Brick Marina Proposes Slew of Upgrades, New Facilities

Pier 281 Marina, Brick, N.J. (Pier 281 Marina/ Facebook)

A Brick Township marina will go before the planning board later this month to propose upgrades and new facilities on its more-than-3 acre property, including rack storage for boats.

The property at 281 Princeton Avenue, known as Pier 281 Marina, will be the subject of a hearing before the board Aug. 13. The applicant on the property’s behalf, Dolan Contractors Inc., is proposing to pave a portion of the existing gravel lot at the site, construct a new garage building and boat rack, and construct related improvements such as new striping for the parking lot, an above-ground fuel tank, landscaping, and a new lighting design.

Pier 281, in recent years, has grown into one of Brick’s most well-known marinas. The highly-visible “Jersey Shore Pirates” attraction, with its unmistakable “pirate ship” on the Metedeconk River, is based there, and a portion of the marina has previously housed a premium seafood restaurant as well as boat and engine sales.

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According to planning documents, the existing garage building on the property will be demolished under the plan.

Pier 281 Marina, Brick, N.J. (Pier 281 Marina/ Facebook)

The application must be heard by the planning board due to several variances the project requires – a relatively common issue for marinas since their properties are spread between various historical zones and often found in oddly-shaped locations along the shoreline. For the Pier 281 property, the applicant is requesting 30-foot high boat storage racks, where the township’s ordinance only allows for 24-foot racks. There are also variances required for side setbacks (4-feet requested where 10-feet are normally required) and a 26-foot tall garage where 24-foot tall garages are normally required.

There are a number of minor variances requested, mainly for existing setbacks and additional regulations where there is more than one building on a property. The applicant has also requested 9-foot and 9.5-foot parking stalls where 10-foot stalls are required.

The case will be heard Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 at 7 p.m at the township municipal complex.