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North Brunswick Planning Board Memorialized Approval of First Phase of Transit Oriented Mixed-Use Redevelopment

Posted in: Middlesex County NJ, Mixed-Use, Redevelopment, TOD by | No Comments Friday, November 29, 2013

North Brunswick Planning BoardPublic Notice:

 

TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BRUNSWICKNOTICE OF DECISION
TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BRUNSWICK PLANNING BOARD
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, the Township of North Brunswick Planning Board adopted a resolution (“Resolution”) memorializing its October 24, 2013 approval of the application of North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC for amended preliminary and final major subdivision approval for Lots 9, 10 and 141.02 in Block 141, and for final major site plan approval for Phase 1B (Building H-3) of a Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development, to be developed on the property located at 2300 U.S. Route 1 North, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902, and also known and designated as Block 141 (new), Lots (new) 1 through 7, 11 through 24, 29, 31, 33, 33.02, 36 through 48.01, 49 through 60, 63, 120 through 123 and 141 through 142 on the current tax and assessment map of the Township of North Brunswick (“Property”). The Property is located in the I-2 Industrial Zone District of the Township of North Brunswick and is eligible to be developed pursuant to the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development Overlay Regulations.
Phase 1B (Building H-3), which is a sub-phase of Phase 1 of the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development on the Property, consists of a four-story mixed-use building with approximately 15,456 square feet of retail uses on the ground floor, an accessory sales, management and rental office/model units on the second floor and 18-27 dwelling units on the third and fourth floors, and associated site improvements, all on Lots 44 and 45 in Block 141.
The Resolution has been filed in and is available for public inspection at the Division of Planning & Affordable Housing Offices, North Brunswick Government and Community Complex, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick Planning Board, New Jersey 08902, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted.
Kevin J. Moore, Esq.
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Attorneys for North Brunswick
TOD Associates, LLC
(609) 227-4620
($30.16) 911679
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City of Rahway Zoning Board to Hear 115-Unit, 6-Story Apartment Application on Main Street

Posted in: Apartments, Site Plan - Subdivision, TOD, Union County NJ by | No Comments Saturday, November 2, 2013

CITY OF RAHWAY

Public Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Rahway on Monday evening, November 18, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ, seeking approval of its amended preliminary and final major site plan and for such other variances, waivers and exceptions as may be required in order to permit the construction of a six-story structure on the property, which development will include two parking garage levels and 115 rental apartment units on the property situate at Main Street, Monroe Street and Dock Street in Rahway, also known as Lot 1.02 in Block 320 on the Rahway Tax Map together with that portion of Dock Street vacated by the City of Rahway.
Maps, plans and other related documents are on file in the office of the Zoning Board at City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ, and are available for inspection during normal business hours.
Meridia, Lafayette Village Urban
Renewal, Rahway, LLC, Applicant
JOHN DeNOIA, Attorney for Applicant
843 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge, NJ
($17.68) 893338

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North Brunswick to hear Plan Modification reducing size of Transit Oriented, Mixed Use, Development on November 12, 2013

Posted in: Middlesex County NJ, Mixed-Use, TOD by | No Comments Friday, November 1, 2013

Public Notice:

 

  TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BRUNSWICK
LEGAL NOTICE   PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 7:30 PM in the North Brunswick Government and Community Complex, located at 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902, the Planning Board (“Board”) of the Township of North Brunswick will hold a public hearing on the application of North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC (“Applicant”) for approval for modified roadway plans, amended general development plan approval and amended preliminary major site plan approval (collectively, the “Approval”) with respect to Applicant’s proposed Main Street NB Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development (“Project”) for the property located at 2300 U.S. Route 1 North, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902, and also known and designated as Block 141 (new), Lots (new) 1 through 7, 11 through 24, 29, 31, 33, 33.02, 36 through 48, 48.01, 49 through 60, 63, 120 through 123 and 141 through 143 on the current tax and assessment map of the Township of North Brunswick (the “Property”). This Property is located in the I-2 Industrial Zone District and is eligible to be developed pursuant to the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development Overlay Regulations. The specific approvals the Applicant seeks are as follows: Due to a proposed reduction in the size of the Project, the Applicant seeks approval of modified roadway improvement plans pursuant to Section 205-76.1.B(1)(d)[4][c] of the Township of North Brunswick Land Use Ordinance (“Ordinance”). Specifically, the Applicant seeks the Board’s determination that Applicant is not required to construct the “Final Build Phase Maser Improvements.” The Applicant also seeks amended general development plan approval to reorient residential and commercial uses on the Property. In addition, the Applicant seeks amended preliminary major site plan approval to reduce the size of the Project such that the Project will now consist of: 525,000 square feet of retail/commercial uses; 195,000 square feet of office uses; 124 hotel rooms; 1,875 residential units; a train station; 1,300 transit parking spaces; and associated site improvements. While the Applicant believes that its application is in conformance with the Ordinance, it hereby requests any variances, deviations, amendments, waivers, exceptions and/or other approvals as are required to obtain the Approval. At the aforesaid hearing, all interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard. Copies of the plans, applications and other materials comprising the applications for the Approval are available in the Division of Planning & Affordable Housing, North Brunswick Government and Community Complex, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted. Please contact the Division of Planning & Affordable Housing, North Brunswick Government and Community Complex, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902 for further information at 732-247-0922. North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC By: Its Attorneys, Sills Cummis & Gross PC Kevin J. Moore, Esq. ($45.24) 891510
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Journal Square Redevelopment Plan, Jersey City, is filed for 1,840 residential units and up to 36,000 sf of commerical space.

Posted in: Apartments, Hudson County NJ, Redevelopment, Site Plan - Subdivision, TOD by | No Comments Friday, November 1, 2013

Public Notice:

 

