Tag: Kaplan Companies
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Sayreville establishes new affordable housing districts
SAYREVILLE – As part of an affordable housing obligation to the state, the Sayreville Borough Council has allowed the creation of developments with affordable units to move forward while requiring the developments have fewer market rate units than were originally proposed. On May 13, council members adopted two separate ordinances that amended an existing ordinance…
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Overlook at La Mer opens in Sayreville
La Mer began as a modest townhouse community in the 1980s, as Kaplan Companies took advantage of a bluff overlooking Cheesequake Park in the Parlin section of Sayreville, a 100-acre tract that obtained wetlands and was a depot for sand that had been stripped away to construct an extension of the New Jersey Turnpike in…
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North Brunswick approves first age-restricted community
NORTH BRUNSWICK – After more than 10 years of discussion, North Brunswick will finally see market-rate senior housing with a luxury twist. K-Land No. 54 LLC, on behalf of Kaplan Companies, received unanimous approval during the Jan. 9 Planning Board meeting for Amaranth at North Brunswick, a 222-unit age restricted complex that should be built…
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Sayreville affordable housing ordinances introduced
SAYREVILLE – Two ordinances intended to assist Sayreville in reaching its necessary amount of affordable units have been introduced by the Borough Council. The council voted 5-1 to re-introduce an ordinance during its Sept. 11 meeting that will amend the borough’s affordable housing ordinance, and voted to introduce an ordinance that will permit projects that…
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Lofts open at former snuff mill site in Helmetta
HELMETTA – The Borough of Helmetta has been known for its snuff mill, a large brick factory in the center of this Middlesex County community, which closed in 1993 after more than 100 years in business. Kaplan Companies of Highland Park, which has invested $50 million to convert the outdated, shuttered snuff mill into an 200-unit community…
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Planning Board approves amendment to affordable housing requirements
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The Township Planning Board adopted a resolution for an amended affordable housing element that will now go before the Township Council for review. During a special meeting on June 21, the township Planner Thomas Vigna discussed the housing element and fair share plan of the township’s Master…