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; […]

Restoration of the Savoy Theatre is one step closer to completion thanks to an ordinance passed by the city council on Nov. 19. The ordinance has two purposes — to increase the allowed height at the building’s site and to decrease the parking requirement for studio apartments. The Savoy is located inside the Kinmonth Building […]

Asbury Park’s city council will meet tonight in council chambers, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • A presentation on a special emergency appropriation related to Hurricane Sandy. • A vote on the appointment […]

The city council is scheduled to vote tonight on the introduction of an ordinance that would reduce the parking requirement for the Kinmonth Building’s redevelopment. The historic Kinmonth Building [right] is located on Mattison Avenue. Local developer Carter Sackman hopes to renovate the building, reactivating the historical Savoy Theatre and creating 64 new studio apartments […]

Developer Carter Sackman and his attorney Andrew Karas brought the Kinmonth Project before the planning board once more last night, this time with testimony from parking expert George Jacquemart. After hearing from Jacquemart, the board recommended the city complete an independent parking study. Sackman hopes to restore the Kinmonth Building [pictured at right], on Mattison […]

Downtown Asbury developer Carter Sackman is hoping to further defer construction of a parking garage he and the city planned to build jointly. The city and the developer reached an agreement in 2007 to build the 404-spot garage, which would include more than 100 spots for use by Sackman’s residential tenants, as well as residential […]

Trip Brooks, the top representative of developer Carter Sackman for his Asbury Park projects, has resigned his position from Sackman Enterprises. The resignation took effect yesterday. In an email, Brooks said “I am looking to continue to be involved in my community with my sights on new opportunities.” Brooks — shown above at the Savoy […]