Politics & Government

Golden Triangle Subdivision Approved

The Toll Brothers request is the first step in the property's eventual redevelopment.

The Township Planning Board approved an application by Toll Brothers to subdivide the Golden Triangle property, Wednesday.

The developer had been seeking minor subdivision approval to combine two existing lots on the property, and then to subdivide it yet again to accomodate plans for retail and residential space.

“This is in anticipation of what the overall site plan will look like,” said attorney Thomas Kelso, who was representing Toll Brothers.

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According to the application, Toll Brothers asked the Planning board to consolidate two existing lots and to subdivide that new 23.3-acre tract into a 16.132-acre  parcel for retail, and a 7.191-acre tract for the residential component. The retail component will border Route 18 and the residential component will border the Old Bridge Turnpike.

Toll Brothers representatives said Wednesday that the developer would eventually bring plans first for the commercial development to the Planning Board, followed by plans for the residential component.

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, Toll Brothers is allowed to build up to 220,000 square feet of commercial retail space - with no one store being larger than 180,000 square feet - and 200 to 400 housing units. Under the agreement, no more than 10 percent of those units can be three bedroom apartments. Mayor David Stahl has said he expects Toll Brothers to build close to the maximum number of units allowed.

, Toll Brothers presented a concept drawing of it’s basic proposal, which included a 155,000-square-foot building located in the same area as current structures on the land, and a 400 unit apartment complex behind that, at the corner of Tices Land and Old Bridge Turnpike. Entrances for the Transportation Center would remain on Old Bridge Turnpike and Tices Lane, and a new one would be built from Route 18.

The agreement brought an end to years of litigation with Toll Brothers regarding the property—which is bordered by Route 18, Tices Lane and the Old Bridge Turnpike and was formerly home to Sam’s Club.


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