Redevelopment
By TONY GALLOTTO
March 16, 2023
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. So, The Arches at Sewaren LLC is going to make a third pitch for municipal approvals with a modestly scaled back plan for a West Avenue apartment complex. The applicant is to return to the Zoning Board of Adjustment at 6 p.m.
PERTH AMBOY – As a third-generation resident of Perth Amboy, Tashilee Vazquez can point out any brownfield site in the city and any other property ripe for redevelopment. With her vast knowledge of Perth Amboy and a deep passion for maximizing the city’s potential, she was the unanimous choice ...
CARTERET, NJ — The NJ. Department of Transportation has completed a $5 million dredging project on the Arthur Kill to make it more navigable for ferries and increase the depth of boat slips that are in this borough’s future. With dredging done, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman is eager to move forward ...
CARTERET, NJ — Builders just broke ground on the borough’s newest mixed-use redevelopment project along Washington Avenue in what Mayor Daniel J. Reiman now calls the “downtown cultural arts & business district.” The $41 million complex at 21 Washington Avenue – just across the street from ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Let’s call the whole thing off. That’s essentially what Mayor John McCormac says about a proposed four-story complex with 94 luxury apartments and a 300-space parking deck next door to the Ross Street Elementary School #11. McCormac sent a letter to the Ross Street school ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Do-it-yourselfers and contractors may soon have a new place to shop for renovation project supplies. Georgia-based-based Floor & Decor Outlets of America plans to open its newest New Jersey store at 1550 St. Georges Ave., replacing the Avenel Kmart in Delco Plaza that closed ...
CARTERET, NJ — The borough is buying a brand new 149-seat ferry that will ultimately carry commuters between Manhattan and Carteret’s revitalized waterfront, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman announced today. This is Carteret’s second ferry acquisition. Paid for without tax dollars, this purchase is funded ...
CARTERET, NJ — New federal funds, totaling $7 million, is coming to the borough for its ferry terminal complex, and to help pay for a new Emergency Management (OEM) headquarters on Pershing Avenue. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th) secured $6 million – in the upcoming $1.7 trillion federal Fiscal ...
CARTERET, NJ — The N.J. Department of Transportation has awarded Carteret a $681,405 grant for street and handicap curb ramp improvements along portions of Jackson Avenue, Tennyson Street, and Monroe Avenue, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman has announced. This competitive grant from the DOT’s Municipal ...
CARTERET, NJ — The first of three large, ultra-modern warehouse-distribution facilities – that promise to bring a big economic boost to this borough – is nearly complete, set to open in early January. The other two warehouses from Crow Holdings Development should be done and ready to lease in ...
PERTH AMBOY - Fueled by Perth Amboy’s strategic location at the crossroads of New Jersey, the city has a unique opportunity to create more mixed-used communities and generate more tax revenue within its many redevelopment areas. The Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency (PARA) has identified three ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The township Zoning Board of Adjustment has denied a developer’s plan to build 28 new apartments on West Avenue in Sewaren. Arches At Sewaren LLC proposed are two stylish, two-story buildings each with 14 apartments on three vacant lots that total 1.5-acres. The application ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The town's Zoning Board of Adjustment will begin considering requests tonight for variances that could allow a developer to build two ‘Victorian-style’ apartment buildings along West Avenue in Sewaren. The board hearing for variance requests from Arches At Sewaren LLC is ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Developers of downtown’s newest transit-oriented apartment project aren’t wasting a moment to find prospective tenants. Their deluxe six-story Modera Woodbridge at 10 Main Street – across from the Municipal Building and near downtown’s NJ Transit train station – is near ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Construction is starting on a new 54,000-square-foot warehouse along New Brunswick Avenue between Fords and Hopelawn, township officials and corporate executives have announced. Woodmont Industrial Partners LLC – a joint venture between Fairfield-based Woodmont Properties and ...
CARTERET, NJ — A luxurious new Washington Avenue apartment complex changed hands for a whopping $87 million, although construction is still underway, many apartments are not yet leased, and plans for amenities are still in the works. Yet, Lakewood-based Living Residential LLC, recognized the ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy used the words “inglorious” and “soulless” to describe a corner of the Metropark commuter train station’s parking lot that is marked by crumbling asphalt and faded parking stripes. “The good news is the reason we’re here. That’s going to change, and it’s going ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A major New Jersey developer has two proposal on the drawing board – both near MetroPark – that call for total construction of 460 new apartments, some specifically for senior citizens. The town’s Planning Board is to hold a 6 p.m. hearing Wednesday, Oct. 12 to reconsider plans ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The Zoning Board of Adjustment is to hear a proposal on Thursday to raze a ranch-style Iselin home, then build a jewelry store with upstairs offices in neighborhood of predominantly single-family homes. Ram & Son Properties Corp. is seeking bulk variances from the zoning ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Speculation is swirling about the future of Woodbridge Center’s long-vacant Lord & Taylor. Some who’ve contacted TAPinto Woodbridge claim Woodbridge Center’s owners are entertaining offers to remake the former luxury retailer into a high-tech data facility. Others suggest ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — It’s a few years away, but the Keasbey Fire Department’s firehouse and more than a dozen Smith Street homes will likely be razed to clear the way for two warehouse distribution centers designed to boost the local economy. The Township Council recently approved a $500,000 sale to ...
SOUTH AMBOY - The federal American Rescue Plan - signed into law last year - includes $4.9 million to help rebuild the city’s infrastructure through the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The city will use the funding to repair roads and sewers to bolster ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Municipal officials held a ceremony to mark the final stage of construction at The Grande at Metropark, a 356-unit luxury apartment complex, a short walk from the commuter train station. Mayor John E. McCormac and members of the Woodbridge Redevelopment Agency joined executives ...
CARTERET, NJ – Another $8 million for this borough’s ferry terminal project is included in New Jersey’s new 2023 state budget, secured with assistance from Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and the 19th District’s legislative delegation. Speaker Coughlin and Mayor Daniel J. Reiman announced the ...
CARTERET – Borough officials awarded a bid this week for Phase I of the Carteret Ferry Terminal. The project work – given to Agate Construction of Clemont, NJ - clears the way for construction to begin on Carteret’s Ferry Terminal. Agate submitted the lowest bid of six total bids submitted for ...
CARTERET, NJ — Federal, state and local officials joined executives from Nasdaq and its two biggest high-tech partners to break ground Tuesday for a larger state-of-the-art data center and cloud-infrastructure facility in the borough’s industrial area. This proposed new multi-million dollar data ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A three-story apartment complex may replace a 1970s-era motel off Route 1 and Fords Avenue in the Menlo Park Terrace section. The new complex, featuring 56 new apartments and other amenities, would replace the Relax Inn on West Kelly Street. The Planning Board has scheduled an ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A drive-thru restaurant – a fast-casual food location such as a Panera Bread or Chick-fil-A, for example – could also be coming to the former Sears site on Route 1. The Planning Board on Monday approved an amendment to the Sears Redevelopment Plan that would allow for a ...
WOODBRIDGE – Downtown may get a new look and an economic boost from a five-story, mixed-use retail-residential complex proposed for Main Street where Vito Mazza Salon & Spa and a neighboring restaurant are now located. The project, proposed by Mazza Urban Renewal LLC, has a preliminary and ...