This House Is Built to Stare Down a Hurricane

  • Handful of storm-prone states see fortified homes rise 10-fold
  • Architests, builders hear new buyer mantra: safety, resilience
Home designed by Azaroff in Breezy Point, Queens.Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
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Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic just south of New York City.

In a storm, though, that dreamy setting can become a nightmare.