A Jersey Shore house ravaged by Hurricane Sandy is reborn with nautical flair and shipshape élan, thanks to hometown boy Joe Lucas.
JOE LUCAS: It’s actually brand-new—an updated version of the 1926 Shingle Style home that was here when the current owner bought the property in 2009. It’s down at the shore where I grew up, in Mantoloking, New Jersey, a family-oriented, multi-generational town where you ride your bike to the beach. My parents still live two houses over. As a kid, I played with the former owners’ grandchildren, who visited every summer from Chicago. I remember scarfing down chocolate cake in their pink Formica kitchen.
CAITLIN KELLY: What prompted the teardown?
At first, the client planned to partially renovate the original house. But then Hurricane Sandy hit. This town was flattened by the storm—many homes were completely washed away. We had to start over and re-create the house in a new and modern way. It is now situated higher up to avoid flooding, allowing for an eight-foot basement. The siting was reoriented so that several rooms now have a view of the bay. The rooms are slightlylarger, and we added spaces that are useful today, such as a media room and a mudroom for dropping off flip-flops, beach towels, and sailing gear.
Did anything make it through the storm?
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