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The Overlook Homes & Community

A West Fenwick Boutique Resort Community

This new community, The Overlook, is just west of Fenwick Island on the north side of Route 54. It is located in Sussex County, Delaware and is in the Indian River School District. With NV Homes doing the building and sales, this development has become quite popular with its bayside/waterfront amenities and beautiful houses. Is is now “old enough,” however, that occasional resales are taking place.

However, Sadly…

Sadly, the “ghost” of this fox looks down on where his home used to be – before the bulldozers decimated his home while clearing land for The Overlook. Yes, this exact fox – was photographed just about where that first house is located – while this photographer stood where “The Overlook” sign is located. (A 300mm telephoto lens was used to capture the photo.)
This fox was part of a large community of foxes with many burrows, or dens, throughout this (what used to be) farmland. The underground dens provided cooling in the summer and a warm place in winter and were a good place for the vixens (female fox) to raise their young, like the little dude in the photo above. Sadly, the bulldozers made quick work of crushing the dens and exterminating the fox families.

There are great choices for dining right along Route 54 and, of course, in Fenwick Island.

Contact: NV Homes at The Overlook

302-988-2185
30068 Sanctuary Drive, Selbyville, DE 19975
Website: https://www.nvhomes.com/neighborhoods/de/sussex/west-fenwick-island/overlook

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Bayville Shores

A family oriented resort and residential community

Bayville Shores Entrance Sign

Bayville Shores is a quiet community of town homes in southeast with each home having either lake or bay/river views.

A quote from ResortQuest Real Estate, a local sales/rental company has: “These resort homes offer scenic lake or bay views from spacious three or four bedroom luxury townhomes that features 1st-floor master suites, vaulted ceilings, fireplaces and attached garages, with care free exteriors and maintenance free landscaping.“

Bayville Shores Partial Aerial Photograph
While this aerial photograph only shows a small portion of the Bayville Shores community, you can see how each of these townhomes has a lake view. There are other, similar, lakes and some of them back up to Little Assawoman Bay or Dirickson Creek.
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Bayview Landing, a Residential Community

An established community in West Fenwick on Route 54.

Bayview Landing Entrance Sign

Bayview Landing is a comfortable community close to the beach, Fenwick Island and Ocean City. The community is geographically two miles from the Atlantic Ocean – making it wonderfully convenient for beach-goers yet far enough inland to be protected from severe coastal storms.

The community consists of groups of townhome “villas” and many individual single-family homes. The main amenity is a beautiful, well-maintained pool and clubhouse. Homeowners are responsible for their own lawn care which is good because the homes typically have larger yards than in communities where lawn care is part of the community association duties (and, resultant, higher fees).

Bayview Landing Community Aerial Photograph
This aerial photograph of Bayview Landing shows the layout of this 220-home community. The road to the right of the image is Route 54 and the Atlantic Ocean is two miles above the top of the image.