Elon Associates offers to eliminate retail space

By TAYLOR M. LIER

Staff Writer

HOWELL An applicant with longstanding plans to build a residential development in Howell has proposed eliminating the commercial portion of the development.

Elon Associates is seeking approval to construct 69 single-family homes and a building with 10 affordable housing units at the corner of Yellowbrook Road and Route 524 (Adelphia-Farmingdale Road).

Testimony on the application was most recently heard at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Planning Board.

Attorney Salvatore Alfieri, who represents Elon Associates, said the applicant is seeking preliminary and final major subdivision approval and final site plan approval.

A portion of the developers property has been set aside for retail commercial use, but that could change.

Some residents are concerned with the impact the commercial development would have in this area and the fact that it is not really consistent with the current development there or the proposed development, Alfieri said.

He suggested that if the Township Council and the Planning Board agree, his client would eliminate the commercial space in exchange for several homes.

My client has analyzed the financial impact the elimination of the commercial development would have and he agreed that if he can get an additional five homes in that area, he would go forward with eliminating the commercial part of the plan, Alfieri said.

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