WESTMONT STATION PHASE I APPROVED

WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. — Lakewood, N.J.-based Somerset Development has received final approval for the development of Phase I of Westmont Station, a 70-acre, transit-oriented, mixed-use project located at the former Curtiss-Wright site in Wood-Ridge. Phase I will include the construction of four buildings containing 406 apartment residences, as well as 27 single-family homes, 36 townhomes, 11 live-work townhomes, and approximately 25,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Of the apartments, 61 will be affordable housing units. The apartments are being developed by AvalonBay Communities; occupancy for the first phase is scheduled for 2010
Additional construction will consist of the project’s anchor, a New Jersey Transit Train Station. Construction for it is slated to begin in 2009, with completion in 2011. Ultimately, the project will contain 788 residential units, 130,000 square feet of retail and office space, a public square, a new middle school, athletic fields, and walking and biking paths. The project is also participating in the LEED Neighborhood Development pilot program.