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RED BANK: FIFTY APARTMENTS PROPOSED

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A depiction of the proposed development, with Mechanic Street on the left and Globe Court on the right. (Rendering by GRO Architects. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot-topic_03-220x138-9108919The developer of one of Red Bank’s newest apartment buildings hopes to create a larger one just across the street, according to a recent filing with the borough.

red-bank-19-mechanic-kalian-042222-500x375-5050310The proposed project would replace the one-story building at left, above, directly across the street from the developer’s recently completed Forum project, with 24 units. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

Through a limited liability company called One Globe Court, developer Mazin ‘Patrick’ Kalian has proposed a five-story residential project at 19-29 Mechanic Street, known as the Globe Court Professional Building.

According to an application submitted to the borough planning office in February, the upper four stories would contain 12 one-bedroom and 38 two-bedroom apartments arranged in a horseshoe shape, with the opening facing north.

A Kalian official did not respond to a redbankgreen request for information Monday.

The site, at a third of an acre, is directly across Mechanic Street from the Forum, a four-story, 24-unit project Kalian completed in 2021.

Like the Forum, the new building would sit atop ground-level parking for residents, with 78 parking spaces proposed.

Information on affordable units was not immediately available. The Forum was required to provide two units for low- and moderate-income earners.

Features include a 2,400-square-foot gym and two decks for residents, one at the center of the horseshoe on the fifth floor, and the other atop fifth-floor apartments on the Mechanic Street side. A multipurpose room and storage room are also planned.

The existing one-story building is home to the Feather & Line Hair Studio, a dental practice, a mortgage office and other small businesses. It is currently owned by an enterprise called B-Four Enterprises; a contract of sale to Kalian was filed with the Monmouth County Clerk in November.

The plan requires zoning board approval for variances and site plan. Information about a board hearing was not available Monday.

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