Category Archives: Apartments

Building at Church & West Grand to be upgraded

A mixed-use building at the corner of Church Street and West Grand Avenue will get a streamlined facelift, including a mural and several new apartments, under a proposal approved by the Planning Board.

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Rahway Plaza PILOT extended five years

.City Council extended a tax abatement agreement that was set to the expire at year’s end for a 55-year-old high-rise building.

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Brownstones redevelopment plan amended for parking

A temporary parking lot for the Brownstones development would remain in use for at least a year after the second phase of the 480-unit development is completed, under legislation passed last month.

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Senior housing plan ‘squeezes in’ parking space

A proposal that gained Planning Board approval last month, contingent on securing one more parking space to meet the minimum requirement, has been revised to add one more space to the original parking lot.

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Planning Board approves 58 units on Esterbrook

The Planning Board approved a site plan and variances for a 58-unit senior affordable housing complex on Esterbrook Avenue, contingent upon securing the use of 18 parking spaces at a neighboring church.

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Council approves Block 312 redevelopment plan

City Council moved forward with a redevelopment plan that allows buildings as tall as 12 stories across the street from a 16-story hotel and condominium downtown but future development is likely to only be six stories, officials said.

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Revised concept hikes units for Esterbrook plan

A revised concept for senior housing on Esterbrook Avenue would increase the number of units but squeeze parking below what’s required in the redevelopment plan.

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