The Gables at Monroe sits right where Applegarth Road meets Federal Road in Monroe Township, NJ, and folks living here have easy access to nearby shopping, dining, healthcare, and services thanks to places like Gables Plaza and the Concordia Shopping Center, which has over 135,000 square feet and includes everything from a grocery store and wine shop to a post office, diner, and pizza place for those days when you don't want to cook. There's even more to do with the Freehold Raceway Mall nearby, with popular stores like L.L. Bean and H&M, a movie theater, a free children's play area, monthly Kid's Club events, a mall concierge, and a nursing room for mothers, so visitors and families have plenty of options. On weekends, the Englishtown Flea Market is open with about 300 vendors, where you'll find antiques, household goods, jewelry, secondhand clothes, and car parts, plus free parking and small businesses providing shoe and jewelry repair, tailoring, and food carts.
The Gables at Monroe itself is for people aged 55 and older who want to stay active but not worry about things like snow removal, lawn care, or maintenance-there's 24-hour emergency repair, housekeeping, laundry, and even move-in help, and the community is managed by Renaissance Properties which has been handling places like this for over 30 years. The buildings are safe, well-lit, and easy to move through because there are elevators, accessible mail rooms, trash chutes in the halls, garages for every townhome, and secure parking. Each of the 71 townhomes comes with a first-floor master suite, a finished basement for storage or extra space, two bedrooms and a loft upstairs, a washer and dryer, designer kitchen, private bathroom, balcony or patio, central air and heating, and security alarms both for fire and for safety.
People who move here get to use a fitness center, yoga studio, a billiards area, a spa room, and community rooms for meetings and events or just playing games and watching movies. The community offers activities, planned daily events, a library, arts room, on-site theater, and walking paths lined with flowers and trees where people can exercise or relax outside. Meals are served restaurant-style with options for special diets, and there's all-day dining in the community dining room along with a catering kitchen and bar area for parties or bigger get-togethers. Health and assistance services include memory care for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, respite care if someone needs a break from caregiving, and help with bathing, dressing, and moving for those who need it, always with supervision and an emergency call system available day and night.
There's Gables Plaza next door, built for convenience with a bank, urgent care, pharmacy, nail and beauty salons, learning center, and restaurants, some with outdoor seating, while clubs and shops serve residents and commuters alike, and more spaces are open for new businesses to join. The homeowners' association keeps everything tidy, covering lawn mowing and landscaping, while mail delivery, trash, and security are all managed for you. So, The Gables at Monroe gives people a low-maintenance place to live with everything close by, plenty of choices for entertainment and daily errands, and support that matches whatever care someone might need as they get older, all in one spot.
