Planning Board Approves Site Plan for a 196-Unit Senior Housing Project

By Barbara A. Preston for The Montgomery News | July 30, 2026

A 20-acre vacant lot at Route 206 and Scarborough Road in Belle Mead is one step closer to becoming a 196-unit community known as Thrive at Montgomery. The Planning Board approved the developer’s minor subdivision and final major site plan at its July 27 meeting. 

This development has been "in the works" since early 2014.

Thrive at Montgomery is a 196-unit senior community in Belle Mead. The average age of the residents would be 78 to 82, according to presentation given at a Township Committee meeting.

Photo from Montgomery Planning Office.

Attorney Jerome A. Vogel represented the applicant before the planning board on July 27. “The property has been the subject of a redevelopment agreement between Montgomery Township and GTP Acquisitions and a resolution by the Mayor [Neena Singh] and council that designated GTP Acquisitions as the redeveloper,” Vogel said.

The 268,188 sq ft, three-story senior living facility would consist of 47 assisted living units, 29 memory care units, 36 independent living/assisted living units and 84 independent living apartments.

Ten of the assisted-living units (two beds each unit for a total of 20 beds) will be restricted, by deed, to occupancy by residents who would qualify for Medicaid. Those units would be available to Montgomery for credit towards a future affordable housing obligation. 

These units are not part of Montgomery’s adopted Fourth Round Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan. Included in those numbers, there will be nine, semi-private “affordable” units with Medicaid eligible beds.

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David Weiner, a principal, said GTP Acquisitions is a joint venture between Pike Construction of Paterson, NJ and Thrive Senior Living of Atlanta, GA. He also spoke at the planning board meeting.

The Planning Board unanimously approved the subdivision and final site for the project. Voting members included Dave Campeas, Marvin Schuldiner, Mayor Neena Singh, Patricia Taylor-Todd, Anthony Glockler, and Om Sharma. 

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Next Steps

The next step in the process is the drafting of a resolution, which likely will be approved at at future planning board meeting. It typically takes about a month to complete. After that, the developer needs to resubmit plans for a conformance review, which must be reviewed and must be found to comply with the board’s approval. This typically takes several months, according Montgomery Planner and Administrator Lori Savron.

Conformance review also includes required outside agency approvals, such as the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (both of which are required). The NJ Department of Transportation may also need to review the plans, based on its border with state highway Route 206. This could take quite a while before the doors open.