Category Archives: Downtown

Microbrewery aims to open later this year

The microbrewery trend sweeping the Garden State is finally coming to downtown Rahway, possibly before the end of this year.

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Planning Board denies smokeshop application

The Planning Board on Tuesday night voted 7-1 to deny minor site plan approval for a smokeshop on East Milton Avenue, claiming that it is not consistent with the Central Business District’s (CBD) redevelopment plan or the city’s master plan.

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SID budget introduced, pegged at $760,000

A $760,000 budget for the expanded Special Improvement District (SID) would be almost six times larger than current budget, with almost half of it focused on a microloan program, marketing and capital improvements.

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Planning Board to consider smoke shop

The Planning Board is scheduled to continue a hearing Tuesday night for an application seeking to bring a smoke shop to a retail space adjacent to the train station.

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Artist housing to come before Planning Board

Rahway Residence for the Arts.Central Av elevation
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An application for a 58-unit affordable housing complex geared toward people who work in the arts and entertainment field is scheduled to come before the Planning Board on Tuesday.

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Carriage City Plaza could be sold this year

Carriage City Plaza, the  downtown high-rise that is among the city’s most prominent symbols of redevelopment, could change hands later this year.

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Another East Cherry property sold

Another prominent East Cherry Street property has sold, this time a lot on the corner of Irving Street, along with several smaller lots on Lewis Street.

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Artist housing to include three-bedroom units

Rahway Residences for the Arts.renderingA proposed 58-unit affordable housing project focused on those working in arts and entertainment will include some three-bedroom units to satisfy requirements for low-income housing state tax credits.

 

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