Newark: Real Estate, Development, News, & Politics

[block944]

Also the nets coming to Newark is definately temporary as work is being done on the new brooklyn arena: http://www.northjersey.com/news/97427054.html


Plus don't give me the economy bullsh1t, in nyc condos and development is STILL going on. In Atlanta,GA development is STILL going on, in houston and in dallas development is still going on. In philadelphia the university and downtown development is STILL going on. In Newark we have very little to anything going on. We are probably tied with camden in developments

[Marv95]

Gateway is a fortress that blocks off people from newark which is the exact opposite effect people want. Also the starbucks in the gateway wasn't central to the community like the one in broad was where people have poetry nights and book clubs. I don't understand Cogswell's thinking most of his store fronts are emtpy so why doesn't he lower the rent unless he takes the loss as a tax write offAnd which Starbucks does better in terms of generating revenue and traffic? The Gateway, as it's right next to the Hilton, Penn Station and within numerous offices. If your business doesn't do well, chances are it's gonna shut down, esp in this economy(the one Broad is/was one of the lowest grossing Starbucks in the country from what I heard).

And last I checked, it's hard to enter into a fortress. Do you like getting stuck in the rain, snow, bitter cold, or crossing a highway? Because that "fortress" provides relief from that. And if there's no real reasons to leave the Gateway when you can find whatever you need inside, oh well.

[stache]

Nothing's being built in Philly right now, maybe a few projects finishing up.

[Newarkguy]

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I was just really suprised to see a design that would require so much escavating and also take out the connecting bridge to NJ transit they had spoken so much about. The drawing shows its age in the way that the mulberry market on corner of Mulberry and Edison street is shown as a structure. Today that land is championship plaza. Also shown, are buildings just north of Lafayette Street that have long been demolished.
So,its an old drawing long before the pedestrian walkway idea came up.

[Newarkguy]

oh ship!! starbucks is G O N E.



Mulberry st promenande's failure has lasting effects

**** man,



I know that you're now dancing in merchant heaven with the Old Navy, and NYC & Co., Cafe Euphoria and Kinkos, but I will miss you.

Deborah

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I like the big pix. It conveys this loss in a big way!!

[Newarkguy]

Its all over. My city is dead.
While many of us would love to say Newark is coming along,that these setbacks are mere speed-bumps on the city's path to rebirth,a pause is in order to observe some menacing facts.[LIST=1]
[LIST=1]All the busineses that appeal to trendy young people, aka yuppies and singles, are closing.
[LIST=1]Old Navy opens and closes in under a year.(they should have gone to Ironbound instead, but thats another topic.)
[LIST=1]Federal Express Kinkos closes. (what,no white collar business in Newark?)
Restaurants that typify a gentrifying area are closing left and right. Starbucks is THE BAROMETER OF GENTRIFICATION anywhere in America's cities. If Starbucks cant make it in Newark, no other trendy coffe house will either. This is why AU BON PAIN is delaying and stalling, after seeing Starbucks fall, AU BON PAIN wont go into a dead market. Hell, even BOYANGLES failed!

This is all the fault of a crushing recession,evil New York developers that landbank, EDISON LandbankFAST, as well as a racist anti Newark suburban judge( the DIS honorable self proclaimed SUPERJUDGE Paula Simonelly, who along with wealthy Mr Metrowitz , owner
of Market auto works, conspired to destroy the Mulberry plan. He made a sham group called the mulberry st coalition whose motto was "lets rebuild Mulberry street together" a fradulent claim!He had no intention of building anything to this day. Mr Mitrowitz disbanded the 5 person (lol) coalition and abandoned the website immediately after court victory. He did not even bother to update hiswebsite to announce the victory , or thank his neighbors. Its all about his eyesore junkyard and bodyshop. 8 years earlier, he demolished a wall along mulberry that was actually a monument with a carved face bust as well as a plaque. He is a piece of s@#t!!
As for Arthur (not so)Stern, of Cogswell realty, I say S.T.F.UP!!! He should be the last to talk about Newark's renaissance. Didn't he kill all his halsey Hahnes plans after a decade of landbanking and announce that he will sell in order to refocus on NYC? (as if he really made an effort besides 1180GET OUT OF HERE ALREADY!! If 1180 were a vacant lot, it would still be a vacant lot!

Newark is the joke of the business world. Because of its strangulating boundaries, the city is too small to be taken seriously. In 1890 24 square miles was impressive. In 2010, 24 square miles is a suburb or urban dead core. Size (and the population as well as political and regional clout) matters.
Developers use us to landbank all the time!! They wont build, even during the greatest period of growth during Reagan `85-1990 ,Clinton `1992-2000 as well as GW Bush `2002-2007. Remember dow jones 15,000 in summer of `07 right before the economic meltdown?. Newark is dead! I hear the same projects over and over ever since my High school years at Arts High (classs of 92)Its ridiculous. HAHNES,GRANT USA(Grant usa proposed in 1985,while I attended Broadway Junior High aka Luis Munoz Marin middle school))HAHNES,GRIFFITH,HAHNES, New Newark,EDISON TOWER(proposed 2002 along passaic, across from Penn Station.)New Newark,GRIFFITH,HAHNES,GRANT USA ,THE 21 building,RENN MALL, BERGER,SHAQ TOWER,BERGER,DRANOFF,BERGER,SHAQ,THE 21 building,COGSWELL,HAHNES,LIBERTY PLACE,GRIFFITH, DRANOFF,COGSWELL.WESTINGHOUSE,DRANOFF. In the year 2010 I still hear the same ghost proposals!!!!.........NONE have come to fruition.
By the way, what ever happened to the Coca Cola Brewery that was proposed in the 1990's?
Where is HARTZ mountain industries and their NEWARK CONVENTION CENTER BULLS$%t? Its been 10 years now, and they had the balls to show a high school pencil sketch of the proposed center last year in a NEWARK NOW newsletter.
There is zero or minimal private investment. No market condos. Even 1180 and Richardson went from condo to rentals!! NOTHING major has been built WITHOUT public money. NJPAC , BEAR EAGLES STADIUM, even PRU CENTER. ITS over. Jersey City is exploding at Newark's expense. That city's renaissance is the stuff Newark can only dream of. A spectacular skyline of 40-50 story towers continues to fill in. New York City and Jersey city have joined to put Newark in the shadows forever.

[66nexus]

James at least has a VISION. Booker has NONE, Booker even protested the arena durings james tenure and now like a shameless prick he touts it's as core to newark. Shameless. Booker should of pushed to have the hahnes condos built instead of buildling new njpac towers as that will take YEARS to finish or more than likely never happen at all.

Booker did that to get elected b/c everyone and their mother at the time was against it (citing better use of funds). Even the naysayers finally came on board when they realized the arena wasn't the killzone they hoped for. Political.



Also the nets coming to Newark is definately temporary as work is being done on the new brooklyn arena: http://www.northjersey.com/news/97427054.html


Plus don't give me the economy bullsh1t, in nyc condos and development is STILL going on. In Atlanta,GA development is STILL going on, in houston and in dallas development is still going on. In philadelphia the university and downtown development is STILL going on. In Newark we have very little to anything going on. We are probably tied with camden in developments

You just compared Newark to NYC of all places as far as development going on. And Dallas and Atlanta? (whether or not there actually is real development going on in those cities is another thing entirely, considering the great many of them had things financed pre-recession)

But what about the other 300+ largest cities? They (and even some of the ones you mention) are not faring well in development at all. Do you think Newark is the sole large US city that is light on development?


The problem is this: in regards to Newark you are 5-10 years ahead of yourself (where the economy is golden again). If you really think the economy didn't take Newark for a ride then, sir, you are on a high level of denial.

I can understand you're frustrated things aren't going well (we all indeed are) but let's at least argue on realistic terms. Sure, everything isn't recession-related but it damn sure makes up a good 90% of it. Let's be realistic

[Newarkguy]

I strongly disagree, no large chain stores exist downtown except dollar stores, ghetto wear and phone services. Which shows that retail business will not succeed just like the financials of building middle class condos downtown also doesn't work. With so many major store closings, no retailers are going to come in hence no growth, no tax base. Just out of towners that come in for events and then take off. Which is why bars are closing too. Revitalization has failed. People won't move here with out retail or affordable housing downtown and retail won't come due to lack of people and proven failed attempts now.

University heights is where the revitalization will occur as downtown is to expensive and hopeless


Gateway is a fortress that blocks off people from newark which is the exact opposite effect people want. Also the starbucks in the gateway wasn't central to the community like the one in broad was where people have poetry nights and book clubs. I don't understand Cogswell's thinking most of his store fronts are emtpy so why doesn't he lower the rent unless he takes the loss as a tax write off




James at least has a VISION. Booker has NONE, Booker even protested the arena durings james tenure and now like a shameless prick he touts it's as core to newark. Shameless. Booker should of pushed to have the hahnes condos built instead of buildling new njpac towers as that will take YEARS to finish or more than likely never happen at all.

Booker, who I voted for, has turned out to be letdown!! HE opposed the ARENA at first, then announced he would NOT APPEAL the Mulberry street decision. While Judge Simonelli ruled against Newark, The project hung on life support in the form of the possible appeals process. Booker "pulled the plug". Most likely to personally hurt James, who was the project's biggest cheerleader!!

[66nexus]

Talk about a delayed reaction. Starbucks announced it was closing over a year and a half ago, yet the outrage settles in only now? Starbucks can't be a measure of a comeback city simply b/c it's just too expensive. Other coffee joints would probably fare better simply b/c they're more cost-effective.

Also, did people already forget that Starbucks is in the process of closing 600 stores? I ask b/c it's certainly clear people forget that Newark still has a Starbucks.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/business/02sbux.html

Are the cities/towns that are losing them dead also? It's like saying Hoboken is in bad shape b/c it lost the Barnes&Noble. And for those who believe the economy has nothing to do w/ it I pulled this from the above link:

"A cavalcade of economic troubles, from imploding housing markets to rising gas prices, has pinched consumers, hurting not just Starbucks but nearly all retailers".

But hey, if folks want to doom and gloom, it's fine. At least channel it correctly b/c don't get me wrong...the situation still sucks.

[stache]

Actually I think the reason this Starbucks stayed open as long as it did was because of the protest when the original intent to close was announced.

[Newarkguy]

[/LIST][/RIGHT]I thought that the location was saved. I had read that Newark officials appealed to Starbucks to keep both stores open.
This is not surprising, since companies more and more are quietly closing stores without warning, after initial notice is met with community angst. In this case, Starbucs waited a year to deceive people into thinking that Broad st. was saved. The protests died down,people got complacent and the coffehouse sneaked in for the kill.
GM did the same thing with their Pontiac brand, GM's third best selling auto division (500,000 cars yearly)out of eight.(only chevrolet(1,000,000 cars), and GMC (520,000) sold more.) Pontiac outsold ,Cadillac(280,000),Saturn(220,000) Buick,(150,000) yearly US sales-sales in China saved Buick, vs US)).Buick,Saab and hummer conbined could not keep up with Pontiac. [LIST]
The friday (april 26th)before announcing the closure of Pontiac,GM spent millions to advertise against rumors that Pontiac would die monday,April 29th, 3 days ahead, with an advertising blitz that announced that Pontiac was GM's Sport Performance division, and Pontiac was one of the "4 sales pillars" of GM, along with Chevy,Cadillac,and GMC. GM promised us that Pontiac's future was safe within GM. THEY LIED, as we all know they saved the third worst selling division buick in the end, all for China sales. Why did GM lie to the public? Well,to maximize and prevent a drop in Pontiac sales while its still there.! Likewise Starbucks realized that keeping broad open a little longer than expected and act like nothing was unusual (One Manager told me that the store was saved, but a regular employee told me that they were indeed closing and the suits were simply not telling.)kept many patrons returning until the lease runs out.

[stache]

A cup of coffee is a little different from an auto purchase. :rolleyes:

[block944]

"We cannot turn on the news or read the newspapers and not see that governments across the country and state face dire realities," said Booker, who is proposing a property tax hike, over 600 layoffs, and the creation of a municipal utility authority to plug a $180 million deficit. "Our most sacred institutions, in all corners of our city ... will be forced to choose amongst limited options that all involve wrenching, painful outcomes."

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/newark_mayor_cory_booker_inaug.html

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For the ’10-‘11 academic year, we are pleased to announce that Gourmet Dining will be adding the “Spice Café” to our food court, which will feature Indian and Asian Halal dishes and combos. It will replace the Hersey’s station, and was created to better respond to the needs of our diverse population.

We are also pleased to announce that there will be no price increases in the popular combo’s offered at each of our Ala Carte stations,or will there be any increases in the price of coffee, teas, eggs, bagels and bread.

Effective July 5th, some adjustments in pricing will occur as we must accommodate the rising cost of operations and facility upgrades. Last year, in spite of increased operating costs, there were no changes in meal plan charges or Ala Carte pricing. This coming year will see a 4% increase in meal plans and catering, including Ala Carte pricing in our Pub and Food Court areas. As stated above, the 4% increase above does not apply to many of our most popular offerings.


Dang! GO NJIT!!!

[block944]

Downtown newark is doomed! Univ Heights and Ironbound are the only places with any hope in newark. And keep dreaming if you think the NJPAC tower is going to be built in this decade. The only thing coming is low income housing because the state is chipping in....

Bank of America files foreclosure complaint against Newark's tallest skyscraper

Published: Friday, July 02, 2010, 9:00 AM

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NEWARK (http://www.nj.com/newark)— The address 744 Broad St. has been a beacon of Newark’s resurgence since that autumn day a decade ago when a switch was thrown to bathe the city’s tallest skyscraper in light after a historic $55 million makeover.
The lights still shine. The Stars and Stripes still fly high atop its crown. But in a New Jersey courtroom, a shadow has descended on the landmark art deco tower, the result of a foreclosure action filed against the "shining jewel" of the downtown skyline.
In a complaint filed in Superior Court, Bank of America is demanding payment of $72 million, asking the court to direct a sale of the building and appoint a receiver to collect rents from its many commercial tenants.
The foreclosure is the second developer Arthur Stern’s Cogswell Realty, whose luxury Eleven80 residential tower around the corner fell into default in the face of $6.7 million in construction liens.
"We are confident that, with the court’s assistance, the banks will cooperate and accommodate the current economic conditions," said Richard Trenk, the attorney representing the Cogswell affiliate that owns 744 Broad. "Current ownership is fully committed to protecting this important asset and safeguarding the tenants’ interests."
Those "economic conditions" could be what James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, calls the second wave of a credit crisis that first hit homeowners amid the Great Recession.
"The second wave involves the refinancing the mortgages of commercial properties, which usually have a five- to seven-year length," Hughes said. "The value of those mortgages was based on unrealistic boom-year valuations premised on unrealistic expectations of sustained growth of rents in the future.
"Now that rents have declined, in many cases the properties are underwater, with the face value of their mortgages far higher than the properties are worth," he said. "744 Broad probably falls into this category and may be the tip of a very large iceberg."
In the foreclosure complaint, filed Feb. 25, Bank of America says it twice extended the June 13, 2008, maturity date of the loan secured by 744 Broad and that it tried to negotiate a loan modification agreement, to no avail. Finally, on March 31, 2009, the maturity date came and went, the complaint says. Only after the unsuccessful loan-modification talks, Bank of America says, did it file.
"They’ve been in default for over a year. They failed to pay off the loan at maturity," said Shirley Norton, a spokeswoman for Bank of America.
But Trenk questioned the default claim, saying 744 Broad is still making regular monthly payments of principal and interest — $1.8 million so far this year.
"There is absolutely no reason why all the parties can’t work together," Trenk said. "We’re confident that’s what is going to occur. ... This is a very, very viable project. ... A tremendous amount of effort has been put into restoring this building to its original grandeur. We’re going to protect that to the greatest extent possible."
The 33 floors of the tower, also known as the National Newark Building, are largely occupied with rent-paying commercial tenants, among them the Newark Regional Business Partnership, MCI Telecommunications and PSE&G.
Miles Berger, whose extensive holdings include the 22-story office tower 60 Park Place, across from Newark’s Military Park, expressed regret with the setbacks.
"I’m sorry to hear of it. Arthur Stern came to Newark from New York and accomplished two tremendous projects," Berger said. "He restored 744 Broad, the premiere of Newark office buildings, to its once great stature and began to occupy it with many, many companies moving into the city of Newark. As to Eleven80, which is probably the nicest residential tower in the city, he took what was a dilapidated old office building and renovated it into 320 units of a first-class nature."
The defendants in 744 Broad are to appear in court July 16 to make a motion for more time to answer the foreclosure complaint. The case of Eleven80, a trial, delayed several times, is now scheduled for Sept. 14.

[block944]

This is the key folks:

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"The second wave involves the refinancing the mortgages of commercial properties, which usually have a five- to seven-year length," Hughes said. "The value of those mortgages was based on unrealistic boom-year valuations premised on unrealistic expectations of sustained growth of rents in the future.
"Now that rents have declined, in many cases the properties are underwater, with the face value of their mortgages far higher than the properties are worth," he said. "744 Broad probably falls into this category and may be the tip of a very large iceberg.""


The finances don't add up, even 1180 was pushing for high rent prices to make their finances work which it didn't. Instead they had to throw in free 2 months rent (3-4 thousand in free rent) to get people to come.

[Newarkguy]

A cup of coffee is a little different from an auto purchase. :rolleyes:
LOL! youre right, Stache. At least I still have my 2 Pontiac Grand Ams. I want a Solstice, & 07 Grand Prix GTP, but enough of that, I just saw a disturbing article about 744 broad st, LATER!

[block944]

This is the key folks:

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"The second wave involves the refinancing the mortgages of commercial properties, which usually have a five- to seven-year length," Hughes said. "The value of those mortgages was based on unrealistic boom-year valuations premised on unrealistic expectations of sustained growth of rents in the future.
"Now that rents have declined, in many cases the properties are underwater, with the face value of their mortgages far higher than the properties are worth," he said. "744 Broad probably falls into this category and may be the tip of a very large iceberg.""


The finances don't add up, even 1180 was pushing for high rent prices to make their finances work which it didn't. Instead they had to throw in free 2 months rent (3-4 thousand in free rent) to get people to come.


To make sure we all understand, the idea was that downtown would turn in to a hot area and rent prices would go up as more businesses/people moved there. This infact has NOT happened hence why the collapse in financing for 1180 and 744 broad. Also why NO major projects of this size is going to start. I'd even be suprised if richardsons loft opens by next summer 2011 (NOTE it was suppose to be open in Winter 2009) but the financing is a major hurdle. The next due date was supposed to be Spring 2010 and its now Summer 2010 and the inside of the buildling is a giant shell with no floors,walls, sinks, appliances, air conditioning, heating.

Earliest opening is Spring 2012.

[newarkdevil1]

This is the key folks:

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"The second wave involves the refinancing the mortgages of commercial properties, which usually have a five- to seven-year length," Hughes said. "The value of those mortgages was based on unrealistic boom-year valuations premised on unrealistic expectations of sustained growth of rents in the future.
"Now that rents have declined, in many cases the properties are underwater, with the face value of their mortgages far higher than the properties are worth," he said. "744 Broad probably falls into this category and may be the tip of a very large iceberg.""


The finances don't add up, even 1180 was pushing for high rent prices to make their finances work which it didn't. Instead they had to throw in free 2 months rent (3-4 thousand in free rent) to get people to come.

Block,

These quotes are somewhat misleading without the context of the remaineder of the article.

"But Trenk questioned the default claim, saying 744 Broad is still making regular monthly payments of principal and interest — $1.8 million so far this year."

In essence the ballon or Arm on the mortgage came due (most commercial mortgages are done with a fixed rate for a 5-10 year period and ammortized over 20-25 years) and BofA wanted to put much more stringest terms in place. This is somewhat typical for this type of market where the banks are going back and trying toget more cash put into the deal and the owners are telling the banks to shove it and if they want try to forclose. Botton line is that properties purchased during the peak market will not be squeezed by their banks but not much will happen because if the bank takes the property over they will lose more money than working out mutually agreeable terms with Cogswell.

Tying this back to the current projects and financing out there what we are seeing is tax credits combined with urban transit hub credits brought in to in essesce jack up the equity put into a deal. Banks now want to see 35-45% equity in a deal and developers rarely put that sort of cash out. On a side note if you follow the teachers village deal it was in essence a defaulted commercial loan that a REIT found equity partners for. So rather than let the land sit foul and sell for penies on the dollars they reinvested and brought equity parters in.

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Illegal fireworks displace 26 people in Newark over holiday weekend

Published: Tuesday, July 06, 2010, 6:44 PM Updated: Tuesday, July 06, 2010, 6:45 PM

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NEWARK (http://www.nj.com/newark/) — Illegal fireworks caused at least five fires around Newark over the holiday weekend, displacing 26 people, including 13 children, authorities said.
The fires affected residential and commercial properties, as embers from fireworks started blazes that badly damaged buildings and, in one case, a day care center, said John Brown, the spokesman for the city fire department.
"Usually, all fireworks in New Jersey are illegal unless you get a permit," Brown said. "It has to be monitored, you have to have firefighters out there."
Each year, New Jersey State Police confiscate between 500 and 1,000 cases of illegal fireworks.
Possessing fireworks carries a maximum penalty of 18 months in state prison and fines up to $10,000.
The first blaze in Newark erupted on Friday at 9:38 p.m. on Aldine St., Brown said. Children on the street shot fireworks into a vacant house, which became engulfed after a mattress inside caught fire.
The flames then spread to nearby buildings. Four adults and two children were displaced due to the damage, Brown said.
On Sunday, three adults had to be relocated from Tillinghast St. after embers from fireworks set their house on fire at 5:34 p.m., Brown said. Later that night, fireworks also landed in a storage yard full of pallets on North 12th St., causing a two-alarm fire, Brown said.
"It caused thousands of dollars of damage," said Peter Comune, the owner of Tony Pallets, the company that owned the damaged pallets.
On Monday, Early Childhood Center of the North Ward on Summer Place caught fire after fireworks landed in the center’s yard shortly before 1 p.m., Brown said.
The fires continued at 1:51 p.m. on Voorhees St., when five families were displaced after fireworks entered their house.
The department alerted the Red Cross, which placed the displaced families in temporary shelters, Brown said.

