Oceanfront home in East Atlantic Beach on market for $5 million

Outside a broad-shouldered house in East Atlantic Beach, whales have been breaking the waves of late-summer waters.

"There’s whales jumping out of the ocean in front of your face all day long for the past two weeks, it’s crazy," said Compass agent Matthew Hazan.

Hazan is brokering the sale of this property for the third time, he said: he first sold the land in the 2010s. Today, the house built in 2015 is on the market for just shy of $5 million. Annual taxes on the 0.08-acre property, which falls within the Long Beach City School District, total $28,625.

Wide and rectangular, with a central fourth floor space whose roof comes to a point, the southwest-facing house on a corner lot overlooks the Atlantic Ocean.

"It’s wide open living space with a wall of windows on every floor facing the ocean," Hazan said.

Over 5,200 square feet, there are three bedrooms and 3½ bathrooms. Each of the bedrooms has an ensuite bathroom and an oceanfront terrace, Hazan added.

Throughout the home, there are radiant heat, multiple air conditioning zones and walk-in closets. There are also an elevator and a light system that can be controlled remotely.

The direct-oceanfront home is on a private beach, which Hazan said comes with comparatively low taxes and relative seclusion.

The Mohawk Avenue address is adjacent to Long Beach’s West End — "where all the life happens, where I live," Hazan said — but not in the immediate vicinity.

"This is like a few blocks further west, sort of nestled quietly away from all the action but yet steps away from it," he said.

Street parking in the area is prohibited during the summer months, Hazan said. The property has a two-car garage and room for six additional cars.

Hazan identified the home as raised, built according to FEMA recommendations, but the ground floor is fully enclosed. The current flood insurance premium on the property, which includes $100,000 in supplemental contents insurance, is $2,152 annually.