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ATLANTIC CITY — After a decades-long absence, the internationally known diving horse act will return to the Steel Pier this summer as part of an overhaul approved for a Casino Reinvestment Development Authority loan Wednesday by the agency’s board — moments after the Tourism District Master Plan was adopted.

The CRDA’s $6 million contribution to the $20 million first phase of the Steel Pier improvement project is a prime example of what the Master Plan is intended to help accomplish in Atlantic City: economic recovery and realized potential by playing up — and improving on — its existing attributes and using government support to leverage private investment in the city.

“The mayor and (City) Council have always been supportive, but we have never seen a climate like this, with (all levels of) government,” said Tony Catanoso, one of the pier’s owners. “Instead of saying, ‘No, we can’t,’ they’ve expanded their vocabulary by one word: ‘Yes.’ We’ve never had that kind of attitude in Atlantic City in 20 years in business, and it’s totally driven from the top.”

Both the master plan and loan to Catanoso and his partners received unanimous support from the 15 CRDA board members (Nicholas Ribis and Debra DiLorenzo did not attend). They voted at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Wednesday, a deadline set by state law. Effective one year ago, those regulations also established the Tourism District and CRDA development powers within it, in addition to setting in motion other changes based in part on a report commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie to revive the resort beset by competition from nearby gaming markets and the recession.

State Sen. Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic, was one of the main proponents of the legislation.

“This is beyond my wildest dreams, what we saw today. I’ve been… around since the pre-casino days. And more remarkable than the plan we saw today, as great as it is, is …the consensus behind it coming out of the gate. That doesn’t happen in Atlantic City. It gives me great hope that this isn’t just another set of pretty pictures,” said Whelan, referring to the succession of citywide development strategies drawn up over the years. “That this set of pretty pictures is going to become a reality.”

Formerly mayor of the city, Whelan still lives here and sat among the nearly 300 city residents, public officials, journalists and other stakeholders at the two-hour session. The meeting included a presentation by The Jerde Partnership, one of four companies working on the master plan.

“This master plan is a vision, a guide, for furthering the city’s success. The future of Atlantic City is guided by those who know it the best — you,” said Jerde Vice President David Sheldon to the audience. “We are the interpreters, the visionaries. We want to position Atlantic City as ... a city where there is no off-season.”

The $800,000 contract awarded to the consulting team, which is headed by Jones Lang LaSalle, includes ongoing engineering and other professional support CRDA officials expect to need as they implement the plan.

“No one expects this to be easy, but now we have a plan to provide direction,” said CRDA Executive Director John Palmieri.

There are three phases in all, with the long-term phase setting out suggestions that will be implemented five years or longer from now.

Bader Field, for example, is slated for development, but not until at least five years from now. The plan makes suggestions for how to do that — mixing residential and commercial uses perhaps, definitely maximizing waterfront access and green open spaces — but also advises continuing to host events there in the meantime.

State law also requires a progress report from the CRDA after the first, two-year-long phase of the plan, said CRDA Deputy Director Susan Thompson.

The three-year Steel Pier renovation plan calls for $102 million worth of upgrades to the 114-year-old structure that extends 1,000 feet into the ocean opposite the Boardwalk from the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort.

By this summer, a beer garden, six new rides and eight new games will start operating beneath new lighting and spruced up, better-coordinated facades. The diving horse act — which last appeared in the summer of 1993 — will be up and running, along with other acts inside an amphitheater in the works, too.

By 2015, Catanoso and his partners hope to be operating an enclosed pier that’s 25 percent larger.

“Everyone’s on board,” Catanoso said. “The attitude, enthusiasm is there. I think Atlantic City is going to come back, just by the way people are acting.”

The plan’s approval means it will be available in its full form today, complete with underlying economic analysis supporting its new ideas and existing ones that were incorporated. But suggestions for Bader Field and many other of the plan’s components geared toward achieving that end were revealed during a series of public meetings during the past month. Those sessions were meant to answer questions and get feedback from residents, business owners and other stakeholders. Concerns and questions remain, however.

Dennis Konzelman, president of the Westside Civic Association, said once residents understand how they’ll be affected by proposed changes, they’ll want to see results quickly.”

“This is great and beautiful and exciting,” said Konzelman, whose neighborhood doesn’t fall within the boundaries of the Tourism District. “We need to see something happen, and we want to know what’s going to happen to us. We’re not in the Master Plan. So just don’t forget about us, the people who live outside of (the Tourism District).”

