Madison Resort Wildwood Crest on Schedule

WILDWOOD CREST – The redevelopers of the former Oceanview Motel, in Wildwood Crest, are looking at a Memorial Day weekend opening despite a massive undertaking.
In early September 2022, Madison Resorts announced the transformation that will result in the Madison Resort Wildwood Crest, located at Ocean Avenue and Rambler Road. If one stops by the location and peers through the fence, it is obvious there is a lot of demolition going on.
“It still is a massive undertaking,” developer Dan Alicia said. “The property suffered from years and years of deferred maintenance.”
Alicia said all the steel beams and structural issues on the property are being replaced. He said the lobby, which they hoped to preserve in part, was unrepairable.
“We will be rebuilding in kind – preserving the same look and feel,” he said. “We expect that the lobby itself, the steel, will be in place in March.”
Although Madison Resorts wishes to preserve the overall look of the resort, complete with the “blast off” roof design, Alicia said the transformation of the motel will be complete.
“It will be a resort, and it has every amenity,” he said.
“There are things you can’t see right now,” Alicia said. “All the rooms are prepared for complete interior construction, but the biggest thing now is getting the building safe and sound.”
Renderings of what the new rooms will look like are available at madisonresortwildwoodcrest.com.
Alicia said Madison Resorts is pleased to see that the plans for the rehabilitation of the Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol headquarters, across the street from its project, are going on virtually in tandem.
“It will result in an overall beautification for a thoroughfare,” he said. “We are encouraged to see what the Borough of Wildwood Crest is doing to invest in key areas of the city. Madison will be a showpiece for the Borough of Wildwood Crest, so all the investment the borough is doing is encouraging for us.”