Our Goal: to supply you with the best market data available so you can make the right decisions about purchasing on LBI; and to assist you in all phases of the home purchase process so you are assured that you not only have found Your Perfect Beach Home on Long Beach Island you arrived there in the most professional manner.

Below, find out each week what’s been ‘Newly Listed‘, what just went ‘Under Contract‘ and what has ‘Just Closed‘. Want to know local headline news or maybe check out the local weather to see if we are having another wonderful beach day.

(Of course, any day at the beach is a wonderful day.) 

MARKET SNAPSHOT

 (from the Jersey Shore Multiple Listing Service)

This Update is for the single family and condo market. If you would like update information for multi family, land or commercial, either email us with your desired parameters or use our Early Buyer’s Alert program.

If you desire more information on any of the properties below, you can go to our MLS Search page 

Week of:  7/5/18 – 7/12/18

NEWLY LISTED

MLS # IM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size Price 4050273 49 Auburn Road High Bar Harbor 4 2 1 1,872 125×107 $499,000 4050209 901 Ocean Avenue Unit#919 Ship Bottom 2 2 0 1,081 1 $584,000 4050188 6 E Herbert Avenue Beach Haven Park 4 1 1 1,426 60×80 $625,000 4050210 329 Pearl Street Unit#B L.E.H. Yacht 3 2 0 1,144 29×100 $639,000 4050254 270 7th Street Ship Bottom 4 2 2 1,600 80×100 $649,000 4050336 5 E 23rd Street Spray Beach 4 2 0 1,512 50×100 $749,000 4050236 328 W 16th Street W Ship Bottom 4 3 0 2,314 80×100 $788,500 4050249 1092-D Long Beach Blvd North Beach 3 2 0 1,475 100×100 $799,000 4051345 128 29th Street Ship Bottom 3 2 0 1,496 40×75 $799,900 4050084 608 N Beach Avenue Beach Haven 4 2 0 1,800 52×95 $850,000 4050201 3800 S Long Beach Boulevard Holgate 4 2 1 2,032 50×120 $950,000 4050275 10 West 22nd Street Barnegat Light 4 3 0 2,044 50×125 $1,050,000 4030856 223 Division Avenue Surf City 4 3 1 2,570 50 x 100 $1,075,000 4050151 2 E 34th Street E Brant Beach 5 3 1 3,650 80×75 $1,195,000 4050267 109 E 20th Street Ship Bottom 4 3 1 2,350 40×100 $1,395,000 4050197 6 Drexel Avenue Surf City 5 3 1 2,300 50×65 $1,495,000 4050238 212 13th Street North Beach Haven 3 2 0 1,531 50×115 $1,599,000 4050161 20 E 7th Street Beach Haven 4 2 2 1,528 40×90 $1,625,000 4050225 45C Long Beach Boulevard Loveladies 5 5 0 3,600 125×92 $2,699,000

UNDER  CONTRACT

MLS # IM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size Price 4047652 600 Delaware Avenue Beach Haven 2 2 0 960 0 $489,900 4050062 273 N 5th Street Surf City 3 1 0 912 50×100 $529,000 4049266 253 N 8th Street Surf City 4 1 1 1,384 50×100 $575,000 4049841 311 Stratford Avenue Unit#2 L.E.H. Yacht 3 2 1 1,536 60×100 $699,000 4049353 321 4th Street Beach Haven 3 2 0 1,296 50×101.5 $799,000 4033070 106 Bay Terrace Surf City 4 2 0 0 50×85 $849,900 4045957 206 9th Street Beach Haven 4 2 1 1,974 Condo $899,000 4045192 505 Dock Road Unit#W Beach Haven 4 3 0 2,120 70×90 $954,000

CLOSED

MLS # SM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size DOM Original List Price Close Price 4047781 12 Tebco Terrace Holgate 3 1 0 616 40×75 38 $420,000 $405,000 4043852 2 W 38th Street Brant Beach 3 1 1 1,392 50×75 86 $699,000 $661,000 4044062 11 E 13th Street Barnegat Light 3 2 0 1,232 50×125 85 $749,900 $740,000 4043292 2500 Long Beach Boulevard Spray Beach 4 2 1 1,838 81×85 116 $825,000 $740,000 4047735 297 Tidal Drive Loveladies 3 2 1 1,718 85×145 29 $995,000 $950,000 4047688 1098 E Long Beach Boulevard North Beach 5 3 1 3,128 80×150 30 $1,449,000 $1,425,000 4043700 11 E 46th Street Brant Beach 4 4 1 3,000 100×75 122 $1,525,000 $1,445,000 4049220 1615 N Ocean Terrace Surf City 4 2 2 2,927 40×100 34 $1,895,000 $1,775,000 4046252 35 Thomas Avenue Harvey Cedars 5 5 1 5,800 63 x 305 x irr 50 $2,499,000 $2,485,000

All information is from our local MLS (Jersey Shore Multiple Listing Service) and deemed accurate, but not guaranteed

General Web Sites of Interest:

FEMA Coastal Mapping and Analysis – determine your current and future Base Flood Elevation and what it means to you. 

Flood Update – Recent FEMA reforms with the passage of new legislation.

Beach Replenishment: (link – Army Corp of Engineer’s page on LBI beach replenishment)  The project is completed for this cycle. Please check the web site for more info.

Causeway Bridge Project: (link – DOT NJ) The Route 72 Manahawkin Bay Bridges Project involves the construction of a new structure  parallel to, and south, of the existing Manahawkin Bay Bridge; rehabilitation of the existing Manahawkin Bay Bridge; and the rehabilitation of three trestle bridges over Hilliards Thorofare, East Thorofare, and West Thorofare. Other planned improvements include:                  

• A six-foot sidewalk  on the westbound (north) side of Route 72, with connections to communities and points of interest on the south side of the roadway;
• Bicycle accommodations, including wider outside shoulders on the twin Manahawkin Bay Bridges and six-foot bike lanes on the trestle bridges;
• Improvements to the intersection of Route 72 and Marsha Drive in Stafford Township to alleviate seasonal  traffic delays; and
• Intersection improvements in Ship Bottom, designed to improve traffic flow for both north/south traffic on Long Beach Island and along 8th and 9th Streets, and drainage improvements to improve access during heavy rainfalls and high tides.

Cedar Bonnet Project – a plan to “restore and enhance” 45 acres located within the southeastern portion of Cedar Bonnet Island, which are part of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES (from The Atlantic City Press, The Asbury Park Press and The Sandpaper)

• Beach Haven Councilman Calling for Tighter Curfews

If a Beach Haven councilman has his way, groups of youths won’t be able to hang out on beaches after 9 p.m. starting next summer. At the July 9 …

• Mandated Reassessment in Surf City to Be Conducted In-House

Surf City borough officials have been ordered by the county and state officials to conduct a reassessment of property taxes that will impact the …

• Boulevard Crown Raising Eases Flooding in Ship Bottom

The pop-up thunderstorm that dumped much-needed rain on Long Beach Island July 6 also highlighted the success of a plan to allay flooding along a …

• Environmental Trail Open to Pedestrians, Closed to Vehicles

By all accounts the Cedar Bonnet Island Environmental Trail on Bonnet Island opened last month, but the closed gate at the entrance to the $9.6 …

• Plastic Bag Ban Is Introduced in Beach Haven

After several months of discussions, the Beach Haven Borough Council has introduced an ordinance prohibiting businesses in the municipality from …

• Stafford, Southern Regional School Board Hopefuls Have Until July 30 to File for Candidacy

During the Nov. 6 general election, a number of seats on the Southern Regional and Stafford Township boards of education will be ripe for the …