redevelopment in Maplewood

One resident asked, “If I said, ‘I’m gonna buy the movie theater tomorrow,’ I can do whatever I want, right? Within the current guidelines, I’m trying to understand what exactly we’re doing.” The consultant said the redevelopment plan would change the regulations that apply to the properties, giving the town flexibility when it comes to making the specific changes they want for the location.

The TC recently designated six of the eight lots within the area — which face Maplewood Ave. and are between Inwood Pl. and Durand Rd — as an area in need of redevelopment.

Brandon Collier, a local resident currently developing 7 West Parker, a 46-unit apartment building at the site of the former Gleason’s Cleaners, is in “…very early in discussions over the concept for the redevelopment” with the property owner.

Maplewood officials are in the final stages of negotiating a redevelopment plan and agreement for a 46-unit residential building at 7 West Parker Ave. The plan would need to go before the Township Committee and Planning Board for approval, while a site plan would then need Planning Board approval, and any financial redevelopment agreement would need TC approval.