A 24-unit townhome community proposed in Seaside Heights by builder K. Hovnanian. View from the corner of Lincoln Avenue and the Boulevard. (Courtesy: Mike Loundy)
Construction of “The Views at Seaside,” one of the most significant investments by a major development firm in Seaside Heights history, was poised to begin after overcoming some initial site issues at the property where it is slated to be constructed.
The prominent developer K. Hovnanian is investing $16.4 million into the project, which will replace the former Offshore Motel, at the Boulevard between Dupont and Lincoln avenues, with a 24-unit townhome community. The borough council on Wednesday voted unanimously to amend the project schedule for the Hovnanian development, which will now see the first building constructed before the end of 2026. Borough approval is required for facets of the project such as timelines since the property is a legally-designated redevelopment area.
“They’ve had a little bit of a struggle the last year getting the project moving because there was asbestos” at the site, which includes several properties surrounding the former motel said Borough Administrator Christopher Vaz. “They’re the contract-purchaser, and they stepped up to get the work done.”
The parcel was primarily the home of the Offshore Motel, a troubled property that was demolished after surrendering its license to operate after the land was declared an area in need of redevelopment. The townhome community will be constructed on a total of four legal lots, one of which was the motel. The site cannot be cleared until asbestos in its former buildings is remediated.
Offshore Motel, Seaside Heights, N.J., Sept. 2023. (Photo: Shorebeat)
The demolition of the former Offshore Motel, March 2024. (Photo: Mike Loundy)
“They’re anticipating having that [asbestos] work done by the end of next week and are planning to close as quickly as possible after that is done,” said Vaz. “They anticipate delivering the first building at the site by November of 2026, if not sooner than that.”
“The townhomes will be situated in three buildings,” said Scott Turner, the project’s engineer, at the planning board hearing when the project was approved. “We have a ten unit building along Lincoln Avenue, we have a seven-unit building in the center of the property, and the third building is along Dupont Avenue and will also be a seven-unit building.”
A 24-unit townhome community proposed in Seaside Heights by builder K. Hovnanian. View from Lincoln Avenue. (Courtesy: Mike Loundy)
A 24-unit townhome community proposed in Seaside Heights by builder K. Hovnanian. View from the Boulevard. (Courtesy: Mike Loundy)
In total, the townhomes will be offered as fee-simply residential units, governed by a small homeowners’ association that will maintain the outdoor areas. Each unit will have its own deeded block and lot, with one additional lot saved for access driveways and decorative landscaping as well as three guest spaces, Turner said. The developer will create two new driveways along the Boulevard to allow entrance and egress from the property, with the driveways 24-feet wide and made of porous paving.
Aesthetically, Hovnanian will be adding flora to the site and rebuilding curbs and drive aisles that are reflective of the borough’s redevelopment plans as well as the county’s design of the Boulevard business district’s sidewalks. There will be concrete curb and sidewalks installed along the side streets and granite-block curbing along the Boulevard, Turner said. Altogether, Hovnanian will plant 48 trees, 130 shrubs and a buffer between the complex and its residential neighbors.
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