Superstorm Sandy-surviving NJ beach house hits the market for $1.8M

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This Jersey Shore location was built to past — and now, it tin beryllium yours!

The 7,405 square-foot formation location nan likelihood successful 2012, erstwhile Superstorm Sandy destroyed much than 60 homes astir it.

Nicknamed nan “Mantoloking Miracle,” nan Barnegat Lane location was nan past edifice opinionated aft Sandy washed distant aliases leveled each different location wrong a 200-foot radius.

The Mantoloking Miracle was 1 of nan only formation houses successful nan mini New Jersey town. AP

Even nan actual roadworthy starring to nan location was swept distant successful nan floodwaters.

The location listed precocious past period for $1.8 million, and comes pinch 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a 2-car garage, a chimney, cardinal air, and “unobstructed” water views.

One of these houses is nan revamped Mantoloking Miracle. Architectural Media Services

“Steps to nan water and steps to nan bay,” nan listing reads.

The home’s creation was captious to its endurance.

It was built atop 34 treated conifer pylons, driven 20 feet into nan sand. The first level is 8 feet supra formation level.

The location was hardly damaged by Sandy, but looks overmuch different today. AP Photo/Julio Cortez; Architectural Media Services

The walls of nan crushed level were besides designed to illness erstwhile pounded by water waves, sparing nan remainder of nan building supra it.

The mega-storm caused astatine slightest 182 deaths successful nan U.S., pinch 48 fatalities successful New York and 43 successful New Jersey. 

The location listed precocious past period for $1.8 million. Architectural Media Services
The location was built successful 1983 by coach and skilled builder Ed Wright. Architectural Media Services

The location was built connected a crippled of onshore coach and skilled builder Ed Wright purchased backmost successful 1981 for $54,000.

Wright challenged nan town’s building codes to complete Mantoloking’s first elevated, pile-supported location successful 1983.

Wright was 75 erstwhile he died successful 2018.

The large wind knocked retired powerfulness to millions of homes, and caused $65 cardinal successful damage.