For years, Seabrook Homeowners and Guests have enjoyed the historic charm of the Dorothy Anderson Cabin.  Dorothy Anderson was born in Norway in August 1891.  She came to the United States in 1910 and eventually settled in Ocean City.  The cabin you see on Meriweather Street was originally located in Ocean City and built by Dorothy herself, from logs she found on the beach.  Later, eight additional cabins were added to become “Dorothy’s Tourist Harbor”.

In 2004, The Museum of the North Beach took ownership of the only remaining cabin.  The cabin was moved to its current location in 2007.  Steelhead Construction has begun restoration work on the historic Dorothy Anderson Cabin with funding provided by the Seabrook Foundation and the Museum of the North Beach.  The restoration team will use traditional techniques for the restoration.  The projection completion date is May, just in time for the 3^rd annual Syttende Mai Norwegian Parade at Seabrook on Saturday, May 17.

Stop by and visit the restoration project on your next visit to Seabrook.  Members of the Steelhead Construction team will be happy to share with you, the traditional techniques they will be using to restore the cabin.  In addition, you may also want to visit the Museum of the North Beach to get updates on this and other exciting restoration projects they are spearheading.

If you have, now is the time to start taking the next steps. In an effort to meet the growing demand of our owners, guests, and visitors, we are planning our first retail district of shops in the coming year. The retail district will be located just south of the Lil’s Pantry market.

Here is some information you will find useful towards your decision. This year, Seabrook is on pace to rent over 11,000 nights to guests through the cottage rentals business, which equates to about a 50% increase in business over 2008. In addition, we will have a total of 150 owners – a number that will only grow further in the years to come. Seabrook is also becoming a day trip destination for visitors staying in other areas of the coast, or travelers just exploring the Olympic Peninsula. We don’t see this pace slowing down next year, since we will be in the national spot light as we host the Coastal Living “Ultimate Beach House”.

Like other towns Seabrook’s been patterned after, we will be incubating businesses with small retail spaces that can grow over time. This will allow people to start a new business without large capital expenditures as they learn more about their customers’ needs and wants. Nonetheless, anyone starting a new business will need sufficient start-up capital and reserves in order to build a profitable business over time.

Here is how to start the process:

1. If you are interested in learning about how you can be on the ground floor of Seabrook’s first retail district, please fill out this form. This way we can learn more about your plans and ideas.

2. Then, if your business plan fits into our town plans, we can schedule a meeting to discuss your idea in more detail.

3. Deadline for Summer 2010 businesses is February 1, 2010

To all of you savvy entrepreneurs, lock in now on owning a business at Seabrook! Visit our town merchants page for more information, and feel free to contact me at casey@seabrookwa.com with your interests and questions.

Cheers,

Casey

Lily Walk Cottages – We have just broken ground on 19 new cottage lots located just east of Compass Street and South Alder Park. Here is a sneak peak of the lot layout and some of the cottages that will be offered:

Lily Walk Cottages Preview
We will be officially releasing sales information later in the month or early December.

 

Front Street Townhouses – Yes, we are moving our way into our town center with our first 17 townhouses which were purchased by Edge Construction, an outside developer from Seattle. These new urban townhouses will be located just south of Seabrook Avenue behind the Front Street Café. The townhouses are in for final design approval with the Seabrook Architectural Review Committee, ensuring that they will meet our town code and quality standards. We will provide you with more information at the beginning of 2010!

Hello Seabrook Residents/Owners!!

I hope you all enjoyed the wonderful summer we had here in Seabrook. I thought things would slow down a little bit, but so far they really haven’t! We are, however, preparing for what could be Seabrook’s biggest year ever in 2010! As you know, it has always been a challenge getting everyone the latest information about our growing town. There is a lot of news that I want to share with you and thought this would be the best way to do it.

That is why we set up www.seabrookwa.com/owners  -  this will be the way to keep track of what is going on!

My team and I will be updating this blog regularly so that you have the most up to date information. In the beginning there will be a lot of information since there are many topics to get caught up on. I apologize in advance. A lot of additional capabilities will also be added to this blog with time, especially as our community grows.

In the coming weeks I will be updating you on all of the projects we are working on, from the Coastal Living Magazine Idea House to the indoor swimming pool. This is also a place where you can ask questions and make comments on any of the content. So stay tuned……

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Warm Regards,

Casey Roloff