When architect Robert Musgnug reflects on 10 years since one of the most expensive storms ever recorded in the United States walloped Long Beach Island, he marvels at how the market has recovered and flourished.

In that time, the Island has seen a gradual, steady increase of wealth, he said. His firm is busier now than it’s ever been, in the nearly 30 years since Musgnug opened his first Island office, in Surf City.