Planning Board approves four subdivisions, denies apartment complex
Planning Board approves four subdivisions, rejects 240-unit apartment complex. Vice Chairwoman Felicia Finn and four board members approved three minor subdivision applications and one technical subdivision for 91 townhouse units and commercial lots on Route 547 and Ridge Avenue on Monday, with
misc · Meeting of February 20, 2026
NJ MANCHESTER — Planning Board approves four subdivisions, rejects 240-unit apartment complex. Vice Chairwoman Felicia Finn and four board members approved three minor subdivision applications and one technical subdivision for 91 townhouse units and commercial lots on Route 547 and Ridge Avenue on Monday, with unanimous or near-unanimous support. The board denied preliminary and final site plan approval for a 240-unit apartment complex at 2701 Highway 37, with a 3-0 vote for denial and two abstentions.
Two applications from developer Jeffrey Jerman for subdivisions on Englemere Boulevard and Middlesex-Montgomery Avenue were carried to November for continued review of tree variances and landscaping requirements. The board approved $52,982.36 in combined consulting fees.
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Source: the misc meeting of February 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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