Politics & Government

Final Hearing On 60-Unit Drum Point Complex On Tap In Brick

Thursday's meeting, announced two weeks ago, is a change from the date stated at the last Board of Adjustment hearing on the project.

The Brick Township Board of Adjustment is set for the final hearing on 100 Drum Point Road.
The Brick Township Board of Adjustment is set for the final hearing on 100 Drum Point Road. (Google Maps)

BRICK, NJ — The Brick Township Board of Adjustment is scheduled to hold the final hearing and vote Thursday night on the proposed townhouse and apartments for the property at 100 Drum Point Road.

The special meeting, at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the municipal building, 401 Chambers Bridge Road, was announced by township officials on May 14 through news releases to the media along with the required public legal ads and notices at Town Hall. It was a change in the date set at the May 7 zoning board hearing.

Board chairman David Chadwick saying the meeting will be devoted to the Drum Point application only. The session will be public comment on the application followed by the board's vote.

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The project, which has been before the zoning board since October 2023, would build 48 three-bedroom townhomes and a 12-unit apartment building with three-, two- and one-bedroom units to meet affordable housing requirements.
The property, which had been a medical office, is in the village zone where multi-family housing is not a permitted use. It has been opposed by residents in the area because of concerns about additional traffic and other issues. A petition on Change.org has received more than 2,100 signatures.
The board listened to nearly three hours of public questioning of the developer's professionals at the last meeting on May 7, much of which was focused on concerns about traffic and parking.
Read more: Decision On Proposed 60-Unit Townhome Complex In Brick Delayed

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