THE VILLAGE 35 PROPOSAL
Village 35 is a planned 118 acre Retail and Residential development located on Route 35 at the Spirits liquor store site between Kanes Lane, Kings Highway East and Carriage Drive. National Realty Development Corporation (NRDC) is proposing 340,000 sq ft of Retail space with a dine-in Movie Theater, and Wegmans, a "destination" grocer whose size exceeds the General Development Plan approved for this site by 2.5 times. Toll Bros. has proposed 350 densely packed townhouses (70 are affordable housing units). Toll Brothers has withdrawn their application but plan to re-submit after the NRDC hearing. Collectively the proposal is larger than the Monmouth Mall.
As of February 15, 2017, the NRDC (commercial) application will be heard separately from the Toll Bros. residential. application which was withdrawn in Dec 2016. Toll plans to refile regardless of the NRDC outcome. For this reason, details of Toll Bros.' withdrawn proposal remains posted here. They will be back. Middletown residents need to know the enormity of the collective development.
May 2017, the third planning board meeting in a row is cancelled due to NRDC changing their plans, again. The new plans NRDC will be seeking approval for include two confirmed retailers: Wegmans, a "destination" grocer and CMX Cinema, a dine-in movie theater that typically serves alcohol and whose last showing is at 11:00 PM. Also included, stand alone fast-food dining in the parking lot (A - E), and a block of retail space (2-5), 20 stores are proposed.
As of February 15, 2017, the NRDC (commercial) application will be heard separately from the Toll Bros. residential. application which was withdrawn in Dec 2016. Toll plans to refile regardless of the NRDC outcome. For this reason, details of Toll Bros.' withdrawn proposal remains posted here. They will be back. Middletown residents need to know the enormity of the collective development.
May 2017, the third planning board meeting in a row is cancelled due to NRDC changing their plans, again. The new plans NRDC will be seeking approval for include two confirmed retailers: Wegmans, a "destination" grocer and CMX Cinema, a dine-in movie theater that typically serves alcohol and whose last showing is at 11:00 PM. Also included, stand alone fast-food dining in the parking lot (A - E), and a block of retail space (2-5), 20 stores are proposed.
The Oaks At Middletown. Residential. Toll Brothers. Click to enlarge.
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Shoppes at Middletown. Commercial. NRDC. Click to enlarge.
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TRAFFIC IMPACT
View maps, and new traffic patterns that are, (and are NOT) being proposed to protect our local neighborhood roads.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Loss of natural habitat, displaced wildlife, noise pollution, drainage issues, water quality and waterways at risk due to the proposed land use.
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