  PUBLIC NOTICE   Please be advised pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12 that an application has been filed by JOURNAL SQUARE ASSOCIATES, LLC with the Jersey City Planning Board for Amended Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval with deviations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) with regard to the property located at 595, 597, 601, 605, 615, 617, 619 and 621 Pavonia Avenue, 535, 537, and 539 Summit Avenue, and 136 Magnolia Avenue, also known on the Jersey City Tax Maps as Block 9501, Lots 4-8 and Lots 10-16. The parcels are located within Zone 1: Core of the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan area.   By Resolution No. 12-085 adopted by the Planning Board on December 18, 2012, the Applicant received Preliminary Major Site Plan Approval with deviations for Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the project and Final Major Site Plan Approval with deviations for Phase 1 of the project to develop a mixed-use project containing approximately 1840 residential units, up to approximately 36,000 square feet of commercial space, including leasing, retail, restaurant and other permitted uses, approximately 920 permanent parking spaces within a parking structure, an interim surface parking lot, and approximately 127 signs, including 25 signs that will be removed during the course of the phased development. In addition, as part of the previously approved project, the Applicant will redesign the Magnolia Avenue kiss-and-ride drop off area to create a new plaza entry to the Journal Square Transportation Center (“Project”).   The Applicant now requests Amended Preliminary Major Site Plan Approval with deviations for Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the Project and Amended Final Major Site Plan Approval with deviations for Phase 1 of the Project to allow changes to the following previously approved improvements: pedestrian walkway width, sidewalk materials/color, non-residential floor-to-ceiling heights, parking garage facade, driveway widths, signage lighting, rooftop appurtenances and screening, number of structured parking spaces and interim surface parking spaces, rooftop recreational space, residential unit mix in Phase 1, lower facade bustle height, number of mechanical and residential stories, metering and articulation of podium bays and penthouse, elimination of through-arcade PTAC heating units, window design, materials and interior/exterior design of parking garage, grading and drainage, surface parking lot lighting and landscaping, relocation of dog run, 8th level landscaping and amenity layout in Phase 1, and tower roof top amenity layout/landscaping in Phase 1. The previously approved total amount of residential units, commercial space, structured parking spaces, and signage will remain the same.  As part of the application for amendment, the Applicant seeks the following deviations, variances, waivers and/or exceptions from the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan (“Redevelopment Plan”) and the Jersey City Land Development Ordinance:  1. Map 5 of the Redevelopment Plan to permit relief from the minimum 20-foot-wide pedestrian walkway required between Pavonia Avenue and Magnolia Avenue to generally maintain the overall previously approved 15′ pedestrian walkway width, but allowing 4 support columns within the walkway that will reduce the walkway width to approximately 9′-7″ at column locations for the portion of the walkway that is under the proposed Phase 1 building;  2. Section VII.A.10 of the Redevelopment Plan to permit relief from the prohibition against drop-off lanes to allow an increase in two driveway widths from 12′ to 18′ for the previously approved drop off/interim parking areas in Phase 1 of the project;  3. Section VII.A.14 of the Redevelopment Plan to permit relief from the requirement that all new sidewalk concrete shall be tinted charcoal grey or equivalent tint to allow new sidewalks constructed with three color tones of concrete pavers along Pavonia Avenue, Summit Avenue, and Magnolia Avenue;  4. Section VII.B.3 of the Redevelopment Plan to permit relief from the requirement that ground floor, floor-to-ceiling heights for non-residential use be a minimum of 20 feet to allow a minimum of approximately 14′ foot floor-to-ceiling heights for retail/leasing space and 17′ foot floor-to-ceiling heights for lobby space in all phases of the project, where 19′ floor-to-ceiling heights were previously approved;  5. Section VII.D.4 of the Redevelopment Plan to permit relief from the requirement that driveway widths be a maximum of 18 feet to allow a combined exterior driveway width of approximately 42′-6″ in Phase 1 of the project that will remain upon full build-out of the project, where 20′ and 19′ interior driveway widths were previously approved and will remain part of Phase 1;  6. Section VIII.C.7 of the Redevelopment Plan to permit relief from the prohibition against internally lit signs to allow internally lit signage text for 4 permanent residential entry signs, 3 PATH way-finding signs, and 1 building address sign;  7. Section VII.A.9. of the Redevelopment Plan to permit relief from the requirement that all rooftop mechanical equipment be screened from view from all vantage points to allow unscreened building maintenance units/cranes and lightning rods on the roofs of the towers for Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the project;  8. Sections VII.A.17 and VII.C.10 of the Redevelopment plan to permit relief from the requirement that ground floor non-residential facades and ground floor facades shall incorporate a minimum of 80% transparent glass to allow less than 80% transparent glass, specifically, 57% in Phase 1 and 72% for all Phases for all ground floor non-residential facades and 46% in Phase 1 and 69% for all Phases for all ground floor facades;  9. Any other deviations/variances, waivers and/or exceptions from the Redevelopment Plan or the Jersey City Land Development Ordinance that the Planning Board shall deem necessary in connection with this application.  Any person interested in this application will have the opportunity to address the Planning Board at the public hearing on November 12, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in the Municipal Council Chambers, City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey.   The application, plans, and related documents are available for public inspection on any working day between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the City Planning Division Office, 30 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302.    James C. McCann, Esq., Attorney for the Applicant 201-521-1000  11/01/13 $131.29  
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Netcong Council refers the “Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan” to Planning Board

Posted in: Counties, Morris County NJ, Redevelopment, TOD by | No Comments Wednesday, October 16, 2013

