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The adult communities
of Silver Ridge Park and Holiday City are located in Berkeley
Township, Ocean County, just off Exit 82 of the Garden State
Parkway, approximately 45 miles north of Atlantic City and 100
miles south of New York City.
NJ Monthly Magazine recently
rated Berkeley Township the 47th best suburb in which to live in
the state. Ratings were based on cost of living, quality of
education, economic health, crime rate, as well as the amount of
cultural and leisure activities. The township enjoys one of the
lowest tax rates in the area, at $3.117 per $100 of assessed
value, and includes weekly garbage collection and snow removal
on streets. Yearly sewer charges are $320, billed $80 per
quarter.
Community Medical Center, an
affiliate of Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Health South
Rehabilitation Hospital, along with numerous physicians,
diagnostic testing centers and laboratories are within one mile,
providing state of the art medical services.
Ocean beaches are about 10
miles away. Boat docking facilities, rental boats for fishing
and crabbing in local waters and other recreational water sports
are all available nearby. The area also has many public and
private golf courses.
Ocean County Mall is within
a ten minute drive, and an abundance of major discount, grocery
and specialty stores in the area make shopping convenient. Each
homeowners association provides bus transportation to local
shopping areas. In addition, Ocean County provides several types
of bus service to area seniors.
The communities are deed
restricted; residents must adhere to the rules and regulations
of their homeowners association and one resident must be at
least 55 years of age, with all permanent residents over 18
years of age. Your home and land are owned outright, which is
known as fee simple ownership.
All homes are served by municipal sewers and public water, with
underground utilities, paved streets, curbs, storm sewers,
street lighting and individual driveways.
Silver Ridge Park
The adult communities of Silver Ridge Park consist of four
separate areas, each with its own homeowners association and
amenities. These are:
Silver Ridge Park (East)
Silver Ridge Park West
Silver Ridge Park - Westerly Extension
Silver Ridge Park North
Each community has a
clubhouse with numerous activities available, and each provides
bus transportation to local shopping areas. Dues range from $7
to $13 per month. The two newest areas, Westerly Extension and
North, have in ground pools.
All homes are single-story
detached on a crawl space, each with attached garage, and
situated on 60' x 100' lots. Floor plans vary considerably. In
addition to living room, dining room, eat-in-kitchen, attached
garage, one or two bedrooms and one or two bathrooms, homes may
also include family rooms/dens, open or closed porches, sun
rooms, patios and decks. Prices range from approximately $140,000
to $300,000, depending on size, age, condition and features.
The builder of the Silver
Ridge Park communities has earned a reputation for providing a
neighborhood of quality homes with many customized features in a
park-like setting, making this a desirable location for young,
active seniors to enjoy their retirement.
The Silver Ridge communities
differ from most other retirement communities in that each
homeowner is responsible for maintenance of his own home and
grounds. There are many local landscapers available for those
who prefer not to do the work themselves, and they are usually
available for walkway and driveway snow removal as well. Many
prefer a home with stone landscaping to avoid the need for lawn
maintenance.
Holiday City
Holiday City consists of five separate communities, each with
its own homeowners association and amenities:
Holiday City Berkeley*
Holiday City Carefree
Holiday City West
Holiday City South
Holiday Heights
Fees range from $10 to $18
per month and include the following: full use of all Clubhouse
facilities and pool, grass cutting (approximately every 10 days
during cutting season), snow removal from driveways, and bus
service to local shopping areas. * Please note: Holiday
City Berkeley does not provide snow removal.
Homes are detached, ranch
style built on minimum 50' x 100' lots, with some lots being
larger to accommodate larger models. Prices range from
approximately $140,000 to over $350,000, depending on the model,
its age, features and condition. Built by Hovnanian Industries,
which has over thirty years experience in adult community
housing, the Holiday City communities offer a wide selection of
floor plans and options designed to meet the needs of today's
active seniors.
Holiday City—Berkeley (3236
Units)
Website:
www.holidaycityofberkeley.com
Holiday City Carefree (1616
Units)
Website:
www.holidaycitycarefree.com
Holiday City South (2359
Units)
Holiday City West (1812
Units)
Holiday Heights (1412 Units)
Website:
www.holidayheights.com
(Total 10,425 units)
Silver Ridge Park East (
605 Units)
Website:
www.silverridgeparkeast.com
Silver Ridge Park North (
779 Units)
Silver Ridge Park West
(1147 Units)
Silver Ridge Park Westerly
(659 Units)
(Total 3190 Units)
Points of Interest -
Ocean County
TOMS RIVER AREA
Offers golfing, tennis, beaches, shopping malls, country clubs
and The Ocean County Artists Guild. Recreational activities on
the famous Toms River include: canoeing, sail boating, pleasure
boating, jet skiing, para-sailing, water skiing, swimming,
fishing, crabbing, sailboat racing, boat shows, marinas, yacht
clubs, restaurants, parks and sightseeing on the River Lady
Cruise Boat, an 85-foot authentic reproduction of a paddle wheel
river boat.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS-PARK AREA
The three mile long beachfront of Seaside Heights and Seaside
Park contains the mile long boardwalk featuring games of chance,
arcades, amusement rides, restaurants and shops and many ocean
and bay front water oriented activities.
A mile south is Island Beach State Park, with bathing and surf
fishing in a natural, untouched seashore setting of sand dunes,
shore vegetation and a shore bird sanctuary.
NAVAIR LAKEHURST
Located on more than 7,400 acres (11.5 sq. mi.) on Route 70,
NAVAIR Lakehurst is the largest naval aviation facility east of
the Mississippi. It is an aeronautical engineering research,
development, test and evaluation command. It has the distinction
of being the first transatlantic international airport in the
U.S. On May 6, 1937, the German built dirigible Hindenburg was
destroyed by fire during landing at Lakehurst. There are
numerous sites of interest including six large historic hangers
and a variety of military equipment. Tours are conducted every
Wednesday with luncheon available. Arrangements must be made in
advance.
SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE
Situated on 1100 wooded and landscaped acres, Great Adventure is
the largest entertainment complex in the Northeast. It features
a themed amusement park with over 100 major rides, shows and
attractions and a 450 acre drive-thru Safari - the world's
largest outside Africa - with 2,000 wild and exotic animals.
POINT PLEASANT AREA
Offers recreational and commercial deep sea fishing, seafood
restaurants on the inland waterway and Manasquan Inlet. The mile
long beach has clean white sand beaches and a boardwalk with
games of chance, arcades, amusement rides, restaurants and
shops.
OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE
Established in 1964, Ocean County College is located in the
demographic center of Ocean County and has the distinction of
being the first two year community college in New Jersey.
Situated on 275 acres, OCC offers three associate degree
programs enrolling approximately 5,500 full and part-time
students in both transfer and career curricula. OCC has a
beautiful campus featuring several points of interest open to
the public including a two mile long nature trail, Fine Arts
Theatre with a variety of year round cultural offerings, a
Planetarium and an Arboretum which contains every tree and shrub
indigenous to the State of New Jersey.
GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE
The former George Gould estate, listed in the National Historic
Registry is located on a 170 acre site. The original landscaping
of the classic gardens features the Fountain of Apollo by John
Massey Rhind and the original Mansion house, built in 1898 in
the English Georgian style with a French Chateau roof, was
designed by Bruce Price. The "Casino" the Gould family
recreation center, currently the student union building, houses
the original bowling alley and swimming pool, was initially used
by the Goulds as an indoor polo court. The site is open
annually in the fall during the Antiques Show and Sale.
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