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Newark Riverfront News, Summer 2010
"What's up down by the river"

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1. 2010 Newark Riverfront Boat Tours
2. "Future of Newark's Riverfront" Mini-Billboard
3. Newark Riverfront Park Update
4. Newark Riverfront Development Framework Update

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Dear friends of the Newark Riverfront,

Eighteen months after Mayor Cory Booker launched the Newark Riverfront Regeneration (http://bit.ly/bnkLcs), hundreds of Newarkers have returned to the water on boat tours and riverfront walks, we're nearing construction of Newark's first true riverfront park, and, with guidance from neighborhoods across the city, we're formalizing a long-range riverfront vision and supporting land use rules. Below are updates on some of these projects. This summer, make time to get familiar with Newark's riverfront by attending a public discussion, signing up for a boat tour, or talking a walk by the water. See you at the river.

1. 2010 Newark Riverfront Boat Tours

This summer's Newark Riverfront Boat Tours launched in June and will continue through July and August. See photos of our June 26 tours here:

http://newarksriver.wordpress.com/category/public-programs/

Tours travel over six miles of Newark’s riverfront, taking in natural beauty (egrets, cormorants, and herons), active industry (metal recycling to mattress manufacturing), monumental structures (Pulaski Skyway and the “Little Orphan Annie” bridge), Downtown Newark and nearby neighborhoods. Hear stories from the riverfront’s past and learn how to shape its future.

Seats are available for 9 am and 11 am tours for this Saturday, July 10!

Tickets are $5 each, and must be purchased in advance. For purchasing information, call Ms. Roberts in the Planning Division at (973) 733-3917 or email newarkriverfront@gmail.com (http://newarkriverfront@gmail.com/). In case of cancellation due to weather, all tickets will be refunded or rebooked.

2. "Future of Newark's Riverfront" Mini-Billboards

This spring, students from St. Vincent Academy and the Greater Newark Conservancy Junior Rangers worked with Newark Riverfront Regeneration staff to design and install Coming Soon mini-billboards on the future site of Newark Riverfront Park. Their design, also used for this year's postcard, shows all the things they imagined would bring Newarkers to the riverfront. Read more about this and other riverfront youth programs here:

http://newarksriver.wordpress.com/category/youth-education/

3. Newark Riverfront Park Update

The Newark Riverfront Park team, including the City of Newark, County of Essex, The Trust for Public Land, and a heroic team of landscape architects and engineers, continues to advance the permitting process for construction of Newark Riverfront Park, to include a floating boat dock, riverfront boardwalk, the first stretch of the Joseph G. Minish Riverfront Trail and Bikeway, and inviting spaces for relaxation and exploration. Work is anticipated to begin this year!

Read more about the design process for Newark Riverfront Park here:

http://newarksriver.wordpress.com/category/building-things/

4. Newark Riverfront Development Framework Update

Based on feedback received on the Draft Proposal released earlier this year, the Division of City Planning continues to develop a new framework for development along Newark's riverfront, including priority public investments, a riverfront access plan, and supporting land use and design guidelines. If you are a part of a community organization, large or small, that would like to learn more about the future of the riverfront by hosting a presentation and discussion, email newarkriverfront@gmail.com (http://newarkriverfront@gmail.com/). Or, read more about the Riverfront Development Framework here:

http://newarksriver.wordpress.com/category/making-the-rules-for-development/


About Newark Riverfront Regeneration

Newark Riverfront Regeneration (NRR), an initiative of the Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development, aims to regenerate Newark’s riverfront to bring concrete benefits to the City of Newark and its residents. Since 2008, NRR has built support for Newark’s riverfront by taking hundreds of people on boat and walking tours, hosting dozens of outreach events, organizing design education programs for youth, and staging a City Hall exhibition. This year, in partnership with the County of Essex and the Trust for Public Land, the City of Newark will begin construction on the first section of Newark Riverfront Park, containing a walking and biking trail, floating boat dock, riverfront boardwalk, and other settings for relaxation, picnics, exercise, and environmental education.

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[newarkdevil1]

I have to give credit to the people that have worked on this. That project has been slow as anything to move along but it finally seems to be making progress.

[Nexis4Jersey]

So when do you think the whole Newark Riverfront project will be done? & Which wards will have the fastest boom in growth once the economy rebounds.

[block944]

So when do you think the whole Newark Riverfront project will be done? & Which wards will have the fastest boom in growth once the economy rebounds.

2016-2018, remember this isn't the first time they tried to do this and there is no money either.


The water would be cleaned up earliest 2025.

[newarkdevil1]

So when do you think the whole Newark Riverfront project will be done? & Which wards will have the fastest boom in growth once the economy rebounds.

Those are two different questions but both sort of tie back to how the development process works. Parts of the riverfront park are done with cement capped bulkheads running from in front o the NJPAC all the way to the Jackson st bridge. You can walk along the park from Brill to Jackson street which is existing parkland, it's just not maintained. The section down in the East Ironbound I think will take the longest as it requires them to acquire land so I will see when that happens. As for the parts closest to the sation I think Block pegged it nicely at 2016. The important part here is the county will run it, the county and Joe D have been huge supporters of the park system in Essex county.

As for development I think you have to see the existing areas are recognize the cost to develop them. The central Ironbound district looks to change over less as there are preexisting buildings. The places that are most likely to become larger condo or rental buildings are existing or former factories and warehouses (This is just a cost of land issue). Downtown's developments are really tied to the development of hotels. If three hotels get finished in the next 3-5 years it has a huge impact on the arena district. The big part is having the close together that someone can make a proforma work for restuarants and other retail. If you have that combined with already existing buildings that have been started downtown is pegged for larger density developments, but it will be hard to replicate the success of the Ironbound neighborhood. IMO I don't see a dramatic shift or change in the Ironbound (although right by Penn seems to screem for more density).

[stache]

Absolutely, but there does not seem to be much available real estate in that immediate area.

[newarkdevil1]

I must admit I am encouraged by the two new buildings on Ferry (right next to Iberia & the new Seabra building) and even the re-doing of the Isley buildings. In all these instances new steel structures were built and the scale is much larger. I was happy to see the new restaurant on Market moving along as well even if the didnt' scale it up in size.

[Marv95]

I must admit I am encouraged by the two new buildings on Ferry (right next to Iberia & the new Seabra building) and even the re-doing of the Isley buildings. In all these instances new steel structures were built and the scale is much larger. I was happy to see the new restaurant on Market moving along as well even if the didnt' scale it up in size.
What restaurant? Where on Market?

[newarkdevil1]

There are basically three buildings in the Ironbound being redone/rebuilt. Two right by Iberia (I'm sort of confused on if its two or one because I keep getting different stories). The one on Market is right by the Jackson st. Bridge. The guy did a very nice job rennovating the outside so I am exicited.

[block944]

LOL remember this one?>?


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By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: February 28, 2008
A $10 million contract for the construction of a heliport in Newark (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/national/usstatesterritoriesandpossessions/newjersey/newark/index.html?inline=nyt-geo) has been awarded to Air Pegasus Helicopters, a company that operates heliports in Manhattan and Washington.
The company recently announced that it planned to develop a heliport on Grafton Avenue in Newark, next to a police station house the city is constructing.
Pegasus is led by Steven Trenk, a first cousin of Richard Trenk, a former partner with Mayor Cory A. Booker (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/cory_booker/index.html?inline=nyt-per) of Newark at the law firm Booker, Rabinowitz, Trenk, Lubetkin, Tully, DiPasquale & Webster of West Orange, N.J.
Information about the contract and the Trenks was not immediately available, Esmeralda Diaz Cameron, a spokeswoman for Mr. Booker, said Wednesday night.
According to a news release from Pegasus, financing for the “world-class heliplex” would come from “the Trenk family, institutional financing and governmental sources.”
A Pegasus spokesman said he lacked details about the contract and could not immediately reach Steven Trenk. A message left Wednesday night at Steven Trenk’s home was not returned. Richard Trenk declined to comment on Wednesday night.
According to the news release, the heliport will accommodate the Newark Police Department’s new aviation unit, and also serve corporate and other uses, including businesses in the city and the surrounding region.
“The strategic location of this facility will encourage economic growth and increase employment opportunities in Newark,” Steven Trenk says in the release.
The release hails Mr. Booker’s “laudable crime-reduction initiatives.”

[alex@newark]

that heliport project was canceld i think,because to this day nothing was every done to that land and it still looks abandont but i heard something else is in stored for that peice of land hopefully is something good for the community.

[block944]

As resident of Society Hill we got notification for approval for the building of a Mainstay suites hotel 77 ROOM on 66-80 South orange ave. which is the Springfield Ave Marketplace. Not sure how successful that will be. I will upload the scans shortly. The bldg in the back is the hotel

July 26th at 6:30pm
At municipal council chamber, 2nd floor, city hall,920 broad st.,newark,nj is the review for us but anyone can come in.

Plans:

http://newarkrising.com/forum/index.php?topic=4.0

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The builders are "Emerging Hospitality Group LLC"

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[alex@newark]

i truly hope they go through with this but yet again first they have to fix the nieghborhood before you want other people not or from newark living in that area.

[Marv95]

Called Society Hill. Weird place to put a Mainstay but it's not like it's further south. Suppose it will coincide with the Marketplace rather than just a stand-alone project. And from that pic it looks like it will be elevated from street level to increase the comfort level.

[alex@newark]

Did anybody know that eminems new video was taken place in newark downtown how awsome is that, well at least people from outside the city are slowly coming to check it out!

[Newarkguy]

I've seen the video. I like how he stands across from the Newark Paramount theatre. Eminem representing and recognizing Newark!!

[block944]

The idiotic historical society is at it again, now they want to preserve a run down jail and have 0 dollars to do so and are blocking the building of a new technology building in Univ Heights. Anyone know how to get in touch with him I got a few words for him. Today homeless people and drug dealers use it for shelter which adds to the crime in the area. The building was deemed structurally unsafe yet they still want to preserve it... for what a museum?? to use again as a jail?!?!?


Newark landmarks commission seeks to preserve historic Essex County Jail

Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 5:16 AM Updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 5:26 AM

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NEWARK (http://www.nj.com/newark) — The 1837 Essex County Jail is a block-long collection of ruins that is drawing new interest from preservationists and elected officials who want to rescue some of the handiwork of John Haviland, considered the foremost penitentiary architect in American history, a "jailer to the world."
Most of the 10-building complex at New and Newark streets in Newark was to be demolished, except for the warden’s house and a section of 12-foot high brownstone walls, to make way for two technology buildings.




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The city’s Landmarks & Historic Preservation Commission rejected those plans by University Heights Science Park, calling the proposal too sweeping. This month, as they toured the historic site, they said it was worth saving.
"It’s a very, very important landmark," said Ulana Zakalak, a Jersey City-based historic preservation consultant who penned an analysis of the old jail for University Heights Science Park. "There’s nothing like it anywhere. Unfortunately, it’s been so mistreated over the years, a lot of people can’t see the beauty and the history of the buildings. They just see the ruins."
She described Haviland as "the most significant architect of penal institutions in the world," with the old Essex Jail being perhaps the last survivor of his smaller lockups.
University Heights, in a statement last week, said it hopes to work out a "compromise" that will include retention of some of the historic buildings’ "members."
The 368-prisoner jail was built just a year after Newark’s incorporation as a city, and today is the county’s oldest surviving government building. The complex, which preservationists call a monument to America’s penal system, is listed on the national and state registers of historic places and added in 2002 to Preservation New Jersey’s "Most Endangered Places" list.
The buildings were closed in 1970 and haven’t been used since 1989, when the county’s Bureau of Narcotics moved out after engineers deemed the facility unsafe. In 2001, a fire caused severe damage, collapsing walls.
By then, Newark had acquired the site from Essex County on behalf of the nonprofit group, University Heights Science Park, using a $750,000 federal grant. The developer planned to build a 50-acre science and technology park in Newark’s Central Ward that would eventually contain 1 million square feet of laboratories and offices.
http://media.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/photo/essex-jailjpg-d116231ed37278e7_large.jpgAristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerThe peeling paint and graffiti in a cell in the west wing.
By last winter, the city’s preservation commission had rejected the plan for the site.
"All we’re saying is, ‘Save more of the buildings,’" said Robert Hartman of the city’s landmarks commission.
The jail had additions added in 1890, 1895, 1904 and 1909, but the original prison was designed by Haviland, whose handiwork included the New York Halls of Justice and House of Detention, known as "The Tombs" and the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, which has become a major tourist attraction. The prison’s website has a "Virtual Reality Tour, (http://www.easternstate.org/)" and rock videos featuring its eerie images can be found on YouTube.
The Essex jail is equally eerie. Today, it is open to the skies, its skylights collapsed into the rubble below. In an adjoining wing, large wooden beams have fallen in just the past few months. Prisoners’ messages are written on the walls. "Where evil dwells II," reads one note scribbled in bright blue letter in one of the dank hallways.
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Nevertheless, an analysis prepared for University Heights by Zakalak Associates, Historic Preservation Consultants, calls the jail complex " a unique architectural treasure" based on a Pennsylvania system of solitary confinement of a prisoner in a single cell, day and night .
"It is, I think, a sacred place to be saved," said Zemin Zhang of the landmarks committee.

[block944]

Just an idea of the shenanigans that goes on in there and mind you NJIT is right next door with their apartment complex where kids live and the lock st apartments is right on the other side where kids live

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[alex@newark]

Today i went to the new dunkin donuts in market street it was good and fresh but i wonder what are they going to do in that street. Downtown needs a big change, more stores, and attention!!

[arcman210]

LOL remember this one?>?


Contract Awarded for Newark Heliport



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By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: February 28, 2008
A $10 million contract for the construction of a heliport in Newark (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/national/usstatesterritoriesandpossessions/newjersey/newark/index.html?inline=nyt-geo) has been awarded to Air Pegasus Helicopters, a company that operates heliports in Manhattan and Washington.
The company recently announced that it planned to develop a heliport on Grafton Avenue in Newark, next to a police station house the city is constructing.
Pegasus is led by Steven Trenk, a first cousin of Richard Trenk, a former partner with Mayor Cory A. Booker (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/cory_booker/index.html?inline=nyt-per) of Newark at the law firm Booker, Rabinowitz, Trenk, Lubetkin, Tully, DiPasquale & Webster of West Orange, N.J.
Information about the contract and the Trenks was not immediately available, Esmeralda Diaz Cameron, a spokeswoman for Mr. Booker, said Wednesday night.
According to a news release from Pegasus, financing for the “world-class heliplex” would come from “the Trenk family, institutional financing and governmental sources.”
A Pegasus spokesman said he lacked details about the contract and could not immediately reach Steven Trenk. A message left Wednesday night at Steven Trenk’s home was not returned. Richard Trenk declined to comment on Wednesday night.
According to the news release, the heliport will accommodate the Newark Police Department’s new aviation unit, and also serve corporate and other uses, including businesses in the city and the surrounding region.
“The strategic location of this facility will encourage economic growth and increase employment opportunities in Newark,” Steven Trenk says in the release.
The release hails Mr. Booker’s “laudable crime-reduction initiatives.”


The Police Station will eventually get built on that site. Newark is rebuilding their police precint headquarters one at a time. The South Precint on Clinton Avenue is under construction now, and I believe the Grafton Avenue one is in design phase and will be built next.

[alex@newark]

Honesly i dont think they are going to built this because i thought it was going to be a recreation center on grafton but hey if they can build this police station or heliport then cool but i wish they had more recent information.

[newarkdevil1]

I have to give credit to the design on this. the hotel is elevated on the parking platform and placed on the corner of Univesity hights and the court house. This set up gives a good market next door well also using the parking lot and stand alone strip providers to be your buffer zone. I can imagine the city is recruiting a midlevel supermarket to be on the right.


As resident of Society Hill we got notification for approval for the building of a Mainstay suites hotel 77 ROOM on 66-80 South orange ave. which is the Springfield Ave Marketplace. Not sure how successful that will be. I will upload the scans shortly. The bldg in the back is the hotel

July 26th at 6:30pm
At municipal council chamber, 2nd floor, city hall,920 broad st.,newark,nj is the review for us but anyone can come in.

Plans:

http://newarkrising.com/forum/index.php?topic=4.0

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The builders are "Emerging Hospitality Group LLC"

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[alex@newark]

Does anybody have any ideas what downtown has in store like any new buildings coming up soon?

[arcman210]

Honesly i dont think they are going to built this because i thought it was going to be a recreation center on grafton but hey if they can build this police station or heliport then cool but i wish they had more recent information.

The heliport might not get built but the land will still be available as the police station will only take up a small quadrant of this block, so it could happen down the road.

The Police Precincts being constructed in Newark are being designed with community spaces inside them, which might be what you've heard in regards to a rec center. I was involved with design work with the Newark Police projects for the past three years, these projects are very important to Cory Booker because of his emphasis on reducing crime and involving the community with law enforcment.

[alex@newark]

http://www.dranoffproperties.com/userfiles/e1b313ff9bfe869fa82b62c3e3954e1a.jpg WHO THINKS THIS WILL ACTUALLY COME TO NEWARK?

[block944]

http://www.dranoffproperties.com/userfiles/e1b313ff9bfe869fa82b62c3e3954e1a.jpg WHO THINKS THIS WILL ACTUALLY COME TO NEWARK?


not me

[Nexis4Jersey]

sometime after 2015 i do see the Downtown changing.

[arcman210]

The next urban boom in the metro area will be Newark. There's too much in place already for it not to happen, even with a project like the one in Harrison ready to take off. Mass transportation is one of Newark's strengths and it's got a good infrastructure set up. The universities, arena, pac, Penn Station, all downtown are separated by mere blocks of underutilized land, when things start booming it will all happen.

[alex@newark]

the first start of the downtown booming is the marriot hotel coming next to the prudential ground breaking should start in the fall of 2010 and then thats when the other compaines will start to come hopefullyhttp://www.tuckerdevelopment.com/images/Courtyard_640%20WEB.jpg

[newarkdevil1]

I honestly think the hotel projects are the most important as they will give infill and support to the arena district. If that is able to fill out, then it's easier to get higher end retail which then can support a more vibrant residential population. Outside of this hotel there are still three other hotel projects slowly moving along. As long as the vacancy rates stay low, you will see more people take on a project like this.

[alex@newark]

do u have anymore info of the other 3 hotel projects newarkdevil1?

[Marv95]

Yeah I'd like to know this too. What other 3 hotel projects?

[66nexus]

the first start of the downtown booming is the marriot hotel coming next to the prudential ground breaking should start in the fall of 2010 and then thats when the other compaines will start to come hopefullyhttp://www.tuckerdevelopment.com/images/Courtyard_640%20WEB.jpg


Your optimism is envied, but you should peruse the pages earlier in this thread. Most of these projects are going to be on hold for quite some time.

[Newarkguy]

Wasn't Marriot a later, 4th entry to Newark?
I thought I read here in the past,that the 3 hotel chains walked away from the city. This happened almost after Cogswell realty gave Newark the finger! One of which,was supposed to build a 15 story hotel on the corner of Market street and Mulberry Street.

[alex@newark]

i really never heard of the 3 hotels but of just the marriot but when i see some changes i will belive it until then downtown looks like a open wound ready for that stich or bandage.

[newarkdevil1]

Well the two obvious ones are the Marriot by the arena and the project moving along on South Orange. There were two other approvals, one for the previously mentioned market/mullberry location and the other for Edison and Broad. Both of these need the right combination of financing partners and a hotel chain and owners with the equity or willingness to partner. I personally think a Holiday Inn express or a chain like that would do well. Oh I drove down Edison and it looks like Levy is working on both that last building on Edison that is supposed to get the bar but also doing work in the building between Edison and Market as well.

[Marv95]

There were two other approvals, one for the previously mentioned market/mullberry location and the other for Edison and Broad.

Strange, wonder when this was approved, esp since we thought the one on Market/Mulberry was dead thanks to the recession and Edison acting like NIMBY douches. Didn't hear about it...

The "Foot Locker building" makes sense to put one there but I'm thinking more of a Choice Hotel brand to be put there. The building itself isn't too big anyway.

[alex@newark]

The "Foot Locker building" makes sense to put one there but I'm thinking more of a Choice Hotel brand to be put there. The building itself isn't too big anyway.

I did hear that they were going to make a hotel out of this but they were also going to extend it with a modern look but until then thats all we hear.

[newarkdevil1]

Always nice to have a suprisnig high profile lease and on North Broad

http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/07/nfl_alumni_office_opens_in_dow.html#incart_hbx

[newarkdevil1]

Just got reffered to this from NJDevs website. When I read this and noticed the specific references midway down to the bars opening on Edison.
http://www.inlouwetrust.com/2010/7/27/1591478/jeff-vanderbeek-new-jersey-devils

[alex@newark]

just came back from dunkin donut in downtown and noticed that they were fixing the 2nd floor the windows are new and who knows maybe the 3rd is next but i wonder what is the second floor going to be??? any ideas??

