The governing body consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.
The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. Rio Vista is an upscale neighborhood in the southern section of Alpine. The legend has it that when his wife saw him with another woman, she committed suicide by jumping off the tower.
It's home to two of the town's most massive megamansions. You can see them to the north and south. It's being sold by Richard Kurtz, a real estate developer who runs the Kamson Corporation. Klein is right across the street. We tried to get a closer look, but between the gates and the hedges, it was also impossible to see. But it looks pretty awesome from above. Closter Dock Road is also Alpine's commercial heart. We counted five businesses in total. Even the handy man's shop was landscaped.
Two of the businesses were dedicated to real estate. We saw their signs hanging all over town. The town's single public school is a short drive away. It serves students in grades K through 8, who then transfer to nearby Tenafly High School or one of the local private schools. The school, a one story brick bunker, was the least impressive building we saw. For the most part, the town really just consists of one megamansion after another. Some looked like they had been around for awhile, but most of the biggest ones appeared to be built in the last decade.
We did see a handful of smaller homes, mostly near the commercial and municipal buildings. But they were few and far between. For the most part, the houses were truly enormous.
Here's Borough Hall, also home to the town's small police fleet and the post office. There's no mail delivery service--residents prefer to use P. The volunteer fire department is right next door. Alpine's lone restaurant is Kiku, a Japanese hibachi grill with a parking lot full of fancy cars. One thing that struck us as we drove Alpine's streets was how empty they were. On a sunny Sunday we barely passed any cars, let alone pedestrians.
Most properties have thick iron gates and are surrounded by trees or hedges. Our list is a bit slanted toward low-density enclaves such as Alpine, where there are people per square mile, as opposed to parts of Manhattan, where 45, people share each square mile and there's a larger variance in home prices.
Kenilworth, Ill. Sullivan's Island, S. Demographic information such as median income and population density are from the U. Census Bureau's American Community Survey , the most recent. Densities are measured on a people-per-square-mile basis and are rounded up to the nearest whole person.
This isn't suprising I'm happy that you posted this. People who have no idea about New Jersey, and will be surprised to know that most towns in this state that are very desirable to live, and that the majority of the land is not industrial, but in fact, are beautifully planned communities. I feel privileged to live in North Jersey.
I will never leave. NJ Chutzpah. I live right below alpine. There is no downtown, and it is all hills, the streets have no logical pattern to them, so you will get lost. Besides saddle river where rev run andkimora lee simmons used to live.. Rolling hills, barns, farms ohh this is the place!!!!!!!! No way Alpine and Saddle River they have no space just big and ugly!! I used to think that too ohh Alpine and SR, but no way anymore what I have seen blow them out of the water!!!!!!!
This is a beautiful area, Houses with so much style and land and well planned out compunds with all the details included. Just terrific!! Last edited by stevemorse; at AM..
Originally Posted by stevemorse. Good stuff. NJ is well represented in the Top NJ and NY are basically tied for the number of towns in the Top There are 0 in PA. To each their own. For me, I don't care how nice a house is, if it's not on the water it just dose not have the same appeal.
I don't care how many acre's or how much decroative molding and whatever unnecesary glitz you can think of. I would take Alpine above any of the towns mentioned above in a heartbeat.
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