The Planning Board approved an application for an office building on the only remaining piece of vacant land on Clarksville Road next to the Village Square retail center on May 26.
Approval was originally given in 1984 for three office buildings on the site, known as Princeton Junction Commons, at 201 Clarksville Road. Two of the buildings are already built, but the third was never built because demand diminished in the 1990s.
The approvals expired, and new regulations with regard to wetlands came into play. As a result, the size of the proposed office building was decreased because of environmental constraints. Plans originally called for a 39,000 square foot building, but the developer lowered the size to 33,000 square feet.
The developer has reduced the size of the building again, this time to 30,000. The developer still needed front-yard and side-yard setback variances as well as loading dock and parking waivers. All were granted in the board’s approval.
The developer is looking to attract medical and dental office uses as well as other professional offices.
