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Stark& Stark Shareholder Discusses Hamilton Square ShopRite Expansion Plans

By Stark & Stark

Gary S. Forshner, Shareholder in Stark & Stark's Real Estate Zoning & Land Use Group, was quoted in the January 13, 2010 Trenton Times article, Developer shares plans for enlarged Hamilton ShopRite, and the January 14, 2010 Trenton Times article, ShopRite decision on hold in Hamilton.

The articles discuss the recent plan to renovate the ailing Hamilton Square Shopping Center and enlarge its ShopRite supermarket from 53,000 square feet to 85,789 square feet. The shopping center, located at the corner of Route 33 and Yardville-Hamilton Square Road, currently has a vacancy rate of 30 percent or more.

The plans were introduced last week to the township zoning board and a decision will be made after the board meets for a final vote on the proposal on January 26, 2010 at the Hamilton Township Municipal Building. Mr. Forshner who represents Levin Properties, which owns the site, states, "We need to make sure that the locations along Route 33 are up-to-date, well-tended and rehabilitated. You don't want to end up with a blight situation along Route 33."

Full post as published by New Jersey Law Blog on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).