Age-Restricted For East Hanover Redevelopment Site

From the Star Ledger:

Varityper project moves forward in East Hanover
BY LAURA JOHNSTON

A plan calling for the construction of up to 200 homes and retail space on the former Varityper site will be presented to the East Hanover council, likely in August.

The Varityper Redevelopment Plan -- the first since a proposal for a supermarket and senior housing was voted down in 2004 -- calls for 200 residential units, rather than 350; a maximum of 100,000 square feet of retail space, rather than 165,000 and 300 feet of buffer between the multi-family homes and the homes on Timber Hill Drive, instead of 100.
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The 37-acre redevelopment zone on Mount Pleasant Avenue, next to Hanover Park High School, would include an adult community of townhomes and multi-family homes, with an option for single-family detached homes.

It may still include a full-service grocery store and specialty retail stores.
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Two years ago, the township council considered allowing a Wegmans supermarket and a gated age-restricted community on the land. But after the East Hanover Concerned Citizens Committee opposed the plan, and residents argued it would exacerbate traffic congestion at the Route 10-Mount Pleasant area, the council voted unanimously against it.

Still, residents aren't thrilled with the idea of commercial and multi-family development on the site, where Tuesday evening Canada geese munched on unkempt grass in front of empty windows. The building, once used to manufacture typing equipment, has been vacant for more than a dozen years.