[Newarkguy]

just came back from dunkin donut in downtown and noticed that they were fixing the 2nd floor the windows are new and who knows maybe the 3rd is next but i wonder what is the second floor going to be??? any ideas??
Why not just ask the people inside? I know DD employees can be clueless, but find the owner or boss there. Then, let the rest of us know.

[alex@newark]

lol true

[66nexus]

Always nice to have a suprisnig high profile lease and on North Broad

http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/07/nfl_alumni_office_opens_in_dow.html#incart_hbx

This is indeed a breath of fresh air, and a surprising one as you mention. Nice.




Just got reffered to this from NJDevs website. When I read this and noticed the specific references midway down to the bars opening on Edison.
http://www.inlouwetrust.com/2010/7/27/1591478/jeff-vanderbeek-new-jersey-devils

I do worry about the critical mass of food options they want to cram into the arena district. I think the area needs a little more variety ie residential //lots of open space nearby...

[block944]

I have to give credit to the design on this. the hotel is elevated on the parking platform and placed on the corner of Univesity hights and the court house. This set up gives a good market next door well also using the parking lot and stand alone strip providers to be your buffer zone. I can imagine the city is recruiting a midlevel supermarket to be on the right.

Just as I thought, the residents in Society Hill are against the hotel on Springfield ave Marketplace as they say nobody is going to come there and it would be a run down welfare hotel after awhile. People are already writing graffiti on the notices posted.

[alex@newark]

i knew it thats a bad place to put anything i say first fix the nieghborhood and then u could put things there but lets see if they even build it im just hoping that it goes well

[66nexus]

Just as I thought, the residents in Society Hill are against the hotel on Springfield ave Marketplace as they say nobody is going to come there and it would be a run down welfare hotel after awhile. People are already writing graffiti on the notices posted.

It is a somewhat strange place to put a hotel. It would do better as housing IMO (no affordable housing either)

[alex@newark]

would newark every become nearly close to what its old image was hmm not exactly, but what if stores that you see in new york start to come to newark then would it be a beautiful city to come to or live.

[stache]

I can only guess the hotel could be for visiting doctors and relatives of patients etc.

[Newarkguy]

When Springfield Av Marketplace (S.A.M.) was first proposed, Under Sharpe James,It was supposed to include 300k sq feet of office space.
large residential neighborhood was also proposed. This was similar to the Mulberry and Harrison projects.Retail would occupy the sidewalk level. It was designed by RJ Russell, a minority developer. It was to be a comprehensive Neighborhood just like Harrison's Riverbend metrocentre, and Mulberry st Promenade.
When the "DIS" Honorable judge Paula Simonelly killed the Mulberry deal,Booker refused to fight for it. RJ Russell took notice, and S.A.M.stalled. I remember seeing the earth moving construction equipment arriving and sitting on a lot on Prince street.

But quietly, the construction office,and bulldozers were removed summer of 08 after arriving 1 month earlier. Thats how close the original plan came to reality. No early rendition exists that I know of, but its a lot better than the suburban strip mall now proposed. This new plan reminds me of the Linden Aviation plaza on routes 1&9, minus the AMC (LOEWS CINEPLEX built)theatre.
This is a watered down version of SAM. The market homes are gone, replaced by a 5 story mini hotel no bigger than Sharpe James apartments. Unfortunately, I see this becoming the cancer that kills society hill the same way Hill Manor was infested. The elimination of the market apartments as well as all office space means this becomes another Urban low income strip mall with a possible Supermarket that will take away from A&P Pathmark on Bergen st 4 blocks away. will it be Shoprite? Possible,but how many people know that Shoprite is the original "mother"that birthed Pathmark in the 1970's? These two major stores would bleed each other in the low income area, both becoming seedy and run down. As a example, look at A&P Pathmark,whom I work for as a side PT job. Bergen street store is already run down. The dunkin donuts store needs a major cleaning. The other stores failed so much to attract a tennant that Pathmark had to expand to include the footage. A&P already owns Pathmark , so they are not coming to S.A.M. Whole foods? OKAYYyyyy.
Most likely, Hispanic ethnics like Fine Fare(FINE FARE has gotten their act together and has new stores that rival Shoprite) or C town (I hope not). As for the Major tennant assuming that the hotel isn't the anchor...Kresges aka K mart?

[Newarkguy]

I can only guess the hotel could be for visiting doctors and relatives of patients etc.

Thats a good Idea. with the specialty columbia-UMDNJcancer center,UMDNJ University,As well as Saint Michael's and Beth Israel, Newark IS a medical destination for special treatment and research.

[Newarkguy]

I just had a thought of Springfield Av Marketplace I call it SAM for short..........KRESGE'S Kmart or Walmart as clothing tennant with maybe a Strawberry, Mandee and Rainbow shops. Sally's beauty supplies... fINE fARE, Shoprite or super Foodtown as grocer. hotel...no Idea, maybe Days inn, Comfort suites,Knights inn. The other chains like Holiday inn, best western build big and tall, so I dont see them coming.Another Dunkin Donuts, Radio Shack,A buffet of some type. The free standing structures....Maybee TGI Fridays will tap into Applebee's success. But Im pessimistic this year, so I will go with another Burger King and a TD Bank. O GOD!this aint sounding good so far...Crown chicken with riff raff hangin' round..NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. Just restore the 2 roads charlton and Richmond streets that divided this land back to 3 blocks. Restore the grid, and fill it with attractive late model bayonne boxes with the fancy wrap around balconies. Id rather see an attractive low to middle class $1,200 rent neighborhood of fancy cookiecutters that look good with each other than another delapidated Family dollar strip mall!!! I still want the TGI Friday's though.:)

[block944]

I just had a thought of Springfield Av Marketplace I call it SAM for short..........KRESGE'S Kmart or Walmart as clothing tennant with maybe a Strawberry, Mandee and Rainbow shops. Sally's beauty supplies... fINE fARE, Shoprite or super Foodtown as grocer. hotel...no Idea, maybe Days inn, Comfort suites,Knights inn. The other chains like Holiday inn, best western build big and tall, so I dont see them coming.Another Dunkin Donuts, Radio Shack,A buffet of some type. The free standing structures....Maybee TGI Fridays will tap into Applebee's success. But Im pessimistic this year, so I will go with another Burger King and a TD Bank. O GOD!this aint sounding good so far...Crown chicken with riff raff hangin' round..NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. Just restore the 2 roads charlton and Richmond streets that divided this land back to 3 blocks. Restore the grid, and fill it with attractive late model bayonne boxes with the fancy wrap around balconies. Id rather see an attractive low to middle class $1,200 rent neighborhood of fancy cookiecutters that look good with each other than another delapidated Family dollar strip mall!!! I still want the TGI Friday's though.:)



Great points and I guess I changed my tune and am with the society hill residents opposing it.

[block944]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1st+and+orange+st,newark,nj&sll=40.750902,-74.185556&sspn=0.002117,0.004823&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Orange+St+%26+1st+St,+Newark,+Essex,+New+Jer sey+07107&ll=40.750561,-74.185857&spn=0.002117,0.006866&t=h&z=18

Why can't they build that building up sort of like canco lofts as a light rail is right there

[block944]

Work on packard lofts has completely stopped. The walls have been boarded up and ditto with richardsons loft...

Side note newark is screwed budget wise: http://www.newarkspeaks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2
doesn't look like booker will win an election again...

[Nexis4Jersey]

Its going to take a decade or more for Newark to get back on its feet. But ppl like Sharp James son keep holding it back. Tell him and his friends to come up with solutions or back off.:mad:

[block944]

Montclair wins recognition from state for Bay Street train station

Published: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 6:20 AM

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http://media.nj.com/ledgerlocal/photo/montclair-transit-villagejpg-10c76fbf935973f4_large.jpgDavid Gard/New Jersey Local News ServiceThe New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that Montclair Township has been designated an official Transit Village community in recognition of the efforts to create walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods near Bay Street Station. Riders get off an NJ Transit Train at Bay Street Station.



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MONTCLAIR (http://www.nj.com/montclair) — Montclair has been named a Transit Village in recognition of the township’s efforts to make one of its six train stations an inviting hub of walkable, mixed-used neighborhoods, the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced last week.
A Transit Village task force made up of representatives from several state agencies gave Montclair the designation based on a two-phase redevelopment plan for a 9-acre area around the Bay Street train station off Bloomfield Avenue, said DOT spokesman Tim Greeley. He cited a commuter parking deck, seven residential developments with 163 units, a municipal fire station that also serves as the department’s headquarters and a planned day care center.
“That designation will really help us get grants and move us toward less reliance on the automobile,” said Montclair Mayor Jerry Fried. “It will automatically move us up the list as far as getting grants and assistance from the state and federal government.”
Fried said he wasn’t surprised by the news because the township, which is 6.2 square miles, is one of the most pedestrian and transit-friendly municipalities in the state.
“They’ve really done a good job for a lot of years of developing around those transit facilities,” Greeley said.
The township was invited to compete for a $100,000 grant through the DOT to support Transit Village planning efforts. The agency gave out eight or nine such grants last year, Greeley said.
Montclair and Somerville are the latest municipalities to join the program, he said. There are now 22 Transit Villages throughout the state since the program began in 1999. This was the first year Montclair sought the designation.
“Montclair seems to have done a lot of the hard work already,” Greeley said. “It’s one of those where it’s a matter of them actually applying."


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• Let Sen. Menendez know you support efforts to provide safe biking and walking opportunities for all of NJ (http://blog.nj.com/nj_off-road_biking/2010/08/let_sen_menendez.html)
• Undercover Branch Brook Park patrol is suspended after fatal shooting of Atlanta CEO (http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/undercover_newark_park_patrol.html)
• August 2010 Family Biking Events (http://blog.nj.com/nj_off-road_biking/2010/07/august_2010_family_biking_events.html)
• Finance committee raises concerns on Montclair's debt (http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2010/07/committee_raises_concerns_on_m.html)
• Rockaway Twp. loses appellate ruling on mega-church's Highlands exemption (http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2010/07/rockaway_township_loses_appell.html)



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Montclair? what about Newark?
Mayor Cory Booker touted the Broad Street Station area as the Transit Village of New Jersey when he announced it three years ago. Just look at all the development since that announcement that has taking place. Mt. Cory Booker, at the corner of ML King Blvd. and Orange Street, proudly rises, composed of debris from the torn down Westinghouse plant building. Plenty of empty lots surround the station waiting for tourists to partake in Newark's emptiness. Definitely this was the Transit Village that should have won. Hang your head in shame, Cory Booker.

[block944]

http://www.clarkecatonhintz.com/project_132/

How does montclair have the money to develop their station while newark has empty parking lots that they can't develop on?

[stache]

Apartheid.

[66nexus]

I believe it costs far more to build in Newark.

[Nexis4Jersey]

It has more to do with NJ DOT / NJT then booker , also the higher taxes that came under the Sharp years. Booker really doesn't have as much power as you think he does.

[newarkdevil1]

So I have to get back to some of these post later but I would be aware that the majority of the people posting on Newarkspeaks are disenfranchized members of the Sharpe James period.

That being said, I received this and thought it was interesting.10193
I just found it interesting that they were still pushing this. Actually there was an interesting post somewhere on Newakspeaks that was supposedly from William Crawley the head of the NDCRC

Also, I would check here http://www.ndcrc.com

[alex@newark]

i hope that the triangle park in front of the prudential center moves forward if it does then more compaines would come and then start to build around it making downtown a true downtown

[Newarkguy]

http://www.clarkecatonhintz.com/project_132/

How does montclair have the money to develop their station while newark has empty parking lots that they can't develop on?
Montclair has resident population composed mainly of upper class and millionaires that actually have CIVIC PRIDE. Id say 60% of Monclairians are Rich residents that partake and are deeply connected with politicians. With campaign contributions, they make friends with politicians from north and south jersey. Montclair has political lobbying friends even in south jersey. Newark has no milionaires. And if we do...maybe no more than 2, living in Forest hill area, and their interests are elsewhere. Newark has no political clout with redevelopment. There is no civic pride. in fact 70% of Newarkers IMO, hate this city. Same with Atlantic City, a poor city whose residents live below the poverty line. Residents there cannot afford to contribute or pay to play to buy the favor of North Jersey politicos. As a result, Bergen county politicians are holding A.C.'s future hostage, (just like south jersey and Bergen politicians torpedoed the State Newark Yankee-Nets ARENA deal)hoping that S Jersey politicians cave in or gives in and allows meadowlands gambling. Bergen politicians know that N.Jersey gambling will kill Atlantic City. Its what they want. They want route 3 to be the next Vegas strip!!! All for BERGEN. "THE RICH WANTETH RICHER"

[Newarkguy]

http://www.clarkecatonhintz.com/project_132/

How does montclair have the money to develop their station while newark has empty parking lots that they can't develop on? Answer...a witch (DIS)Honorable judge called Paula simonelli declared landbanking in Newark fine!
Further, She forbade Newark from declaring areas blighted for redevelopment.She said Newark had to provide a more compelling case than tattered rotting delapidated homes!! Berger,Edison Properties Parkfast, as well as Cosgswell realty, long pressured to build, were freed of these obligations. Berger has intensified their landbanking and forgotten about Liberty Plaza.Dont be surprised if they sell Lincoln motel &westinghouse's old site to Edison for ANOTHER Park Fast surface lot. If cogswell sells the hahnes area to Edison, then Halsey village will die permanently, because Edison's business is only parking lots.
She ruled that parking lots/dirt surface lots are the same as structures!!!
She was personally biased against Sharpe James.
She metioned the Sharpe-Tamike Reilly land deals,which had NOTHING to do with Mulberry Promenade.
She Killed Newark's greatest residential Renaissance project in history. All other satellite developments were orphaned and abandoned.
Because of this ruling, its now difficult to Impossible for developers to piece together land in NJ's largest city. All it takes is a greedy jerk like MR Mitrowitz of Market body works who refuses to sell,no matter how many $100's of thousands, or millions, and the project dies. Dean Geibel,Of Metro Homes LLC, the company that was proposing the Mulberry project and has fled the city in disgust,said it best;" This ruling has shut the door on urban redevelopment." Note* When Geibel said this, It was unclear whether Booker would appeal the decision. Booker refused to appeal in order to spite the face of former Mayor James. Metro Homes LLC continues to build in Hoboken and Jersey city, 2 cities friendly to capitalism and free enterprise. Billions in PRIVATE investment grows even in this recession. Geibel has since clarified that the ruling and Booker's refusal to appeal has "effectively shut the door to NEWARK urban redevelopment!!" A transit village designation means nothing to the landbankers. :mad:

[block944]

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Newark Mayor Booker's 6-figure hire draws harsh criticism

Published: Friday, August 06, 2010, 8:00 AM Updated: Friday, August 06, 2010, 1:31 PM

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NEWARK (http://www.nj.com/newark) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker is drawing fire this week after hiring a staffer with a six-figure salary, even as he increases the number of unpaid days for city employees, closes libraries and threatens 650 layoffs and a double-digit tax increase.
Anthony Santiago, formerly the chief operations officer for Newark Now — a non-profit founded by Booker in 2002 — was hired in late July as an aide to the mayor making $103,000, according to city officials.
"I think it’s very troubling that we have an employee starting in these times, at an astronomical salary, several days after we had the entire city furloughed," said Council President Donald Payne.
Booker said he hired Santiago only after he eliminated 10 staffers, or 22 percent of his office, saving $416,000. His staff also had furlough days last year. In comparison, he said, the council has not laid off a single staffer in four years.
"For council members to be pointing fingers is nothing more than shocking and disingenuous," Booker said, adding that the council also declined to take furloughs last year. "Make at least the same cuts that we have had."
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• Newark council slams Mayor Booker for 'savage' proposed budget cuts (http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/Newark%20council%20slams%20Mayor%20Booker%20for%20 %27savage%27%20proposed%20budget%20cuts)
• Editorial: Troubled waters could sink Newark budget (http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2010/07/headline_here.html)

Council members have not made their own amendments to the city budget, and Payne said it is possible that they will lay off their own staff members. "It’s on the table," he said. Each council member has about five aides making between $46,000 and $64,000.
Booker’s chief of staff, Modia Butler, a former executive director of Newark Now, defended Santiago who earned $94,000 at the non-profit, saying Santiago has secured millions for Newark residents in government benefits.
"Anthony was born and raised in Newark and he’s one of the most talented public servants you’ll find in this city," Butler said. "We are fortunate that he’s agreed to be a part of this team during these very difficult times."
The dust-up was another episode in an increasingly hostile battle between the mayor’s office and the city council as the 2010 budget debate rages on and the city faces a possible 25 percent tax increase.
Central Ward Councilman Darrin Sharif called the decision to hire Santiago "outrageous." He pointed to the $150,000 gift the city recently received to keep its pools open, and asked why the city needed to solicit money from private companies if it can afford to hire a new employee at $103,000.
Payne said hiring Santiago would only make sense if Santiago knew how to find enough money to solve the city’s budget problems.
"Unless he knows how to fill a $70 million budget gap, then it’s not worth it at this time," Payne said

[Marv95]

Edison parkfast is looking to get out of the parking business in the long term so I would doubt they'd be interested in anything on Broad St.

[block944]

Answer...a witch (DIS)Honorable judge called Paula simonelli declared landbanking in Newark fine!

Further, She forbade Newark from declaring areas blighted for redevelopment.She said Newark had to provide a more compelling case than tattered rotting delapidated homes!! Berger,Edison Properties Parkfast, as well as Cosgswell realty, long pressured to build, were freed of these obligations. Berger has intensified their landbanking and forgotten about Liberty Plaza.Dont be surprised if they sell Lincoln motel &westinghouse's old site to Edison for ANOTHER Park Fast surface lot. If cogswell sells the hahnes area to Edison, then Halsey village will die permanently, because Edison's business is only parking lots.

She ruled that parking lots/dirt surface lots are the same as structures!!!

She was personally biased against Sharpe James.
She metioned the Sharpe-Tamike Reilly land deals,which had NOTHING to do with Mulberry Promenade.
She Killed Newark's greatest residential Renaissance project in history. All other satellite developments were orphaned and abandoned.

Because of this ruling, its now difficult to Impossible for developers to piece together land in NJ's largest city. All it takes is a greedy jerk like MR Mitrowitz of Market body works who refuses to sell,no matter how many $100's of thousands, or millions, and the project dies. Dean Geibel,Of Metro Homes LLC, the company that was proposing the Mulberry project and has fled the city in disgust,said it best;" This ruling has shut the door on urban redevelopment." Note* When Geibel said this, It was unclear whether Booker would appeal the decision. Booker refused to appeal in order to spite the face of former Mayor James. Metro Homes LLC continues to build in Hoboken and Jersey city, 2 cities friendly to capitalism and free enterprise. Billions in PRIVATE investment grows even in this recession. Geibel has since clarified that the ruling and Booker's refusal to appeal has "effectively shut the door to NEWARK urban redevelopment!!" A transit village designation means nothing to the landbankers. :mad:


What I love is we are in a budget gap and there is no real middle or upper class to tax to make up the budget and the poor are too poor to help out... so booker has to sell off the water authority which the mass poor rejected and now newark is in a helluva lot of PAIN for the next few years.


Every action has its consequences... good work judge Paula simonelli

[block944]

"Making it then known in early July that he would not run again for mayor, was a major blunder, according to political analysts."

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/newarks_budget_woes_might_prov_1.html

Friends, newark is dead as the council who are made up of entitled thugs has overtaken the city government. Cory announced he is done after this term means some clueless person like Cliff Minor will be the next mayor who is supposed to be from the streets but has no actual plan on how to fix things.

as somone posted "If anyone wants to see something comical, watch the Newark City Council in action when they hold a live council meeting. Then you will begin to understand Newark, it's people and it's politics. Newark is the equivalent of a city on welfare. Without federal funds it's dead. No matter what Booker tries to do to make the situation better, he will face an uphill battle with the council. Ras Jones, sorry, I mean Baraka will always fight, for power to the people. lol. Luis Quintana is lol too funny. He must be representing the absentee resident. He's about as smart as a rock. The rest are not far behind. I dont think Booker is brilliant but at least he is trying to manage the city with what he has. In the past you had James who ruled for 16 years and became a multi-millionaire in the process. All those around him were taken care of as they raped the city also and nobody did a thing about it. Back then there was lots of federal money to go around. Look at all the public housing built in Newark during those years. I would have kept the projects and saved all that money. The problems that Newark faces are not just Newark's problems, one way or another they will be taked-on to the rest of the taxpayers in New Jersey...."



So post all the redevelopment projects you want they will never happen except for NJIT's and on a larger note the city is fukced while hoboken and jersey city prosper. The budget gap will grow while property taxes will go up to try to band aid the problem.. the poor won't be able to pay... hence a death spiral.


From a well known poster:

"Whenever I'm playing my PS2 and my home made football team is losing, I turn off the game. I don't have to see it finish. That's what I'm recommending to you, Newark. End the game; leave the city. Newark is finished. It only gets worse from here. Mark my words."

http://www.newarkspeaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11016&page=6


The problem is the poor outnumber the working class in newark but yet every person's vote counts equally so you can make any idiotic promise to the poor and they will vote in mass for you.

[block944]

The council rejected that plan Wednesday without offering a remotely credible alternative. So now, with Booker at the helm, the ship is spinning out of control.And, he says, he has cut spending on his own staff by 40 percent while the council continues to enjoy fat salaries, free cars and gas, and special funds to throw money around their neighborhoods.

