temple, modeled after a 15th-century structure associated with Beijing’s Summer Palace. Its circular walls are decorated with a large mural, while historic-looking doors contribute to the sense that the building belongs to another place and era. Raj used the temple as a meditation room and yoga studio during her ownership.
Mala Sander of Corcoran, the listing broker, emphasized just how unusual the setting is for Bridgehampton.
“It’s insanely private.”
Sander told Mansion Global that the estate sits on a little-known street and is unusually large for Bridgehampton, where many residential parcels are closer to one to one-and-a-half acres.
That privacy is one of the property’s strongest selling points. The home is hidden behind gates, while the landscaping creates another layer of separation between the residence and the outside world.
A $3 Million Transformation by Dr. Roshini Raj
Raj purchased the property in 2022 for $3.95 million, according to property records and current listing history. The estate had already been conceived as an Asian-inspired retreat, but Raj saw an opportunity to make the interiors and gardens more closely reflect her own aesthetic.
Her renovation lasted approximately a year and a half and, according to Mansion Global, involved around $3 million in decorative changes. Earlier reporting on the property described extensive work that included repainting the exterior, refreshing the pool areas, decluttering the pool house and tea house, and redesigning portions of the interiors.
Raj also transformed the sunroom into a space she called the “jungalow,” drawing inspiration from colonial clubs she had encountered in Sri Lanka. The room is connected visually to the dining room through a moon gate, giving the interior an almost theatrical transition between spaces.
In the temple, Raj replaced the previous mural with imagery inspired by the Ganges River, adding a more personal dimension to the spiritual retreat.
For a property already designed around a highly specific aesthetic, those changes were not a conventional luxury-home renovation. They were an attempt to refine an existing concept while retaining the elements that had made the estate distinctive in the first place.
A Private Resort Hidden in the Hamptons
The main residence is substantial, with the current listing describing seven bedrooms and extensive living and entertaining spaces. The property also includes a four-car attached garage, gym, wine cellar, sauna and multiple outdoor amenities.
But the architecture becomes almost secondary once the gardens enter the picture.
A lagoon-style pool and spa sit within the landscape, while the pool house continues the property’s East Asian design language. Elsewhere, paths lead through orchards and past koi ponds, water features and bridges.
Sander highlighted the landscaping as another defining element of the estate, describing the gardens as exceptionally curated while noting that the plantings do not require excessive maintenance.
The broker also pointed to the rarity of the temple itself, noting that she knows of no comparable property in Bridgehampton with such a feature. That distinction gives the listing a form of architectural identity that is difficult to replicate.
Rather than competing with the traditional Hamptons estate through sheer scale alone, the property is selling an experience: privacy, wellness, landscape and an environment designed to feel removed from everyday life.
Where Wellness and Entertaining Meet
Raj’s time at the estate demonstrated how the different structures can function as a private hospitality compound.
When she hosted a celebration for the 10th anniversary of Tula Skincare, the company she co-founded, the property became a setting for multiple activities distributed throughout the grounds. Yoga and meditation took place in the temple, massages were held in the tea house, lunch was served in the apricot orchard and dinner moved outdoors to the front lawn.
Raj described the property as having a particularly calming atmosphere, saying that the combination of gardens, koi ponds and temple created a private sanctuary.
That description also helps explain the home’s current positioning. This is not simply a large Bridgehampton house with unusual landscaping. Its various structures have been deliberately arranged to support different forms of relaxation and entertaining, allowing the owner to move between indoor and outdoor environments throughout the day.
For a luxury buyer looking for a Hamptons property that feels more like a private resort than a conventional second home, that distinction could be central to the estate’s appeal.
Bridgehampton Beyond the Gates
Despite its secluded setting, 5 Paumanok Road remains connected to the wider Bridgehampton lifestyle.
Bridgehampton is one of the best-known communities on Long Island’s East End, with a luxury real-estate landscape shaped by expansive properties, equestrian estates, farms, wineries, golf and proximity to the Atlantic beaches. The current listing describes the area as a quintessential Hamptons setting, where open landscapes and high-end residential properties coexist with the village’s established amenities.
The property is also positioned within reach of the area’s transportation network. Current property information places the Water Mill Hampton Jitney stop roughly a mile away, while the Bridgehampton Long Island Rail Road station is approximately two miles from the estate. Several beaches, including Mecox Beach and West Scott Cameron Beach, are within roughly two miles.
That combination matters for a seasonal homeowner. The estate can provide a feeling of deep privacy without completely disconnecting its residents from the restaurants, shopping, beaches and cultural attractions that define the Hamptons.
Bridgehampton’s location also puts neighboring communities such as Southampton, Water Mill, Sagaponack and East Hampton within the broader East End lifestyle network, giving owners access to a much larger collection of dining, recreation and retail destinations.
A $7.5 Million Exit for a Distinctive Hamptons Retreat
Raj’s decision to sell comes as her youngest child prepares to leave for college. With her primary residence in Manhattan, she has said that the timing feels right to move on from a property that requires someone who can make full use of its extensive grounds and amenities.
The financial history makes the listing particularly notable.
Raj paid $3.95 million for the property in December 2022 after it had previously been offered at substantially higher prices. Current property records show earlier listings at $7.9 million in 2019 and $6.995 million in 2021, followed by a $4.95 million asking price in 2022 before the eventual sale to Raj. The property returned to the market in September 2026 at $7.5 million.
That history places the current asking price in the context of both the property’s earlier market attempts and Raj’s subsequent investment in the estate.
The listing is being handled by Mala Sander of Corcoran, a longtime Hamptons broker whose current practice covers Bridgehampton, Southampton, Sag Harbor, Water Mill, Sagaponack, Wainscott and East Hampton. Sander’s team describes her as having more than two decades of experience in the Hamptons luxury market.
For californialuxuryhouses, the story of 5 Paumanok Road is ultimately one of reinvention. What began as vacant land was transformed into an Asian-inspired private retreat, later purchased by an entrepreneur who invested millions of dollars in giving the property a more personal identity.
Now, at $7.5 million, the Bridgehampton estate is looking for its next owner—someone willing to take on not merely a large Hamptons residence, but an entire landscape built around privacy, ritual, gardens and a remarkable Buddhist temple.
In a market filled with luxury homes competing through square footage and amenities, this one is offering something considerably harder to reproduce: a world of its own, hidden behind the gates of Bridgehampton.