TOMS RIVER – A proposal by Waterfront Development Partners, LLC, of Lakewood to build a five-story, 64-unit mixed-use complex of residential and commercial space in the township’s downtown area was postponed until June 5 during a recent Planning Board meeting.
The proposed structure would be located within the Village Business zone at 101 West Water Street. The project is permitted in that zone per township code. The site currently features an asphalt public parking lot where the fire department attempted to build a new station several years ago before voters shot it down.
The applicant, led by developer Moshe Tress, who sometimes goes by the name Mark Tress, is seeking approval for construction of a mixed-use building consisting of 64 residential apartment units on the second floor through the fifth floor, including 15 one-bedroom, 40 two-bedroom, and 9 three-bedroom units.
The application calls for a 2,560 square feet area on the first floor consisting of a lobby, retail space, a mail room, trash area, a mechanical room and an area for bicycles plus 85 indoor-outdoor parking stalls. Entry to the property would involve a full access drive from West Water Street.
The application did not require any variances or design waivers. That means that it conforms to the rules the town set forth and that the township would have legal difficulty in challenging it.
Mayor Dan Rodrick campaigned for mayor last year on a platform of stemming what he saw as overdevelopment. One of his first decisions in office was replacing former Planning Board members who he said were too lenient with developers.
The Planning Board currently includes Kenneth Piscopo, Township Councilwoman Lynne O’Toole, Stephen Hensel, Joseph Bilotta, Brian Boeckel, Ronald Heinzman, Peter Pascarella, Paul DiGregorio and Angelo Nizzardo. Dassie Dembitzer serves as alternate member number 1 and Robert Rowe, alternate number 2.
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