Hearing on Taylor Lane Development At Middletown Planning Board Dec. 5

American Properties at Middletown of Iselin will present their project "Heritage at Middletown."

A public hearing is scheduled tonight for a proposed housing project to be situated on 31 acres adjacent to Route 35 South, on both sides of Taylor Lane in Middletown.  A portion of the heavily wooded parcel is zoned for multi-family housing. Most of the land is in Middletown, and some of it is in Holmdel Township. The property is owned by Harry Swartz, M.D. and Renee Swartz of Rumson and Joseph Becker, with a postal address in New York.   According to documents at the Middletown Planning Office, the proposed use of the land is for 196 market-rate multifamily "stackable townhomes" and 49 affordable multifamily "flat" units, along with a 3,600 square foot clubhouse and a pool for the community.   The 196 market rate townhomes are envisioned…

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Concern for Holmdel and Lucent

Holmdel resident Robert Hutchinson is concerned that the age-restricted housing component at Lucent could be turned into low-income housing.

The Real Jersey Comeback

Economists and analysts see signs of slow recovery, but warn that New Jersey is not well positioned for longer-term growth.

Analysts, developers, and academicians all saw hopeful signs, however faint, for New Jersey’s economy and housing market, but told a state conference in Atlantic City that the highly suburbanized state is poorly adjusted for longer-term changes. Attendees at the Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development heard a sprinkling of numbers that should bring comfort -- although not joy -- to Gov. Chris Christie and President Barack Obama. Building permits are up 3,000 from last year’s pace, and could hit 15,000, the best figure since before the Great Recession, said Tim Touhey, chief executive officer of the New Jersey Builder’s Association. But he described “20,000 and more” as “a healthy market for New Jersey.” The 33,000 private…

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