Developers expect to break ground on a three-story, 13-unit townhouse complex on Lennington Street in the next month. Construction on Riverview Manor is expected to take 18 months or less. The current structure, commonly referred to as the Lennington Tea House and located at the end of Lennington Street, will be demolished.
The Planning Board Tuesday night gave approval for a minor variance for front/side yard setback, though the main hold-up to construction had been the state Department of Environmental Protection’s waterfront development permit. The state required a public access of some kind to the Rahway River, so there will be a 30-foot public easement and several public parking spaces. Public access will be contiguous from this property to a proposed Sleep Inn (.pdf) motel across the street.
Each two-bedroom unit will have a one-car garage and one parking space and is expected to be on the market in the $400,000 range. The homes will be some 40 feet from the Rahway River and two feet above — and out of — the flood zone, according to Dave Miele of GMM Associates.
GMM Associates also has constructed four new homes and rehabilitated a third, three-family home on Sterling Place (between Brookfield Place and East Hazelwood Avenue) and rehabilitated another on Main Street.
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I hope this isnt another historical house biting the dust.Ive seen it from a distance and it looked in pretty good shape.Im all for improvements but i hope there not crowded in too much.The last street in Riverwalk you can barely get those cars out of the driveways.That part of it may have looked good on paper but in reality its too congested.
400k for a two bedroom unit. Isn’t that a little overpriced. I know the townhouses at riverwalk started in the 300k and went up to the high 400k but at least they were 3 bedroom units. Just doesn’t seem right…
Its a shame. One of the previous owners (may still be the same owner), spent years & tons of money rehabbing this home trying to turn it into a restaurant but to get nothing but resistance fron the town.
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Lets hope they look better then the bland cookie cutter all the same color and style houses that this builder put up near main st.
This is a true shame. Another piece of Rahway history being destroyed – should have been turned into a restaurant….
I’ve been quiet lately – too busy to stir things up. I noticed a $40,000 price drop on a condo which I think is part of the complex at the old high school:http://preview.tinyurl.com/6rfgooThis one was on for an OLP of $225k then dropped a whopping $10k to $215k. It’s been on since last October. Judging by the kitchen that’s maybe a little younger than me, I’d say it’s an estate sale or a case where it was time to put Mom in a home. It screams “investment” or “flip this condo” yet no takers so far. Does Rahway really need more condos when the MLS hasn’t budged in months and more will come on this summer? $400k for a 2-BR townhouse on the wrong side of Route 1? For that price if you want Rahway you can get a nice house by Milton Lake. Or a POS in Westfield.
The house in the photo looks really cool, if that’s being demolished to make way for new construction it is a shame. But I’m not familiar enough with the immediate area to know whether a restaurant there would have worked. I do hate to see old houses, especially the ones that are in good shape, knocked down.NCR – I see you’re still hard at work “not considering” Rahway ;-)In terms of comparing a place in downtown Rahway to the Milton Lake neighborhood (or to a POS “Piece of Sh*t” in Westfield), given the option between the three of them I’d take downtown Rahway. I like the Milton Lake neighborhood in Rahway, but I want a short walk to the train station, I want sidewalks, and I want to be within easy walking distance of stuff to do downtown. And I’m not interested in buying a dinky little crapshack in Westfield just so I can say I live in Westfield.That said, it does seem there is a glut of condos in Rahway at the moment, but it’s a tough time in the real estate market and I’m happy to see that overall people are still bullish on Rahway’s future. I’m looking forward to seeing how the town feels with all the new residents moving in over the next year.
The Lenington Tea House was abandoned in the 80s and 90s and was generally home to rats and junkies until it was purchased by Dan Raulli (sp?) who wanted to put a restaurant there.To set the record straight, the project had the blessing of the city, but it was the area residents who fought like crazy to squash the restaurant. The owner was disappointed, and that was one of the reasons why he decided to finally cash out and sell.
Well, the house looks interesting. I’ll have to try to swing by there and get a look before they knock it down.
I dont see how 13 units are going to fit on that propety and where will all the cars go. I’d like to see a high speed nyc ferry dock there-well at high tide at least!!
isn’t there a cememtry next to this house? (on barnett st.)