Atlantic County · Margate City · #20250351
7800 Ventnor Ave
7800 Ventnor Ave, Margate City, NJ · 12,372 sq ft non-residential, office
About this project
A new business-use building of about 12,372 sq ft at 7800 Ventnor Ave in Margate City, Atlantic County, NJ.
Official description: Business Uses; reported construction cost $225,500
- Plan type
- Building permit (new construction)
- Land use
- Business Uses
- Status
- Permit
Filing history
- 2025-06-24 · #20250351 · Building permit (new construction) · 12,372 sq ft
- 2025-06-24 · #20250350 · Building permit (new construction) · 12,372 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
County records list a new business-use building of about 12,372 square feet at 7800 Ventnor Ave in Margate City, filed June 2025. The records classify it as office space.
Local news coverage describes a different-looking plan for the same address. It is a mixed-use building at Ventnor and Douglas avenues, with about 2,880 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and three-bedroom residential flats above. A longtime Chinese restaurant stood on the site and was demolished in May 2024. The developer's earlier plans were denied twice by the city planning board. A court settlement approved in August 2023 then allowed a revised design.
The county's 12,372 square feet is much larger than the commercial area in the news. It may count the whole building or reflect a revised plan. This could not be confirmed. No tenants were named in the sources found.
What it could mean nearby
- The settlement approved four parking spaces for the commercial space and nine for the homes, so street parking in the central business district may be a concern.
- The building is allowed to be about 3 feet taller than the zoning limit, so it may look larger than neighboring buildings.
- The site is cleared of the old restaurant, so a vacant corner would be replaced by new commercial space and homes.
Where it stands
Per the May 2024 news report, the site was approved through a court settlement and had only a demolition permit. No later construction or approval updates were found. Next steps usually include building permits and then construction, and any changes to the plan, such as a larger office building, would likely need a new planning board review.
- Jun 2025 Latest county planning filing for a roughly 12,372 sq ft business building
- May 2024 Former Chinese restaurant at the site demolished
- Aug 31, 2023 Settlement between the developer and the Margate planning board approved
Want to weigh in? The Margate City Planning Board would hear any new or amended site plan application, and residents can usually comment at its public meetings.
Who's behind it
SAJ Associates, LLC · A limited liability company that owns the site and is named as the applicant in local news coverage; no company website or other projects were found.
Around the web
- Longtime Chinese restaurant demolished in MargateDownBeach · May 14, 2024Describes the settlement, approved variances, demolition and mixed-use plan for 7800 Ventnor Ave.
Planning terms explained
- Site plan
- A detailed drawing showing a building's layout, parking, access and landscaping that a planning board reviews.
- Variance
- Permission to depart from a zoning rule, such as building height or parking counts.
- Mixed-use
- A building combining different uses, such as shops on the ground floor and homes above.
- Central Business District
- The zoning area for the town's main commercial core.
- Settlement
- An agreement that resolves a court case without a trial, here between the developer and the planning board.
Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $2.5M
- ~123 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~30 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)