NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Cleanup at New Smyrna Beach continued on Saturday after Nicole devastated the area.

A Volusia County damaged assessment report found the natural disaster caused more than $51 million in damages that was only second to Daytona Beach Shores where Nicole caused more than $370 million in damages.

Most of the buildings county officials deemed unsafe were in S. Atlantic Avenue.

One of the buildings that was damaged was Chase's on the Beach, a popular bar and restaurant.

“We come down every now and then and we’re just devastated that has happened to our beach,” Bernie Mack, a New Smyrna beach resident said.

Residents said it was recently closed for renovations and then this happened.

“Seeing it now is just depressing,” Mack said. “I can’t even explain it. I don’t have any words to explain it. It’s just so horrible.”

The county assessment deemed six buildings unsafe to live in.

Charles Jacobson said he feels relieved because his two-story home made it out safe despite seawater surrounding his home. Jacobson said he credits the storm prep and renovations he made to make his home more hurricane resistant.

“[Nicole] took off our shingles,” Jacobson said. “It didn’t do a lot of damage to my windows because I used to put plywood over them and now I have hurricane windows and doors.”

He also barricaded his garage to prevent any water from flooding it.

Jacobson said he was devastated to see what his neighbors have to go through.

He experienced something similar in 2005 when the storm damaged his home, and he and his wife had to stay somewhere else for a year until repairs were made.

“Now, that I hear people’s houses going into the ocean that’s just, that’s just beyond terrible,” Jacobson said.