Business owners also objected to the plan’s push to get rid of widely used steel doors that they roll down or pull across their storefronts for overnight security. But some parts of the plan suggest changes that are universally supported and have long been recognized, such as the intent to redevelop Kentucky Avenue with a focus on the street’s legacy as a nightlife destination and focusing on Atlantic Avenue as the city’s main street. Other parts of the plan note best practices already are in place, such as in Gardner’s Basin, or advocate moving forward with existing plans, such as those for the Steel Pier.

Mayor Lorenzo Langford didn’t bite when a reporter asked him to respond to criticisms from Christie, a break from the jabs they’ve exchanged before, such as Langford comparing the state’s implementation of the Tourism District to South African apartheid.

“This is a great day for Atlantic City,” Langford said. “The governor’s a man just like I am. He’s entitled to his opinions. I don’t put too much stock in what he has to say.”

Christie released a statement that was similarly even-keeled.

“A successful, vibrant Atlantic City is vital to the economic growth of both the regional and state economies,” the statement read. “Exactly one year to the day of signing landmark legislation that established the Atlantic City Tourism District, we now have an ambitious, visionary road map that will transform Atlantic City and lead its comeback.”

Highlights of the Atlantic City’s Master Plan

Eliminate ‘dead zones’ between major hubs and landmarks by adding art installations and eight to a dozen ‘innovation pavilions,’sponsored by international brands and extending from the Boardwalk over the sand.

Expand Ambassador program beyond Boardwalk by adding greeters elsewhere; expected to be triple the size for summer 2012.

Business corridors

Improve walkability and increase pedestrian traffic on Pacific Avenue with patio-style dining and street-accessible bars, boutiques and other venues. Establish small-scale retail in ground floors of casino parking garages on the beach blocks of Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi avenues.

Focus on improving storefronts and the mix of vendors and uses along Atlantic Avenue to help establish distinct districts within the city that seamlessly transition from one to the other yet maintain their own identity. Entails daily parades and other events, reducing detractors such as overnight security doors.

Mid-term: between two and five years from now

Arts District in Ducktown centered on Dante Hall Theater for the Arts.

AC LIVE! previously discussed as the entertainment-focused fourth phase of The Walk.

Revitalize Kentucky Avenue with focus on music and history to pay homage to nightlife and entertainment that once made the street a tourist destination in and of itself.

Expand Gardner’s Basin to include an oceanic research facility, fishing fleet operations and other offerings that fit with area’s existing marine and education themes.

South Inlet redevelopment: Lighthouse Park expansion, linear waterfront park.

Sculpture parks, skate parks, small festivals, sports fields in areas between Indiana and North Carolina avenues.

Long-term: five years or longer

Keep Bader Field as an event venue, with long-term plans for commercial, residential or mixed-use development.

Marina District should establish a network of waterfront walking and biking paths connecting new and existing gaming and nongaming resort properties.

Source: David Sheldon, vice-president at The Jerde Partnership, consultants on the Atlantic City Tourism District Master Plan

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Margate Real Estate Market Update 4^th quarter 2011

The Margate Real Estate Market had 52 total sales in the 4^th Quarter of 2011

The Margate Real Estate Market had 59 total sales in the 4^th Quarter of 2010

4^th Quarter of 2011 36 residential sales, 15 condo sales, 0 lot sale, 0 commercial sale, 1 multi fam. sale

4^th Quarter of 2010 44 residential sales, 12 condo sales, 1 lot sale, 1 commercial sale, 1 multi fam. Sale

High Low Average Median Total Price

2011 4^th Quarter List Price $5,100,000 $99,000 $734,941 $504,500 $38,216,966

2011 4^th Quarter Sold Price $4,162,500 $95,000 $627,353 $450,000 $32,622,400

2010 4^th Quarter List Price $3,950,000 $195,000 $713,203 $499,000 $42,079,000

2010 4^th Quarter Sold Price $3,050,000 $175,000 $627,379 $450,000 $37,015,400

Margate Real Estate seems to have held up fairly well compared to other communities in Atlantic County. The total numbers may be slightly lower but the average sales price stayed virtually the same.

The Margate Real Estate market only had 1 foreclosure and 1 short sale in the 4^th quarter 2011. The numbers for foreclosures and short sales were much higher in almost every other community in Atlantic County.

Margate has a lot to offer as a shore community

Lot's of new playgrounds and Ballfields

Modern Beach Block Library with Senior Pavillion

Margate Firemans Log Cabin Club

Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center

Most all Margate has clean, wide beaches, and fishing pier.

Margate Real Estate Update 4th Quarter 2011