BOROUGH OF NETCONG

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE 2013-14
Notice is hereby given that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a regular meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Netcong in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey held on 10th day of October, 2013 and that the said Governing Body will further consider same for second reading and final passage thereof at a regular meeting to be held on the 14th day of November, 2013 to convene at 7:30 p.m. prevailing time at the Municipal Building 23 Maple Avenue, Netcong NJ at which time a public hearing will be held thereon by the Governing Body and all parties in interest and citizens and all persons shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning such ordinance.
Cynthia L. Eckert
Borough Clerk  ORDINANCE #2013-14  AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE TOWN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR BLOCK 19, LOT 14
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2004, the Borough Council of the Borough of Netcong, by Resolution #2004-67, designated an area of the Borough including all of the following properties identified as Block 16.01 in part and Block 19 in its entirety, Lots 24, 25 and 25.01 in Block 16.01 and Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 21.01, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28.01, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 34.01, 34.02, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 in Block 19 on the Borough of Netcong Tax Map, including all streets or portions thereof that are within the boundaries of the area described above, as an area in need of redevelopment, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5 (the above-described area and properties hereinafter referred to as the “Redevelopment Area”); and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2005, the Borough Council, by Ordinance #2005-2, adopted Netcong Station Area Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council desire to encourage and facilitate the redevelopment of a specific portion of the Redevelopment Area located at 2 Flanders Road, commonly known as the “Old Pocketbook Factory” and identified as Block 19 Lot 14 on the Borough of Netcong Tax Map (the “Plan Area”); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council authorized and directed Phillips Preiss Grygeil LLC (“PPG”), Planning and Real Estate Consultants, to prepare a draft redevelopment plan for the Plan Area; and
WHEREAS, PPG prepared a draft redevelopment plan, entitled Redevelopment Plan For Block 19, Lot 14, dated October 2013 (the “Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan” or “Redevelopment Plan”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7, prior to adoption of an ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan, the governing body must refer the redevelopment plan to the Planning Board for comments and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, upon introduction of this Ordinance, the Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan shall be referred to the Planning Board for comments and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board shall, within forty-five (45) days of referral of the Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan, provide its comments and recommendations concerning the Redevelopment Plan in the form of a resolution, including a determination as to the consistency of the Redevelopment Plan with the Borough Master Plan and identification of any provisions of the Redevelopment Plan that it deems to be inconsistent with the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Borough Council shall not adopt this Ordinance until it has received the Planning Board resolution and comments and recommendations or until forty-five (45) days have lapsed since referring the Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan to the Planning Board, whichever occurs first; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council have reviewed and considered the Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan and shall have considered the Planning Board comments and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council wish to adopt the Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Borough Council of the Borough of Netcong that the Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment Plan is hereby adopted; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment plan shall supersede existing zoning for the Plan Area that the Borough Zoning Ordinance District Map is hereby and shall be amended to specifically designate the Plan Area zoning as Pocketbook Factory Redevelopment.
INTRODUCED:
ADOPTED:
BOROUGH OF NETCONG
COUNTY OF MORRIS
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
ATTEST:
By:_________________________
Joseph A. Nametko, Mayor

North Brunswick to hear Transit Oriented-Development proposal

Posted in: Middlesex County NJ, Redevelopment, TOD by | No Comments Tuesday, October 15, 2013

