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LAKEWOOD, NJ — The state Department of Environmental Protection has rejected permit applications for an 1,800-home development that was proposed for Eagle Ridge Golf Course, saying the developer failed to meet the requirements. In a letter dated Aug . 3, DEP officials notified GDMS Holdings and its principle owner, Moredechai Sternstein, that they were denying applications for a Coastal Area Facilities Review Act permit and a Freshwater Wetlands permit the developer sought for the project. GDMS Holdings sought to build 936 senior housing residential units and 936 basement apartments, along with community centers, a retail facility with 243 parking spaces, a clubhouse, and other amenities on the site of the golf course, which sits along Cross Street, according to the DEP letter. The DEP said the CAFRA permit was rejected because GDMS Holdings "failed to adequately demonstrate compliance " with rules about stormwater management rule , habitat for endangered and threatene...

By Katherine Shaver The Washington Post From the rooftop terrace of their new townhouse, Keisuke and Idalia Yabe take in their suburban Maryland neighborhood : a staid, 1970s- era office park of glass office buildings and concrete parking garages . The Yabes say they have found the advantages of urban living in a shorter commute and the ability to walk to shopping centers and a park. They also have what feels like the best of suburbia -- mature trees, plentiful parking , Bethesda's sought-after schools and a more affordable mortgage. From the Washington and New York suburbs to North Carolina's Research Triangle Park , traditional corporate campuses that have struggled since the Great Recession are trying to transform from sterile worksites into vibrant mini-towns. In addition to housing, they're adding restaurants, grocery stores, playgrounds and outdoor concert spaces -- anything to draw people in and make them want to stay. Although it might sound strange at first, th...

Greenhaven area . // Photo by Lance Armstrong" title="" width="525" height="349" class="size-large wp-image-8976" /> Ellsworth C. Zacharias Park was named in honor of a former land owner in today’s Greenhaven area . // Photo by Lance Armstrong Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series about the history of the Greenhaven 70 subdivision. Greenhaven 70, as presented in the first article of this series – which was published in the Oct. 18 edition of this paper – was established as the Pocket’s first subdivision. As previously mentioned, in 1958, L & P Land Development acquired more than 700 acres for the development of Greenhaven 70. Before any subdivision could be approved by the city, however, L & P was required to present their proposed plan for the Pocket’s entire 4,674 acres. This plan was known as the Pocket Area General Development Plan and included schools, a shopping center , two churches, a hospital with medic...