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Local subcontractors are being sought for work on the Asbury Park Housing Authority Boston Way redevelopment project.

“The development of 104 new townhomes on the Boston Way site [shown at right] will not only provide the community with new state of the art housing, but also has the potential to provide contracting opportunities for groups that have been locked out of this lucrative business,” Housing Authority Board Chairman Gregory Hopson said.

An initial meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday in the Robinson Towers Community Room, located at 1000 Third Avenue.

“This is only the Housing Authority’s initial effort to gain jobs and a pay day for as many Asbury Park residents as possible,” Vice Chairman Frank Syphax said.

The local workforce development initiative is made possible via Section 3 of the 1968 federal Housing and Urban Development [HUD] Act that created a legal basis for providing jobs to residents and contracts for local  businesses within areas receiving financial assistance.

Vacated in 2014, a Superstorm Sandy relief Community Development Block Grant totaling $12.3 million will help fund the project.

The project, headed by Jersey City-based Metro Company and Fort Lee-based Alpert Group, will bring a mixed income-based community comprised of public housing and Section 8 homes, Asbury Park Housing Authority Executive Director Tyrone Garrett has said.

The proposal [shown above] includes 21 one-bedroom, 62 2-bedroom, and 21-3 bedroom units, project consultant Greg Domalewski [at right] said.

Further project details include:

• Boston Way right of way will be redone with the perpendicular parking shifting to parallel    parking on both sides 40 foot right of way in front of the project.
• The 104 home complex will be constructed in one phase.
• The seven buildings will be adorned with three colors to create visual interest
• Each unit will have its own laundry and entry
• There will be 11 fully ADA accessible homes
• A combined community room, management and maintenance office at the southwest portion of the site.
• Six foot wide walkways throughout the site with internal parking spaces.
• All units and walkways will be designed for ADA accessibility.
• 24 additional trees will be planted as well as foundation plantings
• Internal 15 foot high lighting fixtures will be spaced 70 feet apart.
• Underground storm water management system
• Parapet walls and flat roofs will allow for visual screening of air conditioning equipment

For more information, call Daniel Gibson at 732-571-6629 or visit www.aphanj.com.

[feature site photo courtesy of Asbury Park Housing Authority]

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