Restoration of the historic Powhatan hotel is now off the table, according to property owner Pat Fasano. The local developer withdrew his application to renovate the 208 Third Avenue hours prior to Tuesday’s Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, according to Zoning Officer Barbara Van Wagner. Fasano, an over 20 year long resident, was seeking to […]

The Dollar Tree opened its doors at 3 p.m. Thursday on Main Street at the northwest corner of Main Street and Third Avenue. “Our customers discover new treasures every week ranging from seasonal decor, household products, party and craft supplies, dinnerware, food, teaching and school necessities, health and beauty essentials, toys, and books,” said Kayleigh […]

The Asbury Park City Council approval of lot by lot development in the waterfront redevelopment region is the first amendment to its agreement with master waterfront redeveloper iStar in 16 years, city officials announced via a written news statement Monday. The amendment also creates new procedures for property owners to pay their share of the […]

Applications are now available for the soon to open Dollar Tree, located on Main Street at the northwest corner of Third Avenue, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton has announced. The over 10,000-square-foot national chain store will give priority to local residents through a workforce development agreement. The project approval detailed off-street parking, benches, public garbage and recycling […]

After a year of stops and starts, an amendment to open up lot-by-lot development in the Asbury Park waterfront gets underway. Lot by lot development refers to the ability to develop individual parcels as opposed to the current block by block development guidelines outlined in the Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement [WRA] with master redeveloper iStar; first […]

Guidelines that will open new construction along the waterfront will be introduced during the 7 p.m. Asbury Park City Council meeting Tuesday. Known as lot by lot development, the changes allow master waterfront redeveloper iStar to build new projects on land parcels rather than the current block by block development mandated by the waterfront redeveloper […]

It’s been three years, and at least as many variations, since a of a local developer first introduced plans to rehabilitate property along Main Street between Third and Fourth Avenues where a long shuttered Getty service stations sits. When preliminary Planning Board approvals were granted in Dec. 2013, no definitive tenant for the proposed 10,000 square foot commercial building […]

A detailed plan outlining workforce development and a PILOT request that will reduce board of education taxes, but not municipal taxes, are a part of Fasano Properties request to bring a Dollar Tree store to Main Street. The payment in lieu of taxes [PILOT] is a structured tax abatement program that permits reduced taxes during […]

When The Complex [below right] readied to open last month, the audio sound system they had spent thousands to incorporate at the Italian Capitoline, Mexican fare La Loteria, and downstairs hangout The Basement, fell short of what the city’s code outlines. At the time Fasano said the costly sound mitigation requirements were not implemented at […]

The Complex, the new offering of eateries and hang out spot by the Fasano family, opens this weekend in Asbury’s downtown. The concept is simple – good food at a reasonable price in an atmosphere that honors the city by refurbishing many of its historic elements, Bond Street Bar owner Pat Fasano has said. While […]