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About the Bay Head, Spring Lake and Brick, New Jersey Area If you are considering places to live at the Jersey Shore you owe it to yourself to check out Bay Head, Brielle, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Manasquan, Wall, Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant Boro, Brick, Mantoloking and the surrounding towns in Monmouth and Ocean Counties ,which we service. LOCAL INFORMATION FOR "REAL ESTATE AT THE JERSEY SHORE"  |  | | Jersey Shore--Heading for the Inlet | |
We specialize in the communities from Spring Lake in southern Monmouth County to Mantoloking in northern Ocean County from the Atlantic Ocean to the Garden State Parkway (see map). We are located about 65 miles south of New York City, 65 miles east of Philadelphia and less than one hour north of Atlantic City. We will begin our tour on the north in Spring Lake and proceed south to Mantoloking. We have provided links to relevant and informative websites for all the communities from Spring Lake to Mantoloking. Be sure to visit our other LOCAL INFO pages:
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We personally guarantee you will learn something new and interesting about the Jersey Shore; whether you were born and raised at the shore or if you have just decided to buy a new home here!
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Monmouth County
was rated "Third Best Place" to live in the United States by Money
Magazine.
Monmouth County has over 27 miles of beaches for sunbathing,
fishing, surfing, or simply taking a romantic walk on the sand or boardwalk.
Open space and recreational opportunities abound with over 12,100 acres of
county parks and an additional 15,000 plus acres of state parklands.
Monmouth
County-- Official Tourism site
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Susan Spano of
the New York Times writes, "The village of Spring Lake has been developed to a
large extent by Irish-Americans as a resort of elegance in the 1870's, and
remains one of the loveliest enclaves on the Jersey Shore."
Much has
been written about the beautiful borough of Spring Lake. An unhurried
atmosphere of gracious living abounds in this picturesque oceanfront vacation
spot. Spring Lake has become known as a Victorian resort community with its
grand waterfront hotels and homes, several of which serve as romantic "Bed and
Breakfasts".
Mary Higgins Clark, the author, has chosen Spring Lake as
her home as well as the inspiration for "A Street Where You Live". In fact, she
chose our firm, Childers Sotheby's International Realty, to buy her home
here!
In fact, many famous public figures make our section of "The
Jersey Shore" home.
Spring Lake is a popular, tranquil destination with
over two miles along the Atlantic Ocean coastline and the longest
non-commercial boardwalk in New Jersey. Beyond the sand dunes and boardwalk are
wide, quiet streets with elegant homes with meticulously landscaped gardens
dating back to Victorian times. The town's "Main Street" is Third Avenue with
over sixty unique shops, boutiques, and gourmet restaurants. The beach and
boardwalk are oriented toward couples and families.
One of the lovely and romantic
Bed and Breakfasts would make a wonderful place to stay while we search for
your perfect home.
Our personal favorites in
Spring Lake are:
We recommend that you read a
few great articles published in the Asbury Park Press. They are very
informative and full of local color.
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Spring Lake
Heights is located just west of Spring Lake and was established as a working
class community with diverse housing types.
The service oriented
commercial area is located along Route 71 and serves the needs of the
predominantly year-round residents. The "Heights" is home to The Spring Lake
Golf Club, Fairway Mews Golf Community and several great restaurants.
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The borough of
Sea Girt was developed as an exclusive resort in the late 1800's with many
impressive oceanfront estates.
Today Sea Girt is a quiet, year round
elegant community with a 1 ½ mile boardwalk and a "small town" local
commercial area.
Many sports figures,entertainers and professionals
have found this exclusively elegant resort community an ideal haven to call
their home.
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Wall (Wall
Township) is located inland from the beach and encompasses nearly 31 square
miles of suburban and rural countryside. Most of the new construction in this
region of southern Monmouth County of the past decade has occured here. Wall
(Wall Township) has a variety of housing types, single family, condos, four
season adult homes and riverfront homes.
The Route 34 and 35 corridors
contain much of Walls commercial retail establishments and office space. The
uninitiated might not realize this fact, because Wall has no post office.
Public and private open space abounds.
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The borough of
Brielle is the southernmost municipality in Monmouth County and borders the
Manasquan River. There are several distinct sections of Brielle; the portion
along the Route 71 commercial corridor, the Manasquan Riverfront and Riverview
Drive / Manasquan River Golf Club area.
There is a fine selection of
year round single family homes as well as some unique condo and townhouse
opportunities.
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The borough of
Manasquan is located on the Atlantic Ocean and the Manasquan River and Inlet
from the Atlantic make up part of the towns southern border.
Manasquan's beach and unusual paved "boardwalk" on the sand are popular
attractions for residents and visitors. Surfing is permitted on a section of
the beach near the Inlet and is quite a popular spot.
The downtown has
been enhanced with historically inspired lamps and brick pavers and provides a
year round shopping experience.
The New Jersey Transit train station in
Manasquan provides convenient transportation to Newark and New York and the
southern most station in Bay Head.
Manasquan NJ --Official
Town website
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Ocean County is
the second largest county in the State and one of four New Jersey counties
which border the Atlantic Ocean.
