18 Bay Ave, Forked River, NJ 08731 Property Records

Ocean County and Lacey Township property record for 18 Bay Ave, Forked River, NJ 08731

Property Summary

Property Type	Commercial
Details	built 1956
Lot Size	1.78 acres (77,972 sqft)
Owner	Company Name on File
Tax Bill	$18,521 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`13-00282-0000-00030-02`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`13-00282-0000-00030-02`
Alternative APNs	`13002820000000300002` `00025814`

Interior

Stories	2 Stories

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1956
Effective Year Built	Effective 1956
Construction Type	Frame
Lot Area	77,972 sqft

Location & Zoning

Account Number	00025814
Street Address	18 BAY AVE
City	FORKED RIVER
State	NJ
Zip	08731-4329
Property Category	Commercial
Property Type	Commercial > Retail
Local Zoning Code	R80
Legal Description	1.79
Legal Block	282
Legal Lot Number	30.2
Jurisdiction	OCEAN NJ
Township / Civil Division	LACEY
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1008
Census Tract	732103

Owner

Source: Ocean County and Lacey Township assessment roll, APN 13-00282-0000-00030-02, as of July 7, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

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Owner of Record	Company Name on File
Mailing Address	PO BOX 246, FORKED RIVER, NJ 08731-0246
Owner Type	Company

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Ocean County and Lacey Township assessment roll as of July 7, 2026 · Last verified July 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean County
County Subdivision	Lacey Township
Unified School District	Lacey Township School District (KG - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2026		$119,700 (-82.32%) Land $60,000 Building $59,700	$119,700 (-82.32%) Land $60,000 Building $59,700
2025	$18,521.00 (+7.93%)	$677,200 (-) Land $184,000 Building $493,200	$677,200 (-) Land $184,000 Building $493,200
2024	$17,160.00 (+11.97%)
2023		$677,200 Land $184,000 Building $493,200	$677,200 Land $184,000 Building $493,200
2022	$15,325.00

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Ocean County (34029C), as of March 16, 2022 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 340297321031, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Nearest Special Flood Hazard Area	Zone AE, within 500 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 21 individual policies
Community Rating System	Class 10 (0% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	61 units insured incl. 40 condo units
Nearby Flood Claims	33 (1985–2022)
Claims Outside the SFHA	3 of 33
Most Recent Claim	Oct 2022 · rainfall accumulation
Claims by Event	Hurricane Sandy, Oct 2012 · 26 claims Coastal Storm, High Tides, Heavy Rain, & Flooding, Dec 1992 · 2 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 63% of the US · above 57% of New Jersey
Wildfire Likelihood	0.04% annual chance
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, 257 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 250
AT&T Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

May also be available: Verizon.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system NJ1512001, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	LACEY TWP MUA serves 29,000 people
Water Source	Groundwater
Last State Inspection	Apr 2024
Lead	Under 1 ppb (2026) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	None last 10 years
Treatment and Procedure	Corrosion control Jul 2023
Monitoring and Reporting	3 last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.