Route 37 Multifamily Apartment Application on Aug. 6 Planning Board Agenda

Manchester's Planning Board members are expected to review the preliminary and final site plan of a proposed multifamily apartment complex on Route 37 and Alexander Avenue, according to the Aug. 6 meeting agenda. 

The applicant, Presidential Gardens LLC, represented by Kenneth Pizzo Jr., has submitted the plan to the board for review and declaration from members that it is complete, states the agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting in the Municipal Complex courtroom.

In May, the Township Council approved changing Chapter 245 of township code to allow for the zoning of multifamily residences in the town center zone . The Planning Board . 

A multifamily development on the land would yield the most potential tax revenue, even more than a big box retail store, said township planner Tom Thomas in May. 

The 50-acre tract of land is near the Wells Fargo bank, diagonally across Route 37 from the municipal complex on Colonial Drive, and could accommodate 500 units. 

The agenda also states that an amended site plan by Pulte Homes for the new location of five model homes on Lyndhurst Lane will be heard.