TOWNSHIP OF NORTH BRUNSWICK

LEGAL NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:30 PM in the North Brunswick Government and Community Complex, located at 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902, the Planning Board (“Board”) of the Township of North Brunswick will hold a public hearing on the application of North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC (“Applicant”) for approval for
modified roadway plans, amended general development plan approval, amended preliminary major site plan approval, amended preliminary and final major site plan and subdivision approval for
proposed Lots 9, 10 and 141 in Block 141, and final site plan approval for proposed Lots 44 and 45 in Block 141 (collectively, the “Approval”) with respect to Applicant’s proposed MainStreetNB
Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development (“Project”) for the property located at 2300 U.S. Route 1 North, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902, and also known and designated as Block 148, Lots 5.04, 7.01, 7.03 and 23 on the current tax and assessment map of the Township of North Brunswick (the “Property”). This Property is located in the I-2 Industrial Zone District and is eligible to be
developed pursuant to the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Development Overlay Regulations. The specific approvals the Applicant seeks are as follows:
Due to a proposed reduction in the size of the Project, the Applicant seeks approval of modified roadway improvement plans pursuant to Section 205-76.1.B(1)(d)[4][c] of the Township of North Brunswick Land Use Ordinance (“Ordinance”). Specifically, the Applicant
seeks the Board’s determination that Applicant is not required to construct the “Final Build Phase Maser Improvements.”
The Applicant also seeks amended general development plan approval to reorient residential and commercial uses on the Property.
In addition, the Applicant seeks amended preliminary major site plan approval to reduce the size of the Project such that the Project will now consist of: 525,000 square feet of retail/commercial
uses; 195,000 square feet of office uses; 124 hotel rooms; 1,875 residential units; a train station; 1,300 transit parking spaces; and associated site improvements.
Furthermore, the Applicant seeks amended preliminary and final major subdivision approval for proposed Lots 9, 10 and 141 in Block 141.
Finally, the Applicant seeks amended preliminary and final major site plan approval for proposed Lots 44 and 45 in Block 141 so as to permit 15,456 square feet of retail uses, an accessory, sales, management and rental office/model units, and 18-27 dwelling units for a mixed-use building on proposed Lot 44, with associated parking on Lot 45. While the Applicant believes that its application is in conformance with the Ordinance, it hereby requests any variances, deviations, amendments, waivers, exceptions and/or other approvals as are required to obtain the Approval.
Further at this public hearing, the Board will consider the settlement (the “Settlement”) of the following three (3) lawsuits (the “Lawsuits”): Fair Share Housing Center, Inc., Plaintiff v. The
Township of North Brunswick, et als, Defendants, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division
2350270 v2 NBTOD Notice for October 24, 2013 Hearing
Middlesex County, Docket No. MID-L-6495-10, Fair Share Housing Center, Inc., Plaintiff v. The Township of North Brunswick, et als, Defendants, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division
Middlesex County, Docket No. MID-L-6081-12 and Fair Share Housing Center, Inc., Plaintiff v. The Township of North Brunswick, et als, Defendants, Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division
Middlesex County, Docket No. MID-L-7783-12. The Lawsuits were filed by Fair Share Housing Center, Inc. against the Board, the Applicant and the Township of North Brunswick and challenge
certain aspects of the prior Board approvals for the Project. At the hearing the Board may authorize the Settlement and may authorize the Board’s execution of the “Settlement Agreement by and among
Fair Share Housing Center, Inc.; the Township of North Brunswick; the Township of North Brunswick Planning Board and North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC” (the “Settlement Agreement”) which incorporates the Settlement. Specifically, under the Settlement not less nor more than 12.2% (229 Units) of the residential units in the Project (“Affordable Units”) will, as set forth in more detail in the Settlement Agreement, be rental units affordable to households: (i) earning in excess of 50% but less than 80% of the median income for the region (“Moderate Income Units”); (ii) earning 50% or less of the median income for the region (“Tier 1 Low Income Units”); and (iii) earning 35% or less of median income for the region (the “Tier 2 Low Income Units”). The draft Settlement Agreement on file with Division of Planning & Affordable Housing of North Brunswick
sets forth the allocation of the Affordable Units among Moderate, Tier 1 Low and Tier 2 Low Income Units as well as the timing of their construction and other matters.
At the aforesaid hearing, all interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard.
Copies of the plans, applications and other materials comprising the applications for the Approval and copies of the draft Settlement Agreement are available in the Division of Planning & Affordable Housing, North Brunswick Government and Community Complex, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted.
Please contact the Division of Planning & Affordable Housing, North Brunswick Government and Community Complex, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902 for further information at 732-247-0922.
North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC
By: Its Attorneys, Sills Cummis & Gross PC
Kevin J. Moore, Esq.
($79.56) 873356