The Asbury Park Planning Board granted site plan approval for a set of 28 townhomes national homebuilders K. Hovnanian Homes plans to build on the western waterfront at a special meeting held Thursday. The vote was 6-1. The development, called “South Grand” brings 28 two- and three-bedroom residential units to the western side of the […]

After hearing the testimony from four different applicants, leaving just 45 minutes remaining in the meeting, members of the Asbury Park planning board voted to postpone K. Hovnanian’s application to build 28 townhomes in the western waterfront to a special meeting to be held June 19. The board also granted permission by a 6-2 vote […]

The Asbury Park City Council granted conceptual approval Wednesday on national homebuilder K. Hovnanian’s proposal to build 28 townhome units in the western portion of the city’s waterfront redevelopment zone. The vote was 3-1. Deputy Mayor Susan Henderson and Council members John Loffredo and John Moor voted yes. Councilwoman Amy Quinn voted no. Mayor Myra […]

The Asbury Park Technical Review Committee [TRC] is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at 6 p.m. to discuss plans for a new development of town homes in the city. Asbury Partners, LLC, is the applicant. Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial  — the majority owner of Asbury Partners — signed an agreement in November with national homebuilder K. […]

Master waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners has submitted design plans for town houses to be built by national homebuilder K. Hovnanian Homes in the waterfront redevelopment zone, adjacent to the downtown business district. IStar Financial — which is the majority owner of Asbury Partners — signed an agreement in November with Hovnanian to develop the project located […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential has signed an agreement with K. Hovnanian Homes to build townhouses on the western edge of the Asbury Park waterfront redevelopment zone on Grand Avenue. The project will be located at the intersection of Grand and Monroe avenues, according to a news release issued by iStar this morning. K. Hovnanian Homes […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar has announced two new residential developments proposed for the waterfront redevelopment area, one to be built by national homebuilders Toll Brothers and the other by Somerset Development, which developed the Bellworks project in Holmdel, according to a news release issued by iStar. The Somerset Development project will be built next to the […]

The redevelopment of a long abandoned apartment building that sits a block away from the waterfront on Second Avenue has cleared its first hurdle in the construction application phase. Located at 215 First Avenue, the residential complex made its way through the Technical Review Committee and is set to be unveiled before the City Council […]

Party people who don’t care about the weather are gathering at Sunset Park for the inaugural Asbury Park Superfest: Masters of Funk, ongoing until 9 p.m. The lineup features an all-star gathering of soul, funk, and R&B icons hailing back to the 60s, including The Mary Jane Girls and Dazz Band. Also on the bill […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, If the Asbury Park community sat down to create elected officials who best represent our diverse and progressive interests, I think we would want what the Asbury Together team of Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton, and Eileen Chapman represents. We want a diverse team that can relate to us all; black, white, gay, […]