Two more apartment projects planned in New Brunswick. Here's what we know
NEW BRUNSWICK – Two more housing projects have been proposed in the city.
The plans, one on Easton Avenue and the other on and Lee Avenue, each with multiple apartments, are scheduled to go before the Zoning Board of Adjustment next week.
Applicant Maroun Chedid is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval and variances to demolish an existing home at 206 Easton Ave., and build a three-story mixed-use building with a commercial, retail or restaurant use on the ground level and apartments on the second and third floors.
Variances are being sought for floor area ratio, front yard setback and parking spaces, where 10 are required and none are proposed.
The application calls for continuing the non-conforming conditions of the lot, where 5,000 square feet is required, and the existing and proposed lot is 2,500 square feet.
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In the other application, Sandford Property LLC is seeking primary and final major site plan approval and variances to demolish structures at 208-210 Sandford St. to construct a building with 16 two-bedroom apartments. The plan includes parking and other site improvements.
The applicant is seeking a list of variances, including a use for the multi-family project which is not permitted in the zone.
Other variances being sought include floor area ratio, front yard setback, side yard setback, rear yard setback, building height and number of parking spaces, where 32 are required and 14 are proposed.
The remote public hearings are scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 24. The public can give comment by calling 1-408-418-9388 and entering access code 710-200-298 and the password, New Brunswick.
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