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:  9/14/17 – 9/21/17

NEWLY LISTED

MLS # IM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size Price 4033104 7700 Long Beach Boulevard Unit#B Beach Haven Crest 2 1 0 520 41×110 $149,900 4033060 7700 Long Beach Boulevard Unit#A Beach Haven Crest 2 1 0 520 41×110 $224,900 4032802 1819 Barnegat Avenue Ship Bottom 3 1 0 1,011 40×80 $225,000 4033061 137 E Maryland Avenue Unit#4 Beach Haven Terrace 2 1 0 570 64×100 $325,000 4032939 2005 Long Beach Boulevard North Beach Haven 2 1 0 800 40×100 $325,000 4033056 7700 Long Beach Blvd Boulevard Beach Haven Crest 4 2 0 1,000 41×110 $350,000 4032986 119 Norwood Avenue Unit#3 L.E.H. Yacht 2 1 0 740 50×100 $429,000 4033046 239 S 2nd Street Surf City 4 1 1 1,416 55 x 100 $549,900 4033045 28 10th Street Barnegat Light 3 2 0 1,204 50×125 $598,500 4032981 119 Norwood Avenue Unit#1 L.E.H. Yacht 3 1 0 1,342 50×100 $640,000 4032982 119 Norwood Avenue Unit#2 L.E.H. Yacht 3 1 0 1,342 50×100 $655,000 4032989 901 Ocean Avenue Unit#931 Ship Bottom 2 2 0 1,157 3.75×445 $675,000 4033001 8 W 51st Street Brant Beach 3 2 0 1,512 50×82.5 $689,000 4032980 30 W 8th Street Barnegat Light 12 3 0 2,016 50×125 $724,990 4033050 1078 Long Beach Boulevard Unit#B North Beach 4 2 1 1,784 100×100 $740,000 4033003 401 Pelham Avenue L.E.H. Yacht 6 3 0 2,392 50×100 $829,000 4032952 115 W Selfridge Avenue Brant Beach 4 3 0 2,497 50×100 $859,900 4033015 6 E Winifred Avenue Beach Haven Crest 5 2 0 2,400 50×105.22 $959,000 4032902 12402 Long Beach Boulevard The Dunes 4 2 2 2,437 95×98 irr $979,000 4033030 8 E 20th Street Barnegat Light 5 2 1 2,206 50×125 $990,000 4033070 106 Bay Terrace Surf City 4 2 0 0 50×85 $999,999 4033013 15 Division Avenue Surf City 4 2 0 1,440 40×100 $1,099,000 4033005 103 26th Street Ship Bottom 5 3 1 2,625 50×100 $1,195,000 4033069 10 Arnold Boulevard High Bar Harbor 4 3 1 2,358 60×100 $1,225,000 4033026 15 17th Street Barnegat Light 4 3 2 2,608 50×125 $1,285,000 4033072 22 E Muriel (98th Street) Avenue Beach Haven Park 4 3 1 2,100 40×80 $1,295,000 4032988 7 16th Street North Beach Haven 4 2 1 2,300 40×100 $1,299,000 4032931 3701 S Long Beach Blvd Boulevard Holgate 4 3 1 2,418 60 x 200 $1,495,000 4033016 22 W 13th Street North Beach Haven 7 5 2 3,750 125×75 IRR $1,495,000 4032900 119 Norwood Avenue L.E.H. Yacht 8 3 0 3,400 50×100 $1,650,000 4033049 1505 Atlantic Avenue North Beach Haven 6 5 1 2,980 50×100 $2,150,000 4032993 12 East 29th Street Barnegat Light 4 4 0 2,994 62.5×130 $2,690,000

UNDER  CONTRACT

MLS # IM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size Price 4021586 259 W 11th Street Ship Bottom 3 1 0 1,092 60×95 $529,000 4031217 122 E 24th Street Ship Bottom 4 1 0 1,416 40×100 $625,000 4031383 4 W Ramapo Lane The Dunes 4 2 0 1,572 58×79 $659,000 4032695 352 N 3rd Street Surf City 4 3 0 1,450 50×100 $674,999 4031291 17 W Harrington Avenue Brant Beach 4 2 0 1,456 45×82 $689,000 4026380 246 8th Street Surf City 4 2 0 1,620 50×100 $729,000 4031382 24 W Sailboat Drive Peahala Park 4 2 0 1,295 40×75 $759,000 4030827 58 Bayview Drive Loveladies 4 2 1 1,528 100×100 $849,000 4019724 26 E 11th Street Barnegat Light 5 3 1 2,155 75×79 $1,049,000 4032895 177D Long Beach Boulevard Loveladies 3 2 2 1,953 76×147 $1,199,000 4031172 14 Judith Avenue Holgate 5 3 1 2,786 80×75 $1,349,900 4032621 130 W Newport Drive Holgate 4 2 1 2,188 82×114 $1,395,000 4032736 11 E 78th Street Harvey Cedars 4 3 1 2,650 50×100 $1,999,900 4028533 164 Marina Boulevard Loveladies 5 4 1 3,481 100×100 $2,399,000 4019120 40-D Long Beach Boulevard Loveladies 5 4 1 4,014 126×126 $2,850,000

