RED BANK: SAXUM PLAN APPROVED

Saxum relocated the proposed pedestrian plaza shown in this rendering from the Riverside Avenue side of the project to the Bodman Place side. (Rendering by MVMK Architecture. Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

One of the largest development projects in Red Bank history won planning board approval Monday night.

The OK for 210 apartments at Riverside Avenue and Bodman Place requires developer Saxum Real Estate to seek state approval for a traffic light there. But the project can go ahead even if the request fails.

December 3, 2019 - 7:25 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: HOUSING LOTTERY SLATED

The Catherine Street side of the new Brownstones townhouse project. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Two new townhouse units on Red Bank’s West Side will be available for purchase at a fraction of their market value following a lottery next month.

November 26, 2019 - 8:20 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: OLD BRICK BUILDINGS REVIVED

The facade of Nest, at 32 Mechanic Street, the former Independent Engine firehouse. Below, Bottles by Sickles anchors an addition to the former Anderson Storage Building. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Two red brick buildings with deep roots in Red Bank have begun new lives in recent days – with assists from Brooklyn and Seattle.

One is the landmark Anderson Storage Building near the train station, where a wine shop owned by Sickles Market opened Sunday. And the former Independent Engine Company house on Mechanic Street is now home to a retail furniture store.

November 22, 2019 - 1:30 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: DISCOUNT-HUNTING VIA DRONE

Thomas Register pilots a mini drone over a facsimile of Red Bank at Chopper Shopper. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A new business that combines gaming and retail promotion has flown into downtown Red Bank.

This edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn has the eye-in-sky scoop.

November 22, 2019 - 8:10 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN LOCK

By JOHN T. WARD

ELECTION 2019 Democrats will maintain their lock on the Red Bank government in 2020.

Incumbent council member Kathy Horgan, seeking her fifth three-year council term, and council president Erik Yngstrom, seeking his second, easily topped Republican challengers Allison Gregory and Jonathan Maciel Penney in Tuesday’s election.

November 5, 2019 - 11:30 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: SAXUM HEARING POSTPONED

The Red Bank planning board hearing, scheduled for Monday night, on a proposal for 210 apartments on Riverside Avenue has been rescheduled.

November 4, 2019 - 11:43 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: COFFEE AND CORDUROY IN CHURN

Now open at 19 East Front Street: Currant, a “coffee bar and general store.” (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Coffee and corduroy shirts, with a side of hair conditioner? As of this week, Red Bank has a new shop with an unusual business model.

Read all about it, plus some additional comings and goings, in this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

November 1, 2019 - 10:30 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS WEST SIDE ADVOCACY

Jonathan Maciel Penney speaking at last week’s West Side Community Group forum. (Photo by Ben Forest. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

ELECTION 2019 In an effort to break the Democratic lock on the Red Bank council, this year’s Republican candidates have set their sights squarely on a Democratic stronghold: the West Side.

At events and in campaign literature, Allison Gregory and Jonathan Maciel Penney have sought to align themselves with minority groups and residents threatened with displacement from the West Side as a result of gentrification.

October 29, 2019 - 6:30 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN

Isabel Cortes in her newly rebranded restaurant, the Paradiddle Griddle, formerly Hansel ‘n Griddle. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

A Red Bank restaurant has reopened with all-new branding after a four-month interval, while two others have closed in recent days.

Read all about them in this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

October 25, 2019 - 7:15 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: HORGAN Q&A

Councilwoman Kathy Horgan. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

, ELECTION 2019

Red Bank voters will choose two council members for three-year terms in the November 5 election.

On the ballot are incumbent Democrats Kathy Horgan and Erik Yngstrom and Republican challengers Allison Gregory and Jonathan Maciel Penney.

redbankgreen sent all candidates written questions. Here are Horgan’s responses.

October 24, 2019 - 6:59 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: PENNEY Q&A

Jonathan Maciel Penney. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

, ELECTION 2019

Red Bank voters will choose two council members for three-year terms in the November 5 election.

On the ballot are incumbent Democrats Kathy Horgan and Erik Yngstrom and Republican challengers Allison Gregory and Jonathan Maciel Penney.

redbankgreen sent all candidates written questions. Here are Penney’s responses.

October 24, 2019 - 6:59 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: YNGSTROM Q&A

Councilman Erik Yngstrom. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

, ELECTION 2019

Red Bank voters will choose two council members for three-year terms in the November 5 election.

On the ballot are incumbent Democrats Kathy Horgan and Erik Yngstrom and Republican challengers Allison Gregory and Jonathan Maciel Penney.

redbankgreen sent all candidates written questions. Here are Yngstrom’s responses.

October 24, 2019 - 6:59 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: GREGORY Q&A

Allison Gregory. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

, ELECTION 2019

Red Bank voters will choose two council members for three-year terms in the November 5 election.

On the ballot are incumbent Democrats Kathy Horgan and Erik Yngstrom and Republican challengers Allison Gregory and Jonathan Maciel Penney.

redbankgreen sent all candidates written questions. Here are Gregory’s responses.

October 24, 2019 - 6:59 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: ANDERSON’S LONG VACANCY ENDS

After decades of disuse, a building in Red Bank’s train station district has a stunning new addition – and its first tenant.

