Vision for Ridgewood street will get second look by planning board
Thursday November 21, 2013, 3:05 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Economic and real estate climates have changed drastically since Ridgewood established a redevelopment plan specific to the North Walnut Street area, and municipal officials now believe they might require a new or revised vision for one of the most underdeveloped sections of town.
Planning Board members have been tasked with reviewing the land use standards for the zone’s existing redevelopment plan, which was adopted by the village’s governing body in 2007. The assignment, bestowed upon the board by a Ridgewood Council resolution that passed last week, comes in light of a developer’s pitch made earlier this year to bring an assisted living facility to downtown.
In June, representatives of Kensington Senior Development outlined a preliminary draft of a plan to construct a mixed-use, assisted living and retail complex at the municipal parking lot along North Walnut Street and Franklin Avenue. The company, headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., also offered to shoulder all costs of constructing a public parking garage at the site.
Kensington has not appeared before the Village Council or the Planning Board since its presentation this spring, but municipal officials have confirmed the company’s continued interest in the site. Additionally, The Ridgewood News has observed Kensington officers, including co-founder Harley Cook, at the location in recent weeks.
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About time, that corner has been in need of a well planned idea, please.
My idea is to put a Stewart’s Root Beer there. Unfortunately, that would be considered fast food.