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New timeline for Park Square: March ’09

A Transit Village Update in the latest edition of “Transit-Friendly Development” makes mention of several mixed-use projects in Rahway, including Park Square, where “occupancy is scheduled for early 2009.”

Eric Harvitt, a principal with Keasbey-based Landmark Companies, confirmed that they’re aiming for March for occupancy in the first of the 159 rental units in the four-story buildings. You’ll recall that at one point occupancy was expected by the fall. Harvitt attributed the revised timeline to “typical construction delays and maybe too aggressive a projection.”

Transit-Friendly Development is a newsletter by NJ Transit and the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University.

Movie theater, clubs and related retail for entertainment district

A small, two-screen movie theater, night clubs, and ground-floor retail space for entertainment-related businesses could build upon the foundation provided by the Union County Arts Center.

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Three distinct retail districts downtown

Three distinct retail districts, with specific styles tailored to each, are recommended within downtown:

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Rahway Survey results are in

Remember the Rahway Survey? I bet it’s been awhile since you thought about those signs around town last year that directed you to a Web site to solicit your opinions and shopping habits, among other things. A Phase 1 report by Merchantville-based Community Insights was presented Friday morning to several dozen people during a meeting hosted by the Rahway Center Partnership.

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Salon finds another space

A beauty salon that was rebuffed in an attempt to gain space on Irving Street has found a new home on St. Georges Avenue. Heavenly Hair Styles plans a grand opening this month at its new location near West Grand/Westfield avenues.

The Redevelopment Agency last month failed to approve a zoning overlay, by a 3-3-1 vote, that would have exempted the salon from a city ordinance that prohibits personal service businesses within 1,000 feet of each other.

Commissioners are expected to memorialize a resolution on the overlay at their next meeting (Nov. 12), according to Cynthia Solomon, director of community development and secretary to the agency.

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No surprises but here are Rahway’s unofficial election results for anyone interested, which do not include absentee ballots.

Two dozen units close at SkyView

The Redevelopment Agency is expecting a payment of $202,000 in fees for the sale of units at Sky View at Carriage City Plaza, Redevelopment Director/City Administrator Peter Pelissier said at last night’s agency meeting. Based on the redevelopment agreement and a new deferred payment schedule, that would mean about 40 units have closed so far.

I’ve heard that as many as 60 units have closed but only about two dozen have appeared in property transactions so far. The average for the 23 units closed so far is about $288,272, with a low of $233,050 and a high of $444,000. There were three purchasers with the same last name who bought two units in the building, according to real estate transactions.

The redevelopment agreement with Elizabeth-based Silcon Inc. calls for the agency to receive $10,000 per unit upon closing of each unit. This past summer the agency agreed to defer half the payment until it reached the level of water connection fees paid in June ($331,194). At $5,000 per unit, that would mean about 40 units have closed, given the $202,000 payment.

Agency passes on salon

By the slimmest of margins, the Redevelopment Agency did not recommend a zoning overlay that would allow a salon on Irving Street, within 1,000 feet of another similar business.

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Salon seeks downtown space


A “multicultural, full-service salon” has its eye on an Irving Street property but needs a waiver from the Redevelopment Agency to operate at the proposed location.

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