Development wait list has 1,000 names
Developer seeks
permission for additional
756 units
JEFF HUNTLEY Construction crews broke ground for the first phase of the Regency at Monroe this spring. An application for an 857-unit senior housing development was submitted by Toll Brothers Inc. and approved by the township Planning Board in May. A second application for 756 units is still pending and the first model will be erected sometime this fall.
MONROE — With a 26,000-square-foot club house and a nine-hole golf course designed by Arnold Palmer, it’s no surprise that over 1,000 seniors want to move into the Regency at Monroe.
The township Planning Board approved the Toll Brothers application for an 857-unit senior housing development last spring.
Since then, a second petition has been submitted for an additional 756 units, citing high levels of resident demand.
"There are already 1,000 names on our waiting list and the [housing] model hasn’t even gone up yet," said John Jakominich, senior project manger.
The Planning Board expects to have a decision regarding this request within the next month or so.
Regency at Monroe will be located on Route 522, bordering Spotswood-Englishtown and Mountsmill roads.
The 857 units are being constructed on the Etsch and Toto mining pits and cover 255 acres of land. The additional 756 units will rest on another 204 acres, totaling 459 acres for the entire development.
"As is customary [for Toll Brothers], we met with residents prior to the initial application’s approval to discuss the matter and hear what they had to say," said Jakominich. "The response was overwhelmingly supportive and we heard little to no opposition."
"This community will offer diversity and recreation to active senior citizens," added Jakominich.
The current plan calls for eight different models of homes to choose from. These will include attached-style residences, such as condominiums and townhomes, as well as detached single family units.
"We have the opportunity to make the development 30 percent attached housing, but that will ultimately be determined by buyer preference," said Jakominich.
The first model will be built and ready for viewing by the beginning of October, and Toll Brothers hopes to petition for sale by late fall or early winter.
Pricing on the homes has not been set as of yet, according to Jakominich.

