Fort Monmouth Bowling Alley Now Scrapped

EATONTOWN, NJ — The highly anticipated bowling alley that was supposed to open up at Fort Monmouth is now officially off the table.

The Rumson developer, Parker Creek Partners, that said it was going to build the bowling alley has now decided instead to sell that parcel of land back to the Fort Monmouth Revitalization Authority.

It remains unknown why they changed their mind: The Asbury Park Press was the first to report this story, and Parker Creek declined to say why when they asked.

Parker Creek had planned to build a bowling alley on 2.8 acres of land in the Eatontown section of Fort Monmouth.

This was announced at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, the public notes of which you can find here: https://www.fortmonmouthnj.com...

Fort Monmouth is a 1,126-acre old U.S. Army base that was primarily used in World War II. But when the war ended, the U.S. Army had decreasing use for the base and it officially closed in 2011.

Ever since, acres and acres of land, plus dozens of brick Army barracks, have sat empty and abandoned in a sprawling, deserted complex that straddles the towns of Oceanport, Tinton Falls and Eatontown.

It is only in the past five years or so that Fort Monmouth started to attract the interest of developers and outside groups: In October of this year, Netflix confirmed it wants to buy 298 acres on Fort Monmouth and open a massive new film studio. However, Netflix has not yet submitted an official bid to do so.

Netflix has until Jan. 31 to submit a bid. They haven't yet submitted any bids, nor has any other company, to move into Fort Monmouth.

"FMERA currently has an open RFOTP with bids due January 31, 2022. No unsolicited offers have been received to date from any firm," said Bruce Steadman, executive director of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA).

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