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Channel Pointe in West Fenwick Island

Will this marshland area eventually sink like New Orleans?

Is it possible? Who knows? But New Orleans was above level when it was originally built – on what was once marshland. Not many people know that. However, in 1895 only 5% of the city had sunk to below sea level / by 1935 it was about 35%. Today, half of New Orleans is below sea level.

Channel Pointe Development in West Fenwick
The Channel Pointe development in West Fenwick is surrounded by marshland.

How does something like that happen? Soil in a marshy area contains a large amount of ground water. When the surface gets compacted by buildings, and covered with roofs, roads, driveways and parking areas, that groundwater begins to dry out – leaving voids (myriad small “holes”). When those voids get compressed from above the ground subsides (sinks) to fill in those spaces.

It will be interesting to see this area of land being developed and marketed. The website for this project is at Live Channel Pointe (.com). More information: “Carl M. Freeman Companies and Schell Brothers Announce Partnership at Channel Pointe.”

These two companies will, undoubtedly, bring a first-class experience to the area just west of Fenwick Island. They have a reputation for quality and are certain to not disappoint.

But will Channel Point eventually be known as Little New Orleans. Probably not – but who really knows?

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West Fenwick Real Estate Communities

Living here: communities and developments in West Fenwick and the Fenwick Island area.

This list contains “some” of the West Fenwick real estate established communities and new developments mostly along the Route 54 corridor. West Fenwick Island, with its wonderful location has become a very popular place in which to live over the last two decades. This following is a representative sample of local real estate* communities but is not a comprehensive list.

  • Ashley Manor – newer established community four miles from the beach just west on Route 20 from Route 54.
  • Bayview Landing – newer established community with individual homes and townhomes only two miles from the beach.
  • Bayside (Live Bayside) – huge community that has been under development for many years.
  • Bayville Shores –
  • Cape Windsor – older, established “canal” homes community close to the beach.
  • Channel Pointe – Discover luxury living at Channel Pointe, Fenwick Island’s most exclusive new-home community.
  • Keenwick Sound – Large, established community of single-family canal homes on the south side of Rt. 54 about two miles inland.
  • Mallard Lakes – older, established and meticulously maintained community with each townhome backing to a lake.
  • Seashore Villas – located three miles from the beach behind the Royal farms on Route 54.
  • Shady Park – older, well-maintained trailer park next to The Grove
  • Swann Cove
  • Swann Keys – canal front trailer and modular home community behind Shady Park.
  • The Overlook – beautiful new homes and community behind Mallard Lakes.
  • The Refuge at Dirickson Creek
  • The Grove at Fenwick Island
  • Teaberry Woods – Attractive older community of single family homes nestled among the trees on the south side of 54 about 2 1/2 miles from the beach.
  • Treasure Beach RV Park & Campground – a long-established and very large three-season resort community for RVs and camping.
Fenwick Real Estate Bayview Landing Community
Community/Development of Bayview Landing which, of course had neither a bay view nor is it a landing. 🙂

Disclaimer

  • WestFenwick.com is NOT a real estate website. We offer nothing for sale that is real estate related. Should you have questions regarding homes, rentals, buying, selling or investing in real property you should contact a licensed real estate agent or broker or visit a local real estate office. Some of the local developments have offices onsite with realtors or licensed company representatives who can assist you.

Social Media for West Fenwick Real Estate

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Mallard Lakes Townhome Community

One of the best kept secrets in the Fenwick Island area.

Mallard Lakes Community Entrance Sign

Mallard Lakes is an older community made up of two story townhomes surrounding several lakes. Each home has a screened porch that backs up to one of the lakes. While the community had been around for several years it is maintained in exquisite condition.

The homes in Mallard Lakes are two-story 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath townhomes. The first floors have a living room and dining area, well-equipped kitchen and half bath, as well as the Florida room with a view of a lake. The second floor has two bedrooms and full bath.

Mallard Lakes Community Homes and Laks

A restaurant, bakery and pizza shop are within walking distance of the community. By car, Mallard Lakes is only minutes to restaurants, shops, beaches and amusements of Fenwick Island, Delaware and Ocean City, Maryland!

Contact: Mallard Lakes

Phone: 302-436-6434
11 Mockingbird Land
Selbyville, DE 19975

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The Overlook Homes & Community

A West Fenwick Boutique Resort Community

This new community, The Overlook, is just west of Fenwick Island on the north side of Route 54. It is located in Sussex County, Delaware and is in the Indian River School District. With NV Homes doing the building and sales, this development has become quite popular with its bayside/waterfront amenities and beautiful houses. Is is now “old enough,” however, that occasional resales are taking place.

