Route 130 site cleared for mixed-use center development

BORDENTOWN TWP. — The township's Planning Board has approved construction of a Route 130 retail center that will mix a grocery or retail store, a daycare, and a restaurant.

The project requires the developer to clear away five single-story buildings on the highway north of Groveville Road.

A pool company formerly used one of the properties at the 6.8-acre site.

The application states the developer plans an approximately 25,000-square-foot grocery/retail store pad.

Additionally, there will be an approximately 10,500-square-foot daycare pad; and an approximately 6,250-square-foot “quick service” restaurant pad with drive-through lanes and that could accommodate two users.  The term “quick service” often is interchanged with “fast food,” such as a McDonald’s.

Future tenants and a construction schedule are not set, said attorney Christopher K. Costa, who represents developer A & C Land Management LLC. The company, based in Middlesex County, already owns the land off the southbound highway.

The proposal passed the township Planning Board last week.

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Costa said the next step is getting a road access permit from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. That kind of review typically takes several months, he said.

“No construction can take place before NJDOT approval; however, we are very grateful for the planning board approval and believe that the project with be a contribution to the community,” Costa said.

The site is in the township’s Highway Commercial Zone.

Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times.

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This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Route 130 site cleared for mixed-use center development