A proposed mixed use project adding two floors and 42 residential units to a long-time Bangs Avenue commercial building is before the Planning Board on Monday for site plan approval. Downtown developer Carter Sackman says his goal is to preserve as much of the original brick facade as possible, while adding two new modern floors. […]

Downtown developer Carter Sackman and his Sackman Enterprises group has purchased the Cookman Avenue building which once housed the former Robert Legere Design Center. The purchase has no impact on the Robert Legere Design retail store, which continues to operate next door. “We are moving all of our Sackman New Jersey offices to this location; […]

Sackman Enterprises has asked the Asbury Park governing body for a plan amendment to construct a four story residential building at 512 Summerfield Ave, the site of a current parking lot. “What we are proposing is a 12-unit a residential dwelling,” Project Attorney Andrew Karas said. The property sits within the Central Business District [CBD] […]

Parking in Asbury Park – or the lack thereof – has come to a head not only for residents but for the City and local developers. The conversation picked up momentum a couple weeks ago when longtime downtown resident Robert Weiner brought the matter up at a City Council meeting. Weiner, who has been following […]

Sackman Enterprises unveiled its design for the historic downtown Asbury Park Press Plaza bank building formerly owned by attorney Barry Slott during Wednesday night’s Asbury Park City Council meeting. In a 15-page packet distributed to the governing body, the concept behind adding a modern top to the ornate structure that once served as a pharmacy […]

The handcrafted Asbury Park Distilling sign signals what is to come in March [if permit and licensing remains on track], but for managing partner Andy Karas, it’s a 2½-year long journey based in family roots. “My grandfather was a bootlegger during prohibition,” said Karas, a Ridgewood resident. “I never in my life could have imagined […]

The initial design Carter Sackman and his team presented before the Planning Board Monday night for a 60-unit residential complex on Lake Avenue was not the design the board members ultimately affirmed. The project, located at 545 Lake Ave, aims to transform the existing 59-stall parking lot between the Asbury Park Festhalle & Biergarten and […]

The sale of the landmark former Seacoast Trust bank building at the corner of Press Plaza and Cookman Avenue has sparked a fundraising drive for one of the city’s long-standing charities. Current owner Barry Slott has donated the building contents, which will be sold this weekend in support of The Asbury Park Toy Drive. Downtown […]

The large landmark former bank building at the corner of Press Plaza and Cookman Avenue has been purchased by downtown Asbury developer Carter Sackman. “We’re very excited about it,” said Sackman. “Architecturally and historically it’s one of the most significant buildings in the central business district.” Sackman has a contract to purchase the building, according […]

Any concerns that Food Network celebrity cook Guy Fieri will be opening an eatery at the former Cibo e Vino or Fish space can be laid to rest, according to Sackman Enterprises Executive Property Manager Tom Wilson. “We have not received any inquires from Guy Fieri or any representative, to my knowledge, from his organization,” […]