Avalon and Stone Harbor Weekly Update June 4, 2026

The blue ocean water of the Mid-Atlantic Bight has been even more blue in recent weeks.  See below for more!  Photo from NASA Earth Observatory, May 3, 2026.

AVALON announced the closure of beach paths at 11^th to 13^th Streets for safety reasons due to beach erosion caused by strong northeasterly winds over the Memorial Day Weekend.  The paths may have to remain closed until a much-anticipated hydraulic beach fill takes place.  Bids for the hydraulic beach fill were opened by the borough last week, and the low bid is currently undergoing a full legal review.  Emergency funding for the hydraulic beach replenishment has been earmarked by the federal government, with no local funding contribution required.  No start date has been announced, but it is hoped that the beach fill will take place during the summer.

MARKET STATS: 14 properties sold in Avalon last month (May 2026), and 4 sold in Stone Harbor.   An additional 40 properties are under contract across both towns.  For a detailed look at the market, see the latest Long & Foster Market Minute report:

OUR BLUE WATER IS…EVEN MORE BLUE!  The waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight—the zone that stretches from Long Island, NY to Virginia—have recently turned even more blue than usual, according to NASA.  Satellite images recorded by NASA began detecting the change in April, with the most visible changes appearing in shallow coastal zones where Raritan Bay, Delaware Bay, and Chesapeake Bay merge with the Atlantic Ocean.  According to NASA, “some of the color visible in the images may be due to outflows from coastal rivers and sediment churned up by spring storms, and there are likely phytoplankton blooms happening.”  Spring runoff, increased sunlight, and shifting winds that bring upwellings of cooler, nutrient rich water to the surface all contribute.  Phytoplankton themselves eventually consume the nutrients, leading to the eventual decline of the bloom.  Some local boaters and fishermen have reported the ocean waters being exceptionally blue in the past month.

REMINDERS FOR BOATERS:  The New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau reminds all boaters of New Jersey’s “Slow Speed/No Wake” rules.  Slow speeds are required when within 200 feet of marinas, piers, and docks, in lagoons and canals, and near work barges, platforms, or floats.  Boaters are responsible for injury or damage caused by their own wake.  The US Coast Guard also cautions that heavy ice formations that occurred this past winter damaged some channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway.  Markers have been replaced, but damaged portions may remain below the surface, so boaters should always pass buoys on the correct side, and give them a wide berth.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

New Listings:

620 Avalon Boulevard, Avalon Manor, $1,495,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 261493

189 11th Street, Avalon, $2,995,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 261472

199 11th St, Avalon, $5,195,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 261471

8814 Second Avenue, Stone Harbor, $6,695,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 261469

6088 Ocean Drive, Avalon, $13,700,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 261442

339 104th Street, Stone Harbor, $14,950,000, ACTIVE MLS#: 261440

Under Contract:

10803 Third Avenue, 6, Stone Harbor, $1,799,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 260818

54 W 19th Street, Avalon, $3,250,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 261448

166 99th Street, Stone Harbor, $5,549,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 252103

46 W 31st Street, Avalon, $6,195,000, UNDER CONTRACT MLS#: 261156

Properties Sold:

280 79th Street, 1, Avalon, $918,000, SOLD MLS#: 252415

360 39th Street, East, Avalon, $1,900,000, SOLD MLS#: 260607

181 7th Street, Avalon, $2,800,000, SOLD MLS#: 260325

283 6th Street, Avalon, $3,140,000, SOLD MLS#: 250164

174 17th Street, Avalon, $4,995,000, SOLD MLS#: 260648

4640 Ocean Drive, Avalon, $12,500,000, SOLD MLS#: 251944