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Renaissance at Rahway moving along

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Work is progressing at Renaissance at Rahway since it broke ground just a few months ago. These photos were taken Sunday (at right, along East Grand Avenue looking west; below, along East Grand, looking east).

Home to what was the former Triangle Inn and several houses along Monroe Street and East Grand Avenue, Renaissance at Rahway plans to build a five-story, 88-unit rental complex. There will be ground floor parking. The development also will eliminate the block of Montgomery Street between Monroe and East Grand, building up to its adjacent neighbor, Riverton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

The only property owner not to sell to the developer owns the building at the tip of Monroe Street and East Grand Avenue. The two-story retail-residential structure used to house a bait and tackle shop. Signage in the windows indicates a barber shop, T-Liners, is on its way into the ground-floor commercial space.

About a year ago, the Planning Board approved changes to the project, paving the way for 44 one-bedroom and 44 two-bedroom units instead of an initial proposal of 72 for-sale condos.

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County acquires Rahway horse farm

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Did you know there’s a horse farm in Rahway? Well now you do, and now you know it was purchased by Union County through the Open Space, Recreation and Historic Preservation Trust Fund, according to this report.

The 2.54-acre property at Bramhall Road and Jensen Avenue, near the Colonia border, was acquired for $1.7 million. Assessed at almost $560,000, the property paid about $25,000 in taxes last year.

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I stumbled upon this post on Chowhound looking for some input on Tauros Tapas Grill on Monroe Street. I haven’t been there yet but I know a few readers have, in case anyone wants to share their opinion on that board.

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Barber shop in store for E. Grand property

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It looks like another barber shop is in store for Rahway. While snapping photos of the demolition work for Renaissance at Rahway last week, I noticed signs in the window of the former MJ Bait and Tackle shop promoting a new barber shop, “T-Liners,” coming soon.

The property at 273-275 E. Grand Ave. was the only one not acquired for the adjacent Renaissance project, a five-story 88-unit development. The owner of the property threatened to file suit against the Renaissance project during a Planning Board meeting last spring. The lawsuit doesn’t look very likely at this point and the property has since been removed from the redevelopment area by the Redevelopment Agency.

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Triangle Inn comes down

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If you’ve been a reader of the blog for any extended time, you know how much we like taking photos of buildings getting knocked down.

The old Triangle Inn finally came down last week, along with several homes along Monroe Street. The properties will make way for Renaissance at Rahway, a five-story, 88-unit rental complex with ground floor parking. The development will take up the the portion of Montgomery Street between East Grand Avenue and Monroe.

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Demolition begins at Renaissance site

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Demolition work appears to have started within the past week at the site of Renaissance at Rahway.

Work seems to have started primarily at the former Triangle Inn, a three-story building at the corner of Monroe and Montgomery streets.

The four-story project will include 88 rental units. It was originally proposed as a 72-unit condo complex before developers got approval last summer from the Redevelopment Agency to switch to rentals. The Planning Board gave its approval in the fall.

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Agency pulls property from redevelopment area

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To head off a potential lawsuit, the Redevelopment Agency last month removed a property from the redevelopment area for the Renaissance at Rahway project.

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Property owner plans suit against Renaissance

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The only property owner who didn’t sell to the developers of Renaissance at Rahway plans to file a federal lawsuit against them, the city and Redevelopment Agency.

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Renaissance demolition coming

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Demolition of existing properties could begin as early as this month to make way for Renaissance at Rahway.

Redevelopment Agency attorney Frank Regan said last week’s agency meeting that developers have to close on financing by Friday, and assuming they do, demolition is anticipated later this month.

The 88-unit complex will eliminate Montgomery Street between East Grand Avenue and Monroe Street, eliminating the triangle. The City Council on Monday night approved vacating Montgomery Street and details on a revised access scheme for the neighboring Riverton complex is being worked out, Regan said.

Properties include the former Triangle Inn (at left in photo above) and a house next door that was badly damaged in a fire at least a year ago. An adjacent property, 239 E. Grand Ave. has a poster hanging in the window against eminent domain (left). The only property that was not acquired for the project was 273-275 E. Grand Ave., which is the MJ Bait and Tackle at the end of the triangle block.

Originally proposed as a 72-unit condo complex, developers got approval last summer from the Redevelopment Agency to switch to rentals. The Planning Board gave its approval in the fall.

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