Another mild day and no rain- yet. Â
FYI:  Marabella’s Restaurant in Stone Harbor will be open this weekend. Glad to have another dining option!
Another mild day and no rain- yet. Â
FYI:  Marabella’s Restaurant in Stone Harbor will be open this weekend. Glad to have another dining option!
There are currently 24 properties sale pending in Avalon and Stone Harbor. Â
15 are single family homes, 6 are condo/townhouse units, and 3 are vacant lots. The list prices range from a low of $194,000 (an efficiency condo on 102nd Street in Stone Harbor) to $3,195,000 (a bay front home on Fifth Avenue in Avalon). The median list price is $1,432,000.
An additional 10 properties SOLD during the past 30 days – challenging with 3 snow storms!Â
7 single family homes and 3 condo/townhouse units were in this group, with final selling prices from $349,000 (a cottage on Weber Court in Stone Harbor) to $2,029,500 (a custom new construction on 108th Street, Stone Harbor). The median selling price was $925,000.Â
http://www.powerplayrealty.com/sales/detail/235
22 Linden Lane, Stone Harbor- Adorable cottage located on a quiet lane between 84th and 85th Streets. Walk to the beach, recreation area, and Mack’s Pizza :)   Totally renovated and ready to use year round. Summer 2010 weekly rentals booked- instant income! Â
Rental details:
http://powerplayrealty.com/rentals/detail/37
A reminder to Avalon and Stone Harbor property owners: there are many cable and phone wires down from the February ice/snow storm. Comcast and Verizon may be waiting to hear from the home owner before making the repairs.
The realities of living on an island: if the 96th Street bridge is up…and stuck…it’s not easy to get home. Thankfully, there are other bridges on/off our barrier island.  Eventually, one driver in the long line of cars decides to turn around in search of another route, and many follow behind.
Of course, that’s when the bridge finally closes 🙂
 The new 95th Street ocean side deck is set for summer…will be better once the snow melts!
Also new for this season- Avalon and Stone Harbor combined their annual Chamber of Commerce publications to create the  “Seven Mile Beach” 2010 Vacation Guide. Available in local businesses and Chamber offices now.
 The Wawa in Stone Harbor brought in a generator last Sunday so they could serve the locals coffee after the blizzard. They were back on their own power within a day.
We drove around the island tonight for a better perspective of the electrical repairs. Saw 2 blocks in the dark:  beach block of 71st Street and mid-block 54th Street.  I believe both of these streets had electric service earlier in the week- not sure of the problem.
Remaining wires down and damaged poles are causing outages to a few other local homes.
Otherwise, street lights and year round residences are glowing bright in Avalon and Stone Harbor!
PROPERTY OWNERS: It’s important to check your property after the extended power failure (unless the property was completely winterized- water pipes blown out and anti-freeze in the toilets, etc). Water pipes in an unheated space are susceptible to freezing.
The Avalon inlet.
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29th Street boardwalk.
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The Concord- 78th Street.
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96th Street benches.
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101st Street pavilion.
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104th Street bridge.
A different view of the shore!
I was able to work 1/2 day yesterday and I thought we might be spared by the next round of snow.  But by the afternoon, the conditions changed dramatically. Picture taken as I drove home (36th & First Avenue)
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I watched the snow blow sideways- bay to beach- for hours. The winds were stronger last night than during the weekend storm.
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AÂ transformer on the corner was sparking all night (the faint blue light) – thankfully, our power stayed on.
Shoveled out (again) this morning, and back to work!
Conover’s Farm Stand on Stone Harbor Blvd looks so much better in the warmer months!
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The same for Springer’s Ice Cream in Stone Harbor 🙂
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