If You Can’t Build a Giant Gym, How About FOUR Office Buildings
Andrews Management Group, LLC, a company registered with the State of New Jersey on 06/20/2023 has filed an application with Holmdel Planning Board to construct four three story office buildings at 125-127 Red Hill Road. This company was organized by Andrew Piscatelli for the express purpose of creating this development on what is zoned Agricultural-Residential Land. I do hope Mr. Piscatelli did not purchase this property from KIP 20 LLC on the assumption that this was a 5.2 acre commercially zoned lot — because it is not. (Late breaking news: we heard from the Planning Board that the property is still owned by KIP 20.)
As a local, I hope Mr. Piscatelli appreciates the unique nature of the The Gateway to Holmdel with its Residential/Agricultural character. Four three story buildings, with associated parking facilities, would likely present the same planning problems that the 5 acre Gym proposed by Mr. Kipniss did. Those being:
Insufficient access for emergency services vehicles. This was why a prior owner’s request to build just three houses was denied by Holmdel Planning Board a decade ago.
Insufficient access on Red Hill Road for the proposed traffic density. The County Planning Board would have required a substantial widening of Red Hill Road to support the KIP 20 LLC proposal.
Insufficient sewerage. There is none. Four buildings would require four septic fields within a site with sensitive wetlands (according to NJ DEP maps).
Sensitive wetlands, which provide drinking water to the Swimming River Reservoir. Again see the NJ DEP maps.
Violation of height ordinances. Three story buildings are requested.
Violation of density ordinances. Four three story buildings are requested. See above regarding the prior proposal to develop three residences, an otherwise permitted use.
I wonder what generates this obsession to pave over five acres of land that has been used for farmland for centuries? Why not just build a nice house, replacing the historic one that Mr. Kipniss demolished (for no reason). That could be sold for a tidy profit and EVERYBODY would be happy.
