So they get the CAFRA permit in March 2004. They are supposed to be in construction by the Summer (2004). What happened? Westminisiter seems to think the DEP did a good job in pushing the application.
Asbury Park to get its waterfront CAFRA permit Published in the Asbury Park Press 3/26/04 By TODD B. BATES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER A state official will sign a key coastal permit for Asbury Park's long-awaited beachfront redevelopment project today, news that gladdened city officials and a developer. "I'm just happy that the process is over and . . . this is just another milestone into getting redevelopment . . . jump-starting the City of Asbury Park," Mayor Kevin G. Sanders said. "It's been a long time coming." "This was a huge hurdle and I think it really means that redevelopment . . . it's going to happen and it's happening now," said Jeffrey Freireich, managing partner and vice chairman of Kushner Cos., Florham Park, one of the developers. A state Department of Environmental Protection official today will sign a state Coastal Area Facility Review Act permit for the waterfront redevelopment project, DEP Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell said. The permit is the latest step in the long-running effort to revitalize the city's run-down waterfront area. "It's an important milestone in Gov. McGreevey's effort to accelerate redevelopment in Asbury Park, which has languished for nearly two decades," Campbell said. "I think probably the most significant change" from the city's initial application is increased parking near the beach, he said. $40 million invested Asbury Partners, which owns city waterfront redevelopment rights for 56 acres, has invested $40 million in the project. Plans call for 3,164 homes, 450,000 square feet of commercial space, an improved storm sewer system and sewer lines, rehabilitation of the Casino, Convention Hall and the boardwalk heating plant and new private and public beach clubs, according to a CAFRA description. City Councilwoman Kate Mellina applauded news of the DEP permit and said "Asbury Park is more than ready" for redevelopment. A plan by Kushner Cos. to build 146 town houses and condominium flats on two city blocks, between Cookman and Lake avenues along Wesley Lake, won final site-plan approval from city planners this month. "I think the DEP did a tremendous job in pushing this thing forward with their efforts," Freireich said. "It's just a huge roadblock that's been eliminated, so we're thrilled. We hope to be in construction this summer." This week, the Planning Board postponed review of a plan by Paramount Homes to build 153 condominium units in three high-rise towers north of the Berkeley Carteret Oceanfront Hotel and Conference Center. The project's architect was unable to attend. The new date is April 22. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