Development in
Ocean County has traditionally occurred along the coastal beaches and in the
Garden State Parkway and Route 9 corridors.
With the growing
year round population, Ocean County 's economic base has become increasingly
diverse,with a variety of industries now supplementing traditional tourist
related business. In fact, over the past 10 years, Oceean County has had one of
the fastest increases in new jobs in the State.
Despite the
growth in population and employment, Ocean County maintains a vast amount of
protected open space which will ensure a balanced land use in the future. Much
of the area west of the Garden State Parkway contains large tracts of State
Parks, Forests and Wildlife Management Areas. In addition, approximately
20,000. acres east of the Parkway are protected under the Edwin B. Forsythe
National Wildlife Refuge.
As always, the
coast beaches of Ocean County are foremost among the County's attractions and
continue to draw thousands of seasonal visitors to the area each year.
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Point Pleasant
Beach means many things to different people: A family oriented boardwalk full
of rides, wheel games, food, colorful lights and views of bathers enjoying the
Atlantic seashore.
The Point
Pleasant Beach Boardwalk is over one mile long with arcades,amusements,
entertainment, food stands, a beach train and many wonderful park benches to
enjoy the beauty and splendor of the Atlantic Ocean and Manasquan River inlet.
A number of hotels,motels and bed and breakfasts provide accomodations for the
many seasonal visitors.
The Manasquan
Inlet to the deep water fishing port provides for both recreational and
commercial fishing . Fresh fish daily at the Fishermans Cooperative and any one
of the many fine restaurants specializing in seafood, lobster, crab, and local
fish in season.
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Point Pleasant
Borough is bordered by the Manasquan River on the north; the Metedeconk River,
Barnegat Bay and Point Point Pleasant Beach and Bay Head on the east and makes
up a large part of the "Greater Point Pleasant Area".
Take a look at a
few great articles published in the Asbury Park Press. They are interesting and
informative.
Or you can read the following
New York Times article:
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Bay Head is
special in oh so many ways. It is often referred to as the "Crown Jewel" of the
beachfront communities which stretch along the barrier island known as Barnegat
Beach Island.
The Atlantic
Ocean at our front door and the Barnegat Bay and Twilight Lake at the back
door....The Best of both water worlds less than 400 feet apart! Sun bathing,
kayaking, surfing, sailing, riding a bike, flying a kite or just sitting and
watching the world go by in this quiet retreat. Bay Head has been well loved
since the late 1800's by people who enjoy the Good Life!
What a unique
place to live!
A "Quaint
Country Village by The Sea" with Victorian architecture, stately shingled
homes, about 1.4 miles of pristine beachfront, beautiful churches, and forty
specialty shops with unique goods and services. You will find cute cafes,
wonderful baked goods, great deli's and culinary delights of every form and
fashion.
Bay Head Yacht Club, a private
club founded in 1888 is one of the oldest yacht clubs in America and a focal
point of the Barnegat Bay.
Many homes are sold by word
of mouth before they ever hit the market due to the consistent demand and small
supply of fine homes!
Read this entire
article:
"When 14 reporters, six
photographers and four editors spent the better part of Thursday, June 6, in
Bay Head and Mantoloking, ........ shooting various scenes and people, then
combined them with some stills for our first presentation. It's a start." It
includes a short video essay.
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Mantoloking is
just south of Bay Head and is known for its quiet elegance, slow pace and
high-priced residential homes. Known for its "peace and quiet", this jewel of
the barrier island has no shortage of buyers willing to pay well over
$5,000,000 for their oceanfront place in the sun.
Interested in a
little history? Why not buy a copy of Mantoloking Through the Lense by
Mantoloking author Anne Lewis Benedict and read it on the beach.
Or read this
entire article:
"When 14 reporters, six
photographers and four editors spent the better part of Thursday, June 6, in
Bay Head and Mantoloking, ........ shooting various scenes and people, then
combined them with some stills for our first presentation. It's a start." It
includes a short video essay.
The Mantoloking Yacht Club was
founded 1897 and has produced 10 yacht-racing Olympians.
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Brick (Brick
Township) is located west of Point Pleasant Borough and has many shopping
centers, movies, franchise food shops, gourmet restaurants as well as Home
Depot, Lowes, Walmart, Target, and Kmart in addition to every type of service
or business you might need.
There are many
type of housing opportunities available in Brick. Single family, condos,
townhouses, waterfront homes as well as several adult communities. The majority
of the residents on the inland portion of Brick are year round
residents.
Brick also
includes a portion of the Barnegat Beach Barrier Island just south of
Mantoloking to Normandy Beach. Curtis Point, South Mantoloking Beach, Dutchmans
Point as well as a number of other fine Bay, lagoon and Oceanfront communities
are actually part of Brick.
The Asbury Park
Press has published several great articles on Brick which will give you a local
perspective of the community. The series is very informative and full of local
color.
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Island Beach
State Park is the Southernmost section of the Barnegat Beach Barrier Island.
This park is over 5 miles long and has wide beaches, natural sand dunes and
pristine beauty.
With more than
3,000 acres of preserved barrier island ecosystems and 10 miles of pure white
sand beach, Island Beach State Park lures thousands of visitors and families
each year.
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