The Redevelopment Agency is getting involved in negotiations for the sale of Mangos Grill, a key parcel in a proposed 88-unit mixed-used development.
Continue reading Agency passes resolution to acquire Mangos site
Category Archives: Apartments
Water’s Edge almost two-thirds leased
Temporary Certificates of Occupancy (TCO) have been issued for all four residential floors of the 108-unit Meridia Water’s Edge complex and about 70 units have been leased to date.
Council to consider PILOT, changes to Brownstones
City to loan $750k for E’town Gas acquisition
The City Council will vote Monday on a $750,000 bond ordinance that would serve as a bridge loan for the acquisition of the former Elizabethtown Gas Building on Central Avenue (map).
Continue reading City to loan $750k for E’town Gas acquisition
Council to consider PILOT for Meridia Brownstones
The developer of a proposed four-building complex on the former Wheatena property on Elizabeth Avenue is seeking a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) to the city that would average about $1 million annually for 30 years.
Continue reading Council to consider PILOT for Meridia Brownstones
Commissioner expresses support for signage
When Tim Nash leaves Luciano’s and looks across the street, he’s reminded how terrible the vacant lot looks. There’s a fence but not much activity at the corner of Main and Monroe streets of late. Most of the action has been going on out of sight, at Zoning Board meetings and through the state permitting process, but construction on the 115-unit Meridia Lafayette Village is expected to start later this year.
‘Give me a sign’
In my travels over the past few months, I’ve come across more than a few interesting examples of signs for various development projects, a suggestion I raised in January for Rahway’s redevelopment efforts. Continue reading ‘Give me a sign’
Proposal for Wheatena runs into ‘issues’
The developer behind a concept to build several hundred residential units at the former Wheatena site has discovered some issues in the title search but also estimates environmental cleanup costs could be more than originally expected.
In his report submitted to Redevelopment Agency ahead of their scheduled May meeting, Executive Director Peter Pelissier updated commissioners on the proposed Brownstones development targeted for the former Wheatena site at West Grand and Elizabeth avenues. Continue reading Proposal for Wheatena runs into ‘issues’