CLOSED

MLS # SM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size DOM Original List Price Close Price 4027814 212 8th Street Surf City 4 2 0 1,496 50 x 100 15 $495,000 $425,000 4024169 259 W 10th Street Ship Bottom 2 1 0 906 60×95 145 $499,000 $450,000 4028809 15 W 16th Street Unit#A North Beach Haven 3 2 1 1,400 42×100 59 $549,000 $545,000 4030835 109 E 20th Street Ship Bottom 3 1 0 1,321 40×100 36 $595,000 $585,000 4030570 9 E 28th Street E Beach Haven Gardens 3 2 0 1,000 40×90 36 $695,000 $682,000 4023991 1064C Long Beach Boulevard North Beach 3 2 0 1,146 100×100 119 $799,000 $705,000 4024023 201 A S West Avenue Unit#A Beach Haven 3 2 1 1,510 128.4 107 $729,000 $720,000 4024654 2 E 70th Street Harvey Cedars 5 1 2 2,244 80×80 123 $769,000 $750,000 4029345 15 W 87th Street Brighton Beach 4 2 1 1,872 71×75 21 $839,000 $810,000 4030759 5 W Ohio Avenue The Dunes 5 2 0 1,992 60×100 12 $829,000 $820,000 4028026 1045 A Long Beach Boulevard North Beach 6 2 0 1,728 100×100 63 $849,000 $825,000 4027993 226 Oceana Drive Loveladies 3 2 0 966 100×100 78 $929,000 $900,000 4026805 109 W Jeanette Avenue Beach Haven Crest 4 2 0 2,765 75×90 109 $1,299,000 $1,100,000 4026259 2 E 32nd Street Brant Beach 4 3 1 2,500 75×75 136 $1,149,000 $1,179,000 4026490 11 E 29th Street Beach Haven Gardens 4 3 1 2,271 40×90 70 $1,299,000 $1,200,000 4028770 248 W 27th Street Ship Bottom 4 3 1 2,500 41×195 64 $1,374,000 $1,225,000 4029322 19 E 52nd Street Brant Beach 4 3 1 2,800 60×75 55 $1,550,000 $1,527,500

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.

 LBI Named one of the Top Ten Beaches – Once again we make the list!

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

• Preliminary Approval for Residential Subdivision at Former Trailer Park Site in Holgate

The Long Beach Township Land Use Board has granted preliminary approval to a proposal to develop the site of the former Long Beach Island Trailer …

• Groundbreaking Coming for Barnegat Light Park Pavilion

Groundbreaking should start soon for the pavilion on the cleared ground of the former Barnegat Light Coast Guard housing lot between West Sixth …

• FEMA: Under Referendum, Existing E.J. School Must Meet Federal Flood Standards

In opposing plans for the Ethel A. Jacobsen School renovation and new building for the second time in three months and less than two weeks before …

• Traffic Lights Stay on in Ship Bottom and South Until Oct. 2

While traffic lights are in the off-season blinking mode along Long Beach Boulevard in Harvey Cedars, Surf City and Barnegat Light, signals for …

• Long Beach Township to Hold Public Hearing on Plastic Bag Ban Proposal Oct. 2

The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at its next meeting – 4 p.m. on Oct. 2 – on its proposal to prohibit …

• Road Work to Begin This Month on Surf City’s Barnegat Avenue

Dreams really do come true. Homeowners on Barnegat Avenue from 11th Street south to Fifth Street in Surf City will see one of theirs come to …

• Surf Buffer Zone Flag Argued Again in Surf City

Summer may be over, but the debate about the use of flags to designate a buffer zone for surfing on Surf City beaches isn’t, at least among some …

• Condo Complex Slated to Break Ground Soon at Causeway Circle

For more than two decades, the site of the former Exxon gas station at the entry to Long Beach Boulevard has sat vacant, used sporadically for the …