Development reports · Ocean County, NJ
What's being built in Ocean County, NJ: December 2025
45 development projects in Ocean County, NJ had a new filing in December 2025, up from 7 in November and 29 in December 2024. Together they propose 24 new homes and 450,507 sq ft of non-residential space, roughly $81.8M in estimated construction value. The busiest towns were Lakewood Township (8), Berkeley Township (6) and Jackson Township (5). The most common project type was single-family homes, followed by retail & commercial.
45projects filed
24new homes proposed
450,507sq ft non-residential
$81.8Mest. construction value
Biggest projects
Filed 2025-12-17
$21.0M est. value
161,167 sq ft|Warehouse & storage
Storage building, Toms River Township
Toms River Township, Ocean County, NJ
Filed 2025-12-17
$15.0M est. value
115,128 sq ft|22 acres|Industrial
Industrial site plan at Houston & Faraday Ave
Jackson Township, Ocean County, NJ
Filed 2025-12-17
$11.8M est. value
59,000 sq ft|2.4 acres|Retail & commercial
Commercial site plan on Franklin Boulevard
Lakewood Township, Ocean County, NJ
Filed 2025-12-17
$4.8M est. value
23,831 sq ft|1.9 acres|Retail & commercial
Commercial site plan on New Hampshire Ave
Lakewood Township, Ocean County, NJ
Filed 2025-12-17
$4.4M est. value
20,174 sq ft|23 acres|Restaurant
Fast-food restaurant and strip mall
Barnegat Township, Ocean County, NJ
Filed 2025-12-15
$2.6M est. value
19,964 sq ft|Warehouse & storage
Block 15, Lot 1 storage building
Berkeley Township, Ocean County, NJ
By type
| Type | Projects | Homes | Sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family homes | 22 | 24 | 8,996 |
| Retail & commercial | 6 | 0 | 95,043 |
| Lot line change | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Warehouse & storage | 3 | 0 | 186,131 |
| Institutional | 2 | 0 | 18,000 |
| Office | 2 | 0 | 7,035 |
| Industrial | 2 | 0 | 115,128 |
| School | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Restaurant | 1 | 0 | 20,174 |
By town
Every project filed in December 2025
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Counted by each project's latest filing date. Figures are the totals filed with the county and state, and construction values are rough estimates. See the Ocean County page for every project since 2024.