As you know, this year, your favorite regional business publication has been profiling South Jersey’s People to Watch for the past two years.
  Now we’re going to turn our attention from “people” to “projects.” Specifically, we’re going to go county-by-county and look at the development and redevelopment Projects to Watch, including:
  • the five most important projects completed in the last 12 months,
  • the five most important projects underway, and
  • the five most important projects on the drawing board
  We’re starting with Burlington County and we know that we’ll inevitably overlook some important efforts—just as we missed a few important people. But that’s the nature of lists. And you can help us be as complete as possible be letting us know about any projects in your county that you believe belong on our list. Just drop our publisher, Jenny Ryan, a note with the details at jenny@snjbp.com
  Now, here’s our kick-off list from Burlington County (with thanks to Darlene Scocca from the County’s Department of Economic Development and Regional Planning).

I. Most Important Projects Completed in Last 12 Months

1. Haines Industrial Center
Whitesell Corporation
Borders Burlington Township/Florence
Karen Dolan: kdolan@whitesellco.com

2. Sears Building/Willingboro
Delco Development
Jim Dugan
Leasing Manager
200 Campbell Dr., Suite 200
Willingboro, NJ 08046
Office: (856)234-5151
Fax: (856)234-6051
Cell: (609)923-7606
www.delcodevelopment.com
Adaptive re-use of former Sears retail facility to professional office campus –
88,500 sq. ft.

3. Aloft Hotel
Route 73
Mt. Laurel
Delco Development – Tom Juliano President
856-234-5151

4. The Shoppes at Cinnaminson
Rt. 130 and Cinnaminson Ave.
Cinnaminson, NJ  08077
Centro Properties Group
Steve Teplick
610-834-7287
Steven.teplik@centroprop.com
333,000 sq. ft. supermarket anchored center
Constructed on 40 acres
Tenants include Shop Rite, Burlington Coat Factory

5. Joint Military Base
2,000 housing units
Montgomery Group

II. Most Important Projects Currently Underway

1. Joint Base

2. Hilton Garden Inn
111 Hancock Lane
Mt Holly, NJ 08060
609-702-1600

3. The Cove at Cinnaminson Harbour/The Villages at Cinnaminson Harbour
Ryan Homes
900 homes starting at $259,990

4. Wrightstown Towne Center (plus hotel/conference center)
Saylor’s Pond Redevelopment, LLC
Affiliate of the Montgomery Group and United Communities in Marlton
120 room business-class hotel with conference center and restaurant along with a
Health clinic and satellite affiliate of BCC campus
40-acre development

5. Siena
Rt. 130 Cinnaminson
JS Hovnanian & Sons
Peter Hovnanian
Low-maintenance, high style
3 story elevator buildings
6,000 sq. ft. clubhouse with fitness center
Billiards room and arts/crafts and card rooms
Pilot program
Former “motel-row” area
856-786-0252
Active adult; $190,000+

III.  Most Important Projects on the Drawing Board

1. BCC Culinary Arts Facility – Mt. Holly
Burlington County College
$7.5 million project
Rehabilitation of former bank facility
Creating class space, retail sales space and banquet/meeting space

2. Redevelopment – Mt. Holly Gardens
Keating Urban Partners, LLC of Philadelphia
500 residential units plus commercial component
Attorney: Jim Maley

3. Redevelopment – Palmyra Drive-In
200 acre brownfield site
Route 73, Palmyra
$525 million multi-phased mixed-use project
Municipal Government and Improvement Authority active

4. Roebling Steel Mill
200 acres (superfund site)
$200 million project
Light industrial and office complex
Jeff Lucas – designated re-developer – Lucas and Company

5. Commerce Square – Burlington City
25 acres
$20 million
Office complex
Jay O’Donnell -The O’Donnell Group and New Vistas Corp.
Government participation in clean-up – former munitions plant