{"id":24929,"date":"2025-02-05T03:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=24929"},"modified":"2025-02-05T03:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T08:59:22","slug":"indoor-sports-complex-at-brick-foodtown-site-prepared-to-break-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2025\/02\/indoor-sports-complex-at-brick-foodtown-site-prepared-to-break-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Sports Complex at Brick ‘Foodtown’ Site Prepared to Break Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The future site of a proposed sports dome in Brick Township, April 2024. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n

Having overcome issues with financing, state permitting and a sudden change in the structure of the building, the indoor sports complex once notionally referred to as the \u201cBrick Superdome\u201d is on track for construction this year, Brick Township\u2019s mayor said.<\/p>\n

The indoor sports complex will be constructed in the rear of the property long-known as the \u201cFoodtown\u201d parcel after its one-time occupant along Route 70. Though Foodtown (and its lesser-known neighbor Bradlee\u2019s) both moved out about 25 years ago, the township\u2019s ownership of the property has been plagued with stop-and-start projects, ideas such as a full-service hotel that fell out of favor due to market conditions, a rejected proposal to build apartments and condominiums, and bouts of litigation sprinkled in along the way.<\/p>\n

While an Aldi supermarket opened in the front-facing commercial portion of the site, the domed sports complex that was decided-upon as the major anchor of the property had to be redesigned after fire officials cited then-unforseen safety issues with its original iteration. The developer, Peter Tasca, also found himself requiring a new round of financing<\/a> in the post-pandemic era, but ultimately a fresh group of investors were found and the building\u2019s design was converted from a soft-covered dome to a traditional structure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to the sports complex, developer Jack Morris \u2013 who owns the front portion of the property \u2013 has promised additional stores and a restaurant. While work has slowly progressed after the Aldi was completed and opened to the public, many residents have taken notice of the long wait<\/a>. It appears the wait may come to an end in the coming months, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did meet with the developers a couple weeks ago, and at this point they have the fittings poured,\u201d for the sports complex, said Mayor Lisa Crate. \u201cThey are ready to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A rendering of the updated appearance of the sports complex proposed for the former Foodtown parcel, Brick, N.J., Aug. 2023. (Credit: Planning Document)<\/p><\/div>\n

Crate said there were no updates as to what stores or restaurants will be added near the Aldi portion of the lot, but Tasca\u2019s team is moving ahead with the sports\u00a0 complex.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are looking to do an official groundbreaking in the early spring, and the build should go pretty quickly after that,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping that we have something official open before the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sports complex will include a basketball center, a daycare center, indoor athletic fields and wellness facilities, among a slew of other amenities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time coming, but it\u2019s coming,\u201d said Crate.<\/p>\n

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