Category Archives: Downtown

Planning Board adopts strategic vision plan

The Planning Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved a downtown strategic vision plan element for the city’s master plan, which now will head to City Council.

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Brownstones phase one all but complete

All but a handful of temporary certificates of occupancy (TCO) have been issued for the 298-unit first phase of Meridia Brownstones.

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Monroe Street to close for utility work

The Monroe Street extension between Main and East Cherry streets will be closed this week for utility connections related to The Mint, which expects to top out over the next two months.

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Redevelopment of St. Mark’s site at standstill

Redevelopment of the former St. Mark’s Church hasn’t progressed and there may be some question whether proposed townhomes could still work for the site.

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Top 10 posts of 2021

Happy new year to all and with a new year always comes a look back and a look forward, so here are the top 10 most popular posts on the site during 2021.

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West Main Street concept ‘working out issues’

A concept to put a four-story, 20-unit building on a long-vacant West Main Street lot abutting the Rahway River isn’t likely to return until developers resolve flood plain issues.

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Bridgeview plan could progress in 2022

A developer that has proposed 300 units directly across the Rahway River from downtown has restarted the process to acquire properties necessary for the project.

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