It's late afternoon on the Jersey Shore.The sun burns hot and bright over this stretch of the Atlantic Ocean lapping five miles of sand. Children kick soccer balls, toned 30- and 40-somethings volley for serve and bronzed beach bums lie on oversized towels.

Bungalow is the Jersey Shore's only authentic boutique luxury lifestyle hotel

Real estate development encompasses many things: acquisition, planning, architecture, construction, marketing and more. Perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of the business, though, is community - but Ironstate Development, a Hoboken, NJ- based firm, has been actively working to change that

Avenue hooks diners with oceans of flavor.

Once upon a time a "bungalow" at the Jersey Shore meant a little cottage with a white wicker rocking chair on the porch. Not anymore. Welcome to The Bungalow, a 24-room luxury boutique hotel renowned for its ultra modern decor punctuated with antiques and unique artwork.

This 24-room boutique hotel opened to rave reviews last summer and is the latest addition to the Long Branch renaissance.

The W, the hot, popular sister in the Starwood Hotels and Resorts family, landed on the western shore of the Hudson last April. Its arrival made history on two counts: It's Hoboken's first hotel and the only W in all of Jersey. And while the city across the river boasts five W's (six by summer), the Hoboken property has its own bragging rights: unparalleled and unfettered views of Manhattan.

More than 80 kids and parents gathered in the Edge Wrestling club in Hoboken on Friday, Feb. 12 to see Olympic champion Henry Cejudo show off his moves.

The W Hoboken sold both a $2.2 million three-bedroom and a $1.725 million two-bedroom in December.

The city of Long Branch, New Jersey has a new addition to its recently rejuvenated coastline in the form of Bungalow, a luxury lifestyle -hotel.

Hoboken still hopes for sky high prices

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- David Barry, president of Ironstate Development Company, first considered building apartments on the Staten Island waterfront when young Islanders started showing up at his brand-new mixed-use development on the waterfront in Long

A New Jersey company that developed the swank W Hotel and residences on the Hudson, the Trump Plaza in Jersey City and amenity-packed apartments on River Street in Hoboken, is in contract to buy part of the Stapleton home port from the city to build 800

Celebs like Ashley Tisdale are flocking to Bungalow, say reps, a superhip hotel on the shore in Long Branch, NJ.

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Go ahead and hold on to your anti–New Jersey prejudices if you like. It just means more space for those of us who have learned to embrace the Jersey Shore. Though it’s technically west of the Hudson River, we think even the most blinkered Ma

Ashley Tisdale checked into hot hotel Bungalow in Pier Village in Long Branch, N J.

Joshua Stein discovers Maine’s beaches, and could New Jersey be getting hip?

Hoteliers David and Michael Barry have opened the doors to Bungalow, described as “the Jersey Shore’s first authentic boutique luxury lifestyle hotel,” and designed by Sixx Design.

Bungalow Hotel in Long Branch named one of top 10 hotels in the world by Elle Magazine.

LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY Hoteliers David and Michael Barry of W Hoboken have just opened the doors to Bungalow, the Jersey Shore’s first boutique luxury hotel. Located in Pier Village, the Jersey shore's destination for dining and shopping, Bungalo

The Stars Come Out for the Grand Opening Celebration of W Hoboken, 4/23/09.

The W, built by Ironstate Development, is for a hipper, cooler traveler, with a red 'W' on the  250-foot-high building, serving as a billboard to Manhattan. The hotel, the sixth W in the New York area and the first in New Jersey, has 225 guest room

After an anticipation-filled wait, the W Hoboken is to open in style today, followed by a large party at the end of April. Developed by Applied Development Co.

While developers use the latest tools, techniques and building mater ials to make the homebuilding pro cess as efficient and economical as possible, there is still

As if Bear Stearns wasn't bad enough, now mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are getting shaky, and once again a bailout seems imminent. What might this mean for the multifamily sector?

This enormous rental and retail waterfront community had just announced its second phase when we checked it about a year ago.

What do you get when you put 75 design-conscious, highly opinionated international style junkies in a giant warehouse space overlooking the Hudson River with hardly any walls, ambient music and storyboards cluttered with colorful magazine tear sheets? W

Visiting the suburbs no longer has to mean staying in a cookie-cutter hotel. 

Ground was broken recently for a new phase of residential and retail development at Pier Village, the award-winning, mixed-use oceanfront community here.....

Look out Hamptons; the Jersey Shore is going luxe....

