Barley Point is a private seasonal community of 57 bungalows on an island in the Navesink River located in Rumson, NJ.

Barley Point - Rumson, NJ

The island is accessed through a gated driveway, across a series of causeways and bridges, a parking lot is located at the end of the drive with no regular vehicular access to the residences.

Much of the island’s surface is approximately 3 to 4 feet below the flood plain and the original bungalows which began to go up in the 1930’s were for the most part one story structures with their floors a foot or so above grade, built on make shift foundations.

Barley Point F5
Barley Point G3
Barley Point H3
Barley Point H6
Barley Point H11
Barley Point H11 Interior
Barley Point H11 Rear

I’d worked with several of the homeowners on the island in recent years on updated and upgraded reconstructions of their bungalows, when Sandy hit in October of 2012, as with many communities along the New Jersey coast, Barley Point was devastated. The elevated and updated homes sustained nominal damage, but the balance of the bungalows were severely damaged some swept away with the flood waters. Since then I’ve been involved numerous projects there, it’s been foundations, stairs and repairs for 7 elevated bungalows and total designs for 12 reconstructed ones.

The challenges here were complying with the many layers of codes and ordinances necessary to make a building safe in this area as well as with the serious restrictions on the heights and areas of the bungalows. The relationship between the ground and the first floor, now averaging between 8 and 9’ was also a challenge. The opportunities were the panoramic views and proximity of some of the homes to the water.

Barley Point H11 Interior

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