The Asbury Park Housing Authority has announced phase two of the Boston Way demolition is set to begin. “We are glad to be getting underway,” Chief of Staff Daniel Gibson Jr said. “The asbestos is out and we are ready to take the building down now.” The $28 million project, located at Memorial Drive and […]

The demolition of Boston Way is now underway.   The $28 million project marks more than the redevelopment of a long vacant Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA] complex, but also the start of revitalization in the southwest neighborhood and control of its destiny moving forward, officials said. The redevelopment features 21 one-bedroom, 62 two-bedroom, and 21 […]

Mayor John Moor and Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton announced Thursday afternoon funding has been approved for the Boston Way and Michaels Organization housing projects located in the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment zone, west of Memorial Drive. “This is great a day for Asbury Park,” Moor said in a telephone interview. “I am so happy. These are two […]

A four-acre plot of land where the now-vacant Boston Way Village Housing Complex stands was the subject of discussion at a forum held in the city Thursday. The age-old 123-unit complex is slated for demolition in the next six to 12 months, according to Mark Bess, one of the project architects. Members of the local […]

The City of Asbury Park Housing Authority on Tuesday announced the organization’s standing has raised. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] now considers the agency to be “standard.” For the past several years, it has been listed as a substandard troubled organization by HUD, but has consistently improved in its grading since […]

The Boston Way Village housing complex will be demolished soon, as the city council has agreed to write a letter of approval supporting its razing. The Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA] has met the requirements for demolition, which include holding resident meetings and having a resolution approved by the APHA’s board of commissioners, said Dan […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. The following items are on the agenda: • A presentation from prospective Springwood Avenue developers. • […]

After several years of turmoil in the Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA], the Long Branch Housing Authority [LBHA] has stepped in reduce the agency’s debt and make daily operations more efficient. The APHA manages 587 one-to-four-bedroom units in seven public housing complexes: Robinson Towers, Comstock, Lumley Homes, Boston Way, Washington Village, Lincoln Village and Asbury […]