However, Sadly…

Sadly, the “ghost” of this fox looks down on where his home used to be – before the bulldozers decimated his home while clearing land for The Overlook. Yes, this exact fox – was photographed just about where that first house is located – while this photographer stood where “The Overlook” sign is located. (A 300mm telephoto lens was used to capture the photo.)
This fox was part of a large community of foxes with many burrows, or dens, throughout this (what used to be) farmland. The underground dens provided cooling in the summer and a warm place in winter and were a good place for the vixens (female fox) to raise their young, like the little dude in the photo above. Sadly, the bulldozers made quick work of crushing the dens and exterminating the fox families.

There are great choices for dining right along Route 54 and, of course, in Fenwick Island.

Contact: NV Homes at The Overlook

302-988-2185
30068 Sanctuary Drive, Selbyville, DE 19975
Website: https://www.nvhomes.com/neighborhoods/de/sussex/west-fenwick-island/overlook

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Bayville Shores

A family oriented resort and residential community

Bayville Shores Entrance Sign

Bayville Shores is a quiet community of town homes in southeast with each home having either lake or bay/river views.

A quote from ResortQuest Real Estate, a local sales/rental company has: “These resort homes offer scenic lake or bay views from spacious three or four bedroom luxury townhomes that features 1st-floor master suites, vaulted ceilings, fireplaces and attached garages, with care free exteriors and maintenance free landscaping.“

Bayville Shores Partial Aerial Photograph
While this aerial photograph only shows a small portion of the Bayville Shores community, you can see how each of these townhomes has a lake view. There are other, similar, lakes and some of them back up to Little Assawoman Bay or Dirickson Creek.
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Bayview Landing, a Residential Community

An established community in West Fenwick on Route 54.

Bayview Landing Entrance Sign

Bayview Landing is a comfortable community close to the beach, Fenwick Island and Ocean City. The community is geographically two miles from the Atlantic Ocean – making it wonderfully convenient for beach-goers yet far enough inland to be protected from severe coastal storms.

The community consists of groups of townhome “villas” and many individual single-family homes. The main amenity is a beautiful, well-maintained pool and clubhouse. Homeowners are responsible for their own lawn care which is good because the homes typically have larger yards than in communities where lawn care is part of the community association duties (and, resultant, higher fees).

Bayview Landing Community Aerial Photograph
This aerial photograph of Bayview Landing shows the layout of this 220-home community. The road to the right of the image is Route 54 and the Atlantic Ocean is two miles above the top of the image.
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The Grove at Fenwick Island New Homes

The Grove development replaced a large grove of wetlands trees.

The Grove Entrance Sign

Another of the new(er) developments in the West Fenwick area is The Grove, a community of “carriage homes” along the Route 54 corridor. This community of 59 beautiful townhome designs is located convenient to the beach, to Ocean City and to nearby food stores and restaurants. The Builder’s website mentions “minutes away” – and that is not far off. We experience about 10 minutes to the beach – except on Saturday in the summer when traffic grinds to a halt.

The Grove at Fenwick Island Townhomes

The community offers a variety of home styles with varying levels of amenities.

The Grove Mulch Pile Graphic
The Grove actually replaces what was a large grove of trees in a wetlands area. A ton of money was spent to cut down hundreds of trees and grind them into mulch – to make room for these new carriage homes/townhomes.

Countless loads of “fill” was brought in to raise the land. Our worry is what may happen several years down the road – as the substrate changes because of the changes that were made to the surface. It might lead one to recall that the City of New Orleans was not below sea level when it was built.

Contact: The McKee Group – The Grove at Fenwick

302-775-0803
36209 Glenveagh Road, Selbyville DE, 19971
Website: https://thegroveatfenwick.com/

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Seashore Villas New Homes at Royal Farms

A development by Capstone Homes on Route 54 in West Fenwick

Entrance sign to Seashore Villas behind the Royal Farms gas Station on Route 54.

This new development is made of very attractive two story townhomes with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a one-car garage. The the website claims that all homes back to either a beautiful pond or the woods. While that may be true – the pond is large and it is beautiful – but they don’t mention that many of the homes will front to the back side of a Royal Farms gas station/convenience store. Unfortunately, some of those homes are being built directly across the street from the dumpsters.

Amenities are listed as a pool, a pond and irrigation/lawn care. The location is about 10-12 minutes from the beach and 15 minutes to North Ocean City (except on Saturdays in the summer when that could increase to an hour).

Seashore Villas behind the Royal Farms.

Contact: Capstone Homes – Seashore Villas

302-684-4480
32045 Seashore Way, West Fenwick (Selbyville), DE 19975.
Website: https://www.capstone-homes.com/our-communities/fenwick-island/seashore-villas/