The redevelopment of a long abandoned apartment building that sits a block away from the waterfront on Second Avenue has cleared its first hurdle in the construction application phase. Located at 215 First Avenue, the residential complex made its way through the Technical Review Committee and is set to be unveiled before the City Council […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 4 p.m. closed executive session prior to the 6 p.m. public workshop session and 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular […]

Master waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners has submitted design plans for town houses to be built by national homebuilder K. Hovnanian Homes in the waterfront redevelopment zone, adjacent to the downtown business district. IStar Financial — which is the majority owner of Asbury Partners — signed an agreement in November with Hovnanian to develop the project located […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial has established rates for its new “Summer Experience” beach packages. The packages, which are being sold at both seasonal and daily rates, include access to a beachfront station that will house lockers, air-conditioned bathrooms, private showers and changing stations in the southern waterfront area. Shaded hammock gardens will also be made […]

Officials from Madison Marquette and the city are currently negotiating a new look for the outside wall of the Stone Pony’s Summer Stage. The council voted at its May 15 meeting to approve the plan, provided that it will meet the goals and conceptions of the redevelopment plan. Next, Madison Marquette will present to the […]

The longstanding skeleton of the Esperanza building will be partially covered with a decorative scrim this summer. Waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners is planning to bring bath houses and lockers to the waterfront area through the proposed Summer Experience, and placing a scrim on the Esperanza is part of that plan, said Brian Cheripka at the […]

Waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners is pitching a new plan to keep visitors in the city longer on hot summer days. The initiative, dubbed “Summer Experience,” would temporarily bring bath houses, changing rooms and hammocks to the city’s waterfront redevelopment area. Visitors would buy seasonal memberships to use the stations. Asbury Partners is seeking the city’s […]

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 vote on expansion of the premises at […]

The estimated cost of installing a sprinkler system in Convention Hall has been reduced dramatically, city manager Terence Reidy said at last night’s council meeting — but Madison Marquette officials are quick to point out that they still will not install the sprinklers unless they feel the expense is justified. Originally, Madison Marquette officials said […]

The future of the three surface parking lots in the city’s waterfront redevelopment area should be determined by the next city council meeting on April 17, city manager Terence Reidy said at last night’s meeting. “I don’t know what the exact final plan is going to be,” Reidy said, “but [it will incorporate] the type […]