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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. Hovnanian Homes to construct 27 town home units located at the intersection of Grand and Monroe avenues, at the site of the former Felix Fox Paints building.

The technical review committee will assess the project to ensure the plans meet certain specific design standards, make recommendations to the developers and provide comments to the planning board before the project is presented to the full board for review.

The city council must also approve the project plans, as well as approve Hovnanian as the developer.

The project, South Grand [shown above], proposes three three- to four-story buildings constructed on the western portion of the block bound by Grand, Monroe and Sewall avenues and Heck Street, according to the application submitted to the TRC. The site is located at the western boundary of the waterfront redevelopment zone, adjacent to the downtown business district.

The architectural character of the proposed project submitted to the TRC is described as “a traditional town home community” with a “layout harmonious with its urban setting between Asbury Park’s Waterfront and Central Business District.” Durable brick, cementitious siding, and metal make up the architectural elements included in the plans.

City Council Chambers are found on the north side of the municipal complex, located at One Municipal Plaza.

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