The Marina at Oceanport opened at the former Fort Monmouth marina late last month, just in time to take advantage of the last weeks of summer. Since its opening, patrons have been flocking to the waterfront restaurant and bar, which occupies the renovated marina building formerly operated by Fort Monmouth. The facility is currently operating […]
Congratulations to Phillips Preiss Grygiel, LLC (PPG), FMERA’s professional planning consultant! PPG, of Hoboken, recently received a New Jersey Planning Officers Award (NJPO) for its work crafting the Historic District Design Guidelines for Fort Monmouth’s Historic District. The Fort Monmouth Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014, is […]
Fresh off extending the contract between C&W for another year, FMERA spoke with Smith about the company’s efforts to date. You meet with real estate developers and interested parties on a regular basis. What is the strongest selling point when talking about the reasons they should locate on the Fort? We have a unique opportunity […]
As Fort Monmouth’s master broker Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) completes its initial three-year contract, the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) is formally extending its engagement with the company an additional year. Since 2012, the commercial real estate services firm has been tasked with marketing, selling and leasing property on Fort Monmouth with the goal […]
The redevelopment of Fort Monmouth took another step forward this month as the FMERA Board approved the issuance of four Requests for Offers to Purchase (RFOTP) for properties in the Oceanport section of Fort Monmouth — the Barkers Circle Complex, the Lodging Area, Allison Hall and the Commissary Building. FMERA is set to acquire all four […]
The Board of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) paved the way for new residential opportunities at the Fort by approving a Purchase and Sale & Redevelopment Agreement (PSARA) between FMERA and RPM Development, LLC for the Officer Housing in Oceanport. The Officer Housing is situated on two parcels of land, totaling 36.5 acres, […]
On May 7, Chairman James V. Gorman received the Economic Development Award at the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council’s (MODC) 50th Annual Silver Gull Awards Dinner. The MODC bestowed the award in recognition of Chairman Gorman’s commitment to economic growth in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and in particular, the redevelopment of Fort Monmouth. “Chairman Gorman works tirelessly to […]
Providing another tool to potential redevelopers on Fort Monmouth, the FMERA Board this month approved the adoption of the Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) prepared by FMERA’s contracted professional planner Phillips Preiss Grygiel (PPG), with input from FMERA staff and the Environmental Staff Advisory Committee (ESAC). The NRI contains a checklist of open space to be preserved […]
With the goal of establishing a work-live-play community, the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) Board this month authorized the Authority to lease the Fitness Center and related 7.75-acre parcel from the Army and sublease it to FM Partners, LLC. FM Partners was the sole bidder on a Request for Offers to Purchase (RFOTP) issued […]
Signaling yet another benchmark in FMERA’s mission to bring small businesses to Fort Monmouth, the Board this month approved a Purchase and Sale & Redevelopment Agreement between FMERA and Pinebrook Commerce Center LLC (PCC) for the sale of the Pinebrook Road Commerce Center (more commonly referred to as the Fabrication Shops) in the Tinton Falls […]