Two developers have approached the city administration about the API Foils property on New Brunswick Avenue, near St. Georges Avenue. While the property is home to an industrial use, the interest in the property would be for retail space.
Almost half of the 25-acre site is in a flood zone, according to Redevelopment Director/City Administrator Peter Pelissier, with about 12 developable acres. The building is partially used at the present time, and developers likely would use the footprint to avoid dealing with the state Department of Environmental Protection, he said.
There was thought at some point of moving the Center Circle tents to that site, according to Pelissier, and the fledgling Children’s Museum of Central New Jersey also had some interest at one point but now appears headed to Newark.
If interested parties were to purchase the building, they would go before the Planning Board, Pelissier said, without having to go to the Redevelopment Agency.
6/12 UPDATE: According to this report, there are “no immediate plans to sell or leave the location,” although API Foils “was mulling the possibility of selling the property but would continue to lease it to save money.”
Our group may not have come away with any trophies in this year’s Mayor’s Trophy 5K like we did last year, however, we did meet some excited blog readers and future SkyView residents. We didn’t get a chance to snap a photo with them as with Batman (cameras slow me down), but here’s a big Rahway Rising hello to Kathy and Megan. Thanks for reading, and saying hello!
The race, from City Hall to Milton Lake Park and back, seemed to have had stiffer competition than last year and the overall field topped 200, up from 166.
Too bad – the Children’s Museum of Central New Jersey would have been a nice addition to Rahway. I also think it would be a better location for the museum, and that more people from “central NJ” would pay a visit to Rahway with their kids rather than to Newark. But good luck to them.
I’ve heard different rumors of everything from a new high school to the new football stadium going in this plot of land. It is in a flood zone, so knowing how the ‘powers to be’ work, its probably true.
Thanks for the shout out Mark! See you at the next Redevelopment meeting.
Mark, I also think that the API Foils site that borders the South Branch of the Rahway River is slated for an environmental cleanup, if it hasn’t happened already.
To answer Larry’s earlier question about what’s going on with the film crew in Rahway…Perfect Age Of Rock n’ RollProduction Company:Perfect Age LLCAddress:1501 Main StreetRahway, NJ 07065Contact:Mike Romero, Line ProducerLocation:RahwaySchedule:May, June, July
In reference to the film crew in town, the actor, Peter Fonda was reported to be in Flynn’s on Thursday evening.
How interesting. My dad worked at that site for years when it was Allen Industries, years before it became API Foils. They manufactured foam padding for under carpeting, car seats, etc. They moved the whole operation to Georgia sometime in the late ’60s, early ’70s and my dad andall his friends lost their jobs. Can’t wait to see what happens next.P.S. Love getting the blog and all the interesting facts and info.Mary Anne