Paramount Escapes Ocean Breeze

Paramount Escapes Ocean Breeze is a gated 55+ active adult community built by Paramount Homes in Manahawkin (Stafford Township), Ocean County, New Jersey, just off Exit 63 of the Garden State Parkway on Route 72. Construction began in 2006 and the community is still building new homes today, with approximately 690 single-family residences planned at build-out. The homes are primarily ranch-style with many offering optional second-story lofts, ranging from roughly 1,861 to 2,709 square feet with two to four bedrooms, two to three bathrooms, and attached two-car garages. Model floor plans — The Monte Carlo, Portofino, Siena, Capri, Valencia, and Andalucia — feature first-floor owner's suites, nine-foot ceilings, gas fireplaces, granite countertops, luxurious primary bathrooms with soaking tubs, and options for sunrooms and expanded living space. The social heart of the community is a 16,000-square-foot Lifestyle Pavilion that rivals anything in the Jersey Shore region. Inside, residents enjoy an indoor pool, a full fitness center, a grand ballroom, billiards room, card room, craft/hobby rooms, screening room, locker rooms, sauna, and a concierge-style spa area. Outdoors, the amenity complex includes an outdoor pool, tennis courts, pickleball courts, bocce ball courts, a basketball court, and walking and biking trails that wind past several man-made lakes with fountains and a picturesque gazebo. A full-time lifestyle/activities director organizes the calendar, and residents participate in a wide range of clubs and groups including billiards, biking, bocce, bunco, canasta, cards, a Corvette club, games, water aerobics, painting, and a golf group (the community itself does not have a golf course). The overall feel is quieter and more residential than some of the mega-communities farther south, with a tight-knit social fabric and neighbors who tend to know one another. Location is a major draw. Long Beach Island's beaches are about 10 miles (roughly a 20-minute drive) east on Route 72, making day trips to the ocean effortless. Manahawkin itself offers extensive shopping, dining, and services minutes from the gates, and Atlantic City's casinos and boardwalk are about 30–45 minutes south. Philadelphia and New York City are each roughly 90 minutes away via the Parkway, with bus service to NYC available nearby. Southern Ocean Medical Center (Hackensack Meridian Health) sits less than two miles from the community on Route 72, and the AtlantiCare Health Park on Route 72 provides additional specialty care including Rothman Orthopaedics. HOA fees cover lawn maintenance and snow removal, keeping the community low-maintenance year-round.