By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Sounds of construction echoed throughout the first floor of the famed oceanfront Berkeley Carteret Hotel in Asbury Park this week as the general manager readies it for a soft opening July 15.
The hotel operators had been planning a mid-June opening, but Ken Lisi, General Manager, explained the delay, Permits, permits and permits.
Lisi, who will speak at the next Chamber of Commerce open house, said the eighth and second floors will not be completed before the opening, but most likely will be done in the off season.
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