It may not be Boca Raton, but the Asbury Park waterfront now has palm trees from Florida. The trees were trucked up from the Sunshine State by waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial. The palms have been placed in the southern portion of the waterfront where iStar is offering upgraded amenities as part of its “Summer Experience” […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial has established rates for its new “Summer Experience” beach packages. The packages, which are being sold at both seasonal and daily rates, include access to a beachfront station that will house lockers, air-conditioned bathrooms, private showers and changing stations in the southern waterfront area. Shaded hammock gardens will also be made […]

The longstanding skeleton of the Esperanza building will be partially covered with a decorative scrim this summer. Waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners is planning to bring bath houses and lockers to the waterfront area through the proposed Summer Experience, and placing a scrim on the Esperanza is part of that plan, said Brian Cheripka at the […]

The city and waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners have finally reached an agreement regarding three surface parking lots in the waterfront area. The lots are located adjacent to the Carousel building at the end of Cookman Avenue; on Ocean Avenue between Second and Third avenues [pictured above]; and on Fourth Avenue next to the Wonder Bar. In […]

A former Salvation Army residence for retirees has been purchased by iStar Financial for redevelopment. The building, located on Fifth Avenue, has eight floors, as well as an extension to the east with four floors. It has been vacant since 2004, according to Brian Cheripka, iStar’s vice president of land. The brick building [pictured above […]

The city and two waterfront redevelopers are seeking to extend the trial period for three boardwalk street light fixtures. The black decorative street lamps have sound systems to play music, and one has an LED digital screen that can display messages or advertisements. The three test lights were donated by Amerlux lighting system, city engineer […]

The northern beachfront entryway to Asbury Park has just been spruced up. At the Loch Arbour entrance to Asbury Park, waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners last week installed trees and a mix of stone, grass and various shrubs. The improvements are part of the redeveloper’s ongoing streetscape program, according to Brian Cheripka, vice president of land […]

Key redevelopment players Madison Marquette and iStar Financial have bound themselves together more closely as a result of a deal the two announced on Thursday. Under the agreement, two undeveloped tracts held by Madison Marquette will be transferred to Asbury Partners, which is currently owned by iStar, according to iStar’s vice president of land Brian […]

The new streetlights on Cookman Avenue between the downtown business district and the waterfront are now installed and operational. The lighting is part of a streetscape program designed to make this barren stretch of Cookman more pedestrian-friendly. There are now eight new streetlights, along with new sidewalks, in the vacant stretch of Cookman where dilapidated […]

A dilapidated Cookman Avenue building that once housed two long-closed entertainment venues is expected to be demolished within 60 days. The structure was last the home of the Club Phoenix, a go-go rock bar open for about a decade until the late 1990s. Previously, the building had housed the Odyssey gay nightclub from the early […]