Plans presented for new commercial building in Ridgewood
Thursday October 17, 2013, 3:56 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
A real estate developer hopes to break ground at the start of the new year on a “high-end commercial center” project along southbound Route 17 near Paramus Road. The specialty retail strip mall, according to property owner Malvern Burroughs, could ultimately attract tenants such as a Verizon store and Starbucks, with the latter having already committed in principle to the space.
The Ridgewood Planning Board will continue review of the site plan application next month and weigh the merits of the 15,358-square-foot building proposal, which includes 79 parking stalls and an adequate retail area for a maximum of seven merchants. Other prominent features of the plan are property egress and ingress via Route 17 and a multi-sectioned buffer intended to shield adjacent homes from the commercial operations.
According to Tom Wells, project attorney, Burroughs is not required to seek use variances for the proposal as it complies with all the regulations established for the particular development zone.
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