Economic Development

Neptune Township Economic Development Corporation has published a new brochure highlighting

• an overview of Neptune Township
• Neptune Township Public Schools
• Neptune Township Recreation and Amenities
• EDC Programs and Projects and
• Neptune Township Demographics

For a copy of the eight-page brochure, click here

Please allow time to download, it is a large file

 

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Schoolhouse Square

Schoolhouse Square is being developed by TRF Development Partners in partnership with Neptune Township and CityWorks.

The Schoolhouse Square model home is located at 13 Ridge Avenue, Neptune, NJ 07753. It is open daily from 11 am to 3 pm and has extended hours on Thursdays from 11 am to 6 pm.

For more information, please go to this page.

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Midtown Commons Project Receives 2010 Smart Growth Award

June 2nd, 2010

 

MidTown Commons Project Cited

in Category of Main Street Community Revitalization

A project to revitalize one of Neptune Township's "Gateway" areas, the West Lake Avenue or "MidTown" district, is one of six exemplary projects to be honored with a 2010 Smart Growth Award from New Jersey Future, the nonprofit smart-growth research and advocacy group.

The MidTown Commons project-a collaboration of CityWorks, Inc., Neptune Township, New Jersey Economic Development Authority and TD Bank-is cited in the category of Main Street Community Revitalization.

The honorees will receive their awards at New Jersey Future's ninth-annual Smart Growth Awards ceremony on June 2 at the Newark Club, where longtime New Jersey Future board member W. Cary Edwards will also be honored with a special Leadership Award. A former state assemblyman, Mr. Edwards served as chief counsel and attorney general in the Kean administration and was a key player in passage of the State Planning Act in 1985.

The initial phase of the Midtown Commons project is a 51,000-square-foot, $18.5 million office/health center complex on West Lake Avenue. Its principal tenant is the Family Health Center, relocated from the Jersey Shore Medical Center campus. In the new facility, the health center occupies 30,000 square feet, a 35 percent increase over its former site, and brings 50 permanent professional and administrative jobs to the West Lake Avenue corridor. The New Jersey Division of Taxation will occupy an additional 15,000 square feet of office space and will bring 75 permanent jobs. A second phase of the project will add 22 units of mixed-use affordable rental units, followed by an additional 97 units in a mixed-use configuration with 27 units pledged for affordable housing. Also included in the balance of the project are an additional 60,000 square feet of retail/commercial space that will provide the neighborhood with a daycare facility and a .75-acre urban park.

"To address the needs in the West Lake Avenue or 'Midtown' district, the township partnered with three entities: CityWorks, a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to facilitate real estate projects in economically distressed neighborhoods throughout New Jersey; the Neptune Economic Development Corporation; and the Midtown Urban Renaissance Corporation, a nonprofit made up of residents, business owners and religious and civic leaders," reads the citation honoring the project. "Together, they spearheaded an effort to redevelop the commercial corridor. Input from the community was fundamental to the planning, with more than a dozen meetings held with residents from the planning stages into the construction phase."

Peter Kasabach, executive director of New Jersey Future, hailed the project, as well as the other award-winners, for establishing a trend-setting example for other municipalities to follow. "The winners of these awards demonstrate how New Jersey, the nation's most developed state, can sustain a robust economy and a healthy environment through smart growth and redevelopment in the 21^st century," Kasabach said.

 

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Welcome to Jersey Shore University
Medical Center and a tour of the new addition
An online video of JSUMC and it's new additions

 

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Neptune's Recreation Facilities
An eight minute video on the Township's various recreational facilities. It includes a segment from Governor Corzine.

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Neptune's Historic Ocean Grove District
A nine minute video on Ocean Grove Victorian Architecture narrated by Mayor Randy Bishop.

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Revised Draft Redevelopment Plan-OG North End

click here

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Ridge Ave School Site Redevelopment Plan

Click here for copy

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Looking for commercial property in Neptune?
The Neptune Township EDC and Local realtors have collaborated to help you.

Neptune Strategic Revitalization Plan (under construction)

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Click here for Neptune's Waterfront: A Redevelopment Plan for the North Channel of Shark River

This is a large file; allow for time to download.

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Click here for Whitesville Redevelopment Plan

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Route 35 & West Bangs Avenue Redevelopment Plan (large file) click here

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Hi-Tech Park Redevelopment Plan, click here

Large file, takes time to download completely

 

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Architectural Design Guidelines

Bradley Park District Architectural Design Guidelines for Residential Structures	Route 33/Corlies Avenue Improvement Corridor Architectural Design Guidelines
Route 66 Improvement Corridor Architectural Design Guidelines	Shark River Waterfront Improvement Area Architectural Design Guidelines
West Lake Avenue/Midtown Area Architectural Facade Design Guidelines for Residential Structures	West Lake Avenue Improvement Area Architectural Design Guidelines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Click Here For Economic Development GIS The Neptune Township Economic Development Corporation (EDC) has initiated a program which will promote the theme that Neptune is the shore area home to cutting edge medical technology in an effort to attract new business to the commercial districts of the Township.

The Economic Development Committee offers low interest loans to existing businesses that wish to expand their facilities and hire new employees. The EDC also offers facade improvement grants to businesses throughout the township.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD IN PDF FORMAT

The recent development of a Recreation Master Plan, an Urban Center Plan, a School Facilities Improvement Plan, a Community Oriented Policing strategy and a major sanitary sewer replacement program have provided major long term, yet immediate impact plans and strategies for the development and redevelopment of Neptune Township.

The Township has initiated a Neighborhood Empowerment Program (NEP) in the Mid-Town section of the Township. The primary objective of the NEP is to improve access to and flexibility of state and private sector resources that will help the Township implement our NEP plan for revitalization which will ensure that our residents have a voice in the revitalization of our neighborhoods. Neptune Townships Neighborhood Empowerment Committee is headed by a group of local residents and business owners who are working together to prepare a long-term plan for development throughout the Mid-Town area. The community has been asked to develop a comprehensive plan that will address the economic concerns of the municipality while addressing the community concerns regarding cultural, socioeconomic, racial and ethnic differences.

 

 

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Michael J. Bascom, EDC Director
mbascom@neptunetownship.org
732-988-5200 x 241