These are the idiots in power now... Newark is dead.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_tom_moran/2010/08/newark_mayor_booker_faces_wors.html

[66nexus]

The funny thing is that those same types killed the Mulberry St. Prom (yeah I'm still burnt over that...). One of the few noble efforts to get a sizable middle-class back to the city.

Well, when we're all on fire I just hope they know why.

[Marv95]

All the mayor had to do was appeal that decision on court and prove the area was blighted. Come to court with some actual evidence, like photographs, and show why the area needed to be redeveloped. Because he's anti-gentrification/anti-Sharpie, he couldn't even do that.

[block944]

Newark, 4,000; Jersey City 2,500 The difference is just that clear. As I've been stating all along, Newark has to layoff close to 1,300 in order to regain balance. But who in Newark has the political will to conquer an obviously bloated bureaucracy? No one...not just Booker, the council as well including the newbies in Who Say II and Shariff.

Put it this way, with JC's 2,500 municipal employees they also have a STRONG upper-class and financial sector and very strong commercial arteries. In other words, their government is sustainable. Our's isn't. The time to seek balance is now.

What was also interesting about this article was the fact that Booker ruins his own credibility by constantly changing his message on the deficit and the potential tax raise. Payne makes a point that the tax hike went from 37% to 25% to 20% and if he hangs on it might be down to 17%. J. Sharpe made that point two weeks ago when he noted that Booker's structural deficit went from 70 million to 180M to 110M to 100M and who knows what else.

But again, I just want to get back on message. This isn't just bad politics this is POOR PUBLIC POLICY. There is a difference. The MUA doesn't solve either problem - which are Newark's broken government and water system. BTW, the article next to it that talked more about the policy was also just as troubling for Booker.

Finally, it's time to re-engage the big picture for a sustainable future. And the following metrics should be worked on over the next 15 years.

1) Gain more than 30,000 residents in families with incomes greater than $100G

2) Off load at least 30,000 in low-income residents

3) Add 20,000 to 30,000 jobs in all ranges

4) Destroy and rebuild all grossly underperforming commercial arteries.

5) Knock of Macy's (and the adjacent blocks on both sides) and re-build the downtown district

Do this and Newark could be sustainable for a long-time. And even with this, Newark will have challenges. But at least it would be a middling city that wouldn't be overly dependent on who sits in the governor's seat.

[block944]

All the mayor had to do was appeal that decision on court and prove the area was blighted. Come to court with some actual evidence, like photographs, and show why the area needed to be redeveloped. Because he's anti-gentrification/anti-Sharpie, he couldn't even do that.

I agree, I think an unethical/land grabbing mayor is what Newark needs, sorry but Booker has to go. He wants to do the right thing but that doesn't work here.

I always thought it was the economy that everything in Newark was stalled but I started taking trips to other cities and they are all expanding even in this economy with new homes, offices, retail. Newark is dead with the only real projects going on in is low income housing and richardsons loft.

[newarkdevil1]

Edison parkfast is looking to get out of the parking business in the long term so I would doubt they'd be interested in anything on Broad St.
Marv,

Although that's the public statement by Edison, until Gottesman kicks the bucket I don't think you are going to find many people that actually would support that statement.

[newarkdevil1]

Block, I know you are angry but that statement is innacurate. I know for a fact that the hotel projects are moving along as well as ones on Edison and along broad by city hall and down by broad street. These projects are much lower key for multiple reasons (slow pace and developers realizing if your not going to use union laborers you better not be bragging about developing Newark). The bigger announced projects are incredibly complicated because of the current fiancing environment and the difficulties of doing something large scale in a city. I happen to like Corey Booker on a PR standpoint but his managment skills seem to be lacking, city hall runs as bad now as it did under James (neither one seeme to grasp the concept of lean managment and accountability). The city is still vastly better now than it was 5 years ago and you will actually see a benifit from the forclosures as the low cost of housing will bring people back in.

[alex@newark]

just found out that on top of the new dunkin donuts on market street a hair solon or some sort of hair place is going to be there great just what downtown needs another hair supply place

[newarkdevil1]

Would you prefer and empty abandoned building?

[alex@newark]

i would have perdered some sort of baskin robins or cold stone but then again at least the second floor is fially going to get to be used

[newarkdevil1]

It's tough in some of these buildings because it's not just a fit out, there is structural work to be done and the landlords want top dollar. I am happy to see the D&D (D@D) there because they wanted top dollar for that spot. Meanwhile I took pictures of the building on Edison and the work there. I just have to figure where I can post them so they can be shown here.


i would have perdered some sort of baskin robins or cold stone but then again at least the second floor is fially going to get to be used

[Newarkguy]

Newark will never return until its Black ghetto majority population, along with the white non hispanic and hispanic trash is cleansed out. I'm not talking about the beautifull working and professional blacks who live in southern Weequahic, Upper Clinton Hill,Upper Vailsburg&Ivy hill, and the few in Roseville,Woodside, as well as Forest Hill.... No. I'm talking of the massive region in Newark south of I-280,north of I-78, East of the Garden State Parkway,and west of downtown, practically the entire central ward.This goes for the Fairmount district as well. Its populated 80% by thugs and their neighbors who cover up for them when police arrive! 95% of all Newark violent crime occurs here. Unfortunately, Newark's small re-emerging middle class concentrated in the North,east, and extreme west vailsburg, are simply outnumbered by worthless black and white/Spanish trash and what I like to call...THE GHETTO LOBBY.
Newark suffers from reverse-anti white (both against anglo andHispanic),& anti asian racism. Newark politicians are only interested in Black low income street politics. The election of Shariff,Baraka,and the Sharpe's old friend Mildred Crump, strengthens the Ghetto Lobby, and guarantee City Hall gridlock, stalling,or outright rejecting and killing any redevelopment that brings in upper income whites/asians threatening the fragile shrinking Majority (51%)African Americans have over this city.
These poverty pimps suck the life out of the city. They are socialist and think Newark is there to provide ALL government assistance to their lazy non working ghetto constituents. Why cant they contact Black businesses to set up shop in Newark? Dont they read Black Enterprise? Of all the rich Black fortune 100/200/300 and up companies....why wont these old time Newark politicians woo them in? answer, because middle and upper class residents, along with these companies, wont stand for the status quo!! They ( minus Booker, Ramos,Amador,Gonzales, and Quintana) refer to Immigrants and whites as "outsiders out to take whats ours". They pit Latinos against blacks! Shariff and Baraka are Newark's AL Sharpton x2!! This is why they hate booker so much,he's not from the Poverty gimme, give me,you're racist ,gimme, gimme,you're racist unless you give me.....Ghetto Lobby.


Now a sham group calling itself "concerned citizen for a new Newark", is posting fliers attacking the idea of Anibal Ramos's possible run for Mayor in 2014. Anibal Ramos is the concilman of Newark's north ward. His ward covers the woodside,Forest hill,Broadway,Branch Brook and upper Roseville & Silver Lake.
under the heading..."HOW CAN RAMOS BE OUR NEXT MAYOR?" the flyer rips at RAMOS for being tough on crime!!!!IM not kidding. It says the following;
He(Ramos) "shouts off" for McCarthy's reappointment as police commissioner."
"He's selling McCarthy to his north ward constituents"
Anibal Ramos wants to continue the WHITE OUTSIDER REGIMEN"
On 2014 VOTE NO FOR RAMOS!
This anti white and Hispanic flyer was sent to homes all over Newark immediately after the runoff. Why? Apparently Cory Booker may restrict himself to 2 terms, and allow Anibal Ramos to Run.
He would be Newark's first Hispanic/Puerto Rican Mayor. But to the likes of Baraka, and Shariff, Ramos is a WHITE, latino or not. He will clamp down on crime. For the ghetto lobby....This is unthinkable.
Eventual Latin majority in Newark as early as 2010 census, will pave the way for pro business,pro growth Black,white and Hispanic mayors. Booker is a preview. A Brazilian/Portuguese/Puerto rican and other Hispanic city will open the floodgates to latin restaurants,retail, arrival of latin american developers,American luxury developers, african american Black Enterprise types and a true renaissance.
The improvements seen in the ironbound and north newark will spread.All income groups/Developers and ethnicities will be welcomed.

[alex@newark]

NEWARKGUY! 100% i agree with u about everything u wrote instead of these ghetto people taking over the city and making the rest of the whites who still live in the city from leaving forest hill,upper vailsburg, and even southern Weequahic we should kick all these ghetto people out of the city and make it become what it once was. Also i truly hope and pray that the growth for Brazilian/Portuguese/Puerto rican and other Hispanic, will just take over the city so we can finally UNited power!!!! unity is always a peace maker

[block944]

Block, I know you are angry but that statement is innacurate. I know for a fact that the hotel projects are moving along as well as ones on Edison and along broad by city hall and down by broad street. These projects are much lower key for multiple reasons (slow pace and developers realizing if your not going to use union laborers you better not be bragging about developing Newark). The bigger announced projects are incredibly complicated because of the current fiancing environment and the difficulties of doing something large scale in a city. I happen to like Corey Booker on a PR standpoint but his managment skills seem to be lacking, city hall runs as bad now as it did under James (neither one seeme to grasp the concept of lean managment and accountability). The city is still vastly better now than it was 5 years ago and you will actually see a benifit from the forclosures as the low cost of housing will bring people back in.


I would double check with your sources I know someone that works with Pryor, and she said the hotels are stalled as well as a lot of tenants leases will be up soon in the gateway and they may leave due to high rent unless the city can give them some cut backs.

[block944]

Newark will never return until its Black ghetto majority population, along with the white non hispanic and hispanic trash is cleansed out. I'm not talking about the beautifull working and professional blacks who live in southern Weequahic, Upper Clinton Hill,Upper Vailsburg&Ivy hill, and the few in Roseville,Woodside, as well as Forest Hill.... No. I'm talking of the massive region in Newark south of I-280,north of I-78, East of the Garden State Parkway,and west of downtown, practically the entire central ward.This goes for the Fairmount district as well. Its populated 80% by thugs and their neighbors who cover up for them when police arrive! 95% of all Newark violent crime occurs here. Unfortunately, Newark's small re-emerging middle class concentrated in the North,east, and extreme west vailsburg, are simply outnumbered by worthless black and white/Spanish trash and what I like to call...THE GHETTO LOBBY.

Newark suffers from reverse-anti white (both against anglo andHispanic),& anti asian racism. Newark politicians are only interested in Black low income street politics. The election of Shariff,Baraka,and the Sharpe's old friend Mildred Crump, strengthens the Ghetto Lobby, and guarantee City Hall gridlock, stalling,or outright rejecting and killing any redevelopment that brings in upper income whites/asians threatening the fragile shrinking Majority (51%)African Americans have over this city.

These poverty pimps suck the life out of the city. They are socialist and think Newark is there to provide ALL government assistance to their lazy non working ghetto constituents. Why cant they contact Black businesses to set up shop in Newark? Dont they read Black Enterprise? Of all the rich Black fortune 100/200/300 and up companies....why wont these old time Newark politicians woo them in? answer, because middle and upper class residents, along with these companies, wont stand for the status quo!! They ( minus Booker, Ramos,Amador,Gonzales, and Quintana) refer to Immigrants and whites as "outsiders out to take whats ours". They pit Latinos against blacks! Shariff and Baraka are Newark's AL Sharpton x2!! This is why they hate booker so much,he's not from the Poverty gimme, give me,you're racist ,gimme, gimme,you're racist unless you give me.....Ghetto Lobby.





Now a sham group calling itself "concerned citizen for a new Newark", is posting fliers attacking the idea of Anibal Ramos's possible run for Mayor in 2014. Anibal Ramos is the concilman of Newark's north ward. His ward covers the woodside,Forest hill,Broadway,Branch Brook and upper Roseville & Silver Lake.
under the heading..."HOW CAN RAMOS BE OUR NEXT MAYOR?" the flyer rips at RAMOS for being tough on crime!!!!IM not kidding. It says the following;
He(Ramos) "shouts off" for McCarthy's reappointment as police commissioner."
"He's selling McCarthy to his north ward constituents"
Anibal Ramos wants to continue the WHITE OUTSIDER REGIMEN"
On 2014 VOTE NO FOR RAMOS!

This anti white and Hispanic flyer was sent to homes all over Newark immediately after the runoff. Why? Apparently Cory Booker may restrict himself to 2 terms, and allow Anibal Ramos to Run.
He would be Newark's first Hispanic/Puerto Rican Mayor. But to the likes of Baraka, and Shariff, Ramos is a WHITE, latino or not. He will clamp down on crime. For the ghetto lobby....This is unthinkable.
Eventual Latin majority in Newark as early as 2010 census, will pave the way for pro business,pro growth Black,white and Hispanic mayors. Booker is a preview. A Brazilian/Portuguese/Puerto rican and other Hispanic city will open the floodgates to latin restaurants,retail, arrival of latin american developers,American luxury developers, african american Black Enterprise types and a true renaissance.

The improvements seen in the ironbound and north newark will spread.All income groups/Developers and ethnicities will be welcomed.







"Newark suffers from reverse-anti white (both against anglo andHispanic),& anti asian racism. Newark politicians are only interested in Black low income street politics. The election of Shariff,Baraka,and the Sharpe's old friend Mildred Crump, strengthens the Ghetto Lobby, and guarantee City Hall gridlock, stalling,or outright rejecting and killing any redevelopment that brings in upper income whites/asians threatening the fragile shrinking Majority (51%)African Americans have over this city."

Oh wow you nailed it my friend, anyone that is positive about newark has never seen the ghetto lobby in action... they squabble over office spaces and perks rather than the needs of Newark

[The Rock 07]

It's tough in some of these buildings because it's not just a fit out, there is structural work to be done and the landlords want top dollar. I am happy to see the D&D (D@D) there because they wanted top dollar for that spot. Meanwhile I took pictures of the building on Edison and the work there. I just have to figure where I can post them so they can be shown here.

Try making a photobucket account and upload them on there. That's what I did for NJDevs.

[newarkdevil1]

I think you have to also note the city itself has a history of racism on all parties sides and does very little to address it. The Italians, Irish, Jews, Germans and Greeks all had their problems with one another and Newark's lack of a Chinatown is due to that sort of shortsighted behavior. NJ itself has many of it's municipalities due to this same sort of behavior, it's unwillingness to broach tough issues on discrimination and get past the rhetoric. Bottom line is that Newark must make itself desirable for all races, genders and religions and can only accomplish that by laying off the race politics.

As for the hotels, they are in the financing stage and well it's not going to be easy I see the Tucker Marriott project going through this year. The leases are going to be tricky and will probably involve state tax credits. Newark still seems to struggle getting the larger clients like the law and accounting firms that it needs to really get large amounts of disposable income pumped into the retail.

[scrollhectic]

Newark will never return until its Black ghetto majority population, along with the white non hispanic and hispanic trash is cleansed out. I'm not talking about the beautifull working and professional blacks who live in southern Weequahic, Upper Clinton Hill,Upper Vailsburg&Ivy hill, and the few in Roseville,Woodside, as well as Forest Hill.... No. I'm talking of the massive region in Newark south of I-280,north of I-78, East of the Garden State Parkway,and west of downtown, practically the entire central ward.This goes for the Fairmount district as well. Its populated 80% by thugs and their neighbors who cover up for them when police arrive! 95% of all Newark violent crime occurs here. Unfortunately, Newark's small re-emerging middle class concentrated in the North,east, and extreme west vailsburg, are simply outnumbered by worthless black and white/Spanish trash and what I like to call...THE GHETTO LOBBY.
Newark suffers from reverse-anti white (both against anglo andHispanic),& anti asian racism. Newark politicians are only interested in Black low income street politics. The election of Shariff,Baraka,and the Sharpe's old friend Mildred Crump, strengthens the Ghetto Lobby, and guarantee City Hall gridlock, stalling,or outright rejecting and killing any redevelopment that brings in upper income whites/asians threatening the fragile shrinking Majority (51%)African Americans have over this city.
These poverty pimps suck the life out of the city. They are socialist and think Newark is there to provide ALL government assistance to their lazy non working ghetto constituents. Why cant they contact Black businesses to set up shop in Newark? Dont they read Black Enterprise? Of all the rich Black fortune 100/200/300 and up companies....why wont these old time Newark politicians woo them in? answer, because middle and upper class residents, along with these companies, wont stand for the status quo!! They ( minus Booker, Ramos,Amador,Gonzales, and Quintana) refer to Immigrants and whites as "outsiders out to take whats ours". They pit Latinos against blacks! Shariff and Baraka are Newark's AL Sharpton x2!! This is why they hate booker so much,he's not from the Poverty gimme, give me,you're racist ,gimme, gimme,you're racist unless you give me.....Ghetto Lobby.


Now a sham group calling itself "concerned citizen for a new Newark", is posting fliers attacking the idea of Anibal Ramos's possible run for Mayor in 2014. Anibal Ramos is the concilman of Newark's north ward. His ward covers the woodside,Forest hill,Broadway,Branch Brook and upper Roseville & Silver Lake.
under the heading..."HOW CAN RAMOS BE OUR NEXT MAYOR?" the flyer rips at RAMOS for being tough on crime!!!!IM not kidding. It says the following;
He(Ramos) "shouts off" for McCarthy's reappointment as police commissioner."
"He's selling McCarthy to his north ward constituents"
Anibal Ramos wants to continue the WHITE OUTSIDER REGIMEN"
On 2014 VOTE NO FOR RAMOS!
This anti white and Hispanic flyer was sent to homes all over Newark immediately after the runoff. Why? Apparently Cory Booker may restrict himself to 2 terms, and allow Anibal Ramos to Run.
He would be Newark's first Hispanic/Puerto Rican Mayor. But to the likes of Baraka, and Shariff, Ramos is a WHITE, latino or not. He will clamp down on crime. For the ghetto lobby....This is unthinkable.
Eventual Latin majority in Newark as early as 2010 census, will pave the way for pro business,pro growth Black,white and Hispanic mayors. Booker is a preview. A Brazilian/Portuguese/Puerto rican and other Hispanic city will open the floodgates to latin restaurants,retail, arrival of latin american developers,American luxury developers, african american Black Enterprise types and a true renaissance.

The improvements seen in the ironbound and north newark will spread.All income groups/Developers and ethnicities will be welcomed.




AMEN!
It's funny cause I was discussing with a friend whether a restaurant like Olive Garden would do well on Broad and Market considering Olive Garden's general appeal as well as the foot traffic in that area and she said pretty much what was mentioned above... the "element" that frequent the shops in that area would turn the Olive Garden, well.. hood. Applebees on Springfield Ave, however, contradicts that so it makes me wonder why others can't follow suite.

[Marv95]

Put it further up Broad by Raymond Blvd where the white collar employees are and it could work. Or even incorporate it with the Courtyard coming up behind the Rock. If it's on the other side of Broad St it's not gonna work. The Applebees contradicts that because what's immediately surrounding it? Home Depot? Walgreens? No cluster of ghetto retail like Broad/Market has to attract the ghetto element.

[stache]

I've noticed Applebee's is a very flexible chain, depending on the location.

[newarkdevil1]

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[newarkdevil1]

I'm excited to see they are escavating and doing work on the building to the left as well.

[Marv95]

Yeah I noticed yesterday the Caldabash building is about to be worked on. What I would do is put a low-rise, 10-15-story hotel between the two and have the lobby serve as the entrance to them.

[alex@newark]

cool pics but what are they suppose to be building?? and marv95 u took my idea away about the hotel but i would really do it that small and yet again the marriot is suppose to be coming to the stadium anyway

[Newarkguy]

Absolutely. I was Newarkers;......AngloSaxons of Brittish-English descent that began in 1820's what we today call "white flight". They left central Newark for the Oranges to flee the incoming "swarthy" Germans.(as Alexander Hamilton called them in his disapproval of tanned Germans and amish immigrants "taking over"Pennsylvania in 1800) Then the Wasp residents had Trenton sever the Oranges from Newark. When the GREATER NEWARK PLAN was introduced in 1916,to restore Newark's size as a world class city,suburban wasps opposed annexation to Newark, warning that Newark's majority nonwhite "alien races"of Catholic Irish,Russian&Polish,Euro Jews, as well as the first latin immigrants of their time,the southern Italians,(who were considered blacks along with the very first puerto Ricans by an America populated up to then with Blond blue eyed aryan nordics who did not consider central and southern Europeans as true whites) were infesting Newark. They warned that the corrupt,alien races of Newark would infest ,and destroy the suburban character of the Oranges.Of course, once these groups collectively outnumbered the wasps,Anglo America coined the "White Ethnics" term in the 1950's to include them in. This left Blacks and incoming latino's hanging, as the jobs left Newark and other US cities with the newly assimilated ex "alien races".So one CAN see how racism holds communities back.

I think you have to also note the city itself has a history of racism on all parties sides and does very little to address it. The Italians, Irish, Jews, Germans and Greeks all had their problems with one another and Newark's lack of a Chinatown is due to that sort of shortsighted behavior. NJ itself has many of it's municipalities due to this same sort of behavior, it's unwillingness to broach tough issues on discrimination and get past the rhetoric. Bottom line is that Newark must make itself desirable for all races, genders and religions and can only accomplish that by laying off the race politics.

As for the hotels, they are in the financing stage and well it's not going to be easy I see the Tucker Marriott project going through this year. The leases are going to be tricky and will probably involve state tax credits. Newark still seems to struggle getting the larger clients like the law and accounting firms that it needs to really get large amounts of disposable income pumped into the retail.

[66nexus]

AMEN!
It's funny cause I was discussing with a friend whether a restaurant like Olive Garden would do well on Broad and Market considering Olive Garden's general appeal as well as the foot traffic in that area and she said pretty much what was mentioned above... the "element" that frequent the shops in that area would turn the Olive Garden, well.. hood. Applebees on Springfield Ave, however, contradicts that so it makes me wonder why others can't follow suite.

