Allenhurst is under half a square mile of preserved Victorian and Queen Anne resort stock, with the Atlantic on one side and Deal Lake on the other. Exterior work can pick up historic-preservation review, and several structures sit below current base flood elevations.
Housing stock
A planned resort, still standing a century later
Allenhurst was laid out in 1895 from the Allen farm as an exclusive summer residential community, and most of the larger homes and former hotel bungalows from that golden-era development remain. The borough preserves Victorian, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival and Craftsman stock under local historic-preservation oversight — which means exterior work can involve more review than a standard suburb.
Source: Monmouth County Clerk — Allenhurst municipal records; Wikipedia — Allenhurst
Drainage & flood
Atlantic on one side, Deal Lake on the other
The borough is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Deal Lake to the west, sitting in the string of wealthy shore communities between Long Branch and Asbury Park. Monmouth County’s hazard mitigation plan notes several residential structures here sit with main-floor elevations below current base flood elevations, with sea-level rise expected to increase surge frequency.
Source: Monmouth County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan — Allenhurst appendix
Neighbourhoods
A stop on the North Jersey Coast Line
Allenhurst is compact — under half a square mile — with a NJ Transit station on the North Jersey Coast Line providing direct rail to New York. The practical split for a homeowner is between the Deal Lake side and the ocean blocks; drainage exposure and housing age differ between them.
Source: Monmouth County Clerk — Allenhurst municipal records; Wikipedia — Allenhurst
