A mural along the side of a new downtown development will be extended to another ground-floor wall of the building.
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The city finalized an installation and maintenance agreement for an existing mural at The Mint, owners of which designed and installed the mural with input from the city. [Editor’s note: This original post indicated that a second mural was to be installed at The Mint but that’s not the case; I misunderstood the original resolution, apologies for any confusion.]
.City Council adopted a resolution (AR-226-23) at its Nov. 21 meeting approving an agreement with Dornoch Rahway II Urban Renewal, LLC for the “beautification of Block 318, Lot 1.01, also known as The Mint Phase II Building, through the creation of a mural.”
The owner is willing to “permit a mural to be painted on the north-facing ground floor façade of the building.” The mural will be designed and installed by the owner with input from the city, according to the resolution. Renderings of the mural, provided by the city, indicate a similar design to an earlier mural installed along the northwest side of The Mint building that faces the railroad tracks.
The Mint, at 84 Monroe St., is a two-building development of 225 units. There are 109 units in the north building (The Mint II) that was the second phase which opened early this year, while the first phase, the south building, includes 116 units that opened in 2020.
“The application of murals to sites around the city will enhance the value of each site and improve the quality of life throughout the city,” according to the resolution, which includes a mural installation and maintenance agreement.
It’s the second mural put forth by owners of The Mint and at least the fourth new mural downtown this year. The Mint gained approval from the Planning Board in July for a mural along the railroad side of its building on Monroe Street. A mural on East Cherry Street was unveiled in September. funded through a state DEP grant that originally had been planned off Main Street. In October, another mural was completed around Arts District Park across from the Union County Performing Arts Center featuring flowers native to Rahway.
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