Stalled preservation push may mean more resi development in Amagansett Long-time East End residents the Bistrian family say they have “no choice but to proceed” with residential development on 30 acres of Amagansett farmland after a whopping 35 years of failed preservation negotiations with the town. The land in question lies just north of the hamlet’s Main Street and is zoned for two-acre residential lots, though there are some development restrictions as it’s also an agricultural zone.