{"id":8560,"date":"2023-01-17T03:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T08:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=8560"},"modified":"2023-01-18T19:59:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T00:59:34","slug":"apartment-complex-approved-for-route-9-property-in-toms-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2023\/01\/apartment-complex-approved-for-route-9-property-in-toms-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Apartment Complex Approved for Route 9 Property in Toms River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/cdn.playwire.com\/bolt\/js\/zeus\/embed.js\" data-config=\"\/\/config.playwire.com\/1024730\/videos\/v2\/5559168\/zeus.json\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Toms River officials have approved a plan to build an apartment complex on a property within the business zone on Route 9.<\/p>\n<p>The township\u2019s zoning board granted final approval last week to The Open Door LLC, which owns the property at 1658 Route 9 (Lakewood Road), to construct the multifamily housing development. The board approved the measure with a supermajority, granting a use variance to the developer since residential construction is not normally permitted within the highway business zone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8561\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_847-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8561\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8561\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_847-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_847-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_847-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_847-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_847-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_847-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8562\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_848.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8562\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8562\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_848-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_848-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_848-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_848-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_848-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toms_river_route_9_1658_lakewood_848-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The property at 1658 Route 9, Toms River, N.J., Jan. 2023. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The parcel of land, located next to a Wawa convenience store and filling station, is currently populated with a building containing commercial tenants. The developer gained approval to build a total of 13 apartment units, each of which will feature three bedrooms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2023\/01\/apartment-complex-approved-for-route-9-property-in-toms-river\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toms River officials have approved a plan to build an apartment complex on a property within the business zone on Route 9. The township\u2019s zoning board granted final approval last week to The Open Door LLC, which owns the property at 1658 Route 9 (Lakewood Road), to construct the multifamily housing development. 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