Construction of 12 Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing Replacement Units Nears Completion

The construction of the 12 new Bellmawr Park Housing units nears completion. The units are being replaced because of the I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection project.

The construction of the 12 new Bellmawr Park Housing replacement units is nearing completion.

The 12 units/five buildings are being relocated due to the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) I-295/I-76/Route 42 Interchange project.

The 12 impacted units are located on Hickory Place, Willow Place, and Victory Drive.

Six of the units have been constructed on Essex Avenue across from the new Bellmawr Batting Cages and the other six units have been constructed in the dead-end area of Peach Road.

Steve Bach, of Bach Associates, P.C., testified before the Bellmawr Zoning Board in October, 2016 and said that the new units are to be the “functional equivalent” of the units they are replacing. Also, the layout for the replacement units must mimic what currently exists throughout Bellmawr Park.

Design considerations also had to be followed in order to meet DOT criteria. “These units, and the entire [Bellmawr] Park, are considered historic in nature. We had to follow the Department of Interior’s guidelines for historic preservation.”

As SJO previously reported, construction is required to be completed by year end 2017, with occupancy in early 2018.

All photos taken by SJO on November 26, 2017.

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