Happy New Year everyone. Here’s a review of the top 10 most popular posts on RahwayRising.com during 2020:
Monthly Archives: December 2020
9: Zoning Board postpones Pine Street application
It’s been a quiet couple of weeks on the blog, with the only posts of late both related to a Zoning Board application that seeks to build two, five-unit townhomes near Flanagan Field.
The Zoning Board met on Dec. 21 via Zoom but at the request of the applicant, Pine Street Rahway, LLC, the application was pushed to the Jan. 25 meeting. That will allow the applicant, a Colonia-based developer, to address some comments and questions raised in the engineering report and some other aspects of the application.
The project would build the 10 units adjacent to Flanagan Field, just off Barnett Street. The application seeks preliminary and final site plan approval to build 3 ½-story, three-bedroom units on two undeveloped lots that would be combined into one, about three-quarters of an acre. It would require nine variances, including a use variance because townhomes are not permitted in the R-residential zone, which is medium-density, single-family.
You can find more details and relevant materials from the application in this Dec. 15 post on the blog, as well as the follow-up on Dec. 22.
- The week between Christmas and New Year’s is always quiet and the next municipal meetings won’t be until next week at the earliest. In the meantime, be on the look out for some follow-up posts on the blog about City Council and Redevelopment Agency business.
FLASHBACK:2010 – Improvements spotted at Kings Inn. It’s not earth-shattering news but I documented some renovations that were spotted at the motel along Routes 1&9, near the Riverwalk condos. it’s an excuse to link to music videos that featured the distinctive tower at The Kings Inn, including Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and a wildly popular hip hop song from the early 1990s.
Keep your ears open for a special episode of the podcast, aiming to release in early January.
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Pine Street application postponed
The Zoning Board of Adjustment carried an application seeking variances to build two, five-unit townhouses to its next scheduled meeting on Jan. 25 Feb. 22.
Townhomes proposed next to Flanagan Field
Two, five-unit townhouses would rise on an undeveloped lot adjacent to Flanagan Field near the Linden border, under an application to be heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
8: New timelines for Meridia Brownstones
- Changes to the redevelopment agreement for Meridia Brownstones set forth milestones and timelines — as well as potential penalties — for the 487-unit rental development that’s been behind schedule. For more background and a timeline on the project, give a listen to this episode of the podcast.
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City acquired three lots for $500,000. Three lots at the corner of Irving Street and Seminary Avenue are included in a concept plan for the Hamilton Street redevelopment area, which is included within the Arts District Redevelopment Plan that focuses on the northern end of downtown.
FLASHBACK: 2013 – Redevelopment Agency, A&M settle for $215,000. In this episode, we take a look back at a settlement over relocation assistance related to a downtown redevelopment project. Give a listen to find out details of the 2013 settlement as well as some historical perspective on the 116-unit Metro Rahway development on Campbell Street.
Agreement sets new timeline for Meridia Brownstones
Phase one of The Brownstones would have to be completed in its entirety by September while phase two would begin construction by July, be completed by the end of 2022, and include six affordable units, according to changes approved to the redevelopment agreement.
Continue reading Agreement sets new timeline for Meridia Brownstones
City acquired Irving Street lots for $500k
The city acquired three lots at the corner of Irving Street and Seminary Avenue earlier this year for $500,000.
7: Concepts for Bridgeview & former St Mark’s Church
FLASHBACK 2015 – Agency moves forward on Center Circle plan
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