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:  8/9/18 – 8/16/18

NEWLY LISTED

MLS # IM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size Price 4053051 23 W Harrington Avenue Brant Beach 4 2 0 1,520 45×83 $569,000 4052972 15 West 13th Street Barnegat Light 3 1 0 1,125 60×125 $617,000 4052960 319 W 10th Street Ship Bottom 3 2 0 1,295 60×95 $649,900 4053090 9 Pearl Street Unit#2A Beach Haven 2 2 0 704 5.25×355 $699,000 4053073 419 Coral Street Beach Haven 5 2 0 2,508 60×100.45 $699,000 4053082 27 Albright Road High Bar Harbor 3 2 0 1,812 60×100 $799,900 4052988 18 E 15th Street Barnegat Light 4 1 2 2,500 50×125 $839,000 4051922 1905 Central Avenue Barnegat Light 4 2 1 2,188 50×125 $899,900 4052957 4 W 74th Street Harvey Cedars 4 3 1 2,700 50×100 $949,000 4053029 103 E Surf Avenue Beach Haven Crest 5 2 0 1,681 40×90 $1,075,000 4051896 8005 Bay Terrace Cove Harvey Cedars 3 2 1 1,780 50 x 100 $1,099,000 4051409 270 Pompano Drive Loveladies 3 2 0 1,843 100×100 $1,175,000 4053003 214 E 15th Street North Beach Haven 5 2 0 1,408 50×100 $1,250,000 4052970 18 E 48th Street Brant Beach 5 3 1 2,475 50×75 $1,595,000 4053086 215 Nautilus Drive Loveladies 5 3 1 3,273 100×100 $1,895,000 4051898 917 S Atlantic Avenue Beach Haven 5 4 1 4,034 50×161 $3,399,000 4053077 4505 S Long Beach Boulevard Holgate 5 5 2 4,169 65×160 $3,799,000

UNDER  CONTRACT

MLS # IM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size Price 4050122 28 W New Jersey Avenue Unit#E Beach Haven Terrace 2 1 0 419 75×90 $279,900 4053107 2116 Bay Avenue Beach Haven 3 2 0 1,250 40×100 $625,000 4043644 9 4th Street Barnegat Light 3 2 1 1,976 55×125 $695,000 4051891 109 E 18th Street Unit#W North Beach Haven 3 2 0 1,412 50×100 $739,000 4051854 109 E 18th Street Unit#W North Beach Haven 3 2 0 1,412 50×100 $739,000 4031362 9 W Maryland Avenue Beach Haven Terrace 4 3 1 2,400 53 x 100 $1,095,000 4034366 315 Fairview Avenue Beach Haven 4 3 1 2,448 50×100 $1,150,000 4045681 1007 A Long Beach Boulevard North Beach 8 3 2 2,755 100×115 $1,169,000 4046330 139 Seventh Street Beach Haven 4 3 1 2,600 50 X 105 $1,629,000

CLOSED

MLS # SM Address Section Beds FB HB Liv Sqft Lot Size DOM Original List Price Close Price 4046295 18 South 34th Street Beach Haven Gardens 3 1 0 840 42×75 84 $450,000 $450,000 4047652 600 Delaware Avenue Beach Haven 2 2 0 960 0 68 $489,900 $475,000 4043848 105 E 27 Street Ship Bottom 4 1 1 1,100 25×80 120 $595,000 $535,000 4047951 28 W Pennsylvania Avenue Unit#U-A Beach Haven Terrace 3 2 1 1,428 50 x 100 91 $589,000 $570,000 4049309 5 W 13th Street Barnegat Light 5 3 0 1,462 51×125 52 $629,000 $605,000 4043501 25 Amherst Road High Bar Harbor 4 2 1 1,758 90×100 104 $849,000 $785,000 4045857 39 W Winifred Avenue Beach Haven Crest 4 3 1 2,188 50 wide x 80 deep 100 $1,179,000 $1,115,000 4036306 711 S Atlantic Avenue L.E.H. Yacht 3 2 0 1,500 50×203 110 $2,850,000 $2,587,500

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.

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

• Don’t Feed Wild Animals or Bring a Menagerie to the Dog Park: Proposed in Barnegat Light

Feeding wild animals, including gulls, on private property would be in violation of an ordinance introduced in Barnegat Light, but it’s not …

• Harvey Cedars Sees $60K Hike in Southern Regional Per-Pupil Cost, Leads All LBI Communities

The cost of sending students to the Southern Regional School District from Long Beach Island is up over last year, despite a decrease in most LBI …

• Petitions Available for Beach Haven Council Race

Interested in running for a Beach Haven Borough Council seat? Petitions can be picked up at the borough clerk’s office; the deadline for returning …

• Army Corps Soliciting Comments on New Terminal Groin Plan in Holgate

The regulatory branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a public notice for a permit application to replace the terminal groin in …

• Four to Compete for Two Long Beach Township Seats on LBI School Board

During the General Election, on Nov. 6, taxpayers in Long Beach Township and Surf City will have the opportunity to vote for candidates to fill …

• Tuckerton/Beach Haven Passenger Ferry Is Delayed

The anticipated passenger ferry between the Tuckerton Seaport and Beach Haven’s Taylor Avenue municipal dock originally planned to start in August …

• Surf City Citizen Committee Must Provide Plan for Beautification Project

Members of the Surf City Taxpayers Association who want to beautify beach entrances between 15th and 18th streets on the ocean side may have run …

• Ordinance Would Keep Kids From Congregating on the Beach After 9 p.m. in Beach Haven

At July’s Beach Haven council meeting, Councilman Jim White recommended the borough enact a 9 p.m. beach curfew for kids after noting that police …

• Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance Adopted in Beach Haven

The Beach Haven Borough Council has adopted an ordinance prohibiting businesses in the municipality from distributing single-use plastic carryout …