The flowers are blooming, the chill is finally leaving the air and the sun is setting after 6 PM. The first signs of Spring are officially here! With warmer temperatures around the corner, it’s the perfect time to start planning the opening of your Fire Island home for the season.
One of the first steps to take in opening your home is scheduling with your plumber for your water to be turned back on. Once we have moved past freezing temperatures, it’s safe to turn the water back on in your home. Keep an eye on the forecast when planning your water turn-on.
Note: In Seaview, the water will be turned on by the Seaview Association no later than April 15th.
With the warmer weather on the way, landscaping may also come to mind. Spring is the perfect time to schedule a yard clean up. If you are planning to incorporate some new landscaping or hardscaping this year, now is the time to start planning those improvements before Summer gets in full swing and it becomes too hot to plant.
Whether you are renting out your home or using it for your own enjoyment, it's important to make any necessary repairs before the summer season comes around! Beyond any needed repairs, sprucing up your house with a fresh coat of paint on your walls and power washing the exterior can make a big difference in its appearance. If you have stored your bedding, linens and towels for the winter, now is a good time to take inventory to ensure you are well equipped for the season ahead.
Lastly, it doesn’t hurt to check on the condition of your bikes, wagons and beach chairs now, so that you have ample time to repair or replace any of these beach life necessities well before the prime summer season! Given Covid’s disruption of many supply chains, it can take longer for goods to be delivered so make sure to plan ahead for your needs.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone back on our favorite island soon!
Below is a list of vendors who can assist in the opening of your home:
Plumbers:
LOVE the Plumber - (631) 583-5612
Fire Island Plumbing Co. - (631) 583-6500
Remy’s Lighthouse - (631) 583-5411
Landscapers:
Fire Island Landscaping - (631) 383-8395
Island Nursery & Landscaping - (917) 575-5251
Fazio Landscaping - (516) 510-0807
Propane:
Beach Propane - (631) 583-6500
LOVE the Plumber - (631) 583-5612
Ocean Beach Hardware - (631) 583-5826
Cleaners:
Sunshine Cleaning - (631) 767-4386
Martha Vega - (718) 908-1091
Fairy House Mother – Fire Island Home Concierge Service
Phone: 917-968-1007
Email: Sabrina@fairyhousemother.com
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We are happy to be of service to you!
Looking to escape to Fire Island? We've put together a list of available rentals we have to offer for this summer*. Check out the list below and we hope you decide to book your Fire Island stay with us!
Seaview Home Close to the Beach
Bed: 4
Bath: 2.5
Available: July or August
Asking: July $25,000
August $30,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-46r
Ocean Bay Park Home with Ocean Views!
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Available: August 3 - September 8
Asking: $35,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-29r
Ocean Bay Park Bayfront Bungalow
Bed: 3
Bath: 1
Available: August 1 - September 8
Asking: $24,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-3r
Renovated Seaview Home With Sunny Outdoor Deck
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 8
Available: June, July 1-26, August 3-23
Asking: $6,000/week
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-27
Charming Seaview Home With Spacious Decks & Bay Views
Bed: 4
Bath: 1 Full, 2 Half
Sleeps: 9
Available: June, July 1-18, July 27-31, August 1-23
Asking: $4,500/week
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-4r
Ocean Bay Park Home With Sunny West Facing Deck
Bed: 3
Bath: 1.5
Available: June, July, August
Asking: June $20,000
July $25,000
August $25,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-4r
Gorgeous, Modern Oceanfront Ocean Bay Park Home
Bed: 4
Bath: 2.5
Available: July 1 through September 8
Asking: $112,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-37sr
Fully Equipped Ocean Beach Home with Spacious Deck
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Available: June, July & August
Asking: May 31 - September 8 $38,000
June $10,000
July $16,000
August $18,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-440
Ocean Beach Home Just a 1 Min. Walk From The Beach
Bed: 3
Bath: 2
Available: June & July
Asking: June $15,000
July $20,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-224r
Updated Ocean Beach Home W/ Great Outdoor Area
Bed: 3
Bath: 1.5
Sleeps: 8
Available: August 10-16, 24-30, and August 31-September 7
Rate: $5,500/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-192
Charming Ocean Beach Cottage Just a Minute Walk to the Beach!
Bed: 3
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 6
Available: June1-7, 8-14, 15-21, August 17-23, 24-30, and August 31-September 7.
Rates: $3,500-$5,000/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-230r
Completely Updated Ocean Beach Home W/ Pool & Steps From The Beach!
Bed: 4
Bath: 2.5
Sleeps: 10
Available: June 8-15, June 22-28, June 29-July 5, July 20-July 26
Rates: $6,500-$10,500
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-109r
Extremely Spacious Ocean Beach Home W/ a Pool
Bed: 4
Bath: 3
Sleeps: 8
Available: June 29-July 5, August 17-23, August 24-30, August 31-September 7
Rates: $10,450-$13,750
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-748
Seaview Home Close to the Beach W/ 3 Decks!
Bed: 3
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 9
Available: June 1-7, 8-14, July 20-26, August 17-23
Rates: $5,750-$6,250
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-38r
Charming and Centrally Located Ocean Beach Home
Bed: 3
Bath: 2.5
Sleeps: 8
Available: All of June. August 17-23, August 24-30, August 31-September 7.
Rates: $3,250-$4,500
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-35r
Seaview Home Just a Steps From The Beach!
