Development Top Stories
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
May 1, 2026
NEW BRUNSWICK – The nonprofit organization whose motto, “Moving People Forward,” is emblazoned on the wall of its offices on George Street, is moving forward with a plan to build three homes on Simplex Avenue.New Brunswick Tomorrow is planning to build two-family homes on vacant lots it owns at 36, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A city restaurant that has been hailed as a pioneer in the American cocktail renaissance will be relocating to the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX).Clydz will take up residence in the first phase of the HELIX, commonly known as H-1, which is scheduled to open in ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Developers can move forward with their plan to construct the tallest building in Middlesex County on a vacant lot in downtown New Brunswick.The Planning Board on Monday night approved NB Plaza Owner LLC’s application for a 45-story, mixed-use building that includes a 501-space ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – An Ocean County firm has been designated as the redeveloper for a $175 million office building proposed to be constructed between New and Redmond streets.Lavallette-based AST was tapped as the redeveloper for the eight-story, 217,000-square-foot building proposed between Railroad ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A company that makes, packs and ships dietary supplements from its facilities in New Brunswick is bulking up its corporate office space.Universal Protein Supplements Corp., maker of a men’s daily vitamin pack that packs, among other things, a whopping 385% daily value of riboflavin ...
TAPinto New Brunswick's People to Watch in 2026 is a series focusing on the newsmakers across all sectors of the city in the year ahead.NEW BRUNSWICK – Zach Wright grew up on Wright Place, watching his mom, Susan, stretch her public school teacher paycheck to raise him and his two brothers.Wright, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A developer said the New Jersey Health and Life Science Exchange, commonly referred to as the HELIX, will generate about $5.6 million a year for the city under a long-term tax abatement agreement.The city will also receive about $4 million from the developer in community benefit ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - A state agency has approved $359 million in tax credits for the third phase of the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX) project, known as H3.The New Jersey Economic Development Authority Board on Wednesday, Nov. 12, approved tax credits through the Aspire program to support the ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A five-story mixed-use building proposed for Harvey Street will include a first floor retail and business space in which rents will be below the market rate along the French Street corridor.The 6,995-square-foot area at 8, 10 and 16 Harvey St. was described at Monday night’s Zoning ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The public got its first peek Wednesday night at concept plans for H3 – a 42-story building that represents the third stage of the HELIX project that promises to reshape the New Brunswick skyline, transform the city’s downtown area and impact the region’s economy.H3 will be built ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Thirty-eight people were displaced when an early morning, two-alarm fire that wiped out 10 row homes on Simplex Avenue in 2008.On Monday, however, the city’s Zoning Board paved the way for a developer to build a two-story, single-family home at 52 Simplex Ave., signifying the first ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Long before Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the future Nokia Bell Labs headquarters, Matt Corliss and his crew visited the patch of New Brunswick terra firma.They installed small seismic monitors around the site, and then revved up a couple of snow plows.Corliss, the program ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Officials broke ground Tuesday on a six-story building that will offer 66 affordable housing units for adults 55 and older.Hildebrand Commons will be built on a lot at 75 Neilson St. that is owned by the New Brunswick Housing Authority. It was the original site of the 70-unit ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A developer can move forward with a plan to construct a 23-story, mixed-use building with 331 apartments in New Brunswick.The applicant, 90 Bayard Group Urban Renewal LLC – a subsidiary of Woodbridge-based Wick Companies – received two variances from the Planning Board at its ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Construction has begun on the future 370,000-square-foot home of Nokia Bell Labs across from the New Brunswick Train Station.Caissons – large pillar-like structures –are being drilled, sunk and filled throughout the site.These caissons represent the foundations for the so-called H-2 ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A developer can move forward with a plan to construct a mixed-use building on a vacant lot at the corner of Paul Robeson Boulevard and Handy Street.The city’s Planning Board granted final site plan approval to the applicant, Baksh Associates LLC, at its monthly meeting Monday.Two ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Portal Innovations, a leading life sciences venture development engine, will partner with the NJ Innovation Hub, a cornerstone of the Health & Life Science Exchange of New Jersey (HELIX NJ), to design and manage 30,000 square feet of innovation and lab incubation space in New ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The $1 billion Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center – where patients will receive cutting-edge care and researchers will toil to unlock the mysteries of the disease – officially opened Tuesday.Gov. Phil Murphy, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Board of Directors Chairman Jack ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Joyce Kilmer Park, one of the city’s most frequently used open spaces, will be getting a major upgrade thanks to a $1.9 million state grant.Shawn LaTourette, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, kicked off last week’s event at the park by announcing ...
NEW BRUNSWICK - The developers of the future home for 1,000 or so Nokia Bell Labs employees will put $1.5 million in a trust account for the city to use at its discretion to spend in a number of areas.The $600 million, 10-story building that represents the second phase of the New Jersey Health + ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A developer can proceed with plans to build a 55-unit apartment building ideally located for Rutgers students who want to live yards from the Alexander Library on College Avenue.The developer seeking to build the four-story apartment within the College Avenue Overlay District ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A state agency has approved $103.9 million in tax credits for the second phase of the Health and Life Science Exchange (HELIX) project, known as H-2.The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board on Wednesday, March 12, approved tax credits through the Aspire program to ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Lisa Allen ran her hands back and forth over the surface of the wall-mounted plaything, determined to get its circles to light up. With some swipes of her hands, they glowed green. After a few more, they turned red.The sensory wall designed to occupy little ones that the Senior ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The city’s plans to transform the vacant Brunswick Bank & Trust Building on George Street into a community arts gallery and performance center got a boost Monday.The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), a state agency focused on revitalizing urban areas, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – An agency focused on stimulating business development and job creation across the state will invest $25 million to support start-up companies pursuing research and development of cutting-edge technologies in New Brunswick.The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – City officials say a 30-year tax exemption and financial agreement with the developer of a $525 million project will add millions of dollars to the city’s coffers, create jobs, and stimulate the local economy.Councilmembers characterized the agreement approved at Wednesday’s City ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A new redevelopment plan could lay the groundwork for a developer to construct office buildings on vacant land between New and Redmond streets.The New Redmond II Redevelopment Plan was reviewed by the Planning Board and adopted by the City Council at its Nov. 6 meeting.AST, a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – A developer can move forward with plans to build a three-story, three-family apartment on a sliver of vacant land on George Street.Majestic Investing Group LLC was granted a series of bulk variances, including ones dealing with minimum lot area, minimum lot width, minimum front ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Maria Castanos said her life has never been sweeter since she left New York City four years ago to move into the Lord Stirling Apartments, a 49-unit senior living space at 40 Hassart St. that was once a school.“It’s friendly and supportive and that’s what makes it easy to feel at ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – The water tower that towers over Van Dyke Avenue will be taken down and replaced in a project that will take about a year and a half to complete.The eight-legged, blue tower proudly sporting the words “New Brunswick” across the top is a local landmark that looms large over the ...