100 Drum Point Road, Brick, N.J. (Credit: Google Earth)
A developer is proposing a multifamily residential development that will include 60 units spread among nine buildings, located along a major township thoroughfare.
The proposed development would be located at 100 Drum Point Road, which is currently the home of two small medical buildings offering eye care services. The property is owned by the estate of its longtime owner, however a development firm known as 100 Drum Point LLC is the contract purchaser of the parcel and is behind the development. That firm, according to state business records, is owned by Hiren Ramani, James D’Iorio, Vijyaben Ramani, and Daksha Ramani, all of Roselle Park, N.J. All are associated with Ramani Group, the developer of apartments and multifamily complexes across the state, accounting for more than 3,000 residential units spread throughout a $1 billion real estate portfolio.
The property is located across the street from the Brick Presbyterian Church, about halfway between Brick Boulevard and Old Hooper Avenue.
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A residential development is not a permitted use in the Village Zone, in which the property at 100 Drum Point Road is located, necessitating the developer to obtain a use variance from the township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment. Such a variance requires support from a supermajority of board members for approval.
According to a filing with the board, plans call for the removal of the two existing masonry buildings and the construction of nine multi-family residential buildings consisting of 60 units in their place. The buildings would be built along with driveways and associated site improvements, including a drainage basin.
100 Drum Point Road, Brick, N.J. (Credit: Google Earth)
Numerous levels of variance relief would be required to be granted by the board. In the Village Zone, a small number of dwelling units are permitted to be constructed over light commercial space – generally aimed at those in the building trades – on the first floor. No residential uses are normally permitted on the first floor, while the Drum Point proposal calls for units to be placed there. The proposed multifamily residential buildings are not a permitted principal, accessory or conditional use within the zone, meaning a use variance – often known as a “D” variance – is required, in turn triggering the supermajority requirement.
The developer is also seeking a density variance due to the proposed density of 11.2 units per acre.
In addition to the use and density variance relief being sought, the developer is also seeking permission to eschew the requirement to build 3-foot berms beside parking stalls adjacent to a right-of-way, build a stormwater basin along Drum Point Road (basins are not normally permitted in front yards) and build to a height of 27.5-feet at the eve of the structure, where 26-feet is normally the limit.
The application will be the subject of a hearing at the zoning board’s Oct. 9, 2024 meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at the township municipal complex on Chambers Bridge Road.
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