129 Units Approved On Former Home Of Local Newspaper In Philly Suburb – Bisnow

129 Units Approved On Former Home Of Local Newspaper In Philly Suburb  Bisnow

The redevelopment of the Burlington County Times' former home is the largest housing development planned in Willingboro, New Jersey. A townhome development is coming to the longtime home of a local newspaper in a community that has built little housing in recent years. A developer's plan to build 129 units on the former site of the Burlington County Times newsroom along Route 130 in Willingboro Township secured approval Tuesday, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The 12-acre project was proposed by Willingboro Townhomes AMC Dev LLC, an entity connected to Michael Mitnick and Fort Lee, New Jersey-based AMS Development. The developer is being represented by attorney Damien Del Duca.

Plans call for 18 three-story buildings and two two-story buildings. The project would include seven townhouses for low- and moderate-income families. The site was home to the Burlington County Times for 50 years. The newspaper was acquired in 2017 by New Media Investment Group, and in 2018, it moved its office to Westampton. The building at 4284 Route 130 in Willingboro, New Jersey, was demolished in 2020. It sits about 12 miles from Philadelphia. Willingboro, with an estimated population of around 33,000, has experienced rising home prices in recent years as little new housing has been built. The median sale price for homes in Willingboro Township last month was $353K, up from $250K