I've always wondered this myself. I always thought it was a paradox that businesses downtown have such a hard time surviving, but yet, on the immediate periphery of downtown you have success. WTW


Put it further up Broad by Raymond Blvd where the white collar employees are and it could work. Or even incorporate it with the Courtyard coming up behind the Rock. If it's on the other side of Broad St it's not gonna work. The Applebees contradicts that because what's immediately surrounding it? Home Depot? Walgreens? No cluster of ghetto retail like Broad/Market has to attract the ghetto element.

Very very good point.


I've noticed Applebee's is a very flexible chain, depending on the location.

True yet...strange


Yeah I noticed yesterday the Caldabash building is about to be worked on. What I would do is put a low-rise, 10-15-story hotel between the two and have the lobby serve as the entrance to them.

It kinda burns me that they want to put the Marriott where they do. I could see nothing but success if they put a hotel there.

[Newarkguy]

Hey 66 Nexus,...........any Idea whatever happened to the Broad street arena entrance? wasnt it slated for that corner to begin with?

[66nexus]

Hey 66 Nexus,...........any Idea whatever happened to the Broad street arena entrance? wasnt it slated for that corner to begin with?

I think the Devils were supposed to put their money in for that, but I don't know why it hasn't happened yet. I hate the dispute between them and the city b/c it seems there are larger issues at hand and the two would do better as allies than as opponents. And we know the Devs have the money lol, Ilya's contract is a drop in the bucket

[block944]

8. Newark, New Jersey
Population: 281,402

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.walletpop.com/blog/media/2010/08/newarktheatre240.jpgWhere to start for one of the worst cities (http://theweek.com/article/index/202155/saving-americas-worst-city) in America? Newark has been likened to Detroit, but with its own political and social dysfunction. More than a quarter of its population lives below the poverty line, the state has the most Superfund (http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_to_add_up_to_25_more_superf.html)toxic-waste sites in the nation, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker is trying to close a $70 million budget deficit by cutting items like toilet paper (http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/newark-cutting-toilet-paper-to-help-close-70-million-budget-deficit). Non-uniformed city workers will soon start working four-day workweeks, which won't make it the first city to cut employee hours, but at least Booker has said he won't raise taxes (http://www.northjersey.com/news/essex/072210_Newark_cutting_hours_purchases.html).

Booker has brought the city a long way since being elected in 2007, but he still has a long way to go. While crime in the city has been reduced, it still remains a major issue. A recent spate of shootings (http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Newark-Shootings-Leave-1-Dead-1-Injured-99836554.html) has reminded residents of the city's long history of violent crime (http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/newark_anti-violence_group_hol.html).

See full article from WalletPop: http://srph.it/cUWyYi

[66nexus]

Forbes list 20 most miserable cities:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/11/americas-most-miserable-cities-business-beltway-miserable-cities_slide_21.html

[stache]

Can't believe they would include something as trivial as sports ranking in determining quality of life. No wonder Forbes is running on fumes these days.

[alex@newark]

look at this link it says that they are proposing to make a little strip mall where the landmark Pabst Blue Ribbon brewery stood i mean it seems okay but the area is horrible i dont think as many people would go like the city officials think expecially now that newark ranks as 8th in the USA for worst city

http://www.welcorealty.com/pdf/NEWARK%20MAY%2008%20w%20INSERTS.pdf

[newarkdevil1]

I thought it was interesting that they put project brand name stories that might work there in some of the samples. Either way, strip retail is preffered around the country by developers, cheeper to build and fill out.


look at this link it says that they are proposing to make a little strip mall where the landmark Pabst Blue Ribbon brewery stood i mean it seems okay but the area is horrible i dont think as many people would go like the city officials think expecially now that newark ranks as 8th in the USA for worst city

http://www.welcorealty.com/pdf/NEWARK%20MAY%2008%20w%20INSERTS.pdf

[alex@newark]

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2006/05/461560.jpg

does anybody have a clue as what is this suppose to be its been like this for a while im cluless

[block944]

look at this link it says that they are proposing to make a little strip mall where the landmark Pabst Blue Ribbon brewery stood i mean it seems okay but the area is horrible i dont think as many people would go like the city officials think expecially now that newark ranks as 8th in the USA for worst city

http://www.welcorealty.com/pdf/NEWARK%20MAY%2008%20w%20INSERTS.pdf


Pipe dream... its from 2008, it aint happening and that area is horrible and will not work. there is already empty stores on south orange ave.

[block944]

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2006/05/461560.jpg

does anybody have a clue as what is this suppose to be its been like this for a while im cluless


Now its part of teachers village and who knows when that is going to come in.. 2025?

[newarkdevil1]

Block, Teachers Village is one of the few projects that will happen because they already have their financing in place as the Reit already brought in the capital parter to take care of the defaulted loan. Unlike a Cogswell people brought real money into this. On a seperate note, the owner has done a great job of providing a intermediary program with artist and subsidizing galleries there.


Now its part of teachers village and who knows when that is going to come in.. 2025?

[alex@newark]

I mean really those streets that they want to build this "Teacher Village" is all messed up but i would love to see their vison come true for what ever that building is suppose to be in the village.

[Newarkguy]

Now its part of teachers village and who knows when that is going to come in.. 2025? That building has been abandoned for over 20 years. I'm a lifetime Newark resident, attended Arts High School(CLASS OF 1992), and walked past it often when going home from school. This building, along with the semi abandoned Newark Chamber of commerce tower ,a 12 story tower of empty air with the lobby converted to a muslim islamic mosque, reminds me of a fallen empire. A place once free with freedom and economic opportunity, converted to a third world cr@phole. Downtown Newark south of Broad st. in general, is third world. Branford place.....a road filled with radical nation of Islam black muslims, speakers blaring- playing anti American propaganda in arabic. Its probably the best place in Newark to buy a men's suit. If your'e a woman, forget about it!!!!!!!!!!!!! No womens clothing stores are as visible on male muslim dominated Branford place!

[Newarkguy]

Drove by the old "late"New Newark/Halsey-Hahnes village area between Central avenue and Cedar street. Very bad news...EDISON PARK-FAST does occupy all the land. No wonder Cogswell walked. They probably demanded astronomically high$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for the land!! I dont think Cogwell EVER owned that parking block! I say parking block, because the only two structures there are a corner chicken wing place, and an adjacent 10 story abandoned tower. Edison (or predecessor) demolished the old beautifull historic Loews Newark Theatre on the corner of Broad and New street in the early 1980's, then demolished all the historic brownstones along Halsey street to expand their PARKFAST lots. I HATE THIS LANBANKING "parking" COMPANY!!! they controll 90% of downtown Newark's vacant land as surface lots and will NEVER develop, or sell,now that Newark cannot use "under-utilized", or eyesore-blight ,as reason for imminent domain.

[Newarkguy]

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Construction Re-Starts on Harrison Commons
After being on hold for more than three years, the Harrison Commons Project has sprung back to life today. Work re-started this morning as infrastructure crews began to wrap up work on underground utilities necessary for the Harrison Commons mini-city:

THE BEAST has AWOKEN!
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10339&d=1281571223

A set of pilings waits to be driven into the earth:
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10338&d=1281571217

Overview of the western portion of the site of Building 1:
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10337&d=1281571210

A second rig that was delivered to the site last week:
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=10340&d=1281571232
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[alex@newark]

Does anybody know whats happing to the Krueger Scott Mansion????

[newarkdevil1]

Does anybody know whats happing to the Krueger Scott Mansion????
Last I remeber some lady with no money bought it at auction and basically was going to the papers asking people to fix it for her. It's a real shame, you would love to see that be the mayors mansion or something like that.

[block944]

Ex-Essex County jail unveils top-floor conference center with Newark skyline panoramic view

Published: Monday, August 16, 2010, 5:16 PM Updated: Monday, August 16, 2010, 5:18 PM

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NEWARK (http://www.nj.com/newark) — The jail-turned-premiere office space that is now called the Leroy F. Smith Jr. Public Safety Building today was touted for its crowning amenity, a top-floor conference center with panoramic views of the Newark skyline.
While the top floor of the building undergoing a $24.4 million makeover is on the 13th floor, the number on the control panel in each of the building’s towers will be changed, Essex County Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said.
“This is the 14th floor,” DiVincenzo announced. “The 13th is supposedly unlucky.”
It was one of the last wrinkles in a tower otherwise hailed as a government marvel that will generate $1.7 million a year from cost-saving consolidation and from new lease revenue.
Essex County repeatedly has showcased the re-birth of the circa 1970 jail — once slated for demolition — and its ability to attract top-notch tenants. In January, the first anchor tenant arrived. Judges from the Appellate Division of state Superior Court announced they would return to Newark after a decades-long hiatus. The annual rent: $521,268.
The wave of new arrivals soon accelerated, with the arrival of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, elements of the county prosecutor’s office and today’s welcome to administrators of the county vo-tech.
RELATED COVERAGE:
• N.J. Homeland Security staffers move into former Essex County jail (http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/nj_homeland_security_staffers.html)
• N.J. Supreme Court chief justice tours new appellate division offices (http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/nj_supreme_court_chief_justice_1.html)
• Former Essex County Jail transformed into $24M office space welcomes tenants (http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/old_newark_county_jail_transfo.html)

Michael Pennella, the vo-tech superintendent, didn’t mention the 13th floor, which will sport a 28-person conference table and video conferencing and will play host to board confabs and holiday parties for the high-rise’s various tenants.
His remarks did, though, touch on a number typically associated with luck. “This is our 7th day here,” he said, “and I can tell you, it’s been seven good days so far.”
Pennella, whose staff of 14 had been in Verona, credited the high-rise’s makeover to the hard work of DiVincenzo, reaching for a remark attributed to famed football coach Vincent Lombardi. “If we chase perfection,” he said, “we will gain excellence.”
The transformed tower sits next to Veterans Courthouse, the historic Hall of Records and the newly created 2.7-acre Veterans Memorial Park, whose back drop is the classic townhomes of Society Hill. The tower’s courtyard is centered by a water fountain, whose basins include pennies and quarters thrown by people making wishes.
The retrofit price tag has mushroomed from $12 million to $24 million as what was initially envisioned as storage space turned into costlier offices with the arrival of as many as 129 new tenants.
But Philip LiVecchi, the county director of public works, said the price tag, which includes demolition and design, was a very favorable $169 per square foot. He wasn’t worried about the number “13” changeover.
“I think he’s doing it almost as a courtesy,” LiVecchi said of the elevator contractor.

[stache]

All the rent is paid for with taxes.

[block944]

Just an update, the society hill board is full out against the Hotel being built at Springfield market ave.Already Society hill has to put up fences to keep the troublemakers out close by where it says 19000 vpd . They say the area is filled with troublemakers on that side and the hotel will not do well and will eventually turn into housing for the same troublemakers who would then proliferate in that area.

They should just build a condo or townhomes there and call it a day with shops next to the area. As at our meeting black,white asians all bluntly put it.... it will attract the poor and increase crime.


http://www.tuckerdevelopment.com/images/091117%20SAM%201%20M%20WEB%20800.jpg

[scrollhectic]

Just an update, the society hill board is full out against the Hotel being built at Springfield market ave.Already Society hill has to put up fences to keep the troublemakers out close by where it says 19000 vpd . They say the area is filled with troublemakers on that side and the hotel will not do well and will eventually turn into housing for the same troublemakers who would then proliferate in that area.

They should just build a condo or townhomes there and call it a day with shops next to the area. As at our meeting black,white asians all bluntly put it.... it will attract the poor and increase crime.


http://www.tuckerdevelopment.com/images/091117%20SAM%201%20M%20WEB%20800.jpg

Agreed 100%. They need to do Society Hill phase 3 (or 4 or whatever) and bring in middle income home owners to help stabilize that area. Society Hill is truly one of the more successful developments in the city. Why not mimick that success? The developement can stand to be slightly higher density to both increase the middle income tax base and also to bridge the relatively low density society hill with the more dense, less...ummm... attractive developements west of the site. I also agree with Block, the triangular lot next to the site would be great for retail (bank, a fast food chain other than Subway) or mixed used (ground floor retail, apartments on upper floors.)

[block944]

Newark Riverfront Progress Report
At the fourth biennial Passaic Riverfront Institute (http://csam.montclair.edu/pri/conferences/), Newark Riverfront Regeneration presented an update on two years of riverfront work with “The Riverfront That Newark Wants: Progress Report 2009-2010.” Download the PDF at:

http://newarksriver.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/newark-riverfront-progress-report/

As always, learn more about what’s going on at the riverfront at www.newarksriver.wordpress.com (http://www.newarksriver.wordpress.com/).

Damon Rich
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[66nexus]

Just an update, the society hill board is full out against the Hotel being built at Springfield market ave.Already Society hill has to put up fences to keep the troublemakers out close by where it says 19000 vpd . They say the area is filled with troublemakers on that side and the hotel will not do well and will eventually turn into housing for the same troublemakers who would then proliferate in that area.

They should just build a condo or townhomes there and call it a day with shops next to the area. As at our meeting black,white asians all bluntly put it.... it will attract the poor and increase crime.



Could not agree more. I just don't know who believes that a hotel is what that area needs and I'm glad the SH neighborhood is fighting it.

[alex@newark]

honestly i just say dont even try to bring the middle class people to that area who would want to live their the only way they are going t get that is if the violent crimes go down and that sound kind of impossible

[66nexus]

Honestly, the Soc.Hill neighborhood is one of the better ones, I don't believe it at all has a high violent crime rate. Interestingly enough (and something I've been thinking about lately) I think this area is a good key for stability and growth. That may sound weird b/c of its location but look at the status of the area:

Home Depot, Applebee's, Autozone to the east, w/ a decent middle-class neighborhood (Soc.Hill), park (Vet's Park) and newly renovated office building. This area is unusually stable and needs to be spread and cared for b/c downtown just isn't capable.

I've always believed in recapturing downtown and spreading outward, but perhaps things should be done on the reverse i.e., using Society Hill to recapture downtown and surrounds.

[stache]

Yes but right across Norfolk St. you get into bad news territory. If it weren't for the security patrols, Society Hill would not work at all.

[newarkdevil1]

It's worth noting that the comfort Inn is not in the best area of town(basically in the industrial side of 21) and has served as an anchor to some of the strip plazas along 21. I personally think that a hotel with a nice combination of retial could actually enhance society hill if done in that order (Hotel and a portion of the strip done first) which could actually serve as an achor for that nieghborhood (Both the townhouses, schools and legal building) on the western and Southern border.

As for the riverfront project I noticed they were laying the tarp (underlayment) and what looked like top soil today.

[scrollhectic]

Yes but right across Norfolk St. you get into bad news territory. If it weren't for the security patrols, Society Hill would not work at all.

You're right Stache. The security patrols are essential to both reducing crime (reality) in that development and creating a sense of security (perception) for the residents. When I first moved to the Old Bank District in downtown LA, there were security guards who walked between the three loft buildings that were in the middle of skid row. Although at first, only the immediate area was safe, in a few years, development spurred in the surrounding area and the entire neighborhood became walkable and vibrant. A cafe, a bar, a bookstore, a boutique, an art gallery and a Quiznos openned up in a five year time span. The security guards were switched to only nighttime patrol once the area stabilized. The missions still stayed open and served the homeless, but there was no crime and people felt safe walking around.

[stache]

I'm glad to hear that. I have not been to downtown LA for quite some time.

[block944]

You're right Stache. The security patrols are essential to both reducing crime (reality) in that development and creating a sense of security (perception) for the residents. When I first moved to the Old Bank District in downtown LA, there were security guards who walked between the three loft buildings that were in the middle of skid row. Although at first, only the immediate area was safe, in a few years, development spurred in the surrounding area and the entire neighborhood became walkable and vibrant. A cafe, a bar, a bookstore, a boutique, an art gallery and a Quiznos openned up in a five year time span. The security guards were switched to only nighttime patrol once the area stabilized. The missions still stayed open and served the homeless, but there was no crime and people felt safe walking around.


Society hill started in 1993....

[stache]

Yes I wasn't going to get into this in the interest of diplomacy but Society Hill as it is has a more suburban quality. You have similar but lower income housing above it and pretty much campus/park on the other sides so there is not really a place in the immediate area for the coffee house etc. like there is in downtown LA or Halsey St. for example.

[66nexus]

You're right Stache. The security patrols are essential to both reducing crime (reality) in that development and creating a sense of security (perception) for the residents. When I first moved to the Old Bank District in downtown LA, there were security guards who walked between the three loft buildings that were in the middle of skid row. Although at first, only the immediate area was safe, in a few years, development spurred in the surrounding area and the entire neighborhood became walkable and vibrant. A cafe, a bar, a bookstore, a boutique, an art gallery and a Quiznos openned up in a five year time span. The security guards were switched to only nighttime patrol once the area stabilized. The missions still stayed open and served the homeless, but there was no crime and people felt safe walking around.


That's actually reassuring in the sense that: "it can be done."

[66nexus]

Society hill started in 1993....

That's true, but back then I remember critics saying not only it would fail, but that it would be decrepit w/in a few years. SocHill's stability, combined w/ the unusual stability of the Home Depot spots only tells me the area can do better. If anything, I think it would be Newark politics to hold back success in the area.

[66nexus]

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership


I suppose there's no point in having a Barnes & Noble now. It would've went the same way Old Navy, NY&Co and others did.

[alex@newark]

It would be soo cool If oldnavy would come back or some of the other brand stores start to come within like 3-5 years because that would truly start a big boom in the downtown area.

[lyons farm]

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110381/clearance-sale-barnes-noble-didnt-evolve-enough?mod=career-leadership


I suppose there's no point in having a Barnes & Noble now. It would've went the same way Old Navy, NY&Co and others did.

Good evening guys, didn't Old Navy close several stores that year and NY&CO has been at that location over twenty years and before that it Learner clothing store ....Same parent company.

[block944]

Yes I wasn't going to get into this in the interest of diplomacy but Society Hill as it is has a more suburban quality. You have similar but lower income housing above it and pretty much campus/park on the other sides so there is not really a place in the immediate area for the coffee house etc. like there is in downtown LA or Halsey St. for example.


you said it.. not me :X

[alex@newark]

what are they suppose to be building on 41 edison place? i passed by there today and saw them doing construction just wanted to know

[scrollhectic]

Yes I wasn't going to get into this in the interest of diplomacy but Society Hill as it is has a more suburban quality. You have similar but lower income housing above it and pretty much campus/park on the other sides so there is not really a place in the immediate area for the coffee house etc. like there is in downtown LA or Halsey St. for example.

I think my post was taken too literally and the point was missed. I don' think a cafe or bar or even a Quiznos will do well in that area either. I actually think a national bank on that triangular lot makes sense, even though there's one across the street (i think the one across the street is a local bank.) My post was speaking more to the effect that security guards have on the perception of an area being safe. I mentioned all the other developments spurred in downtown LA to point out the long term effects that perceptions can have both in moving an area forward and holding an area back. And yes, Society Hill is more suburban, which is why I feel that whatever new developement takes place on that site should be slightly higher density to serve as a buffer between the two "neighborhoods."

Block, it more often then not seems the case that with Newark, the way things unfold is usually the exception rather than the norm; it takes so much longer for things to get developped here than in most places. I'm not sure why the progression of Society Hill didn't continue after its initial first few phases of success. I wouldn't be surprised if politics played a big hand in it - this IS Newark after all. I remember speaking with an executive at Avalon Bay and I asked if ever they would consider building in Newark. He explained that at one point they had strong interest, but in dealing with city hall, they felt the deal would be unprofitable and not worth all the trouble. I work for a development company that does alot of mixed-use, multi-family, medium to high denisity development in the region and Newark is definitely not on our radar, even though we've met with Booker. Harrison, however, is. Harrison is a lot easier of a city to work with than Newark.

[stache]

Makes sense, and eventually Harrison may help bring up Newark.

[newarkdevil1]

I think my post was taken too literally and the point was missed. I don' think a cafe or bar or even a Quiznos will do well in that area either. I actually think a national bank on that triangular lot makes sense, even though there's one across the street (i think the one across the street is a local bank.) My post was speaking more to the effect that security guards have on the perception of an area being safe. I mentioned all the other developments spurred in downtown LA to point out the long term effects that perceptions can have both in moving an area forward and holding an area back. And yes, Society Hill is more suburban, which is why I feel that whatever new developement takes place on that site should be slightly higher density to serve as a buffer between the two "neighborhoods."

Block, it more often then not seems the case that with Newark, the way things unfold is usually the exception rather than the norm; it takes so much longer for things to get developped here than in most places. I'm not sure why the progression of Society Hill didn't continue after its initial first few phases of success. I wouldn't be surprised if politics played a big hand in it - this IS Newark after all. I remember speaking with an executive at Avalon Bay and I asked if ever they would consider building in Newark. He explained that at one point they had strong interest, but in dealing with city hall, they felt the deal would be unprofitable and not worth all the trouble. I work for a development company that does alot of mixed-use, multi-family, medium to high denisity development in the region and Newark is definitely not on our radar, even though we've met with Booker. Harrison, however, is. Harrison is a lot easier of a city to work with than Newark.

For lack of a better way to put it, Newark is a cluster F in terms of it's rules and dealing with the city. It's clear that they just don't care about development or productivity but rather create political layers to insure they have jobs and you are scared to call them out on it. I can't think of any of the business owners I deal with that think city hall is run well and that is for Gibson, Sharpe and Booker. The city is run like a petulant child making all the choices for the parents and it's pathetic to watch.

