Editing Long Branch, New Jersey (section)

===Development===
Broadway Center is a planned entertainment and commercial hub of Long Branch, as envisioned by the City Government and Thompson Design Group, who created the Master Plan for the city. This complex is planned to offer retail shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and two performing arts theaters as well as 500 new residences sitting atop a 1,500 car parking garage. It will be designed by the architectural firms of [[Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum]] (HOK).<ref>Varno, Christine. [http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2007-04-19/Front_Page/020.html "Planners OK first phase of Broadway Arts Center - Architect: Project aims to create a residential urban community"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130124141016/http://atl.gmnews.com/news/2007-04-19/Front_Page/020.html |date=2013-01-24 }}, ''Atlanticville'', April 19, 2007. Accessed July 3, 2012.</ref>

In June 2013, the city approved designation of the area around its train station as a [[transit village]], which can bring incentives for revitalization and denser development.<ref>Robbins, Christopher. [http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2013/06/long_branch_approves_transit_village_ocean_place_expansion_over_residents_concerns.html "Long Branch approves transit village, Ocean Place expansion over residents' concerns"], [[NJ.com]], June 13, 2013. Accessed August 3, 2014.</ref>

There are several mid-rise buildings lining the oceanfront.<ref name=Emporis/> In December 2013 another 12-story residential project was approved.<ref>Spahr, Rob. [http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2013/12/movin_on_up_shore_town_approves_luxury_oceanfront_high-rise_despite_objections.html#incart_m-rpt-1 "Movin' On Up: Shore town approves luxury oceanfront high-rise despite objections"], ''[[NJ.com]]'', December 5, 2013. Accessed August 20, 2014.</ref>