Residential project approved in Red Bank

  • 2026-11-09
The Planning Board of Red Bank has approved a project on Leighton Avenue.

The proposal for this project is to split the property into two lots. One parcel has a home which will remain while the other lot will enable future development of residential units.

Attorney Ed McKenna said the plans had been substantially revised after earlier comments from the board and the public and that all concerns and issues have been addressed. Ed O’Neill, professional land use planner and licensed architect, described the existing two-and-a-half-story single-family house and noted its unfinished basement that is used for mechanical equipment and a laundry and unfinished attic. At the rear of the property is the original garage.

McKenna explained the proposal would create a new lot on the westerly side so two single-family homes could stand side by side. The original garage would be demolished and rebuilt on the new lot to provide parking for two cars.

Engineer Joseph Kocuibak explained that one lot would be 4,500 square feet. It would keep the existing house and add a new detached garage. That garage would sit closer to the property line than normally allowed, so a variance is needed. The second lot would be 33,270 square feet with 50 feet of street frontage, and the new two-and-a-half-story house would be built on it.

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