Somerset County · Bridgewater Township · #20240943
Educational building at 14 Vogt Drive
14 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater Township, NJ · 379,031 sq ft non-residential, school
About this project
A new educational building of about 379,000 square feet at 14 Vogt Drive in Bridgewater Township, with a construction cost of $500,000.
Official description: Educational; reported construction cost $500,000
- Plan type
- Building permit (new construction)
- Land use
- Educational
- Status
- Certificate
Filing history
- 2024-05-07 · #20240943 · Building permit (new construction) · 379,031 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
County records describe a new educational building of about 379,000 square feet at 14 Vogt Drive in Bridgewater Township. That is a very large school building, roughly the size of a big high school or a small college complex. The records list the construction cost as only $500,000. That figure is far too low for a building this size, so it is probably a placeholder or a data-entry error.
The address is generally listed as the campus of the Somerset County Vocational and Technical Schools, so the work may be an expansion or replacement there. No developer page, news story, or township agenda or minutes could be tied to this specific project, so the owner, the occupant and the plans could not be confirmed.
What it could mean nearby
- A school building of this size would likely change daily traffic, drop-off and parking patterns on Vogt Drive, but no traffic study was found.
- The records give no information about added housing, jobs, open space or utility needs.
Where it stands
The latest county filing is dated 2024-05-07. No public approvals or hearings were found online. Large school projects usually need site plan review by the local planning board, along with state education and construction permits, before building starts.
- May 7, 2024 Latest filing for the project in county planning records
Want to weigh in? Bridgewater Township's planning board usually reviews site plans and takes public comment at its meetings, but no hearing for this project was found. Check the township's posted agendas.
Planning terms explained
- Site plan review
- A local board's check of a project's layout, parking, drainage and traffic before it can be built.
- Non-residential square footage
- The total floor area of a building that is not used for housing, such as a school or office.
- Planning board
- A volunteer municipal board that reviews development applications and decides whether they meet local rules.
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: $132.7M
- ~1,895 roofing squares (assumes 2 stories)
- ~947 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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