K. Hovnanian Townhome Community: ‘The Views at Seaside Heights’
Access to and from the Boulevard will be managed through porous pavement, designed to handle and filter stormwater runoff before it reabsorbs into the ground. Additionally, the complex will see significant enhancements in its external appearance. Hovnanian plans to add 48 new trees, 130 shrubs, and “hundreds” of ground-cover plants, according to Turner. The company will also upgrade the section of the property that faces the Boulevard business district.
According to Lavallette Seaside Shore Beat, entrance and egress will be from the Boulevard, which will utilize porous pavement to handle stormwater runoff and filter it before it returns to the ground. The complex will also greatly improve its outer aesthetics, with Hovnanian planning to plant 48 new trees, 130 shrubs, and “hundreds” of ground-cover plantings, Turner said. The company will also improve the portion of the property that publicly fronts the Boulevard business district.
“We’re providing as many street trees as we can along the Boulevard right-of-way,” he said.
All of the units will be three-bedrooms, and each will have a two-car garage. The garages will be oversized, with plans for residents to keep their trash and recycling receptacles inside and wheel them out on collection day. This prevents a dumpster from having to be placed in the center of the development.
“The goal is to have everyone have their refuse and recycling containers installed within the garage,” said Turner. “The garage is oversized and has adequate space provided. Residents will take their cans on trash day either pull them to the Boulevard, while the other two buildings, the residents can pull their cans directly out.”
The buildings will all have dedicated paths to the street, though planners did raise the issue of whether 24 trash cans – albeit divided between three streets – could prove to be an issue. It is likely that will be debated at the formal hearing, once it is scheduled.
