Developer presents 8‑story, 94‑unit waterfront proposal; neighbors raise view, shade and parking concerns

Asbury Park city officials heard an informal presentation Tuesday on a proposed eight‑story, 114‑foot residential project planned for Block 4201, Lots 26 and 7 (2016 Avenue, 1509 and 1511 Kingsley Street), the site of the former Oceanic Motel. Kevin Kennedy, attorney for Asbury Luxury Apartments and Resort LLC, presented the concept and introduced the project principal and the architect.

The project would include 94 residential units — "2 of them 1‑bedroom, 49 2‑bedroom, 43 3‑bedroom," the architect said — 152 parking spaces achieved in part by stacked automated parking, indoor bike storage for 64 bicycles, and amenity space including a pool deck. Kennedy said the design was submitted under the city's waterfront redevelopment process and that the team had revised plans during Technical Review Committee meetings and after neighbor meetings.

Neighbors and dozens of residents used the public comment period to press the council on scale, view corridors, shade, parking adequacy and flooding. "The proposed structure will destroy the airflow and sight lines of the homes to the west," Gabriela Cucinada of 209 Sixth Avenue said, citing sections of the waterfront redevelopment plan she said require compatibility with block face and neighborhood…