Ocean County · Lakewood Township · #20250848
Educational building, Lakewood Township
Lakewood Township, NJ · 35,269 sq ft non-residential, school
About this project
A building permit for a new educational building of about 35,269 sq ft in Lakewood Township, Ocean County.
Official description: Educational; reported construction cost $4,000,000
- Plan type
- Building permit (new construction)
- Land use
- Educational
- Status
- Permit
Filing history
- 2025-08-11 · #20250848 · Building permit (new construction) · 35,269 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
County records show a building permit for a new school building of about 35,269 square feet in Lakewood Township, Ocean County. The latest county filing is dated August 11, 2025. The records give no street address, no school name and no information about what is on the site now.
Web searches turned up no news coverage, meeting agenda, hearing notice, developer page or press release that clearly matches this project. Older Lakewood planning board minutes mention other school proposals, but none of them could be tied to this building. The operator, the site and any approvals or opposition are therefore unknown.
A building permit is usually one of the later steps. It normally follows any required local planning or zoning review.
What it could mean nearby
- Schools can add morning and afternoon drop-off traffic, but no traffic study was found for this project.
- The building is about 35,269 sq ft of non-residential space. The records show no homes or open-space changes.
Where it stands
A building permit was filed with the county, which suggests the project is past its main local land-use review. Construction normally follows once the permit is issued and inspections are scheduled.
- Aug 11, 2025 Latest county filing for the building permit
Want to weigh in? The Lakewood Township Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment usually hears school site plans, and residents can comment at its public meetings. If the project is already permitted, the township construction office handles the remaining oversight.
Planning terms explained
- Building permit
- Official approval from the local construction office to start building, issued after the plans meet code.
- Site plan
- A drawing showing a building's location, parking, access and drainage, reviewed by the planning board.
- Non-residential square footage
- The floor area of a building that is not used as housing.
We searched the web for this project but found nothing beyond the county record, so this explanation is based on the filing alone. 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: $12.3M
- ~176 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~88 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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