Amid Climate Change Threats, Cape Planners Ask: Is It Time To Retreat From The Coast? A home on Salt Marsh Road in Sandwich is damaged beyond repair after a February storm. Eve Zuckoff / WCAI Is It Time To Retreat From The Cape Cod Coast? Whenever a beachfront home goes on the market in Sandwich, it’s going to draw dozens of prospective buyers. “So this is all private beach, which people just love. They want their privacy. They want their quietness and their calmness,” said Rich Lonstein, a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Paul Properties. He specializes in beachfront homes. And this one on Salt Marsh Road, with four bedrooms, three baths, selling for the relative-bargain of $900,000, has attracted a lot of attention.