PARSIPPANY — Contractors are aggressively tearing down the old Weichert Realtor building on the corner of North Beverwyck Road and Route 46 to make room for a new Bank of America.
In December, CP Management received a conditional use variance and preliminary site plan approval from the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Adjustment to construct a Bank of America facility with two drive-thru lanes and a by-pass lane with associated parking at the front and rear of the building on Route 46 at North Beverwyck Road.
The building was previously occupied by Weichert Realtors. Currently the entrance to the location is on Route 46 West, just past North Beverwyck Road. The board voted 5-2 in favor of this application with Jonathan Nelson and Brian Kelley voting against the application; both cited concerns allowing vehicles exiting on Hawkins Avenue, a residential street which parallels Route 46.
On Saturday, August 2, 2015 members of Parsippany District 5 Fire Department and members of Lake Hiawatha Fire Department Fire District 4 in a joint drill at the former Weichert Realty building. It’s not often that they firemen are offered a building to utilize for drilling purposes that will be taken down so members took full advantage of the opportunity.
All members participated in stations to practice numerous skills that can be utilized at any time.
Some skills that members focused on were:
• Roof Ventilation
• Forcible Entry
• VES (Vent Enter Search)
• Searching of a Building
• Wall Breaching
• Overhauling
• Denver Drill
While these were only some stations, many other skills were utilized to accomplish these tasks. Parsippany Rescue and Recovery Unit was at the scene for filling air bottles during the duration of the drill.
On Wednesday, August 5, CP Management is requesting the Board of Adjustment for a major soil removal permit.
