Category Archives: Downtown

Senior housing rising on Esterbook Avenue

Four months after breaking ground, construction on a senior housing facility is starting to take shape on Esterbook Avenue.

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Retail comings and goings, Part II

Given the slow time of year, and my aim to post at least a couple of times a week, we’ll make this a part two of a retail update of sorts while I work on something more substantial for an upcoming post.

Here’s some recent turnover on the eastern end of Irving Street:

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Retail spots coming and going

Two recent comings and goings as far as retail spots in downtown Rahway:

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Revisiting Rahway’s Walk Score

One of our early blog posts was taking a look at a then-new site called Walk Score and examining how Rahway stacked up against neighbors and other redeveloping towns when it came to its Walk Score.

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Former Westbury site back on track?

The owner of several Main Street parcels that had been envisioned years ago as a retail/residential development with a parking deck is interested in adding a neighboring parcel as it restarts efforts on the site.

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Poll results: An average of C+, with a lot of A’s

At least half of the voters in our latest poll would grade Rahway’s redevelopment at a B or better, while almost 30 percent grade a D or worse. About 1 in 8 voters awarded it an “incomplete.” Check out the completely unscientific results:

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Meridia Chateau now will be Lafayette Village

The developer of the proposed 120-unit Meridia Chateau on Main Street will rename the project Lafayette Village, which was suggested by the Redevelopment Agency.

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60 units proposed for Arts District

A collaboration between a Newark-based developer and The Actors Fund would bring 60 units of affordable housing for people in the arts and entertainment industry to the Rahway Arts District (RAD).

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