Waterfront developer iStar Financial is set to appear in front of the city’s Technical Review Committee Monday to present updated plans for a townhome development on the western waterfront area. The project, “South Grand” proposes 28 units on the eastern end of the block bound by Sewall, Monroe and Grand Avenues, and Heck Street. The […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial has reversed its decision not to appear for a second time at the city’s Technical Review Committee [TRC] to review plans for a development of townhomes in the southwest waterfront area. The proposed project — called “South Grand” — includes three row-like structures consisting of nine units each built along the […]

Representatives from waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial and K. Hovnanian homes presented their plans to build 27 town homes on the western edge of the waterfront redevelopment zone to the city’s Technical Review Committee [TRC] last week. The proposed project — called “South Grand” — includes three row-like structures consisting of nine units each built along […]

About 115 area residents attended a community interest session at Asbury Park’s ShowRoom Cinema Tuesday night to hear details of three projects being proposed by one of the Rebuild by Design teams at work in Asbury Park. With the main theatre at capacity before the start of the meeting, event organizers had to split the […]

Next week at Asbury Park’s ShowRoom Cinema, the public is invited to a presentation that outlines avant garde design ideas that would serve to bolster the city’s resilience against future storms. The ideas come from a team of individuals involved in an interdisciplinary design competition, Rebuild by Design. Rebuild by Design is an initiative of President Obama’s […]

Asbury Park was announced as one of four New Jersey municipalities selected to receive round one grant funds for streetscape and waterfront improvements, according to a news release from the state’s Economic Development Authority [EDA]. The grant totals $926,070, Virginia Pellerin, communications officer for the EDA, confirmed. It will see the old conventional highway style […]

A discrepancy between how many exterior style elements should be included on the Vive townhomes has slowed the delivery of certificates of occupancy needed to transfer ownership of some of the finished homes to buyers. Members of the Asbury Park planning board and representatives of iStar Financial discussed the apparent discrepancy at a planning board […]

Several Asbury Park business owners along with members of the city council and the Chamber of Commerce met last night to discuss a possible need to update the city’s downtown redevelopment zone. The group will be “seeking to modernize the current Central Business District [CBD] redevelopment plan based on the evolution of business within Asbury […]

The planning board last night voted to grant Johnny Mac House of Sprits owner John McGillion permission to begin construction on a large-scale project that includes a beer garden, mezzanine structure and a new bar atop the current Bistro Olé restaurant. The vote passed 4-1. Planning board member Robert Feinstein voted no. It was McGillion’s fourth […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial is seeking permission from the city council to install 10 new bike racks in the waterfront area. The item is on the agenda for Wednesday night’s council meeting. Brian Cheripka [right], vice president for land management at iStar, also shared the plan with the city’s Environmental Shade Tree Commission in a […]