A 338-home development has been proposed near the Scotland Run Golf Club in Gloucester County
The development would include a 3,920-square-foot clubhouse and recreation areas. It’s not yet clear if the homes would be age-restricted.
A North Jersey developer has proposed a 338-townhouse development on heavily wooded land in Monroe near the Scotland Run Golf Club, about one mile east of Glassboro.
The development, which is called Traditions at Scotland Run, would include a 3,920-square-foot clubhouse and recreation areas. It’s not yet clear if the homes would be age-restricted.
The developer, Scotland Run LLC of Tenafly, Bergen County, wants to divide seven lots on the 77-acre property near Glassboro and Fries Mill Roads into 349 lots, with about 30 acres reserved as open space and recreation. The property has a few abandoned structures but is mostly wooded.
Like several other Gloucester County municipalities, Monroe is among the fastest growing communities in New Jersey. Between 2000 and 2024, Monroe added 3,781 housing units, growth of 34%, according to Census Bureau estimates.
The plan was set to go before the township planning board this month, but Scotland Run requested a postponement likely until December to address board questions.
Board planner Christopher Dochney raised several questions in his review letter for the board, including whether the townhouses would be restricted to residents 55 and older as required by the mixed-used and age-restricted zoning for the property.
He also said details of affordable housing components should be included with the developer’s application.
If affordable housing were included in the development, 61 of the 338 units would need to be affordable, Dochney said. If Traditions at Scotland Run townhouses are all market rate, the developer needs to provide 75 units of affordable housing elsewhere in town, he added.
Dochney also wanted to know more about vehicle access for the development.
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