Fiery Women's Summer Fashions. Sizzling accessories for your man. Long Branch's smokin' beach club. Scorching shore house in point. 

Now this is the way to live. The velvet ropes always are open for you. Come right this way, your table's ready at Le Club in Long Branch's Pier Village...

Whether you desire an intimate gathering of friends or an all-out family affair, Long Branch is a couple's ultimate Shore destination to plan their dream wedding......

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) Executive Director Marge Della Vecchia and other state and local official

The Matzel and Mumford Organization and Applied Development Company received top honors in a number of categories at this year's Sales and Marketing (SAM) Awards,

Long Branch residents and visitors will have plenty to do in the upcoming months as Pier Village, the new mixed-use community set alongside this Monmouth County ci

A limited collection of spectacular penthouse residences has been released for sale at Port Liberte, the unique resort-style community located along the Hudson Riv

Leasing has begun for a new luxury rental community boasting world-class amenities and spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline on Hoboken, N.J.'s northern water

Manhattan professionals Francee Sugar and Gardenar Dunnan were out for an oceanfront walk in Long Branch last year when they happened upon Pier Village, a new mixe

One of New York's most celebrated gourmet traditions makes its way to the Jersey Shore as Ceriello's Fine Foods is set to open its doors at Pier Village, the new m

Natalie Trunzo decided earlier this year she no longer wanted to shoulder the responsibility of taking care of her 4,300 square foot home....

Hundreds of people of all ages laced up their ice skates recently for the grand opening of a new outdoor public skating rink at Pier Village, the mixed-use communi

A new level of design distinction and Manhattan-style elegance has been introduced to the famed New Jersey "Gold Coast" with the unveiling of a sophisticated colle

If they were anywhere else, the stores in Pier Village might look like any other strip mall, ok, an upscale strip mall....

State and local officials will join developers today (Tuesday, May 24th, 2005) for ceremonies marking the beginning of construction to convert the former Upsala Co

State and local officials joined developers in Jersey City, N.J. today (May 4, 2005) to celebrate the completion of the first new-construction project in Journal S

Standing in the entryway to Lua, the pan-Latin eatery that is Hoboken's it spot of the moment, David Barrry surveys the restaurant like a conquistador who has just

A new collection of luxury condominium homes is already more than 70% sold at Port Liberte, the unique master-planned waterfront community in Jersey City offering

Sales have opened for a new collection of luxury condominium homes at Port Liberte, the unique master-planned waterfront community in Jersey City which offers spec

A spectacular new restaurant boasting soaring ceilings, vibrant features, and spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline will debut in December within The Shipyard

State and local officials joined developers in Jersey City, NJ recently to help break ground on 26 units of affordable housing for moderate income home buyers....<

ONCE, this was the playground of presidents. Over the years, seven presidents visited this strip of beachfront while they were in office; they stayed in a string o

Applied Development Company has officially signed an agreement with W Hotels to build the W Hoboken Hotel and Residences along this city's southern Hudson River wa

Nearly half of the 100,000 square feet of retail space has been leased up at Pier Village, the new mixed-use community rising along Long Branch's burgeoning oceanf

State and local officials joined developers and a group of proud homeowners in Long Branch, N.J. recently to celebrate the completion of a 48-unit, affordable hous

State and local officials joined developers and a group of proud homeowners in Long Branch, N.J. recently to celebrate the completion of a 48-unit, affordable hous

More than 200 residents celebrated the opening of the landscaped rooftop deck of Independence at The Shipyard recently with a cocktail party showcasing the communi

Two restaurateurs have signed leases at Pier Village, kicking off what is expected to be a flurry of retail activity at the new mixed-use community under developme

With heavy earthmoving machines roaring busily behind them, Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and Senator Joe Palaia led a host of state and local dignitaries recen

New York Waterway has expanded its commuter ferry service between Manhattan and Port Liberte to offer continuous weekday and weekend routes throughout the day and

Two of New Jersey's leading residential developers are joining forces to create a new community of 283 homes in a resort-like setting along the oceanfront in Long

Two of New Jersey's leading residential developers are joining forces to create a new community of 283 homes in a resort-like setting along the oceanfront in Long

State and local officials joined developers in Long Branch, N.J. this week to help celebrate the completion of a new phase of for-sale homes dedicated for moderate

Applied Development Company has donated 2,000 square feet of commercial space at its Shipyard mixed-use community here to serve as the first permanent home of the