Applications began being accepted last week for The Willows at Rahway, a 58-unit affordable housing complex with a preference for artists, with occupancy aimed for the spring.
The passive park created as a result of Blue Acres demolitions along a stretch of New Church Street will dedicated to a former councilman and Vietnam veteran.
Closing on the Center Circle property could come as early as this month, eventually making way for a five-story development on the Main Street site that received approval early this year.
