Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Category Archives: Housing

LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS
A proposal to build more than 300 townhomes at a former Avaya property in Lincroft has neighbors worried. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A planContinue reading "LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS"
Post a comment
March 10th, 2011 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
The decision concerns a 50-year-old apartment building on Bodman Place that the owner wanted to convert to condos. (Click to enlarge) The state appeals court has upheld the Red BankContinue reading "APPEALS COURT OKS COLONY HOUSE DENIAL"
Post a comment
February 15th, 2011 @ 4pm
RED BANK TELLS BUILDER: KNOCK ‘EM DOWN
Red Bank officials slapped developers of the River’s Edge project on Bank Street with an unsafe structure violation, which is being appealed. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK TELLS BUILDER: KNOCK ‘EM DOWN"
Post a comment
January 25th, 2011 @ 3pm
COURTYARDS PLAN GETS CLOSER ONCE-OVER
James Hulsizer with a depiction of the planned Courtyards at Monmouth. Below, an architect’s rendering from last summer. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank zoners held the first of what isContinue reading "COURTYARDS PLAN GETS CLOSER ONCE-OVER"
Post a comment
January 20th, 2011 @ 9pm
The owner of a Red Bank real estate title company is heading to state prison for a dozen years for stealing $3.8 million of client funds to fund personal investments,Continue reading "TITLE COMPANY EXEC GETS 12 YEARS IN JAIL"
Post a comment
January 7th, 2011 @ 3pm
Hovnanian’s headquarters on West Front Street. Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises closed out its fiscal year October 31 on a larger-than-expected net loss, according to a news report. The company’sContinue reading "REPORT: HOV LOSS LARGER THAN EXPECTED"
Post a comment
December 22nd, 2010 @ 10am
M’TOWN ESTATE PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS
Arthur and Leslie Parent’s plan to subdivide a portion of the former Hillandale Farm has some neighbors alarmed. Below, a detail of the proposed plan. (Click to enlarge) On theContinue reading "M’TOWN ESTATE PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS"
Post a comment
December 13th, 2010 @ 9am
JON STEWART GOES FOR TWO ON NAVESINK
Jon Stewart’s riverfront houses on Alston Court, left, and Fisher Place, right, represent a combined $7 million investment in Red Bank, not counting major renovations now underway on one house.Continue reading "JON STEWART GOES FOR TWO ON NAVESINK"
Post a comment
November 19th, 2010 @ 10am
STALLED REMODELING INSPIRES BLOGGER
Teicia Gaupp at Zebu Forno recently. Her house on Tower Hill Avenue, below, as it appeared for many months… (Click to enlarge) Teicia Gaupp of Red Bank has a wreckContinue reading "STALLED REMODELING INSPIRES BLOGGER"
Post a comment
November 16th, 2010 @ 2pm
ABOUT THAT LAWN ORNAMENT…
Outdoor storage materials like this one are now being more tightly regulated. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If you’re running out of closet space, theContinue reading "ABOUT THAT LAWN ORNAMENT…"
Post a comment
November 4th, 2010 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week‘s animated Where showed a painting in a store window with nighttime traffic streaking by in the reflection. One reader wrote with apparent certainty that it showed the placeContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
Post a comment
October 7th, 2010 @ 8am
BUILDER COPS PLEA IN UNION STREET FRAUD
The theft occurred during the development of the Union Street Village condos on the former site of the Olde Union House restaurant, authorities alleged. (File photo. Click to enlarge) AContinue reading "BUILDER COPS PLEA IN UNION STREET FRAUD"
Post a comment
October 7th, 2010 @ 6am
LOANS TARGETED TO BUYERS WHO WORK HERE
Tony Marchetta, executive director of the state Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, introduced the Live Where You Work Program in Red Bank Friday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "LOANS TARGETED TO BUYERS WHO WORK HERE"
Post a comment
