As development in Asbury Park continues to pick up speed, there is a growing concern over who will benefit, in terms of jobs. “The biggest problem in our community is unemployment and crime,” said local contractor and lifelong resident Duane Small. “We don’t care what contractor comes in to do the work, we care that […]

Local developer Pat Fasano said he’s had enough. The Asbury Park resident said he will pull his proposed Dollar Tree store development at the former Getty gas station site and refurbishment of the Main Street block between Third and Fourth Avenues [shown in its current state above]. “I’m not interested,” Fasano said via telephone Thursday […]

Local developer Pat Fasano is caught between a municipal rock and a corporate hard place. The 15-year developer has sought for two years to construct a Dollar Tree store along Main Street at Fourth Avenue, where the Getty gas station once operated. And while preliminary site plan approval was granted June 1 for the 9,400-square […]

The Planning Board has granted preliminary approval to local developer Pat Fasano for his proposed Dollar Tree, parking lot, and four apartment construction along the 1100 block of Main Street’s west side [shown above] between Third and Fourth Avenue. It’s been more than a year since Fasano was granted an initial preliminary approval to redevelop […]

Local Developer Pat Fasano this week crossed the first hurdle needed to open an outdoor barbeque area, complete with smoker, at Asbury Lanes. The City Council, which must approve Fasano’s plans before they advance to the Planning Board, voted Wednesday to approve an escrow account to cover municipal costs associated with the project. The project […]

Another six condominium units are currently under construction in downtown Asbury Park. Local Asbury Park developers Patrick Fasano and Patrick Schiavino closed purchase on the building located at 700 Mattison Avenue, at the corner of Mattison and Bangs avenues, and renovations are underway on six one- and two-bedroom units, he said. “The Mattison,” a four-story building […]

A new, nearly 10,000 square foot building proposed for the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenues received preliminary approvals from the city’s planning board Monday, and final approvals largely hinge on a parking waiver that will have to be decided by the Asbury Park City Council. The vote was 5-2. Planning Board members Mayor […]

Asbury Park developer Patrick Fasano got the final thumbs up from the City Council Tuesday on an application to extend the liquor license from Bond Street Bar to an adjacent building that once housed several retail stores on Cookman Avenue. Liquor licenses can be extended to contiguous properties that a license holder owns or leases. The […]

Remnants of an old gas station on the southwest corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue [shown above] will be demolished and replaced by an almost 10,000 square foot retail center under a proposal by developer Pat Fasano. Fasano, owner of Fasano Properties, thinks it is is the first time Main Street will see a […]

Several signs to alert would-be criminals of a local neighborhood watch network are in place throughout Asbury Park, and more will be added as the group continues to figure out their organization’s arrangement. Members of the Asbury Park Police Department  and local citizens that wish to form a watch network met again on Thursday to […]