Master waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential outlined its plans for a new 16 story high-rise at the former Esperanza site during Tuesday night’s Technical Review Committee [TRC] meeting. “This obviously has been a long time coming,” said iStar Senior Vice President of Development Brian Cheripka.  “We said all along that we were going to take our […]

The underlying focus moving forward will be to keep Asbury Park’s spirit and to help create job opportunities and training programs for local businesses and residents, iStar Financial Senior Vice President of Land and Development, Brian Cheripka said during Saturday morning’s Homeowner’s Association meeting at Langosta Lounge. An example of the latter is the Summer […]

A local developer may be open to talks on using undeveloped land as a tempory parking lot. “iStar is always open to discussions regarding how to improve the Asbury Park experience, including the use of this land as a temporary parking lot,” said Brian Cheripka,  iStar Residential Senior Vice President. “The discussion would need an […]

[UPDATE: The time and location of the TRC meeting has been changed. It will take place at 5 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the municipal complex, located across from the city manager’s office at One Municipal Plaza.] The Asbury Park Technical Review Committee [TRC] is scheduled to meet Thursday in council chambers at […]

The Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday to grant conceptual approval on a re-adaptive use project to turn the Salvation Army building, located at 200 Fifth Avenue, into a boutique hotel. Master waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial brought in Manhattan-based architectural firm Stonehill & Taylor  to transform the long-vacant building into an 110-room hotel with a […]

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial is currently exploring options on how to preserve Asbury Lanes, a retro bowling alley built in 1961 that has been operating as a music venue for the past ten years. IStar has submitted plans to the city to develop a 110-room boutique hotel in the long-vacant Salvation Army building on […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential has removed the surfboard it placed on the North End beach. The surfboards were placed at the beginning of July on sites throughout the waterfront  to represent future projects the redeveloper will bring to the city. “Every surfboard represents a future project that we are working on, or will be working on, […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial will not submit a letter in support of the city’s attempt to secure a state Green Acres grant to preserve an area of the northern beachfront, leaving the city with little chance of obtaining the funds, according to preservation proponents. The move drew a sharp rebuke from Councilwoman Amy Quinn, who […]

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 […]

Every Wednesdays from Dec. 4-27, anyone who parks in any of the city’s metered spaced will enjoy free parking and, beginning today, three parking lots located along the waterfront will be left open until Jan. 2. Members of the Asbury Park City Council had announced plans to discuss holiday parking options at last week’s council meeting in […]