Concept for artist housing grows to 69 units

Developers of an affordable housing concept for artists hope to present their project to the Planning Board later this year as they tweak the original plan, increasing the number of units from 60 to 69 in the latest version.

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Sheriff’s sale of Riverwalk this week

Postponed twice, the Union County Sheriff’s Sale of the 19 unsold, foreclosed Riverwalk townhouses is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday (Aug. 16). The $5.255-million sheriff’s sale originally was scheduled in February, then postponed again in April on the townhouses that went into foreclosure in late 2009.

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Artist housing survey launched

The developer behind a proposed affordable housing facility for artists launched a month-long online survey yesterday to help shape the Rahway Residence for the Arts, a 69-unit project planned for the former Elizabethtown Gas Building.

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Hotel taking shape off Routes 1/9

A hotel that broke ground early this year is taking shape along East Milton Avenue, just off Routes 1/9. The four-story complex, adjacent to Best Western on Paterson Street and abutting Lennington Street, is slated to become a 93-unit Home2Suites by Hilton.
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Unanimous approval for Meridia Lafayette Village

The Planning Board last night unanimously approved a preliminary and final site plan for Meridia Lafayette Village, a 115-unit rental project at the former site of the stalled Savoy development.

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Planning Board to hear plan for 115 units

A plan for the former Savoy site downtown is scheduled to be heard by the Planning Board Tuesday night, with five fewer units than originally proposed to the Redevelopment Agency early this year.

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‘Destination’ retail tenants sought for Carriage City

The ground-floor retail and commercial space at Carriage City Plaza (CCP) has gone through a few tenants since it was constructed in 2008. Original plans (pre-recession) had a restaurant in mind. Eventually, a dry cleaner and coffee shop came and went and the lone tenant among several spaces is an Edward Jones investment office.

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Catching up on Carriage City Plaza

As many as 85 to 90 percent of the 160 rental units in Sky View at Carriage City Plaza are typically occupied, according to Joe LoMonaco, manager of 80 E. Milton Ave., LLC., which acquired the property last fall when it had the loan assigned to it during the foreclosure process.

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