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Developers present revised plan to preserve Holy Spirit Church, add 90 units with 20% income-restricted
Summary
Developers of the former Holy Spirit Church at 701–705 Second Avenue proposed a revised plan that retains the church building, adds a six‑story, 90‑unit residential building and increases income‑restricted units to 18 (20%). Residents raised concerns about parking, pilot tax exemptions and possible demolition rights in prior contracts.
The Asbury Park City Council heard a presentation from Crossroads at Asbury Park LLC about a redevelopment concept for the former Holy Spirit Church at 701–705 Second Avenue that would preserve the church structure while adding a six‑story, 90‑unit residential building next to it.
Attorney Josh Kudray and planner John Barry said the team reduced the building height by roughly 15 feet from an earlier concept by removing one parking floor, eliminated a proposed 75–125‑seat theater in the basement to ease parking demand, and increased the count of income‑restricted units to 18 — about 20% of the project's units. Barry described the proposal as a mix of rental unit sizes (conceptually 46 one‑bedroom, 28 two‑bedroom and 16 three‑bedroom units) with ground‑floor parking and tenant amenities. "The building will have bike storage, it will have…
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