What’s Going On Here? Read on… Read More »

October 10, 2019 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: BOARD AIRS SAXUM PLAN HURDLES

A rendering depicts the proposed plaza at Riverside Avenue and Bodman Place that board members raised safety concerns about. (Rendering by Arterial Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank planning board members aired numerous misgivings about one of the largest development plans in borough history Monday night.

High on the list that developer Saxum Real Estate is expected to address: traffic and pedestrian safety issues. Read More »

October 8, 2019 - 8:10 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WRECKING BALL FOR BIG MAN’S?

The onetime home of Big Man’s West would be razed accommodate a proposed apartment building. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj Plans for a proposed 62-unit apartment project in Red Bank call for razing a building that holds a place in rock ‘n roll history: the former Big Man’s West, a concert venue owned by late saxophonist Clarence Clemons.

October 7, 2019 - 9:54 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: APARTMENT PROJECTS PLANNED

A rendering of the Monmouth Street side of the project proposed by Michael Salerno. (Rendering by SOME Architects. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj Sixty-nine new apartments would be built on the edge of downtown Red Bank if two projects pending before the planning and zoning boards win approval.

One would replace a building that holds a place in rock ‘n roll history as the home of Big Man’s West, a club owned by late saxophonist Clarence Clemons.

October 7, 2019 - 9:53 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: TACOS & SUSHI SLIDE INTO TOWN

Yumi, at 9 Broad Street, hopes to replicate the success it’s had in Sea Bright. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Foodies have two new dining-out options in downtown Red Bank, with the openings last week of taco and sushi restaurants.

Read all about them in this quick-read edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

October 1, 2019 - 7:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: CONCERNS AIRED OVER LEAD TESTS

Caution tape signaled the closing of the Marion Street garden in August. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj Users of Red Bank’s community garden questioned the borough government’s sense of urgency Wednesday night about the presence of lead in soil at the town’s only community garden.

September 26, 2019 - 9:00 am | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: SIDEWALK PROJECT BEGINS

Motorists have been encountering detours on Branch Avenue at the Little Silver-Red Bank border all week long. What’s Going On Here?

It’s the beginning of a sidewalk replacement and installation program that Little Silver officials hope will reshape the walkability of the suburban town over the next year and a half. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

September 25, 2019 - 10:45 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA MAKEOVER WRAPS

Except for a few punchlist items, a four-month, $1.53 million streetscape project in downtown Red Bank is now completed, according to business promotion agency Red Bank RiverCenter.

What’s Going On Here? Read on.

September 23, 2019 - 7:30 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: FLOWERS & PHONES IN, PIZZA OUT

Abby Lawal outside Supreme Floral, which she opened with her husband in August. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Downtown Red Bank has added a new flower shop and lost a longtime restaurant, while another plans to expand.

Read all about them, plus a phone store that’s cloning itself, in this summer-closing edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn.

September 20, 2019 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: PARKING SYSTEM TO GET MAKEOVER

Interim parking director Tom Calu with a smart meter at Wednesday’s presentation. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj Red Bank’s entire inventory of parking meters and kiosks is slated for replacement, borough officials said Wednesday, as they debuted a ‘smart’ meter scheduled for rollout curbside early next year.

Meantime, the search for a parking director, the foremost recommendation of a parking study released in January, has been “disappointing,” the official leading the search told redbankgreen.

September 19, 2019 - 9:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: NEW PARKING METERS TO DEBUT

Red Bank is planning to replace its coin-operated parking meters, and the public will get a chance this week to weigh in Wednesday on the changes they’ll bring. Read More »

September 17, 2019 - 1:15 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: PLAZA FOCUS OF SAXUM HEARING

A rendering depicts the Bodman Place side of the proposed apartment project. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

The fate of one of the largest development plans in Red Bank history remained unresolved Monday night.

At the fourth planning board hearing on the 210-unit apartment complex proposed for the site of the former VNA headquarters, attention centered largely on the wisdom of putting a public plaza on busy Riverside Avenue.

September 17, 2019 - 8:30 am | Comments ()

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RED BANK: HOUSING LOTTERY SLATED

RED BANK: OLD BRICK BUILDINGS REVIVED

RED BANK: DISCOUNT-HUNTING VIA DRONE

RED BANK: DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN LOCK

RED BANK: COFFEE AND CORDUROY IN CHURN

RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS WEST SIDE ADVOCACY

RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN

RED BANK: HORGAN Q&A

RED BANK: PENNEY Q&A

RED BANK: YNGSTROM Q&A

RED BANK: GREGORY Q&A

RED BANK: ANDERSON’S LONG VACANCY ENDS

RED BANK: WRECKING BALL FOR BIG MAN’S?

RED BANK: APARTMENT PROJECTS PLANNED

RED BANK: TACOS & SUSHI SLIDE INTO TOWN

RED BANK: CONCERNS AIRED OVER LEAD TESTS

LITTLE SILVER: SIDEWALK PROJECT BEGINS

RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA MAKEOVER WRAPS

RED BANK: FLOWERS & PHONES IN, PIZZA OUT

RED BANK: PARKING SYSTEM TO GET MAKEOVER

RED BANK: NEW PARKING METERS TO DEBUT