The Asbury Park Mayor and City Council are expected to vote on an agreement that will designate Interfaith Neighbors as the redeveloper for the 1276 Washington Ave. The agreement includes the parcel of land, located between Ridge and Prospect avenues, being sold to the local nonprofit for $7,500.00. Plans are to construct a 3,000 square […]

The Asbury Park City Council will look to create an advisory committee comprised of residents, business owners and city officials Wednesday to help vet its ongoing survey of Brownfield sites, particularly those on its main thoroughfares and along Springwood Avenue.  US Congressman Frank Pallone [D-NJ] announced in August that the city had become the recipient […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

A vote to extend the Springwood Avenue lease agreement with affordable home builder Michaels Development Group comes before the City Council Wednesday. The Marlton-based redeveloper has been in a holding pattern as it seeks funding to advance Phase One construction of Renaissance Village, a 64-home complex comprised of townhouses and multifamily units between Memorial Drive […]

An affordable housing development is one step closer to being built on the city’s West Side. The Asbury Park planning board approved an application for The Michaels Organization, one of the master developers of the Springwood Avenue redevelopment area, to build a mix of 64 residential townhouse and multi-family units on vacant lots within the Springwood […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, As the summer comes to a close and fall creeps up on us I look at Asbury Park and wonder, what does the future holds for us? It was another successful summer for the beachfront and major development is finally coming to to the West Side. The two projects on […]

City officials voted Wednesday to designate The Michaels Organization as one of the master redevelopers of the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Area. The vote passed 4-1. Mayor Myra Campbell, Deputy Mayor Sue Henderson, Councilman John Loffredo and Councilwoman Amy Quinn voted yes. Councilman John Moor provided the dissenting vote. The Michaels Organization is a Marlton-based company that […]

An ordinance that makes several changes to a plan that sets the framework for how the Springwood Avenue corridor will be redeveloped passed its first reading Wednesday. The Michaels Organization, a Marlton-based company that specializes in affordable, mixed-financed housing, seeks to build a mix of 64 residential townhouse and multi-family units within three buildings on vacant lots […]

The terms and conditions of the redevelopers’ agreement have been drafted for a major development project slated for Springwood Avenue between Atkins Avenue and Memorial Drive, and should be finalized by year’s end. City officials met with members of the two organizations selected to redevelop the area earlier this week. The agreement includes stipulations for the phasing […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: My family has been a part of this community for over 100 years and I have been a resident of Asbury Park for 79 years. I’ve seen this city’s ups and its downs. I served on the city council for four years and on the police force for 29 years. […]