The business communities of Avalon and Stone Harbor will reward those who visit the island with great holiday events (and sales).
For the complete weekend schedule: http://www.indulgeinavalon.com/ and http://www.stoneharborbeach.com/
*Stop by Power Play Realty on Friday 11/26 for a free logo sand pail filled with home made cookies!Â
Be sure to find time for a walk on the beach, too!
New Sale Listing:Â 295 65th Street, Avalon, NJ
 
Spacious 3 level townhouse style unit with 5 bedrooms, plus a bonus 3rd floor loft. 3.5 elegant baths. Gas heat and central air. Private sun deck. Walk just 2 blocks to a wide beach.  Totally renovated interior. $839,000.
For more info and pictures: http://www.powerplayrealty.com/sales/detail/245Â or e-mail questions to ann@anndelaney.com
P.S. Just added 3 interior videos: http://www.youtube.com/AnnDelaneyBeach
In the last 30 days, 25 properties in Avalon and Stone Harbor SOLD (settlement); with an additional 36 sale pending and due to settle in the near future.
The overall median selling price was $995,000. The low was a 1st floor duplex/condo in Avalon for $425,000; the high was a custom bay front home on 42nd Street in Avalon for $4,200,000.Â
There were 8 condo/townhouse units sold- with a median selling price of $625,000. The median selling price of the 16 single family homes was $1,637,500. And 1 duplex sold for $710,000.
Currently in Avalon and Stone Harbor, there are 619 properties total on the active sale market (some duplication if a property fits in more than 1 category). 341 are single family homes; 187 are condo/townhouse units, 29are multi-unit properties; and 25 vacant lots (a common classification for a “tear down”- property may not actually be an empty lot). The remaining 37 are commercial properties.
New Sale Listing:Â 295 65th Street, Avalon, NJ
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Spacious 3 level townhouse style unit with 5 bedrooms, plus a bonus 3rd floor loft. 3.5 elegant baths. Gas heat and central air. Private sun deck. Walk just 2 blocks to a wide beach.  Totally renovated interior. $839,000.
For more info and pictures: http://www.powerplayrealty.com/sales/detail/245Â or e-mail questions to ann@anndelaney.com
The brilliant colors of the leaves in the Avalon high dunes and Stone Harbor bird sanctuary. Clouds tinted red and yellow at sunset.  And cooler temperatures…as of today!
A Children’s Halloween Party will be held Saturday in the Avalon Community Hall at 1pm.
Trick or Treat takes place on the island Sunday night between 5pm and 8pm.  Have a good weekend!
The first annual Avalon Elementary Reunion was held tonight at the Windrift Bar. The main purpose- raising funds for a community track/ fitness stations in the school yard.
A large turn out, with a mix of parents, local residents, and alumni.  Great to see familiar faces and “not so old” former classmates!
My 7th grade class is featured on the Just For Fun page of the booklet- 23 students with really bad hair 😉
P.S. Received a call today that I won 2 silent auction gifts Saturday night. Thank you to the reunion committee and the generous sponsors!
During the past 30 days, 20 properties SOLD on the island; with an additional 46 sale pending (settlement in the near future).
The sold properties ranged from $310,000 for a hotel/condo on 79th Street, to $2,815,000 for a large custom home on 65th Street. There were 16 sales in Avalon, and 4 in Stone Harbor. 11 were single family homes; 9 condo/townhouse units. 4 beach block; 3 bay front. The median selling price was $1,277,500.
Of of 46 sale pending, 16 are in Stone Harbor; 30 in Avalon. The median list price is $957,500.
Join your Avalon and Stone Harbor neighbors for the 25th Annual Fall Beach Sweep this Saturday, October 23rd.
Enjoy a morning walk along the sand while contributing to a clean environment. Volunteers will meet at 9am on 30th Street in Avalon, and on 95th Street in Stone Harbor. For more information: http://www.cleanoceanaction.org/
 
Looks like the weather will cooperate for the free events scheduled for Columbus Day weekend.
In Avalon, The Green Fair will be held in the Community Hall on Saturday, October 9th from 10am to 3pm.  In the open lot next door (29th Street), the annual Seafood Festival will take place both Saturday and Sunday- 11am to 5pm.Â
The Art & Music Festival will take over 96th Street in Stone Harbor, Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 5pm. The local art galleries will join in with special exhibits for the weekend, too.
Well, yes, I was the only car on the road this morning.  Yet, defensive driving skills were needed to avoid 3 separate rolling trash cans!
Part time Avalon residents often place their trash cans at the curb when leaving town Sunday afternoon. High winds (common in the off season) topple the cans…and then the sea gulls arrive for a feast!
A better option? The Borough of Avalon provides a courtesy trash/recycling collection area at the 15th Street facility (just off Dune Drive).  Open Monday through Friday 7:30am to 3pm; and on Sunday, from 12 noon to 5pm.