[stache]

It's clear that they just don't care about development or productivity but rather create political layers to insure they have jobs and you are scared to call them out on it.

Jobs where nothing really has to be accomplished.

[Nexis4Jersey]

I think Elizabeth will pull Newark up aswell at least the South ward. Once Elizabeth starts going again nothing will stop it.

[alex@newark]

Dickie dees is the best its so good.....!:d

[Marv95]

is quite similar to the issues going on in Cleveland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xSesnJlFr0&feature=related

[66nexus]

Very very good watch, and an eerie parallel to Newark

[66nexus]

I think Elizabeth will pull Newark up aswell at least the South ward. Once Elizabeth starts going again nothing will stop it.

I honestly can't see how, just on the strength that Elizabeth doesn't seem to command that kind of influence (IMO of course)

[block944]

Isn't chapel right by the arena?





String of Newark shootings leaves one dead, three wounded in 24-hour span

Published: Friday, August 20, 2010, 12:08 AM Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 5:16 AM

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NEWARK - Four men were shot, one fatally, during a 24-hour span that started Wednesday night in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and three law enforcement officials. The explosion of gunfire left one man dead in the city’s Central Ward last night and three others in University Hospital suffering from bullet wounds, according to the officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the incidents.
The Newark Police Department did not respond to several requests for information about the shootings.
The homicide victim, 18, was shot at least once at 8:36 p.m. on Blum Street, said Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor’s Office.
He was pronounced dead at University Hospital about an hour later, and his identity is withheld pending notification of his family.
The wave of gunfire started Wednesday night less than a tenth of a mile from the scene, when an unidentified man was struck by a bullet on the corner of Blum Street and Springfield Avenue, according to the officials.
The second shooting happened last night on Chapel Street near Raymond Boulevard in the city’s East Ward, according to the officials, and gunfire erupted again just hours later on Orchard Street, a few blocks from Newark Symphony Hall.
The incidents do not appear to be related, officials said. The names of the victims were not available.
As of Aug. 1, the number of reported shooting incidents in the city this year was 142, compared with 153 at same time last year, a decrease of less than 8 percent, according to city police statistics. The number of people struck by gunfire in the city had fallen from 195 to 182, a drop of less than 7 percent.
Prosecutor’s Office statistics show violence has been pervasive in the state’s largest city this month, with nine reported homicides already in August, compared with only seven through the entire month in 2009.


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[Marv95]

It's towards the Turnpike near Hayes Park East. And these happened near housing projects or a hood known for drugs/abandonment. In August. This isn't news.

[newarkdevil1]

No, Chapel is in the East Ironbound and this shooting took place right by the riverfront housing project, what a suprise huh. I live around the corner from there it's literally a night and day experience within three blocks.


Isn't chapel right by the arena?





String of Newark shootings leaves one dead, three wounded in 24-hour span

Published: Friday, August 20, 2010, 12:08 AM Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 5:16 AM

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NEWARK - Four men were shot, one fatally, during a 24-hour span that started Wednesday night in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and three law enforcement officials. The explosion of gunfire left one man dead in the city’s Central Ward last night and three others in University Hospital suffering from bullet wounds, according to the officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the incidents.
The Newark Police Department did not respond to several requests for information about the shootings.
The homicide victim, 18, was shot at least once at 8:36 p.m. on Blum Street, said Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the Prosecutor’s Office.
He was pronounced dead at University Hospital about an hour later, and his identity is withheld pending notification of his family.
The wave of gunfire started Wednesday night less than a tenth of a mile from the scene, when an unidentified man was struck by a bullet on the corner of Blum Street and Springfield Avenue, according to the officials.
The second shooting happened last night on Chapel Street near Raymond Boulevard in the city’s East Ward, according to the officials, and gunfire erupted again just hours later on Orchard Street, a few blocks from Newark Symphony Hall.
The incidents do not appear to be related, officials said. The names of the victims were not available.
As of Aug. 1, the number of reported shooting incidents in the city this year was 142, compared with 153 at same time last year, a decrease of less than 8 percent, according to city police statistics. The number of people struck by gunfire in the city had fallen from 195 to 182, a drop of less than 7 percent.
Prosecutor’s Office statistics show violence has been pervasive in the state’s largest city this month, with nine reported homicides already in August, compared with only seven through the entire month in 2009.


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[newarkdevil1]

What I find amazing is that we use our tax dollars to basically build slums for our drug dealers, How is it after 60 years of failure with affordable housing that no one gets that it doesn't work?

[Marv95]

Affordable housing isn't the problem. Mt. Olive, Florham Park, Belle Mead and parts of Newark-specifically along W. Kinney going towards Bergen St.--have some that are nicely maintained and have a lack of crime. It's the low-income/HUD sponsored crapholes that need to go.

[block944]

Some good news :)





New brew pub is a reminder of Newark's rich beer-brewing tradition

Published: Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:00 AM Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 4:49 PM

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NEWARK (http://www.nj.com/newark) — In the annals of American brewing history, the names of P. Ballantine & Sons, Pabst Blue Ribbon and G. Krueger Brewing Co. are among the beer titans of old.
Newark — once home to 26 breweries and the birthplace of beer sold in cans — was where they practiced their trade of hops and yeast and, yes, the final product, lager and ale.




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Enter John Feeley and Greg Gilhooly, who have embraced that rich heritage by bringing the first brew pub to the state’s largest city.
"We’re the caretakers," Gilhooly said alongside four towering 15-barrel fermenters, one bearing a distinctive "Bavarian Brewing" stamp. "The weight is on our shoulders. The weight of history."
Step inside the doors of Port 44 Brew Pub — past a stack of "Ale Street News" and menus featuring Angus burgers and "Famous Jersey Fries" — and you’ll see the giant fermenters stand like a collection of pillars to your left, the main four-corner bar with its rows of 20-ounce mugs overhead straight ahead.
The 44 Commerce St. attraction, a one-time restaurant with a capacity of 280 patrons, is Newark’s first brew pub in recent memory, according to city officials, and one of just a few night spots to locate near the 18,000-seat Prudential Center, home to the New Jersey Devils.
It is also in the heart of the city’s office district, within minutes of some of New Jersey’s most high-powered law firms — Seton Hall and Rutgers law schools.
RELATED VIDEOPort 44 Brew Pub brings beer back to Newark
Their first concoction: "Goldfinch Ale," is named after the official state bird. Next up is "Devil’s Red," named after the New Jersey hockey franchise, followed by "Catskill Hop Harvest Ale" and "Longy’s Black Market Stout." That particular brew takes its name from one of Newark’s Prohibition bootleggers, Longy Zwillman.
"That’s a good one," Michael Pellegrino, author of "Jersey Brew: The Story of Beer in New Jersey," said of the choice.
Zwillman, credited with being New Jersey’s leading supplier of beer during the Prohibition years of 1920 to 1933, once had his thugs corner a competitor named "Richie the Boot" at Broad and Market streets. They emptied their guns, hitting him eight times, said Pellegrino, who when not writing about beer is a tax lien attorney in Denville.
As for the Port 44 duo, Feeley, 51, is a former Orange deputy fire chief and attorney, and Gilhooly, 50, spent a career fighting crime before retiring as a Newark police officer. "Fourth generation retired Newark policeman," his mother, Gloria Gilhooly, said proudly.
She was there on Wednesday morning as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a self-described vegetarian and tea-totalier, grabbed a stein of the Port’s home brew.
"I’ve suspended the rule today," Booker said ahead of the pre-noon beer tasting.
The beer barons of the Ballantine era are long gone. But Newark remains the home of "The King of Beer," namely Anheuser-Bush. It opened in 1951 and remains the last remaining brewery. "They make more ‘Bud’ in Newark than any place in the world," Pellegrino said.
But unlike the giant mega brewer, Port 44 cannot distribute its ales or lagers.
http://media.nj.com/star-ledger/photo/-54aac71476a60be0_large.jpgMitsu Yasukawa/ The Star-LedgerBrewer Christopher Sheehan operates a mashtun tanks in the brew house located on 2nd floor at Port 44 Brew Pub in Newark.
The "seed capital" for Port 44’s launch came via a $300,000 loan from Brick City Development Corp., the city’s chief economic development engine. It helped fund a four-level ale-making system starting with a grist case that contains crushed grain.
At the controls is Christopher Sheehan of Bergenfield, an award-winning brewer with knee-high, steel-toed rubber boots (protection against rolling kegs) and a lengthy resume that includes an 11-year stint at Chelsea Brewery in Manhattan.
The idea for the brew pub, one of only about a dozen in the state, came from Gilhooly. It turns out Feeley first suggested an Irish tavern.
"I said, ‘John, they’re a dime a dozen,’" Gilhooly said. Soon, Feeley came around. "It was like I got struck by a bolt of lightning," Feeley said.

[newarkdevil1]

Is that bars like this, Brick City Bar and grill and even the updated arena all had large capital investments. I hope that port is successful because it will spur and encourage restraurants/bar that need believe they can do the numbers necessary to survive and flourish.

[Newarkguy]

[/LIST]Society hill began rising in 1989. I watched it rise, all four years I attended Arts High school,on High Street aka ML King BLVD. Society hill at University heights (SHaUH) phase I, began along Boston Street.It was mainly single family townhouses. SHaUH II consisted of taller multi family structures along the triangle at Springfield and South Orange avenues, complete with the clock tower. K Hovnanian, seeing success with phases I and II, began constructing SHaUH III (the Market street corridor to Warren st.)summer of 1992. K Hovnanian ran into 2 problems....
First, NJIT owned most land north of warren st, would not sell to K Hovnanian for extending SH north to I 280.
The ghetto residents of the area, especially the projects along Norfolk st,were complaining about the outsiders,and "the MAN's"conspiracy to drive them out.
Sharpe James absolutely opposed ANY gentrification,and knew that if Society hill got too big or successfull, it may bring in middle class and potentially nonblack residents...At threat to his apathetic government dependent constituents.
When K hovnanian proposed SH IV ,and Springfield avenue marketplace(it was originally a new community ans K Hov plan) Sharpe put the brakes on the whole thing. because New Community had political tensions with the Mayor.
The project and next society Hill phase sat thru delays, but the final nail in the coffin was when New Community put their support behind Cory Booker (whom James accused of being Jewish, GAY,friends with whites and latinos)for mayor in 2002.
Sharpe James, after winning elective victory, banished K Hovnanian from the city, vowed to stop the "outsiders" from moving in by cutting police protection to the north, and East wards. For the first time in years, murders occured in the ironbound. Sharpe james succeeded in triggering the white flight of Portuguese from Newark, as well as the flight of middle class Puerto ricans from North Newark section. Central americans are now moving into N.newark. These newer Hispanics are mainly legal or illegals, wont be voting or organizing for a long time(decades). Even if Newark went 60% hispanic or "mediterranean white",(as the census counts most hispanics),we are mainly new immigrants with no voting rights as of yet. The ghetto lobby is safe for now. Newark will continue to be ruled by the west, central, and south ward residents, because they are african AMERICAN CITIZENS.

[66nexus]

Are you saying that SocHill could've been 3x the size it is now?? And that it could have potentially stabilized certain points west? That pisses me off. Why? b/c it reminds me of the Mulberry St. Promenade (also shot down).

It's all good though, b/c sooner or later, there are some developments you just can't stop (regardless of residents complaining). Remember the resistance to the Rock?

[block944]

Say wha?
America's Strongest Housing Markets in 2014 (http://images.businessweek.com/ss/10/08/0803_strongest_housing_markets/index.htm)

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New Jersey

Biggest home price increase projected in 2014: Newark-Union metro

Forecast 4-year price increase: 14.8 percent
Current median price: $345,000
Prices to reach trough in: 2011 Q2
Median family income: $84,300
Population: 2,126,270

Newark’s unemployment rate, 13.5 percent in May, is worse than the national average and weighs on confidence, according to the National Association of Realtors. Fiserv and Moody's Economy.com predict that home prices will reach bottom in the second quarter of 2011, falling 25.8 percent from peak levels in 2006.


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[Newarkguy]

For lack of a better way to put it, Newark is a cluster F in terms of it's rules and dealing with the city. It's clear that they just don't care about development or productivity but rather create political layers to insure they have jobs and you are scared to call them out on it. I can't think of any of the business owners I deal with that think city hall is run well and that is for Gibson, Sharpe and Booker. The city is run like a petulant child making all the choices for the parents and it's pathetic to watch. Ill say it! Its all about race. Developers with proposals for Newark, are slapped with the "how does this benefit "US"?/"Will the new residents look like us blacks?"/ "You whites NOW want newark back, after we blacks "fixed" it?" rhetoric Its about maintaining a faithfull poor,jealous,lazy,apathetic pro criminals "in da strugle" voting block.Every community activist has a family member in city hall to keep them in check. City hall pays lip service to these ghetto lobbies.
this becomes apparent with the election of neighborhood activists Baraka,and Sharrif who was put there by south /central ward ghetto residents to stop any changes and improvements that Booker has for Newark.
As I've said before....Why wont these politicians contact Black Enterprise and convince these black rich companies to open shop in Newark? Because they DON'T want to bring wealthy blacks,much less whites! These middle class residents demand sustained improvements the ghetto residents and their lobbyist community organizations resent. They resent more policing ,becasue it means having their brothers,sisters,cousins or friends arrested by police. They wont help authorities(SNITCH) yet, like hippocrites, bash the police for not "working wit da Community"after they shoot and kill each other.!!!
Booker should contact these fortune 100/200/300+ black corporations about relocating or branching into Newark!!! This is what the anti Booker-pro Sharpe James loyalists like Ras Barakka fear.....a rich prosperous black and white latin city with minority and other American corporations. Ghettoes on the way out!

[Newarkguy]

Are you saying that SocHill could've been 3x the size it is now?? And that it could have potentially stabilized certain points west? That pisses me off. Why? b/c it reminds me of the Mulberry St. Promenade (also shot down).

It's all good though, b/c sooner or later, there are some developments you just can't stop (regardless of residents complaining). Remember the resistance to the Rock? Science park was meant to be a mixture of Society hill homes and NJIT learning halls,advanced medical research labs, as well as student dorm towers extending west to first street. So far,no market housing at all, only 2 NJIT/UMDNJ research labs and the new student housing tower along central avenue have gone up in over 15 years!! Meanwhile Jersey city added over 15 skyscrapers from market homes to commercial space in the same time frame!! I don't think Newark will ever return untill it becomes majority 50%+1 white/hispanic-Portuguese Brazilian. Being a majority black city has a deep negative stigma in America. The sad part is that 3rd world cities of Newark's size have massive residential skylines!!

[block944]

Has anyone seen studabacker lofts construction going on? Wow I didn't know it went to the back, I thought it was a dinky 2 story building. A new top layer is being built right now



http://studebakerloftsnj.com/Neighborhood.html

the cynic in me is impressed by this.

http://studebakerloftsnj.com/Gallery.html


http://www.rpmdev.com/inprogress.html other projects they have

[block944]

Roseville Commons
553-567 Orange Street
Newark, NJ 07107

http://www.rosevillecommons.com/Floor_Plans.html

OSEVILLE COMMONS is an RPM (http://www.rosevillecommons.com/www.rpmdev.com) community under construction in the City Of Newark which will provide a total of 50 affordable rental units and street level retail space when completed. This development is a joint venture between RPM and the New Community Corporation (NCC) (http://www.rosevillecommons.com/www.newcommunity.org).

RPM (http://www.rosevillecommons.com/www.rpmdev.com) is a leading developer of affordable housing in NJ and our success is largely attributed to the high standards consistently achieved in the quality of the housing we produce. We have received wide recognition for our efforts to assist in the revitalization of inner cities by renovating old properties and developing abandoned vacant parcels.


If you are interested in homeownership or leasing opportunities that RPM may offer in your area, please contact our main office:

[block944]

The new homes by lincoln park look amazing as well.. to bad its low income:

The incomes on all 66 of the units will be limited to families earning no more that 50 percent of the Essex County median income, which ranges from a $32,850 income limit for a one-bedroom apartment to $45,550 for one with three bedrooms.

http://newarkrising.com/forum/index.php?topic=9.0

[newarkdevil1]

Block I passed this twice yesterday but had crappy visibiilty to take a few pictures. I had seen they were doing structural work on the intererior before but it's pretty cool to see it' going vertical.


Has anyone seen studabacker lofts construction going on? Wow I didn't know it went to the back, I thought it was a dinky 2 story building. A new top layer is being built right now



http://studebakerloftsnj.com/Neighborhood.html

the cynic in me is impressed by this.

http://studebakerloftsnj.com/Gallery.html


http://www.rpmdev.com/inprogress.html other projects they have

[Nexis4Jersey]

How many SH type projects do you think will transform Newark over the next 20 years? SH type Developments have been built in Detroit , St. Louis , Jersey City , Rahway , DC and good results have come about. Would you say like 10? I mean Newark can tear down all those blight projects and replace them with these. Also is Newark Planning anything Near the Airport? I mean if they got rid of that blight there , we would have that Dirty Jersey nickname.

[newarkdevil1]

This is a great example of how people fail to understand the issues that cities have. You just can't have all low income units in one building, it's is not helping the people in the building and is part of what limits the community.
The new homes by lincoln park look amazing as well.. to bad its low income:

The incomes on all 66 of the units will be limited to families earning no more that 50 percent of the Essex County median income, which ranges from a $32,850 income limit for a one-bedroom apartment to $45,550 for one with three bedrooms.

http://newarkrising.com/forum/index.php?topic=9.0

[newarkdevil1]

SH type developments? Subsidized housing? Honestly Newark's issue is that of poverty and unemployment. You have a massive undereducated, under-trained population with criminal records that are taken advantage of by the leadership that is elected that promulgates the us against them attitude because it keeps them in power.


How many SH type projects do you think will transform Newark over the next 20 years? SH type Developments have been built in Detroit , St. Louis , Jersey City , Rahway , DC and good results have come about. Would you say like 10? I mean Newark can tear down all those blight projects and replace them with these. Also is Newark Planning anything Near the Airport? I mean if they got rid of that blight there , we would have that Dirty Jersey nickname.

[block944]

N.J. Hospital Modernization



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NEWARK, N.J. — Phase one of a $225 million master planned construction project that will address the future needs of an outdated medical center is under way.

Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, N.J., is a 357-bed hospital, teaching and research facility that was established in 1867. The medical center’s nine buildings, which total 750,000 square feet, are on average 66 years old. Phase one of the construction will add 220,000 square feet of new space, increasing the existing campus by 10 percent.

The project includes building a 120,000-square-foot, $48 million tower that will link the hospital’s main facility and the historic Annex Building. A new medical office building and 450-car parking garage are also part of phase one. Occupancy is slated for summer 2012.

“Our master plan centers around the tower building, which gives the hospital a true ‘hub’ of a 21st-century medical center,” says James Crispino, president of New York-based Francis Cauffman Architects, which is serving as project architect. “This focal point connects the existing buildings and creates a hospital that has greater capacity yet is more efficient, more compact, and easier for patients to use.”

Added to the four-story tower will be an expanded emergency department, clinical services, and three floors of beds. A lobby and patient access center, gift shop, and auditorium will also be built. Looking toward the future, the tower building can expand vertically three more stories. The medical office building will contain physician offices, ambulatory services, and ground-level retail space.

Future phases include demolition of three older buildings. Developers plan to construct a new medical education building, a cancer center, and St. Michael’s Court, a new vehicle entrance to the campus. Additionally, some of the campuses historic hospital buildings will be converted into retail space, administrative offices, and living quarters for medical residents.

Exponential growth in the community as well as numerous facility closings resulting in reductions in services at Essex County hospitals have resulted in increased demands on SMMC. The new project is designed to address the immediate needs of the community while allowing for future growth.

Francis Cauffman coordinated its master planning efforts with the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the Newark Museum, and Rutgers University as part of Newark’s $1 billion Broad Street Station District Redevelopment Plan.

[block944]

I don't know if anyone noticed but 15 Washington bldg was taken over my Rutgers and a huge sign was put up last saturday

The University is currently investing in excess of $80M in the renovation of and construction
of a new pavilion for 1 Washington as the new home of the Rutgers Business School.
Supporting the activities of the business school, it is anticipated that over $80M will be
invested in 15 Washington for its renovation as a mixed-use development that provides
graduate housing, office space and retail amenities. Both these investments, particularly
15 Washington, are part of a greater desire to once again restore Washington Park, a
3.4-acre triangle shaped park into a dynamic center. This park was first designated for
public use in 1669, used as a marketplace and then designated as a park in 1795
around which the City of Newark grew. The Washington Park Stakeholders Group, a
consortium of area stakeholders and property owners, are interested in the revitalization
of this historic park in a manner that benefits residents, commuters, students and workers.

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Added to the four-story tower will be an expanded emergency department, clinical services, and three floors of beds.

Four stories = 'tower'??? :confused:

[block944]

What the prudential arena area was suppose to look like: http://www.ci.newark.nj.us/userimages/downloads/econ_downtown%20core%20080604.pdf

[arcman210]

It'll get to look like that one day...

[newarkdevil1]

Well it's nice to see Rutgers stick with their plan of expansion and building out dorms there. I remember an NRBP functino with their provost speaking as they spoke of this building and behind it for a parking garage, residential housing and classrooms.


