Where We Build Dream Homes
Building New Construction Homes Across The Barrier Islands, Including Ventnor City, Longport, Absecon and Northfield.
Our Service Areas
Our showroom and primary town is Brigantine, but as a local who has seen the other towns nearby, we know there’s a lot of land ready to build custom forever homes. Due to the distance of some towns, we primarily work in a select few, but are always open to work outside of what’s listed if the project is a right fit.
Towns We Build In:
- Brigantine, NJ
- Ventnor City, NJ
- Longport, NJ
- Absecon, NJ
- Northfield, NJ
- Margate City, NJ
If you own a plot of land somewhere in Ventnor City and need a builder you can trust with your dream home vision, McHugh is who you are looking for! We build homes in and around Ventnor City from the ground-up with the same attention to detail our Brigantine builds get!
Longport lots don't come up often, and when one does, it deserves more than a cookie-cutter build. We design and build from the ground up at the shore's pace and standard, bringing the same engineering-first approach that's gone into our 10+ Brigantine homes to the south end of Absecon Island!
Just over the bridge from our home base, Absecon is an easy trip for our crew and a regular stop for it. Whether your land is a cleared lot or has an older home ready to come down, we handle the full build from permits to punch list with the same care as any Brigantine project!
Got a lot in Northfield and a vision to match? We build mainland homes with the same attention to detail we're known for on the island, and Ted personally oversees every build from foundation to final walkthrough!
Building in Margate means building smart: elevation, wind, and salt air all factor in, and that's exactly the work we do every day. Bring us your lot and your wish list, and we'll deliver a Margate home built to the standard our Brigantine neighbors already know!
Custom Homes Up-To Code, Everytime
One Builder, Start To Finish Across South Jersey
From the first sketch to the final walkthrough regardless of where your home is, every phase of your build runs through us, and through Ted Mchugh directly. A shore-area home has a lot more moving parts than a mainland build: flood zone requirements, elevation decisions, piling foundations, and wind standards all get settled before a shovel touches the ground. We handle all of it in-house so you’re never chasing an architect, an engineer, and a builder who’ve never spoken to each other. Here’s what that covers:
- Lot evaluation and FEMA flood zone review before the design is drawn
- Architectural design and structural engineering, including reverse-living layouts
- Every permit, application, and inspection your town requires
- Foundation and piling work engineered for coastal wind and water
- Full construction managed by Ted, not handed to a rotating project manager
- Final walkthrough and warranty support after you’ve moved in
Design & Engineering
Your lot, your layout. We design around how you’ll live and engineer for where you’re building, with flood elevation and 120+ mph wind standards baked in from the first draft.
Permits & Red Tape
Zoning, flood zone paperwork, demolition permits, inspections, we file it all, track it, and chase it. You get updates, not homework.
Build & Beyond
Ted oversees construction from pilings to punch list, most builds running 9–12 months. And we’re still your builder after move-in, with warranty support that doesn’t disappear.
Homes We Have Built Throughout South Jersey
See the homes our team has completed throughout South Jersey and hear from our customers first hand on how in-love they are with their new dream home!
