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.
A temporary parking lot for the Brownstones development would remain in use for at least a year after the second phase of the 480-unit development is completed, under legislation passed last month.
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.
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.
The developer of a proposed senior affordable housing complex would pay $150,000 to offset a parking deficiency of 17 spaces under an agreement introduced by City Council.
Four lots around Monroe and Essex streets would be developed as a 69-unit apartment complex along the Rahway River under a concept plan presented last week to the Redevelopment Agency.
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.