Category Archives: Downtown

Artist housing gains final site plan approval

The Planning Board, last week gave final site plan approval to a 58-unit affordable artist housing complex.

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Meridia Water’s Edge likely to be sold

Meridia Water’s Edge, the two-year-old rental complex at City Hall Plaza, looks like it will be sold in the near future.

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Dispute over parking nears settlement

A series of property sales and lease-backs should settle a dispute over parking that will allow a new development to go forward. Continue reading Dispute over parking nears settlement

Negotiations for sale of hotel fall through

Negotiations on the sale of Carriage City Plaza, including the 102-unit hotel that’s been vacant for 2 1/2 years, have fallen through with the leading potential buyer.

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State of the City 2016

A mobile app, a restructuring of City Hall departments, and a campaign to entice a grocery store to make Rahway its home were among the highlights of the 2016 State of the City address. Continue reading State of the City 2016

Artist housing returns to Planning Board Tuesday

The Planning Board is scheduled to hear an application Tuesday night seeking final site plan approval for a 58-unit affordable housing development geared toward artists in the former Elizabethtown Gas building on Central Avenue. UPDATED: The meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled.

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Tech company takes downtown office space

A Linden-based technology company will move its corporate headquarters into the Rahway Office Center, which also houses the Rahway Public Library.

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Agency pushes developer on Mangos proposal

The Redevelopment Agency is giving a developer and downtown property owner 60 days to come to an agreement or a concept plan for the former Mangos Bar and Grill could be scrapped. Continue reading Agency pushes developer on Mangos proposal