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 →