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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.
  • 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.

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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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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/