Tag Archives: Lafayette Village

A closer look at PILOTs

Recent downtown development projects have a mixed bag when it comes to reaching Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) levels anticipated in their original financial agreements.

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State of the City 2017

A new hotel for Carriage City Plaza, renaming a downtown space as Tesla Square, and a pop-up youth community center were among the highlights of the 2017 State of the City address on Thursday night.

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Meridia Lafayette nears completion

Meridia Lafayette, the 115-unit complex at the corner of Main and Monroe streets, is expected to be completed by November with leasing possible as soon as the end of the year. Continue reading Meridia Lafayette nears completion

State of the City 2016

A mobile app, a restructuring of City Hall departments, and a campaign to entice a grocery store to make Rahway its home were among the highlights of the 2016 State of the City address. Continue reading State of the City 2016

A look at Lafayette Village through 2015

The end of the year is always an appropriate time to review the previous year or look forward to the upcoming year. After sorting some of the photos from the previous year, I’ve organized a slideshow of the images from 2015 on the latest project under way.

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Lafayette Village rising along Main Street

A planned five-story, 115-unit rental complex has begun to rise at the corner of Main and Monroe streets.

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Main & Monroe could break ground in 2015

With construction under way on  the 115-unit Meridia Lafayette Village, the next significant downtown project could break ground within the year, possibly before the end of 2015.

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