The Seashore, Luxury $1.9M Townhomes, Now Selling In Long Branch

LONG BRANCH, NJ — The Seashore luxury townhomes in Long Branch are now completed and for sale.

Located at 345 Second Avenue — two blocks from the beach and Pier Village — The Seashore is a complex of 14 three-bedroom townhomes. Each home is three stories and just over 3,000 square feet. Each unit has a ground-floor patio, two balconies on the second floor, a balcony on the third floor and has an 800-square-foot rooftop deck.

All homes have an elevator, which goes to all three floors. Each home has 3.5 baths, a designer kitchen and laundry room. The Seashore has a residents-only outdoor pool, which is heated.

Pricing for townhomes at The Seashore starts at $1.9 million, and the first units are expected to be occupied by mid-July, said Todd Katz.

Todd Katz and Chris Katz are co-founders of The Katz Team at Douglas Elliman Realty, which is doing exclusive marketing and sales for The Seashore.

Long Branch is evolving into a second-home or retirement location for wealthy retirees from New York City, the Philadelphia suburbs and elsewhere.

The city is undergoing a residential building boom: Last week was the ribbon cutting for BeachWalk, a new development of nine luxury townhouses on Franklin Avenue, just blocks from the beach. And Patch reported in January the Kushner family plans to build a new eight-story luxury condo building across the street from the Wave resort, at the corner of Morris and Ocean avenues.

Let's not forget to mention The Atlantic Club, 132 luxury condos for sale in a magnificent building at 390 Ocean Avenue, ranging from one- to five bedrooms. Prices start at $1.12 million and climb to more than $5.95 million for the two penthouses. All condos have stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean.

Long Branch may be returning to its roots as a summerside retreat for the upper class, as Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Woodrow Wilson, and the Guggenheim family all owned summer homes here in the past. Only 55 miles from New York City and 80 miles from Philadelphia, Long Branch is the final stop on NJ Transit, and the city is also home to the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University.

The Seashore was built on the former site of Long Branch’s famous Seashore Day Camp, owned by the Villapiano family, and that's where the development got its name. Coincidentally, Todd Katz attended Seashore Day Camp as a child and has a deep personal connection to the site.

“From its prime location to its elevated design, this exciting new residential development brings a truly contemporary sense of sophistication to the heart of Long Branch,” he said. “We are thrilled to be part of a project that is sure to attract the most discerning residents, whether for a vacation home or year-round residence."

"The Seashore perfectly combines the laid-back feel of a classic beach community with the high-end sophistication of a contemporary high-rise development,” said Chris Katz. “It’s truly a fresh approach to luxury living down the shore.”

The Seashore was built by builder Bathhaus LLC, with architecture by James Monteforte Architectural.

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