High End Appliances Coming To Route 34

The former Budget Rental car facility on the Allaire Circle of Route 34 is slated to become a high-end kitchen appliance retail store.

The facility, at 2025 Route 34, will become the newest outlet of the Top Line Appliance Center chain following an approval of an application before the Board of Adjustment. 

The board on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a pitch from TopLine, which sells high-end kitchen appliances from its headquarters in Westfield, along with stores in Roselle and Manasquan.

The vote came after a short hearing during which there were no objections from members of the public, none of whom present spoke about the plan.

“I think its an ideal solution,’’ said board chair Wilma Morrissey following the vote.

Top Line’s customers, mainly homeowners, generally spend between $15,000-$20,000 on appliances and normally come into the store with a designer or architect, according to testimony from Wednesday’s hearing.

The store, which would be open daily, will employ about six sales people, and have no more than 15 people in the outlet at a time, according to testimony.