Development

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A sprawling plan to redevelop a large swath of Jersey Avenue – one that has had a $170 million price tag attached to it – took another step closer to becoming a reality Monday night.

The city’s Planning Board voted to memorialize Jersey Ave NB Urban Renewal LLC’s application after it voted to approve it at a special meeting on July 14.

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KEARNY, NJ — Construction of a new portal bridge that would expand rail travel between Newark and New York City moved one step closer to reality Monday when New Jersey officials and transit leaders broke ground on the new project.

Shovels in hand, Gov. Phil Murphy was joined by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Bob Menendez, and ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The final piece of steel in the construction of a state-of-the-art medical pavilion on the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) campus was hoisted 15 stories above Somerset Street.

The topping-off ceremony was held Tuesday, Aug. 2 for the RWJUH Ambulatory Medical Pavilion that will support the hospital in an outpatient setting and will include exam rooms ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Another steel beam bolted in place here. Some concrete poured there. And the distinct shape of a spiral staircase climbing to where the atrium will be bathed in sunlight.

Step by step, the state’s first free-standing cancer hospital has been taking shape under the gratified gaze of the director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The El Rancho Bar and Grill on French Street will be expanding under plans that were approved by the Zoning Board at the meeting on Monday, July 25.

Under the application, El Rancho owner Rafael Gomez would raze the two buildings he owns at 127 and 129 French St., but the bar at 125 French would remain as is.

A new three-story structure would be built stretching ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The first detailed look at the much-anticipated $665 million New Jersey Innovation and Technology Hub has revealed that it is an innovation unto itself.

The most prominent component of the first phase of the project, which was unveiled and unanimously approved at Monday’s Planning Board meeting, will be a unique 12-story, 560,000-square-foot building.

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The 720-unit development that is scheduled to be built at the former Sears site on Route 1 will include such trendy amenities as interior co-working spaces, terraces and community dining areas big enough for residents to host demonstration chefs.

Several details of the first of three phases of construction – such as sidewalks constructed wide enough to ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The city’s Housing Authority voted to designate a redeveloper to helm a massive project that will transform the former Sears site on Route 1 into 720 residential units.

RTF NB Urban Renewal, LCC was approved during a special meeting on Thursday, July 7 after the Housing Authority did not designate it during votes at two previous meetings.

On Thursday, Dr.