I don't know if anyone noticed but 15 Washington bldg was taken over my Rutgers and a huge sign was put up last saturday

The University is currently investing in excess of $80M in the renovation of and construction
of a new pavilion for 1 Washington as the new home of the Rutgers Business School.
Supporting the activities of the business school, it is anticipated that over $80M will be
invested in 15 Washington for its renovation as a mixed-use development that provides
graduate housing, office space and retail amenities. Both these investments, particularly
15 Washington, are part of a greater desire to once again restore Washington Park, a
3.4-acre triangle shaped park into a dynamic center. This park was first designated for
public use in 1669, used as a marketplace and then designated as a park in 1795
around which the City of Newark grew. The Washington Park Stakeholders Group, a
consortium of area stakeholders and property owners, are interested in the revitalization
of this historic park in a manner that benefits residents, commuters, students and workers.

[newarkdevil1]

This is a nice way to put it...

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/newark_is_entering_new_frontie.html

[newarkdevil1]

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/preview_of_newarks_layoff_plan.html

I also found this thread interesting;
http://glocallynewark.com/2010/03/we-have-wonderful-lofts/
specifically due to the comments section and the arguments over gentrification...

[newarkdevil1]

Oh on a separate note, I was talking with some Prudential center people and they are putting the RFP's out for triangle park...it looks like the bridge is a dead idea which doesn't surprise me because the master plans calls for expansion of 21 which I do not think the bridge could accommodate.

[Newarkguy]

Four stories = 'tower'??? :confused: Sad, I know...

[block944]

Oh on a separate note, I was talking with some Prudential center people and they are putting the RFP's out for triangle park...it looks like the bridge is a dead idea which doesn't surprise me because the master plans calls for expansion of 21 which I do not think the bridge could accommodate.


Which bridge? The link or that weird slope thing?

[alex@newark]

Wait so does that mean that the park across the devils stadium is still going to be build?????

[Nexis4Jersey]

I was told by my NJT engineer friends that NJT / Amtrak plans on restoring the Bridge as Extra Access to Penn Station and the Ironbound its in the 2030 plan i think. Along with sum Major Overhauls on the section between Harrison and Elizabeth.

[arcman210]

I'm not sure how the bridge could be eliminated from the project unless the entire thing is demolished completely, because the huge grade change would be an issue... if there is no bridge access to Penn Station, would the park just terminate at the top of the wall bordering McCarter Highway? It would make more sense to level the ground and build flat... In my opinion the main hall of Penn Station should remain the central area for arena goers... the paths taken to the arena only provide opportunities for businesses to sprout up and take advantage of foot traffic.

[block944]

http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=image&id=340717
Dreams




HEADNOTE Newark
HEADNOTE One of the most ambitious neighborhood projects in Newark's history may soon get underway
For the past three years, Newark has failed spectacularly to get its proposed $355 million sports arena started. But another controversial project that dwarfs the arena has quietly-and swiftly-moved toward groundbreaking.
Known as the Mulberry Street Promenade, the $550 million housing, retail and commercial space development would revitalize 13 acres spread over 10 blocks south of Newark's Penn Station. It features 2,000 condominiums, 180,000 sq. ft. of commercial space and 2,500 off-street parking spaces between Mulberry Street and McCarter Highway.
Two weeks ago, Newark Mayor Sharpe James unveiled the project at a City Hall press conference. On hand was the project's prospective developer, Mulberry Urban Renewal, a joint venture of Metro Homes of Hoboken and Newark Redevelopment Corp.
Six months from now, construction could begin on the first phase of homes and retail space. "We could start with some 70 to 90 housing units," says Dean Geibel, managing principal at Mulberry Urban Renewal. Condominiums would cost about $225,000 each and be designed with state-of-the-art kitchens, home workspaces and expansive windows and terraces.
But first the Newark City Council must designate the project site an "area in need of development." This would spur the designation of Mulberry Urban Renewal as the project's developer and enable the city to condemn and acquire property on the roughly eight acres of the site Mulberry doesn't own.
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1Planners foresee vibrant street life in a section of downtown that is currently dominated by auto-body shops. The completed project would encompass 10 blocks between Mulberry Street and McCarter Highway just south of the city's Penn Station.
Among the occupants of those acres are some 20 small businesses, many of them auto-body shops, and 21 homes. A group of property owners known as the Mulberry Street Coalition opposes the Newark plan.

[block944]

Ahh a cool 6 million!

http://www.emporis.com/img/6/2005/02/340717.jpg


The study led Ferina and Wishnia to expand the residential vision for their five-acre site into a grander 13-acre mixed-use concept. A series of handshakes later, the developers had aligned their project with Nelessen's plan, linked it to the DoT widening of McCarter Highway and secured the support of the mayor. James had good reason to back the project: It is expected to swell the site's tax revenue from $140,000 a year to about $6 million.

[block944]

Meanwhile, Geibel has been meeting with occupants of the eight acres his team doesn't own in an effort to win their cooperation. He is offering each current owner-occupant a $40,000 credit toward the purchase of a new Mulberry Street Promenade home. Tenants who don't own their dwellings would get a $15,000 credit towards the purchase of a new home, or a relocation payment of $7,500.

Remember in 2003 that area was a sh1t hole so 40k would of been a good deal

[block944]

Geibel says his goal is the same one that Nelessen outlined: to create a 24-7 downtown neighborhood where residents can live, work, dine and shop. "If people understood the project concept, we wouldn't have so much opposition," Geibel says. "Turning Newark around cannot be done on a piecemeal basis with housing projects of 50 units here and 50 units there."

[block944]

March 16, 2006
Arts Center Has a Plan to Help Newark Revive
By RONALD SMOTHERS

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/03/16/nyregion/16newark1.583.jpg
A rendering of a housing and retail complex costing more than $100 million, proposed for land across the street from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/03/16/nyregion/16newark2.650.jpg
Lawrence P. Goldman, chief executive of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, said that "no city can be great without downtown housing."

NEWARK, March 15 — For nearly 40 years, Newark has been trying to fight its way back from the riots of the 1960's and a generation in which people and businesses spilled out of the city to the suburbs on the highways that crisscross it.

In fits and starts over the last decade, residents have seen some progress in rebuilding the state's largest city: a minor league ballpark, the start of construction on a new hockey arena for the New Jersey Devils, the addition of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

But the benefits, like jobs and tax revenues, have not been obvious, and the urban ills of poverty, high crime, gang violence and substandard housing have persisted. To many, a sense of excitement may not have caught on, and they question whether Newark has actually turned a corner.

Now civic leaders and city officials are hoping to give the city another little push toward revival, this time pinning their hopes on the performing arts center.

Built nine years ago, at a cost of $187 million, the center has been a surprise success story, drawing both crowds and interest, and serving as an effective good-will ambassador for downtown Newark.

On Wednesday, Lawrence P. Goldman, the president and chief executive of the arts center, announced a plan to expand both the scope and presence of the complex, in the hopes that it will transform that part of Newark into a haven for artists and art lovers.

The center is seeking developers interested in becoming a partner in the construction of 250 units of mostly market-rate housing and street-level retail space on a plot of land it owns across the street from the red-brick-and-glass building that houses its concert hall and theater and restaurant complexes.

Mr. Goldman said the proposed housing towers, like the performing arts center, would look out over the Passaic River and form a southern boundary to an area now envisioned as a "theater square."

Under the plan, 20 percent of the apartments would be set aside for artists with modest incomes, Mr. Goldman said; the rest would be market-rate rentals. The project involves the first new residential construction in downtown Newark in a generation, he said.

The project is necessary, he said in an interview, "because no city can be great without downtown housing."

If the project gets off the ground, it will be only the latest residential development downtown. Public and private partners are also creating 324 housing units in a former office building, and Rutgers University is building a dorm for its Newark campus a block away from the arts center.

In nearby neighborhoods, Mr. Goldman said, town houses and two-family homes are sprouting on vacant lots where for years there had been only wildflowers and tall grass.

"Urban transformation has always been in the performing arts center's DNA," Mr. Goldman said. "Now we want to ride the wave and amplify the wave of what is happening in Newark."

The cost is estimated at more than $100 million, and most of it would be privately financed, but the center will probably seek some public money to help defray the cost of an underground parking garage. Mr. Goldman said he was confident that public money would be found.

He has some experience in this kind of project. Before coming to Newark, he was the vice president of Carnegie Hall, and he promoted its expansion into housing and office space. The Carnegie Hall Tower includes a mini artists colony in Midtown and has generated considerable income for Carnegie Hall.

Newark is not the only urban area to pin its revival hopes on an arts institution. Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn — around the Brooklyn Academy of Music — and myriad smaller struggling cities have hoped to lure more artists and related businesses to their struggling downtowns.

Although arts institutions are important, said Michael D. Beyard, a senior fellow at the Urban Land Institute, they alone are not a "silver bullet" against urban blight. "If an arts institution is lucky," he said, "they do not have to take much action after they are built, and the private sector will do the heavy lifting of revitalization. But that is the exception and not the rule. Many downtowns have declined so far that to recreate the market is not easy."

But Arthur Stern, the chief executive of the Cogswell Realty Group, said he saw other signs that Newark was ripe for revival. His company has already staked more than $200 million on efforts to rebuild the city, including the purchase and renovation of the city's tallest building, a historic office tower. The building, at 744 Broad Street, which reopened in 1999, is nearly full and includes a Starbucks on the ground floor. The company is also completing the renovation of a 28-story Art Deco office tower into 324 units of market-rate housing, with health clubs and a bowling alley for tenants.

Mr. Goldman said that the performing arts center would seek proposals from several dozen developers with experience in urban settings. Arthur F. Ryan, chairman and chief executive of Prudential Financial, who is co-chairman of the center's board, said the company that was chosen would have to share the center's commitment to "artistic excellence, opportunity for all and racial diversity."

The performing arts center has attracted more than four million people to performances in the nine years it has been open, said Mr. Goldman, who called it an artistic success. Consequently, he said, now was the right time to make the foray into housing.

The planned housing will not provide anywhere near the income for the center that Carnegie Hall's office tower has, he said. But he noted that the Newark center owns another nearby parcel, which it would seek to develop next.

Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company

Four years later... wassup?

[block944]

I went to Atlanta recently and hung out at Atlantic station and its so sad what Newark could of been: http://www.google.com/images?expIds=17259,25651,25798,25874,25900,26119, 26206,26325&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=atlantic%20station%20atlanta&cp=18&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=641


The irony is Atlantic station isn't even a station while newark has 2 MAJOR stations and an airport. Sheethead ghetto dumbazzes ... don't you idiots realize you are screwed now! You have a nonexistant tax base that could of grown if you allowed outsiders in, now its a dank poverty city that can't support itself and yet at the same time has huge patches of land that looks like a futuristic wasteland or huge parking lots. You barely pay any taxes and yet you want top of line services??

[block944]

Whats up with teachers village?

http://www.kssarchitects.com/content/project.php?type_id=34&project_id=292

It isnt even 4 blocks its just one building on halsey and williams st surrounded by trash and garbage looking decaying buildings. This won't spur anything as teachers that have money to spend won't live there.

The overall theme is their piece meal projects won't do anything unless they are coordinated at the same time. Look at eleven80, its in foreclosure now


The tall 8 story tower isn't even part of the project and maiden ln will be extended to treat pl. I thought they were rehabbing existing buildings but all it look like is tearing down the 2 small blds in the red bubble and building on an empty parking lot. They need to jump through so many hoops to get approvals for JUST THAT?!? Newark you are so f8ck3d no wonder its a sh1th0l8 conan was right.


Teachers moved out of the city DECADES ago. The payroll of the Newark Teachers Union reads like a who's who of Burbalandia. The unofficial rule is this: NO ONE is allowed to live within 15 minutes of the city - the exception being those that have been grandmothered in and live in Union County or West Orange. New teachers, after they sign their contract, are then aligned with a real estate agent in Burlington County.


http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/7613/tvillage.jpg


http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/2662/tvillage3.jpg


http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3662/tvillage1.jpg



"
Beit — a 36-year-old Englewood Cliffs native and attorney whose RBH Group owns more than 25 properties in Newark’s downtown core — said he hopes to break ground this summer and complete work by June 2012.
Beit’s RBH group states at their website:"





Anyway summers up and the only thing broke is newark and how safe would it be for kids to run around that area and how is bus and parent drop offs going to work? Drop off at brick city coffee and walk in ? At any rate now seeing the full scope, the below picture is laughable as fixing the surrounding buildings isn't part of the projects. THe deam is with "teachers" living there other clowns/suckers will buy those buildings and fix them up.

http://media.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/photo/teachers-village-approvaljpg-91bb255583eb2dfb_large.jpg

[Newarkguy]

Geibel says his goal is the same one that Nelessen outlined: to create a 24-7 downtown neighborhood where residents can live, work, dine and shop. "If people understood the project concept, we wouldn't have so much opposition," Geibel says. "Turning Newark around cannot be done on a piecemeal basis with housing projects of 50 units here and 50 units there."
Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Newark cannot be turned around by scattering bayonne boxes,even the fancy ones here and there between projects and crackhouses.

[Newarkguy]

Meanwhile, Geibel has been meeting with occupants of the eight acres his team doesn't own in an effort to win their cooperation. He is offering each current owner-occupant a $40,000 credit toward the purchase of a new Mulberry Street Promenade home. Tenants who don't own their dwellings would get a $15,000 credit towards the purchase of a new home, or a relocation payment of $7,500.

Remember in 2003 that area was a sh1t hole so 40k would of been a good deal Im confused...Isnt this project long dead? Did it just resurface? (I wish)

[Newarkguy]

I went to Atlanta recently and hung out at Atlantic station and its so sad what Newark could of been: http://www.google.com/images?expIds=17259,25651,25798,25874,25900,26119, 26206,26325&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=atlantic%20station%20atlanta&cp=18&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=641


The irony is Atlantic station isn't even a station while newark has 2 MAJOR stations and an airport. Sheethead ghetto dumbazzes ... don't you idiots realize you are screwed now! You have a nonexistant tax base that could of grown if you allowed outsiders in, now its a dank poverty city that can't support itself and yet at the same time has huge patches of land that looks like a futuristic wasteland or huge parking lots. You barely pay any taxes and yet you want top of line services?? Unfortunately, Newarks loss is Harrison's gain. Atlantic station looks a lot like Harrison's "Riverbend"(metrocentre) development. The Harrison plan even calls for a Movie theatre!! If AMC LOEWS or REGAL,even KERASOTES come to Harrison,its the final nail of ex Loews NEWARKSCREENS's coffin!http://www.dixieroofdecks.com/images/500_AtlanticStation500.jpghttp://www.advancerealtygroup.com/harrison_riverbend/ To add insult to injury, Harrison may seek to avoid any high rises or skyscrapers in order NOT to be mistaken as a part of downtown Newark by visitors!!! So much for my hopes of Newark-harrison looking like Chicago and Millwaukee with a beautifull river between skyscrapers. I see Atlanta has "THEIR" centre street tower!! a beauty....http://www.novaregroup.com/images/portfolio/atlantic.jpg

[block944]

Unfortunately, Newarks loss is Harrison's gain. Atlantic station looks a lot like Harrison's "Riverbend"(metrocentre) development. The Harrison plan even calls for a Movie theatre!! If AMC LOEWS or REGAL,even KERASOTES come to Harrison,its the final nail of ex Loews NEWARKSCREENS's coffin!http://www.dixieroofdecks.com/images/500_AtlanticStation500.jpghttp://www.advancerealtygroup.com/harrison_riverbend/ To add insult to injury, Harrison may seek to avoid any high rises or skyscrapers in order NOT to be mistaken as a part of downtown Newark by visitors!!! So much for my hopes of Newark-harrison looking like Chicago and Millwaukee with a beautifull river between skyscrapers. I see Atlanta has "THEIR" centre street tower!! a beauty....http://www.novaregroup.com/images/portfolio/atlantic.jpg


Duh thank you,! Yes the new planned Harrison is exactly what Atlantic Station in Atlanta is/looks like



They took this: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-1133-lg_atlantic_steel_mill.jpg



file:///C:/Users/ADMINI%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png
to this:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/05/24/business/24atlantic.xlarge1.jpg



http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd284/galounger/atlanticstation.gif

[Nexis4Jersey]

They could build something like that in the South Ward next to the Airport. I know something like that is planned for Elizabeth.

[66nexus]

Unfortunately, Newarks loss is Harrison's gain. Atlantic station looks a lot like Harrison's "Riverbend"(metrocentre) development. The Harrison plan even calls for a Movie theatre!! If AMC LOEWS or REGAL,even KERASOTES come to Harrison,its the final nail of ex Loews NEWARKSCREENS's coffin!http://www.dixieroofdecks.com/images/500_AtlanticStation500.jpghttp://www.advancerealtygroup.com/harrison_riverbend/ To add insult to injury, Harrison may seek to avoid any high rises or skyscrapers in order NOT to be mistaken as a part of downtown Newark by visitors!!! So much for my hopes of Newark-harrison looking like Chicago and Millwaukee with a beautifull river between skyscrapers. I see Atlanta has "THEIR" centre street tower!! a beauty....http://www.novaregroup.com/images/portfolio/atlantic.jpg

If this is indeed true then I can't help but to see it as Harrison's loss overall. Why? b/c either way, Newark has a name factor associated w/ it for a myriad of reasons (airport, the Rock....crime, colleges). Harrison only has the arena, and associating itself w/ Newark is only smart. I thought a better reason for them not wanting high-rises is to keep somewhat a small city 'charm', like Hoboken (who has historically fought high-rises)


They already marketed the location for Hudson County/Ironbound soccer fans, why distance the look? A lot of the support will probably come from Newark anyway. As far as Newark goes, I wish they would forget the waterfront park and condo it up.

[block944]

The physical facilities of the campus continue to improve and expand. We completed purchase of the historic Central High School building, which we will be calling the Central King Building (CKB). Discussion of the vision for the facility and planning for renovation will be on-going this academic year. We are readying classrooms in the facility for use late in the fall and for spring classes. Although the Central High School students have been relocated to their new school, we continue to have a strong partnership with them.

Implementation of the NJIT Campus Gateway Plan (http://gateway.njit.edu/ (http://gateway.njit.edu/)), a mixed-use, residential and retail redevelopment of properties north of campus, plus the NJIT parking lot bounded by Raymond Blvd. and Colden and Warren Sts., took some major steps forward. As designated Redeveloper for the project, to be funded through private investment and focused on neighborhood residential, retail, and entertainment enhancements, implementation began in partnership with our Master Developer, Jones Lang LaSalle. Proposals for development of a “Greek Village” on the NJIT parking lot mentioned above, as well as a potential residential and retail complex on Warren St. within the same footprint, have been received and are being evaluated.

Construction on the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility, an enclosure of the tennis courts to the north of the Fleisher Center, is progressing. The 25,600 square foot facility will house athletic and recreational activities as well as tennis year-round. The facility, made possible, in part, by a generous gift from Vincent Naimoli ’62, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball, will open during the 2010-11 academic year.

[newarkdevil1]

Probably worth pointing out a lot of the area surrounding the soccer arena already has height restrictions due to being in the flight path for the airport, especially the section directly next to the soccer stadium. Either way, Harrison's gain is Newark, more people in the area enhances retail opportunities and forces vertical construction.

[Newarkguy]

See a Newark map, locate Harrison, then,locate Newark airport. Its about the flight path excuse for low rises... No need. EWR(Newark Liberty International's) Flight path actually goes over Kearny, 2 miles east of Harrison,roughly parallel to the I95 NJ turnpike western spur (exits15W,16W so on.). No need for height restrictions as far as airport is concerned. Newark airport has 2 long north-south and one crossing diagonal runway SW to NE. Planes using the shorter diagonal runway fly over Weequahic. The 2 major N-S runways affect residents along Elizabeth to the south, and I95 NJtpk/Meadowlands to the north. None of these runways aim toward harrison. Besides,Newark's buildings surround Harrison to the south and west. If downtown Newark were an apple, Harrison is the big bite hole on the side. SO be it,We have plenty of Iberia parking lots along Raymond-Market corridor for future residential high rises.

[Newarkguy]

The physical facilities of the campus continue to improve and expand. We completed purchase of the historic Central High School building, which we will be calling the Central King Building (CKB). Discussion of the vision for the facility and planning for renovation will be on-going this academic year. We are readying classrooms in the facility for use late in the fall and for spring classes. Although the Central High School students have been relocated to their new school, we continue to have a strong partnership with them.

Implementation of the NJIT Campus Gateway Plan (http://gateway.njit.edu/ (http://gateway.njit.edu/)), a mixed-use, residential and retail redevelopment of properties north of campus, plus the NJIT parking lot bounded by Raymond Blvd. and Colden and Warren Sts., took some major steps forward. As designated Redeveloper for the project, to be funded through private investment and focused on neighborhood residential, retail, and entertainment enhancements, implementation began in partnership with our Master Developer, Jones Lang LaSalle. Proposals for development of a “Greek Village” on the NJIT parking lot mentioned above, as well as a potential residential and retail complex on Warren St. within the same footprint, have been received and are being evaluated.

Construction on the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility, an enclosure of the tennis courts to the north of the Fleisher Center, is progressing. The 25,600 square foot facility will house athletic and recreational activities as well as tennis year-round. The facility, made possible, in part, by a generous gift from Vincent Naimoli ’62, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball, will open during the 2010-11 academic year.

Naimoli has most outer steelwork done, from what I saw today. Very nice looking. The Greek village idea,&Central avenue looks impressive. HOWEVER............The plans for the broad street area seems more of the same SMALL thinking that will allow Jersey City to surpass us!!. Nothing new thats proposed seems taller that 4 stories. What a waste.That big proposed parking deck should have at least a residential 30 story high rise!! Newark should extend summit street BACK to Orange st. Restore the grid,just as they did with west kinney homes, and the future Baxter park neighborhood. Newark should widen Orange street from Broad to the East Orange border. Zone the whole Broad street Station area for DENSE high rise commercial and residential, sidewalk retail. The small scale redevelopment plans are not worthy of the area's potential.

