The proposed waterfront redevelopment plan amendments put forth by the governing body cleared the Planning Board Monday. The City Council, acting as the municipality’s redevelopment authority, sent the proposal to the autonomous board to ensure changes fell in line with the master plan, a comprehensive outline of the city’s long-range land use vision moving forward. […]

The Asbury Park City Council honored outgoing Planning Board Chair Herb Fehrenbach for 14 years of service; six as chair and four as vice chair. “He is highly respected for his professionalism and has been an active and contributing member of the community and a resident for 18 years,” Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton said in reading […]

Following Wednesday approvals from the Technical Review Committee and the Asbury Park City Council, the City’s Redevelopment Authority, the Fourth Avenue Pavilion Redesign plan will return to the Planning Board next month. Changes to boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette’s plan include a 5,742 square foot reduction of the proposed roof deck, the relocation of a handicapped […]

Existing conditions prompted housing developer Downtown Metro to seek what they call hardship variances from the Asbury Park Planning Board Monday. But the application sparked questions related to the Main Street Redevelopment zone’s current parking and height requirements.  Located at 700 Main St and the corner of Sewall Avenue, the mixed use structure houses Heavenly Dreams Mattress […]

A municipality’s Master Plan is often referred to as a living document because of its continual need to be edited and updated; a measure the City of Asbury Park is currently undertaking by way of a Master Plan Reexamination Report. But after proposed changes were presented by consulting firm Clarke Caton Hintz of Trenton during […]

Mary Macs Libation Station site plan was unanimously approved Monday by the Asbury Park Planning Board. The new offering by Johnny Mac House of Spirits owner John McGillion is a part of a larger scale expansion of the Main Street business, located on Cookman Avenue between Cookman and Mattison avenues. Mary Macs, located at the […]

Despite initial positive feedback with regard to an alternate design for a 60-unit residential complex Sackman Enterprises proposes at 545 Lake Avenue [at right], the Planning Board Monday night voted 7-2 against supporting a plan amendment needed to move alternate design forward. The project aims to transform the existing 59-stall parking lot between the Asbury […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board unanimously approved updated plans for the Asbury Lanes renovation, currently underway by waterfront redeveloper iStar. The Tuesday night meeting provided a first look at what will be local artist Porkchop’s second mural [shown below] on the iconic 1960s era façade. And while the contract with the artist has yet to be […]

Changes to waterfront redeveloper iStar’s renovation of the 1960’s era Asbury Lanes will come back before the Planning Board 7 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The popular venue closed a year ago for a redesign that included a new roof and interior walls, an update of the kitchen and its […]

A first glimpse at what will become the new Boston Way was unveiled Monday night during the Asbury Park Planning Board meeting. The Housing Authority redevelopment will bring 104 new low income rental units to the long stagnant 4.1 acre site located along Memorial Drive and Sylvan Way. The project, headed by Jersey City-based Metro […]