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.
Continue reading Building at Church & West Grand to be upgraded
.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.
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.
Continue reading Senior housing plan ‘squeezes in’ parking space
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.
Continue reading Planning Board approves 58 units on Esterbrook
The total assessed value of the city rose for the fifth consecutive year, up less than 1 percent, from $1.45 billion to $1.462 billion.
Demolition is under way on a series of buildings across the Rahway River from downtown where a five-story apartment complex is planned.
City Council finalized changes to a parking financial agreement with developers of the Mint that provided some $300,000 in lieu of nearly 60 parking spaces.
A proposed senior housing development would pay about $30,000 annually under a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) agreement adopted by City Council.
Continue reading City Council OKs senior housing PILOT agreement
