Almost the entire block that includes the former RSI bank building, the former API Foils site on New Brunswick Avenue, and a string of properties along Pierce Street that already have been acquired by a developer will be studied by the Planning Board to determine if they qualify for redevelopment under state law.
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The Planning Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a downtown strategic vision plan element for the city’s master plan, which now will head to City Council.
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City Council is expected to approve a new zoning map at its next meeting, the first revision of the zoning map in more than a decade.
The draft of a strategic plan to establish an overall vision for downtown that had been anticipated to be made public soon has been pushed back by at least a month or so.
A draft of the downtown strategic vision plan could be finalized and made public within the next month.
A strategic plan aims to establish an overall vision for downtown, identify strengths and weaknesses as well as potential uses for vacant or underused sites.
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The Planning Board deemed five properties on Esterbrook Avenue as a non-condemnation redevelopment area, sending the recommendation to City Council.
Continue reading Esterbrook lots deemed in need of redevelopment
Two of five Esterbrook Avenue properties would qualify for redevelopment because of their poor physical condition while two others would qualify because of their proximity within the potential redevelopment area.
Continue reading Esterbrook Avenue Redevelopment Study