JAMESBURG — Plans to build einor citizen residences at the corner of Forsgate Drive and Perrineville Road are at a standstill.
By: Nick D’Amore
JAMESBURG Plans to build senior citizen residences at the corner of Forsgate Drive and Perrineville Road are at a standstill.
Real estate agent Mike Sanders of Weichert Realtors, who represents one of the landowners, said he is seeking a new developer for the project because negotiations between Intell, a developer located New York City, and owners of the property have fallen through.
The original plan, proposed by Mr. Sanders to Intell, called for construction of several residential units on 3 acres owned by the Dibrizzi family on Forsgate Drive. However, the state Department of Environmental Protection said a stream and flood plain limited the amount of buildable land on the property. That’s why properties owned by the Kirkpatrick and Baker families are now being included.
“There’s a flood plain there that needs to be buffered,” said Mr. Sanders. “The building and parking lot could all fit on the Dibrizzis’ property, but the stream does not allow for all of their land to be utilized.”
Intell had already obtained the necessary approvals for all three properties, short of building permits, from the borough, county and state in May 2000 to build the facility, said Mr. Sanders. Unless these approvals expire, a new developer would not have to get these approvals again, he said.
The plan went to Middlesex County for approvals on May 30, 2000. The county also revised the plan to reduce the amount of parking spaces from 129 to 115 because it needed 20 feet of the frontage of the building, not the 10 feet called for in the plan.
Mr. Sanders, one of three real estate agents working on the project for Weichert Realtors, would not say which developers are interested in developing the property, but that a deal with property owners could be reached within the week. He would not comment on why landowners are no longer talking with Intell.
Property owners would not comment on why negotiations between themselves and Intell broke down.
However, Intell maintains that they still are involved in the project.
“Our position is that negotiations are still going on,” said Josh Weiner, senior vice president of Intell.