Bed: 4
Bath: 1.5
Sleeps: 9
Available: August 10-16 & August 17-23
Rates: $5,500/week
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-49r
Newly Updated Seaview Home Near Ocean Beach
Bed: 3
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 6
Available: June 1-21, June 29-July 12, July 20-August 16, August 24-Sept 13
Rates: $4,600
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-stu
Luxury Oceanfront Home in Ocean Bay Park
Bed: 5
Bath: 2.5
Sleeps: 12-14
Available: July 3-9, July 17-August 6
Rates: $11,000-$12,500
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-37r
Modern Ocean Bay Park Home W/ Ocean Views
Bed: 4
Bath: 2.5
Sleeps: 10
Available: June, August 3-9, August 17-30
Rates: $8,000-$10,500
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-33o
Large Ocean Beach Home W/ Pool & Just 1 House Back From The Beach!
Bed: 4
Bath: 2.5
Sleeps: 10
Available: July 10 - 31
Rates: $12,500/week
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-560r
Bay & Ocean View Seaview Home
Bed: 4
Bath: 3
Sleeps: 8
Available May 23-June 13, June 28-July 18
Rates: $8,000-$9,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-55r
Just Like New Ocean Beach Home W/ Large Deck
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 6
Available July 5-12, July 19-26, August 9-23, August 30-Sept 7
Rates: $4,500/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-155r
Expansive Ocean Beach Home With Tons of Outdoor Space & Hot Tub
Bed: 3
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 6
Available: July & August
Rates: $6,000/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-969r
Ocean Beach Home W/ Lots of Outdoor Space & Close to the Beach
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 8
Available: June 28-July 31
Rates: $6,000-$6,500/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-976r
Oceanfront Ocean Bay Park Home W/ Pool
Bed: 4
Bath: 4
Sleeps: 14
Available: July 10-16, July 31-August 6, August 24-Sept 3
Rates: $14,025/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-36r
Completely Redone Ocean Bay Park Home
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 9
Available: June 1-21, July 20-26, & August 17-23
Rates: $4,500-$5,000/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-507
Beautifully Renovated & Centrally Located Ocean Beach Home
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 10
Available August
Rates: $5,900/wk.
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-761r
Huge Bayfront Seaview Home W/ Sauna & Separate Gym
Bed: 5
Bath: 4.5
Sleeps: 10
Available: May 29-June12
Rates: $18,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/sv-24
Well Maintained Ocean Bay Park W/ Guest Cottage
Bed: 3
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 8-10
Available: June
Rates: $8,900
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/obp-74r
Oceanfront Lonelyville Bungalow W/ Incredible Ocean Views
Bed: 3
Bath: 1.5
Sleeps: 6
Available: July & August
Rates: $28,000-$30,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/lly-70r
Renovated Ocean Beach Home W/ Pool & Hot Tub
Bed: 4
Bath: 2
Sleeps: 10
Available: June 29-July 5, July 13-26, August 17-Labor Day
Rates: $9,000-$14,000
www.fireislandrealestate.com/property/ob-119r
Please feel free to reach out to our Rental Agents, Alyssa & Dylan, for any questions or concerns you may have. Be sure to check out more rentals here!
*Available dates are always changing. We will update these dates when the information becomes available to us.
For those who will be renting or moving in to their beach house on Fire Island this summer, the Fire Island Ferries freight department will be extremely helpful in this process. There are many benefits that a credit card account with the freight department has. Read on for information directly from the Fire Island Ferries freight department that highlight their services that will be beneficial to use throughout your stay on Fire Island.
If you plan on ordering beverages or liquor from the mainland or plan on ordering items online to be delivered to the
dock, through the Fire Island Ferries freight department, visit https://fireislandfreight.azurewebsites.net/ and set up an account with them that you can add a credit card to. This will make the pick-up of these items go a bit more smoothly and, for some towns, prevent the chance of the boat bringing these items back to Bay Shore if you are not on the dock to pay the freight
charge when the boat is in town.
If ordering items online, please use the following format when filling in the shipping address:
Name: Your first AND last name
Address 1: 99 Maple Avenue
Address 2: Fire Island town AND your freight account number
Town: Bay Shore
State: NY
Zip: 11706
The account that you set up will also send a notification the morning that your freight is being shipped (usually around
10:00 am) to the email address on file, allow you to see a history of your shipments and track the freight boat via a
twitter link.
If you are dropping off items yourself, please have everything pre-labelled with your name and destination, packed in a
container (box, tote, cooler, luggage, etc.) and/or protected, if fragile.
For same day delivery, have your items to the freight boat from 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM Monday – Saturday. These times and
days are for mid-April through mid-September. Otherwise, they only accept items Monday – Friday. The freight boat
leaves at 10:00 AM. To locate the freight boat, drive to the end of Maple Avenue (big parking lot), pull into the middle
parking spots and ask a crew member (red shirt) for help.
For next day delivery, you can bring your items to the Bay Shore freight house located in the Fire Island Ferries, Inc. main
terminal (99 Maple Ave., Bay Shore, NY 11706) between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday – Friday. These hours are
during the summer schedule. In the off season, the crew is only at the Bay Shore freight house until 3:30 PM.
Any questions needing more detailed answers please either check their website www.fireislandferries.com and click the
FREIGHT INFO tab on the right side of the screen, email them at freight@fireislandferries.com or call 631.647.3055.
We hope this information helps you become more familiar with the Fire Island Ferries freight department procedures. Looking forward to seeing you this summer!
