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Asbury Park council reviews 36-unit "Carousel" proposal as residents push for landmark protections
Summary
Developers presented plans for a 36-unit, multifamily building on a former parking lot near Wesley Lake; attendees pressed the council to use legal and preservation tools to stop demolition of boardwalk landmarks and to protect public parking and family-sized housing.
Developers of a waterfront parcel in Asbury Park presented a plan for a 36-unit multifamily building on what is now a surface parking lot, telling the council the project would not demolish any existing boardwalk buildings.
"This application involves the redevelopment of what is currently a surface parking lot. This does not involve the demolition of any buildings or any structures whatsoever," said Jennifer Phillips Smith, attorney for APW Redeveloper, during the council presentation. She said the project would later proceed to the planning board for subdivision and site-plan approvals.
Civil engineer Lena Borda Veron described…
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