Burlington County · Medford Township · #20240400
17 North Main Street
17 North Main Street, Medford Township, NJ · 10,996 sq ft non-residential, restaurant
About this project
A new restaurant building of about 10,996 sq ft is proposed at 17 North Main Street in Medford Township.
Official description: Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar; reported construction cost $1,539,095
- Plan type
- Building permit (new construction)
- Land use
- Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar
- Status
- Certificate
Filing history
- 2024-05-13 · #20240400 · Building permit (new construction) · 10,996 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
The project is a two-story brewery pub with a tasting room at 17 North Main Street in Medford Village. It replaces the old Medford Township municipal building (the former Town Hall). County records list it as a restaurant of about 10,996 sq ft. The design has a wraparound front porch facing Main Street and an outdoor dining area.
The developer is Magnify Brewing, working through a company set up for this address. Under a redevelopment agreement the township would sell it the site for $218,000, and the total project cost was estimated at about $2.6 million. The township had earlier declared the site an "area in need of redevelopment." The brewery is a permitted use in the zone, and no zoning variances were requested.
The local press reported that the Planning Board approved the plan in September 2023. Later coverage says the old building was demolished and the new one built, and that the brewery opened in 2025. No opposition was found in the coverage reviewed. Reports differ on the building's final size.
What it could mean nearby
- Traffic: the 2023 application estimated about 116 trips in and out in the Saturday evening peak hour and about 50 in the weekday evening peak hour.
- Reuse of a township-owned site in the village center, with a public-facing porch and outdoor dining area.
- Likely new hospitality jobs and added foot traffic for nearby Main Street businesses, though the sources found give no job counts.
Where it stands
The Planning Board reportedly approved the plan in September 2023. Later reports describe construction and a 2025 opening, so the project appears to be built and operating. A county filing dated May 2024 likely reflects a later step in the process.
- Jul 2025 Press report describes the brewery as open on Main Street
- May 13, 2024 Latest county filing
- Sep 27, 2023 Planning Board hearing; local press reported approval
- Sep 2021 Township Council selected Magnify Brewing as redeveloper
- May 2021 Township Council declared the site an area in need of redevelopment
Want to weigh in? No further local approval is known to be pending; any future changes would go to the Medford Township Planning Board, which hears public comment at its meetings.
Who's behind it
Magnify Brewing · A craft brewery based in Fairfield, NJ, for which the Medford site is its second New Jersey location.
Around the web
- Medford Planning Board gives go-ahead to brewery tasting room on old Town Hall site70and73.com · Sep 28, 2023Reports the Planning Board's approval of the brewery on the old Town Hall site.
- Medford brewery pub plan on former Town Hall site on Main Street goes to planning70and73.com · Sep 26, 2023Describes the 10,996 sq ft brewery pub, its cost, zoning status and traffic estimates.
- Magnify Brewing's new Medford location rises ahead of 2025 Q1 opening42freeway.comReports construction under way with an early-2025 opening target.
- Village Map 2023Medford Township · Aug 2023Lists 17 North Main Street as the former municipal building in Medford Village.
Planning terms explained
- Area in need of redevelopment
- A state-law designation that lets a town plan and incentivize the reuse of a site and choose a developer for it.
- Redevelopment agreement
- A contract between a town and a developer setting out what will be built and the terms of the land sale.
- Site plan approval
- Planning Board approval of a project's layout, including the building, parking, access and drainage.
- Variance
- Permission to depart from a zoning rule; none was requested here.
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: $2.4M
- ~109 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~27 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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