October 5th, 2010 @ 10am
MIDDLETOWN TO REASSESS PROPERTIES
Middletown will conduct an expedited tax reassessment to more accurately reflect home values for next tax season, says the town’s attorney. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN TO REASSESS PROPERTIES"
Post a comment
September 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
File photo of the company’s headquarters overlooking the Navesink River. (Click to enlarge) Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises slashed its net loss in its latest fiscal quarter, but still produced more redContinue reading "HOV BEATS OUTLOOK — IN WRONG DIRECTION"
Post a comment
September 2nd, 2010 @ 5am
NYPOST: RUMSON FEELS THE PINCH
An abundance of ‘for sale’ signs caught the newspaper’s attention. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The New York Post has been hanging around Rumson, andContinue reading "NYPOST: RUMSON FEELS THE PINCH"
Post a comment
August 30th, 2010 @ 7am
CLOSED: CEDAR CROSSING WORK BEGINS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It took a little longer than expected, but the Cedar Crossing affordable housing project is a done deal. Just needs to be built. The Red Bank AffordableContinue reading "CLOSED: CEDAR CROSSING WORK BEGINS"
Post a comment
August 19th, 2010 @ 12pm
RETURN OF THE RIVER’S EDGE
Work on a condominium project at the end of Bank Street has stopped while the developer seeks a change of plans. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "RETURN OF THE RIVER’S EDGE"
Post a comment
August 19th, 2010 @ 7am
OOPS: IT’S NOT HISTORIC — YET
The lot, at the corner of East Front and Washington Streets, has been vacant since a Victorian home was demolished in 2005. (Click to enlarge) Last week, redbankgreen reported thatContinue reading "OOPS: IT’S NOT HISTORIC — YET"
Post a comment
July 29th, 2010 @ 6am
TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
An architect has drawn up plans for townouses for a vacant lot in Red Bank’s historic district, but nothing has been filed with the borough. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT"
Post a comment
July 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
Partyline
FEELING SNAPPY
      Snapping Turtles come ashore to lay their eggs this time of year and are a common site along the Swimming River waterfr ...
TUB TIME
RED BANK: A sparrow waits for the next available dirt tub while two others take their Sunday baths. (Click for video.)
CHECK IT OUT
A bench outside the Red Bank Public Library provided a serene view of our beautiful Navesink River Monday evening.
WAYWARD SLIM JIM
Anybody lose a Slim Jim? A “Sweet Mild O’ Mine” flavor Slim Jim was seen left unattended on this mailbox on Mechanic Stree ...
YAPPY TOGETHER
RED BANK: Look for this cutie pie, named Sacramento, at Yappy Hour on Broadwalk Saturday. He's looking for a new home.
YELLOW RAINCOAT DAY
On a rainy May morning, the only golden sight on Broad Street this morning were the matching raincoats of Eileen and her dog Benny.
STOP. JUST STOP.
RED BANK: For those who don't get the meaning of a stop sign, crossing guard Diane Johnson amplifies the message with some colorful outfits. ...
RECORDS SKIP INTO TOWN
RED BANK: Devotees of vinyl records expected to drop needle at Broad and Mechanic Saturday. Here's why.
Feline fortunes on Monmouth Street
Christopher Russell and feline pal Princess take in some fresh air on a warm May night Thursday in the doorway of Gina’s Psychic Bouti ...
GOING UP?
RED BANK: Public Library will be closed Friday for the start of elevator construction. (Click for more.)
TREEBIRTH
RED BANK: Replacement of nine trees gets underway on South Street, where a wholesale removal angered residents last September. (Click for mo ...
RIVERSIDE FLOW
New Jersey Flow Arts brings together jugglers, poi spinners, hoopers and more weekly in Riverside Gardens Park.
Honeybee swarm carted away
Beekeeper Tanya Ptak of Ptak’s Apiary inspects a swarm of honeybees that chose a flower pot in the courtyard of Red Bank Primary Schoo ...
BELOVED POISONED DOG PHOTO SURFACES
   
red-bank-fortune-center-051221-1-500x332-7641884
THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.

Upcoming Events

View Calendar