{"id":15872,"date":"2024-03-24T01:32:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T05:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=15872"},"modified":"2024-03-25T02:38:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T06:38:55","slug":"milestone-20th-motel-demolished-in-seaside-heights-hovnanian-project-to-get-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2024\/03\/milestone-20th-motel-demolished-in-seaside-heights-hovnanian-project-to-get-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestone: 20th Motel Demolished in Seaside Heights, Hovnanian Project to Get Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The demolition of the former Offshore Motel, March 2024. (Photo: Mike Loundy)<\/p><\/div>\n

Seaside Heights, for years derided for its aging motels that were once associated with crime and nefarious behavior, is in the midst of a historic renaissance. Boardwalk businesses are increasingly mixed between the classic and the luxurious, and the borough will soon play host for one of the nation\u2019s premier developers to replace the twentieth such motel to be eliminated in favor of modern residential and mixed-use buildings, all featuring modern coastal architecture.<\/p>\n

The latest motel to be demolished is the Offshore Motel, a long-troubled property located at 108 Boulevard near Dupont Avenue, that was first subject to having its license to operate revoked<\/a> in 2021 following the murder of a woman by an acquaintance who has since been sentenced to 35 years in state prison<\/a>. The motel had also been in the news after a man was hospitalized after jumping from a window<\/a> there, and had drawn countless nuisance complaints over the years.<\/p>\n

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A 24-unit townhome community proposed in Seaside Heights by builder K. Hovnanian. View from Lincoln Avenue. (Courtesy: Mike Loundy)<\/p><\/div>\n