[newarkdevil1]

I assume you were responding to me on this one. I am merely pointing out the existing (albeit) bizarre zoning restrictions that are in the area. As for areas to build, there are ton but it has to align with more development and a stronger employment sector that demands housing in the area. Either way, the Harrison development will take a long long long time to get to the point of matching the renderings that we have seen. The advantage is cleared space which could actually result in a more strip mall style development.


See a Newark map, locate Harrison, then,locate Newark airport. Its about the flight path excuse for low rises... No need. EWR(Newark Liberty International's) Flight path actually goes over Kearny, 2 miles east of Harrison,roughly parallel to the I95 NJ turnpike western spur (exits15W,16W so on.). No need for height restrictions as far as airport is concerned. Newark airport has 2 long north-south and one crossing diagonal runway SW to NE. Planes using the shorter diagonal runway fly over Weequahic. The 2 major N-S runways affect residents along Elizabeth to the south, and I95 NJtpk/Meadowlands to the north. None of these runways aim toward harrison. Besides,Newark's buildings surround Harrison to the south and west. If downtown Newark were an apple, Harrison is the big bite hole on the side. SO be it,We have plenty of Iberia parking lots along Raymond-Market corridor for future residential high rises.

[newarkdevil1]

I think some of the thought process on this had to do with getting big box retailers and what they thought they could actually fill.

[alex@newark]

Does anybody think any of those huge department stores wil ever come back to newark such as bambergers(macys) or any new ones like sears or jc pennys any others.....?????

[Marv95]

Only if they build an indoor mall. And because of Jersey Gardens and Newport that's not gonna happen. Wal-Mart has a better chance of coming before a JC Penny's.

[stache]

The big dept. stores are dying anyway,

[alex@newark]

that would great if newark had a walmart but where would it be??? i wonder where in newark

[newarkdevil1]

But most of the city has spots that would be great for big box/strip malls along some major corridors. You could park something along, 78, 280, 1&9, Parkway and the NJ turnpike and take advantage of the EUZ 3/5% sales tax but you would want to get a wallmart, Target, Costco all next to one another to really get strong traffic.

[Newarkguy]

that would great if newark had a walmart but where would it be??? i wonder where in newark

Actually we do. (well,almost) Kearny township beat us to it!! Its right across the Passaic river from the Ironbound,along I 280 and the Newark-harrison trpk aka Harrison ave ALSO called Bridge street in Newark. Right on the Harrison-Kearny border. This Wall Mart is 3/4 of a mile east of the Jackson Street Bridge. Most shoppers are from Newark's wooside(north ward Newark),and The Ironbound east ward districts. Also, residents from Kearny,East Newark,Arlington as well as rutherford.

[Newarkguy]

The big dept. stores are dying anyway,

I don't think thats the case overall, but it is for Newark! The closure of Macy's (Bamberger's) Newark was the final nail in Newark's retail coffin. Ferry street is the place to go to shop. There are plenty of mom and pop specialty clothing stores and shops . As far as Broad and Market is concerned...Only thing left is riff raff ghetto thug clothing stores, sneaker"joints", Vim's,Modells and DR Jays. The violent hood rats are all over the place harassing people trying to mind their own. No wonder OLD NAVY ran out of town!!!! The furniture stores are almost all gone. "Beauty" and nail spas/barbers and hair brading all over the place! Electronics stores that actually are cheap jewelry shops selling "teeth grills" alongside rebuilt radios and tv's over 10 rears old. Hell I even saw an atari 2600 on the shelf!!! They still have analog televisions for sale!! Shopping Downtown Newark is a depressing trip into the third world!!!

[stache]

Well Newport mall is close. :cool:

[Newarkguy]

Newport is nice. plus they have an AMC Loews cineplex Odeon theatre. Same for Jersey Gardens.

[Newarkguy]

New building rising in lincoln park!! Drove past the intersection of Clinton avenue and Washington st, and apparently a condo or apartment 3-4 story structure has gone up almost overnight. Its mainly sticks and plywood stage but there it is to see. If things are rising now, hopefully things in Newark will heat up again with better economy. I was glad to see this.:D

[block944]

New building rising in lincoln park!! Drove past the intersection of Clinton avenue and Washington st, and apparently a condo or apartment 3-4 story structure has gone up almost overnight. Its mainly sticks and plywood stage but there it is to see. If things are rising now, hopefully things in Newark will heat up again with better economy. I was glad to see this.:D


its MORE low income housing.. http://newarkrising.com/forum/index.php?topic=9.0

"The incomes on all 66 of the units will be limited to families earning no more that 50 percent of the Essex County median income, which ranges from a $32,850 income limit for a one-bedroom apartment to $45,550 for one with three bedrooms."

EPIC fail as there is a ton of low income housing already in Newark.

[Marv95]

there's a difference between low-income and affordable housing. Go up W. Kinney Street or Spruce St between King Blvd and Bergen St. Those new townhomes are affordable, but not HUD housing, and you can tell by looking at them. Lincoln Park will be similar to those except not gated.

And how much would you pay to live in Lincoln Park near that intersection? lol, this isn't being put downtown (thank god).

[66nexus]

The big dept. stores are dying anyway,

You got that right.


I don't think thats the case overall, but it is for Newark! The closure of Macy's (Bamberger's) Newark was the final nail in Newark's retail coffin. Ferry street is the place to go to shop. There are plenty of mom and pop specialty clothing stores and shops . As far as Broad and Market is concerned...Only thing left is riff raff ghetto thug clothing stores, sneaker"joints", Vim's,Modells and DR Jays. The violent hood rats are all over the place harassing people trying to mind their own. No wonder OLD NAVY ran out of town!!!! The furniture stores are almost all gone. "Beauty" and nail spas/barbers and hair brading all over the place! Electronics stores that actually are cheap jewelry shops selling "teeth grills" alongside rebuilt radios and tv's over 10 rears old. Hell I even saw an atari 2600 on the shelf!!! They still have analog televisions for sale!! Shopping Downtown Newark is a depressing trip into the third world!!!

I think Old Navy leaving has much more to do with this:


Sales at Gap (GPS (http://247wallst.com/2009/02/05/gap-gps-still-h/#)) on a same-store basis were off 23% in January, which is breathtaking and sad. Revenue for the chain moved down from $935 million in the month last year to $757 million.
No part of Gap’s business (http://247wallst.com/2009/02/05/gap-gps-still-h/#) is doing well, but the one division that is close to drowning the entire company is Old Navy. It needs to be closed or have a huge number of its stores shuttered.

Last month, Old Navy same-store sales fell 34%. While Gap said the company’s overall earnings (http://247wallst.com/2009/02/05/gap-gps-still-h/#) would be at or above forecasts for the quarter because of cost cuts, that cannot continue indefinitely. There are only so many people to fire.


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[alex@newark]

Hmmm i wonder if gap would go to newark or maybe even areopostle, american eagle, or any other stores like that???? it would be nice to have a little more nicer stores in newark expecially in downtown

[block944]

hmmm i wonder if gap would go to newark or maybe even areopostle, american eagle, or any other stores like that???? It would be nice to have a little more nicer stores in newark expecially in downtown


lol!

[stache]

Yes considering they could not even support NY&Co.

[block944]

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Real estate broker revitalizes Newark's downtown landscape

Published: Sunday, September 05, 2010, 10:00 AM Updated: Sunday, September 05, 2010, 1:05 PM

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http://media.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/photo/marta-person-villajpg-88dec04fc8fb9a16_large.jpgAristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerWhile walking on Market St. and around downtown Newark, Person-Villa is consistently looking to continue the revitalization of the area. Marta Person-Villa has an insider's view on the ebb and flow of downtown Newark. Her "Square Foot" realty firm is at the heart of revitalization. She has the behind the scenes stories too. Not bad for a one-time chief of staff credited with helping turn Red Bank into Hiptown.



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NEWARK (http://www.nj.com/newark) — Marta Person Villa stands just off Newark’s famed Four Corners and glances over at the prime retail space still known as "Woolworth’s," an anchor from another era.
"I had a deal for that," Villa says before acknowledging the obvious. It was the proverbial one that got away. The national fitness-gym chain so interested in the space on that warm February day wasn’t any longer. "It’s dead, in purgatory. It’s so sad." But she bounces back. "That’s just the nature of the business."
Her business is called "Square Foot," appropriately named for a real estate brokerage. Her turquoise and white signs pop from storefronts in Newark’s downtown corridor, a testament to her influence in this urban landscape. "Big, beautiful empty buildings," she says of her domain.
She’s the one who signed the deal that brought Brick City Bar & Grill, an upscale sports bar, to its premier spot across from "The Rock," the 18,000-seat arena that is home to the New Jersey Devils.
Along the way, she rubbed shoulders with the building’s development partners, Samer Hanini of Hanini Group and Libby Heller of Star Parking. "You know Libby, ‘Parking Lot Libby?’" she says.
As the downtown’s retail hand-holder, she has her own code. There’s the LOI, for letter in intent. "Hit list," for all the prospects she can ring up. "Land bake," for property that is purchased but sits idle. "BROMA," for her Broad-Market territory. "My little nickname," she says.
"It all gets done one building at a time, a string of one-ies," said Villa, described by Stefan Pryor, Newark’s deputy mayor of economic development, as "a force of nature" in the city’s sometimes fragile revival.
It’s been a while since Villa, at the age of 27, was tapped as municipal administrator in Red Bank, whose downtown went from ho-hum to "Hiptown" under her watch. There, in the mid-1990s, she had already made her mark as executive director of Red Bank River Center, the special improvement district. Today, she lives in Somerset County with her husband and two daughters.
"Marta was always somebody who knew the marketplace, was very perceptive," said Edward J. McKenna Jr., Red Bank’s mayor at the time. "She was very — in a positive sense — a go-getter, and she can be very persuasive. She figured out the market quickly. Once she had it figured out, she’d target the people she thought would be the best tenants and go after them."
http://media.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/photo/marta-person-villa-newarkjpg-b308d6d425a410d0_large.jpgAristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerMarta Person-Villa visits Brian Karwoski the owner of Brick City Bar & Grill on Edison Place located across the street from the Prudential Center. She was the agent for the bar & grill and the rental apartments in the same building. Marta Person-Villa has an insider's view on the ebb and flow of downtown Newark. Her "Square Foot" realty firm is at the heart of revitalization. She has the behind the scenes stories too. Not bad for a one-time chief of staff credited with helping turn Red Bank into Hiptown. Thursday August 26, 2010.
That would seemingly apply to Brian Karwoski, the co-founder of Brick City Bar & Grill. It was Karwoski who spotted her sign in the window of 35 Edison Place, now home to his restaurant and sports bar. It was the night of a Bon Jovi concert. He was on the smoking deck. "I saw this big ‘For Rent’ sign. It was Square Foot’s."
Post-deal, their connection remains strong. "She’s always driving development in this area," he said. "It’s good to have people like her making it happen." To be sure, Villa is observant. "I just saw a Cushman broker downstairs," she said on a recent visit.
"Competition?" Karwoski asked.
Then, Villa contemplates a face-off. "What ya doing?" she says of a potential opener. But she moves on instead, leaving Karwoski with a peck on the cheek. Over the years, Villa has brokered deals for such developers as George Jacobs, who as president of Clifton-based Jacobs Enterprises oversees 1.25 million square feet of retail, office and residential space.
"Very creative and very energetic," Jacobs said of Villa. "She does a first-rate job. She’s worked with my company ...with great success."
The retail comings-and-goings are on her radar. For each departure — Starbucks and Quizno’s among them — there are new arrivals, such as Brick City Coffee and Port 44 Brew Pub.
In the Newark downtown area encompassing the 07102 zip code, the retail vacancy rate stood at 28.2 percent at the end of the second quarter, according to the CoStar Group, a Washington, D.C, data-research company,
"The opportunity people may overlook," she says, "is that there are spaces available near the $375 million asset, Pru Center, (and) 55,000 students and faculty, same as Cambridge, Mass."
From her 474-square feet of offices at the glistening tower of 744 Broad Street, Villa departs for the streets wearing a pink shirt with white dress collar and pinstripe pants, not to mention comfortable canvas slip-ons. "I have the banker top anyway," she quips.
Some of her listings aren’t so well-attired.
"The difficulty is the physical disrepair of the places I have to show," says Villa, who has a standard request of clients. "Please give me a rendering. It will help me lease the building."
She does, in fact, have a rendering of the old Paramount Theater, which still retains its classic art deco facade, vertical Paramount sign and Newark marquee on Market Street. Today, its lobby houses small retailers on month-to-month leases in front of a shell of a moviehouse. Tomorrow, maybe, it could be a $100 million "Paramount at Four Corners," pictured in a flyer with a residential tower reaching skyward from behind the facade of the old theater and adjoining buildings owned by Morris Shasho.
"I don’t know," Villa says when pressed on whether the dream will ever become a reality.
But she does know the retail and commercial interest is ever-present. "The city with the greatest potential, seriously," she says of her urban digs.
Within the past 18 months or so, she has scouted downtown locales for everyone from Panera Bread bakery-cafes (near the Four Corners) to Clearview Cinemas (at the Paramount.) "I’m pretty convincing, and I’m not the average Joe," she says. "I show them Newark is not the execution-shootings that sadly make the news."
Soon, she is conversing on the street with her Square Foot colleague, broker Lance J. Diggs, who coincidentally is about to show space to John Brown, who is hoping to move his hair salon closer to the arena’s action. "What works for our business," Villa says, "is we’re always johnny-on-the-spot.

[alex@newark]

hopefully with this lady in control, downtown can actually begin to look like a downtown instead of all ghetto thug stores and hair products and even dollar stores but something rather that people will actually want to go and spend money.

[stache]

It looks like a downtown, just not a very nice one.

[block944]

hopefully with this lady in control, downtown can actually begin to look like a downtown instead of all ghetto thug stores and hair products and even dollar stores but something rather that people will actually want to go and spend money.


She's been doing this for awhile now nothing is going to change any time soon. Duane reed next to home depot shut down and closed shop as well.

[lyons farm]

She's been doing this for awhile now nothing is going to change any time soon. Duane reed next to home depot shut down and closed shop as well.

Duane Reade was brought out by Walgreens and there is already a Walgreens next to Home Depot. Look for the Duane Reade on Broad street to change to Walgreens

[block944]

Duane Reade was brought out by Walgreens and there is already a Walgreens next to Home Depot. Look for the Duane Reade on Broad street to change to Walgreens


There's tons of duane reads in nyc that haven't switched. Bottom line is business is terrible there

[alex@newark]

is it true that ritas is coming to downtown and if so does anybody have information on it as to when will it open

[stache]

Walgreens is going to keep Duane Reade as a separate brand.

[Newarkguy]

Walgreens is going to keep Duane Reade as a separate brand. The Duane Reade on springfield avenue,by Autozone, is gone. Not surprising since Walgreens opened a new store by Home Depot, 2 blocks away by Applebees.

[lyons farm]

There's tons of duane reads in nyc that haven't switched. Bottom line is business is terrible there

Why have two drug stores owned by the same company only one block apart?

[lyons farm]

is it true that ritas is coming to downtown and if so does anybody have information on it as to when will it open

Square Foot announces 4 Newark lease signings and 2 Rita's Water Ice deals

Newark, NJ, Aug 31, 2010 - /FLIERWIRE/-- Commercial real estate firm Square Foot, LLC announces the signing of two Rita's Water Ice locations. Marta Villa represented the Tenant in a Roselle Commons shopping center to lease 1,500 SF on First Avenue. Fred DeStefano of MBC Corp. represented the landlord.

Villa also represented the Landlord (Fleet 191, LLC) and Tenant at 189 Market St., Newark in securing Rita's Water Ice to occupy 1,000 SF in the Arena District.

Square Foot announces the grand opening of Babe's Cheesesteaks at 191 Central Avenue, Newark. Villa represented Babe's in lease negotiations concluded in '09.

Square Foot announces the lease signing of Ol' West BBQ at 972 Broad Street, Newark. Villa is the exclusive agent on the boutique office building next to the Peter Rodino Federal Building. Ol' West BBQ will open its second location in September in the 3,000 SF restaurant space. Villa also leased 4,000 SF in the building to the Solo(s) Project House Art Gallery and Artist Workspace. 972 Broad Street has small office suites and larger contiguous space of up to 8,000 SF remaining available in the building.

For information contact Marta Villa, Licensed real estate broker at 973-715-8385.

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973-715-8385.
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[newarkdevil1]

Although some of these are older deals, it's nice to see Marta still plugging at it and working to fill out the downtown retail. It's also nicer that she understands the need for national brands to get the sort of price per sq foot necessary to renovate these buildings. I would love to see a few more bars open up right on Market/Edison right at the beginning to make that stretch more inviting. I would love to see Beaver st. extended to the arena and to commerce street creating an alley/walkway from Raymond to Edison.


Square Foot announces 4 Newark lease signings and 2 Rita's Water Ice deals

Newark, NJ, Aug 31, 2010 - /FLIERWIRE/-- Commercial real estate firm Square Foot, LLC announces the signing of two Rita's Water Ice locations. Marta Villa represented the Tenant in a Roselle Commons shopping center to lease 1,500 SF on First Avenue. Fred DeStefano of MBC Corp. represented the landlord.

Villa also represented the Landlord (Fleet 191, LLC) and Tenant at 189 Market St., Newark in securing Rita's Water Ice to occupy 1,000 SF in the Arena District.

Square Foot announces the grand opening of Babe's Cheesesteaks at 191 Central Avenue, Newark. Villa represented Babe's in lease negotiations concluded in '09.

Square Foot announces the lease signing of Ol' West BBQ at 972 Broad Street, Newark. Villa is the exclusive agent on the boutique office building next to the Peter Rodino Federal Building. Ol' West BBQ will open its second location in September in the 3,000 SF restaurant space. Villa also leased 4,000 SF in the building to the Solo(s) Project House Art Gallery and Artist Workspace. 972 Broad Street has small office suites and larger contiguous space of up to 8,000 SF remaining available in the building.

For information contact Marta Villa, Licensed real estate broker at 973-715-8385.

SOURCE:Square Foot8/31/2010 13:39 AA ETwww.squarefoot.com (http://www.squarefoot.com/)[/URL]CONTACT:Marta Villa
Licensed real estate broker
973-715-8385.
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[tbal]

From across the river in Harrison this afternoon I couldn't help but notice a massive crane located somewhere in downtown Newark...does anyone know where this is and what it is there for?

[JCMAN320]

It would be hard for any sort of big stores to go in Newark due to the fact of Jersey Gardens and Newport Mall. I have about a a dozen or so friends that live in Newark and Irvington and they almost always go to either Hudson Mall, Jersey Gardens, or Newport Mall. Newark missed the boat on this sad to say.

[Marv95]

From across the river in Harrison this afternoon I couldn't help but notice a massive crane located somewhere in downtown Newark...does anyone know where this is and what it is there for?
If you noticed it you should have an idea where it is. Is it towards Penn Station or by 280? I did see a crane behind the new Rutgers Business School 2 weeks ago but it's no longer there and I don't think it was as "massive" as you are implying.

[scrollhectic]

September 2, 2010, 3:54 pm

By KEN BELSON (http://offthedribble.blogs.nytimes.com/author/ken-belson/)

The New York Liberty is moving to New Jersey, sort of. For the next three seasons, the Liberty will play its home games at the Prudential Center in Newark while Madison Square Garden is being renovated.

Season-ticket holders are going to be sent letters informing them of the temporary move in the coming days. Madison Square Garden is expected to make an announcement next week with the details.

The extra tenant is a bonus for the Prudential Center, which opened in 2007 and whose main tenants have been the Devils and the Seton Hall basketball team. The Nets will play in Newark for the next two seasons before moving to their new home being built in Brooklyn.

The Liberty leads the league in attendance, drawing more than 11,000 fans a game at Madison Square Garden, which is undergoing a multiyear transformation that is expected to cost as much as $850 million. Attendance has risen 13 percent this year largely because of the team’s 22-12 record.

The Liberty will play the Atlanta Dream in the best-of-three Eastern Conference finals beginning Sunday at the Garden.

[66nexus]

It would be hard for any sort of big stores to go in Newark due to the fact of Jersey Gardens and Newport Mall. I have about a a dozen or so friends that live in Newark and Irvington and they almost always go to either Hudson Mall, Jersey Gardens, or Newport Mall. Newark missed the boat on this sad to say.

If it were any other state I would most likely agree with you, but in the case of NJ: Short Hills being so close to Livingston, Menlo to Woodbridge, etc. I actually think a Mall in Newark would probably do fine w/o really cannibalizing sales in Hudson or Union county (not that one would actually be built tho)

As long as one doesn't exist in Newark though your friends will only have the other malls as options.

[newarkdevil1]

I think most of the mentioned retailers need/want density and an anchor to work with the ensure traffic to their stores. I think the Jersey City approach was correct in bringing a mall in to achieve that. Actual strip city retail is pretty tough and I can't see any one retailer doing well but rather a consortium of stores say parked right next to or inside of the gateways. I still argue that Newark has great accessibility to the parkway, turnpike, 280 and 78 and if a few big box retailers got together and directed the store to gather highway traffic, they would do well.

[arcman210]

No mall type stores in Newark will do well until there is a thriving downtown full of residents with higher incomes who spend that type of money... Getting people to move to Newark as a transit hub is key. Newark needs originality to draw in tourists, nobody is going to drive to Newark and go through a traffic and parking nightmare to shop. More offices, and full time residents are the most important key to Newark's success. More student housing should be on its way within the next 10 years, which should help.