

The board approved the project in a unanimous vote following the approximately 90 minute-long hearing. Now, after a few years under the ownership of Brick Township’s Zarrilli family, it’s a restaurant that happens to have a bar, owner Anthony Zarrilli explained to the township’s planning board this week. “We’re bringing a downtown feel into this site,” Governale said. For years, the former Mantoloking Road Pub Kitchen was a bar that happened to sell food. There will be a common hallway that splits the two apartments and leads to a mechanical room which is shielded from view of both residents and those looking at the property from the street. “They are of ample size and quite generous in terms of scale to allow for optimal living.” “It is a well-lit, open space,” Governale said of the apartments. The units will also come with their own laundry rooms and will feature a third floor deck.

“The elevator will have a key card control and have a private, express elevator to the third floor.” “Residents can come in and not mix with the business side of the building,” said Governale. The two units will have their own entrances and will feature modern security systems, plus an elevator. The residential apartments will each be 1,600 square feet, Governale said. A rendering of plans for 627 Mantoloking Road.
