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Atlantic Highlands rises from Sandy Hook Bay to Mount Mitchill, at 266 feet the highest point on the eastern seaboard south of Maine. The borough grew from 19th-century camp meetings, steamer landings and rail service, and today its borough-owned harbor is home to the Seastreak ferry terminal on First Avenue. We design houses, apartments and commercial buildings from the waterfront to the hilltops.
✓ Additions & Renovations
✓ Custom New Homes
✓ Multi-Family
✓ Commercial
Our Services
Homes, housing and harbor-area businesses for a borough where steep slopes and the waterfront both shape what can be built.
Atlantic Highlands’ development regulations single out steep slope areas for protection, with particular attention to slump block areas. Additions on hillside lots start with how the ground behaves, and we bring in structural and civil engineers when the slope calls for it.
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Borough planning documents describe views from the harbor area across Sandy Hook Bay to the Manhattan skyline and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. We design new homes that make the most of the outlook while working with the slope.
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The borough’s 2019 Master Plan sets goals for the harbor and marina, including better links between the business district and the waterfront. We plan apartments and shop-top housing suited to a bayside downtown.
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Development rules in Atlantic Highlands aim to promote the beneficial use of the harbor, where the Seastreak terminal and harbor businesses draw visitors and commuters. We design shops, restaurants and offices that serve both.
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Applications in Atlantic Highlands come before the borough’s Planning Board under its development regulations. Early contact with borough staff lets approvals move alongside design.
On hillside sites, Kurt brings specialty civil and structural engineers into the design from the beginning.
Our interiors specialist works within the same office, so room layouts and the building design are drawn together.
Additions to older houses get the same care: we honor the original architecture while giving it room to grow.
Repeat clients and referrals account for most of our work.
Builders describe our drawings as some of the easiest they have worked with.
What is a slump block area?
A slump block is a mass of ground that has shifted downslope as a single unit. The borough’s development regulations give these areas particular attention within their steep slope protections.
Is the harbor borough-owned?
Yes. The harbor and marina are owned by the borough, and the Seastreak ferry runs from the terminal on First Avenue.
When did Atlantic Highlands become a borough?
It was incorporated in 1887 and reincorporated in 1891, in an era when steamers and then trains brought summer visitors.
Do you work elsewhere on the Bayshore?
Yes. We also serve Middletown’s Belford and Port Monmouth neighborhoods, along with Red Bank, Rumson and Sea Bright.
Thank you for considering Kurt J. Ludwig, AIA for your Atlantic Highlands project. A member of our team will reply with a next step.
Phone: (732) 846-1141
Email: KJLudwig@KJLudwig.com
Office: 77 North Main Street, Milltown, NJ 08850
From First Avenue and the harbor up to the streets that climb toward Mount Mitchill, Atlantic Highlands owners can reach us at our Milltown office.
