Developer presents plan for 939 Bay Avenue: 102-unit waterfront condominiums, council to review

Dr. Ira Trocke, owner of the property at 939 Bay Avenue, presented a concept plan to the Somers Point City Council for a waterfront condominium building that he said would include roughly 100–102 units and on-site parking.

The project, Trocke said during the council meeting, would be “a high end, condominium home policy building” with bay-facing units and a rooftop restaurant option. He said unit prices would likely range “about approximately a million 3 to a million 5” and that the building would be positioned to attract buyers who would not significantly increase school enrollment. “This will not be allowed for Airbnb or any short term rentals,” Trocke said, adding that any rentals would be “long term rentals, minimum a year.”

Council members and members of the public pressed Trocke on several technical and policy points, including building height, floor count, parking and affordable-housing obligations. Council member John Bridal asked…