Sayreville agency designates Hanover-linked firm conditional redeveloper for Sunshine Biscuit site
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The Sayreville Economic and Redevelopment Agency voted to name DP Land Acquisition LLC/Hanover as a conditional redeveloper of the Sunshine Biscuit property, requiring a redevelopment plan, escrows and other conditions before the designation takes full effect.
The Sayreville Economic and Redevelopment Agency on June 20 approved a resolution naming DP Land Acquisition LLC / Hanover as a conditional redeveloper for the former Sunshine Biscuit site, with conditions including adoption of a redevelopment plan within six months and required escrow payments.
Agency members said the designation will allow the developer to move into site-specific planning steps but does not finalize any sale, redevelopment agreement or construction approvals. The resolution passed after a brief presentation from the developer team and a roll-call vote: eight commissioners voted yes and one voted no.
The developer's attorney, Mark Policastro, and civil engineer Lindsey McQuade of Bowler described the proposal as demolition of the existing multi‑story facility and construction of two single‑story warehouse buildings totaling about 715,000 square feet, with roughly 100 loading spaces, trailer parking and about 330 employee/visitor parking spaces. McQuade said the new plan reduces total usable square footage compared with the existing stacked/multi‑story structure even though the ground‑level footprint shifts closer to Bordentown Avenue.
Agency counsel and staff explained conditions attached to the designation. Counsel said the designation will require the developer to: have a redevelopment plan adopted and a redevelopment agreement executed within six months, make any required escrow deposits, and satisfy site‑specific lot identifications added in the late revision to the resolution. Counsel emphasized the designation will not go into “full effect” until those steps occur.
Commissioners asked procedural and site questions during the brief discussion. The board then moved and approved the resolution by roll call; Commissioner Scott recorded the sole no vote.
The developer team said the project was being advanced as a speculative warehouse proposal at this stage but that Hanover planned to pursue tenant discussions as approvals progressed. Council and staff noted stormwater controls and green‑infrastructure practices will be part of further engineering submissions. The planning‑board approvals and area‑need findings previously accepted by the planning board were also referenced as background to the redevelopment work.
Next steps outlined by staff: the agency will draft a redevelopment plan for council consideration if the borough council adopts the agency’s resolution requesting that work; the developer must meet the escrow and timing conditions in the resolution for the designation to take effect.
The authority for the resolution was recorded as Resolution 2025‑06‑21; related planning‑board documents and earlier area‑need investigations remain part of the public record.
