Thursday, March 21, 2013
K. Hovnanian proposal would include traffic light on northbound Route 34
If K. Hovnanian of Red Bank was allowed to add 200 homes on a tract at Allaire Road and Route 34, traffic flow at one of the township’s busiest intersections would be significantly improved, representatives of the developer said Wednesday. John Rea, a Wall Township-based traffic engineer, told the Board of Adjustment at its regular meeting that the application to build 199 townhouses on a Route 34 tract would add far fewer cars to the congested intersection than if the parcel was built with the number of office buildings it is currently zoned to accommodate. Not only that, but the developer has already had talks with the state Department of Transportation and garnered tacit agency agreement for a plan to pay for and install a traffic …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
K. Hovnanian wants to build 199 homes on Route 34 tract; town opposes
A pitch to build nearly 200 townhouses on a Route 34 tract is scheduled to continue Wednesday before the Board of Adjustment. K. Hovnanian, of Red Bank, wants to build 199 townhouses on a roughly 37-acre tract on the state highway and Allaire Road. The company began its pitch last month before the board, but ran out of its 50-minute time limit. The property is zoned for office buildings and commercial development, with a small piece zoned for residential development. The developer is asking the board to combine the three zones into one residential zone, allowing for the development. The Township of Wall objects, arguing that the development runs afoul of the town’s master plan, which does not allow for housing in the Route 34 corridor. …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Application proposes townhouse development on Route 34 tract at Allaire Road
An application to build nearly 200 townhomes on a Route 34 tract inched forward on Wednesday when the Board of Adjustment heard from the first witness called for the developer. The application ran out of its 50-minute time limit and was scheduled to continue on March 20. K. Hovnanian, of Red Bank, wants to build 199 townhouses on a roughly 37-acre tract on the state highway and Allaire Road. About 20 percent, or 40 of those homes would be reserved for affordable housing, according to the plan. The property is zoned for office buildings and commercial development, with a small piece zoned for residential development. The developer is asking the board to combine the three zones into one residential zone, allowing for the development. The …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
K. Hovnanian wants to build on Route 34 tract zoned for commercial use
A Red Bank developer is eyeing a tract on Route 34 currently zoned for commerical use to build nearly 200 townhouses and the company is scheduled to make its initial pitch before the Board of Adjustment on Wednesday. It's the second time the project has been scheduled after a previous hearing last month was scrubbed from the board's agenda at the last minute. No reason was given. Red Bank-based K. Hovnanian wants to build 199 townhouses on a 37-acre plot at the state highway and Allaire Road. Twenty percent, or about 40 homes, would be reserved as affordable housing units, according to the proposal. The property is not zoned for residential development, so K. Hov Shore Acquisitions – the company set up to make the pitch – is asking the …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Application to build 200 homes on Route 34 nixed for Wednesday's meeting
An application to build nearly 200 homes on Route 34 at Allaire Road has been scuttled at the last minute, according to the planning office. A division of K. Hovnanian Builders was scheduled to begin its pitch to the Board of Adjustment at Wednesday night's meeting, but the application was scrubbed from the agenda, the planning office said early afternoon Wednesday. The application has been re-scheduled for Feb. 20. No reason was given for the delay. Red Bank-based K. Hovnanian wants to build 199 townhouses on a 37-acre vacant plot at the state highway and Allaire Road. Twenty percent, or about 40 homes, would be reserved as affordable housing units, according to the proposal. The property is not zoned for residential development, so K. …
NJ Devil Dog
8:31 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
Two hundred units and it will IMPROVE traffic in the area? I guess traffic engineers don't have to submit to urine tests, because you are definitely smoking something. more ›