 In the fall, the sunsets at the shore are especially beautiful. It can look like huge a fireball over the bay.
For those of us who don’t live on the bay, we walk to find open viewing areas to the western sky.
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 Stone Harbor Point is a great spot- the birding platforms provide an amazing 360 degree view of the ocean, inlet, wetlands, and bay.
During the past 30 days, 23 properties SOLD(settlement) in Avalon and Stone Harbor. The number of settlements each month has remained consistent since late spring…and it’s a huge improvement over our Fall 2008 market!
The selling prices range from $250,000 (for an efficiency condo on on 96th Street) to $5,100,000 (for a custom bay front home on Pelican Drive). The median price was $937,500 for a mix of condo/townhouse units, 2 duplexes, a vacant lot, and single family homes.
All positive signs for an improving real estate market at the shore 🙂
Drop me a note at ann@anndelaney.com if you would like to review the data.
Stone Harbor will follow similar guidelines already in place in Avalon- requiring annual inspections/licensing for all rental properties per an article in the Cape May County Herald.
http://www.stone-harbor.nj.us/
According to the Borough of Stone Harbor web site: the beach replenishment project for 98th through 111th Streets has been rescheduled for mid-October. The set up and survey work will start on Sunday, October 18th; with pumping to follow on Friday, October 23rd.
The dredge is in position in the inlet between Stone Harbor and North Wildwood- pumping sand on the North Wildwood beaches prior to the Stone Harbor project.
Mother Nature has made it very clear that we need new sand. Recent storms battered the dunes and removed much of the remaining layer of  soft sand.
http://www.wetlandsinstitute.org/wnw.html
Perfect weather all weekend for the annual Wings & Water Festival. Events continue through today in Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Middle Township.
 So… this is the beach I walked on yesterday;
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 And this is the beach I walked on today  :)Â
Even on a dreary day, it’s good to smell the salt air!
Back home from our vacation, and surprised that the beach fill isn’t underway in Stone Harbor.  Guessing it was the weather. Saw the dredge in the North Wildwood inlet…will keep you posted.
 The equipment is arriving to the 111th Street beach in Stone Harbor in preparation of the beach fill. Pumping begins on Wednesday.
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 The Tim Kerr 7 Mile & 5K race this morning was a HUGE success.  Over 1,000 runners, and hundreds of spectators to cheer them on.Â
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An article in the local paper indicated that North Wildwood was next on the list for the beach fill project, but the signs posted at the beach entrances state otherwise.
The equipment will arrive on Sunday of Labor Day weekend (that should be interesting)- to the staging area on 111th Street. The actual pumping of sand is scheduled to start on Wednesday, September 9th- working north toward 98th Street over a period of 9 days.  The beaches will be closed in the immediate area of pumping (approximately 3 blocks at a time).
It will be an inconvenience, but the end result should be a huge improvement to our battered beaches.
     
       Last weekend it was Bill…now it’s Danny’s turn to visit the shore.
Heavy rain for much of the day caused road flooding in the downtown areas, and left shoppers and walkers soaked through. Not looking good for the Stone Harbor sidewalk sale tomorrow .
P.S. Saturday was not a wash out after all- the heavy rain didn’t return until after midnight.
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A major contrast:Â Â Walking in the early morning along the beach…and then again last night into downtown Stone Harbor.Â
The line for Springer’s Ice Cream was a full block long!
The restaurants and retail shops looked busy, too.