The first commercial space at Park Square is spoken for. Eyes on You, an optometrist, has signed a five-year lease and will occupy about 1,800 square feet along Irving Street near Elizabeth Avenue.
The buildout is under way and occupancy could come by May, according to Matt Dobrolowski, the listing agent for Park Square.
As for the remaining 4,000-plus square feet for the ground floor at Park Square, Dobrolowski said there have been “on-again, off-again” discussions with a “small, franchise cafe” that could still happen.
For some perspective on progress at the site, at left is a photo taken late last March. The inspiration for that photo (and a continuing series of the same) came from Harvey Keitel’s character in the movie “Smoke,” who snaps a photo from the same spot outside his Brooklyn smoke shop every month for many years. Not quite the same, I’ll admit, but taking a photo every few weeks from the same corner does offer some perspective.
A new poll is up and available. Thanks to all who offered their nominees for this month’s question. If you don’t see your favorite on the list, just select “Other” and feel free to use the comments section to specify who that might be.
In other new business news, I saw a “Coming Soon” sign on the corner of E. Cherry and Main yesterday for a shoe repair shop. There was also some cleanup work being done this past Friday in one of the other storefronts on Cherry next to “The Mall” in what appears to have been the old Able Agency/Real Estate office. It still has the Office Space for lease sign in there.Oh, and that burglar alarm is still going off in the place next to the grooming shop. I think that makes it 4 months and counting.
For the poll… isn't Just a Little Healthier gone now? I thought the old J&J convenience store that was further up on West Scott took over that property. But I could be wrong, or they could have just moved elsewhere and I failed to notice. I should know this—I only live on that street. xD
Little Bit Healthier is on the corner of Main and Cherry.
It moved there, right?
Yes, it relocated to one store in from the corner. Used to be in non-Downtown part of Rahway.
Oh, okay. 😀 I knew where it was before, 'cause I live right over there, but I wasn't sure where they off and went to since J&J replaced it.
Always nice to see a fella whipping his thing out to take a leak in a not so discreet area (during broad daylight) in this passageway as I was walking home from having a nice dinner at the Waiting Room. Too bad he didn’t let loose on the opposing wall; maybe it would have washed away some of the spraypaint that’s been adorning that wall for some time now.