Cigna Property - Developer to Present Concept Plan to Public

NOTE: The meeting on January 31, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 1, at 7:00 pm.

Joint meetings of the Mayor and Council and Planning Board have been scheduled for Monday, January 23, and Tuesday, January 31, at 7:00 pm, in the Multipurpose Room at the Franklin Avenue Middle School, 755 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Lakes. 

The S. Hekemian Group, a developer and the contract purchaser of the 89 acre parcel adjacent to Parsons Pond Park, will be presenting its concept plan for review and consideration by the Mayor and Council and the Planning Board and for public comment. The public will be given a sufficient opportunity to ask questions and provide their input to the developer and the members of the Mayor and Council and Planning Board.  

The developer has proposed a mixed use development plan which includes 585 multi-family residential units. At the joint meetings, the public will be given an opportunity to be heard on the concept plan. 

The plan to be presented has not been approved by the Mayor and Council or the Planning Board. Should the project move forward, there would be additional public hearings before both the Mayor and Council and the Planning Board.  

If you are interested in this issue, it is strongly encouraged that you read the recent Buzz article [click here for link] which provides an overview of the property and the implications of affordable housing law on the development of the property. It is important context for discussion of development of the site.