Allen Road Warehouse Project Hearings To Continue In Basking Ridge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — An application by Signature Acquisitions, LLC that has drawn opposition from Bernards Township residents will continue to be heard on Thursday night.

The Bernards Township Board of Adjustment will hear the application for the 28.256 acres property at 150 Allen Road at its Feb. 15 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Warren Craft Meeting Room.

Signature Acquisitions is seeking to remove the existing 174,546-square-foot office building and build two new buildings.

The two new buildings proposed to be built include:

• Building A consists of 97,185 square feet of light-industrial/manufacturing space and 30,792 square feet of office space (total of 127,9777 square feet)
• Building B consists of 101,792 square feet of light-industrial/manufacturing space and 28,759 square feet of office space (total of 130,551 square feet)

There would also be 24 trailer loading spaces proposed and of the 328 parking spaces proposed 105 existing parking spaces will remain, while 88 spaces will be located under Building A and 89 spaces will be located under Building B.

"The proposed light manufacturing use of the buildings will be consistent with the Township's permitted uses in the E-2 Zone and will consist of activity which involves the assembly of products from previously prepared materials and will not involve the synthesis of chemicals or the processing of raw materials," according to the application.

Since the application was initially presented in early 2023, several residents have organized a group, Protect Somerset Hills (PSH), to challenge the overdevelopment of commercial properties in the Somerset Hills area. Read More: Residents Form Group Opposing Manufacturing Buildings In Basking Ridge

"Our goal is to protect the character and safety of our communities, our quality of life, our historical culture, our natural environment, and our future," according to protectsomersethills.org.

Truck traffic concerns were previously raised in January 2023 by two Zoning Board members. Read More: Truck Traffic Concerns Raised Over Manufacturing Building In Bernards