Fair Lawn NJ, The former ShopRite property on River Road in Fair Lawn has been sold to a developer with big plans for revitalizing the site. TFE Properties, an East Windsor-based developer known for both commercial and residential projects, purchased the 93,000-square-foot property in mid-August. The site, which includes the vacant ShopRite building, a Walgreens, and an adjacent strip mall, is set for a major facelift and new commercial tenants.
Teaneck NJ, after a marathon 3½-hour meeting featuring 29 speakers, the Teaneck Planning Board has decided to postpone the approval of its 143-page master plan draft until at least September 16. The meeting, held in the library basement, was marred by technical glitches including failed connections and interruptions to its virtual and telephone broadcasts. Compounding the issues, many residents reported trouble accessing the master plan document on the township’s website.
Woodcliff lake NJ, in a move that has stirred intrigue, BMW has revealed plans to sell off a portion of its North American headquarters situated in Woodcliff Lake, as reported by NorthJersey.com. While the details surrounding the future of the land remain shrouded in mystery, the sale marks a significant development for the automotive giant’s operations.
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Hackensack NJ, the City of Hackensack has seen a massive influx of development that has transformed the city’s downtown in recent years. The development has been made possible by Financial incentives.
Teaneck NJ, on Tuesday nights Teaneck’s council meeting the Teaneck Township Council approved a resolution to appoint seven new members to its planning and zoning boards at Tuesday’s meeting.
Hackensack NJ, the city has reached a settlement with the company that controls the Sears property on Main Street, paving the way for a potential redevelopment project there to move forward.
Hackensack NJ, plans for a 110-unit, mixed-use apartment building at the corner of Main and Passaic streets are moving forward after the sale of two properties in the heart of downtown Hackensack. Last January the city Planning Board approved site plans for the project at 359 and 375 Main St., which currently house a vacant bank building and a multi-tenant office building. The Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union had vacated the property for its new Hackensack location on Hudson Street in 2021.
Englewood NJ, NJ TRANSIT has been awarded a $592,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to study equitable transit oriented development (TOD) along the proposed nine-mile extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) into Bergen County. The comprehensive plan will build on efforts to establish neighborhoods and employment centers along the corridor and provide a framework for coordinated actions, creating a blueprint for success for all stakeholders. The extension of the HBLR into Bergen County, known as the Northern Branch, will further NJ TRANSIT’s 10-Year Strategic Plan goals of powering a stronger and fairer economy and promoting a more sustainable future.
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Ridgewood NJ, last night the Ridgewood Planning Board pushed back the next hearing date to January 7,2020 on the 2 beautiful old homes, on large properties, on N Maple Ave are in danger of being knocked down to create a sub-division, with 8 new homes on a Cul De Sac. The houses are 232 & 250 N Maple Ave- Directly across from the Stable, and the Stable parking lot.
Ridgewood NJ, Tonight’s Planning Board meeting agenda (Tues., Oct. 15) includes the first hearing for the LLC wishing to knock down all structures on two large adjoining properties opposite the Stable and build 8 new ones on a cul-de-sac feeding into North Maple Ave. half a block above the intersection at Linwood Ave.
By Myles Ma | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on August 16, 2016 at 7:30 AM, updated August 16, 2016 at 10:40 AM
HILLSDALE — Terri Pendergast used to enjoy walking her dog in the woods behind her house every day. She’d take a meandering path through the timber, her childhood stomping grounds, to trails leading to the Musquapsink Brook.
For Pendergast, it was a quiet sanctuary she shared with the deer, owls and other animals that made these woods their home. The woods butted up to the back of about 15 homes on Ell Road, turning yards into country oases just 25 miles from New York City.
But in June, those woods were suddenly gone, replaced by a 12-acre bald patch crisscrossed with muddy tire tracks to make way for a housing development.
Ridgewood NJ, the major news from last nights council meeting was that Schedler Park has been put on hold until 2017 and only under the direction of the new Village Council with the use of expert studies.
This is a huge victory for the neighborhood who has been fighting to preserve both the natural environment at Schedler but also preserve the historic significance of the sight .
Neighbors felt the sight was unsuitable for a baseball field for many reasons including the noise from Route 17, parking issues and the lack of road infrastructure ,which they felt would overwhelm the neighborhood.
There was also fears that wildlife habitat would be lost when it was discovered eagles used the area as a food source.
I do think public input early in the process is key. I agree current council has been scared of allowing opposition to formalize as it did with CRR and Valley. They seem to think that if you do it quick you minimize the ability of the public to create opposition groups, etc.
So I agree, make people aware and get stakeholders into the informal meetings. But I think the public comment and the entire process would be helped if it was less formal. The Planning Board public comment period is supposed to focus on whatever specific legal objections and technical objections can be raised. They tolerate kids getting up to say there will be construction and people speculating about construction workers oggoling children, but that is not really what the Planning Board hearing is about. HOWEVER, a less formal informative session format would give a perfect outlet for those kids to be heard before the Planning Board or the developers are locked into a legal process. There can be a dialogue this way.
Now legally this would have to be voluntary for the developers. BUT we could create a voluntary preliminary planning framework. Publish a description online and in the paper. Have 2 meetings at different times on different days. Allow cross talk so questions can be addressed and answered. You could even publish a summary of the meetings but agree they will not be recorded or be considered binding. Let the developer have the right to sign off on the summary before it is published to correct their own statements as needed. This will free everyone up to talk more freely.
Following this process a plan would be submitted for the formal planning board. The carrot to get developers to take the deal would be that the Planning Board would have the option to allow comment and vote on the same night ONLY IF the developers went through the preliminary voluntary process. Otherwise the Planning Board would typically allow 1-2 sessions of public comment BEFORE voting.
why are you so interested in Valley increasing it’s business? To bring more traffic, more people smoking on our sidewalks, more employees parking on our streets, more of our police and fire department time spent filing reports of theft and unruly behavior? Maybe you are looking forward to talking to the residents of Steilen Ave who have been dealing with noise and light violations from Valley for years or maybe you are just looking forward to driving into Ridgewood and seeing a 1700 car garage at the intersection of Linwood and Van Dien. Won’t that look beautiful! Maybe they can make the lights that will shine from it 24 hrs a day in a residential neighborhood color coordinated for the holidays. Maybe we should turn the houses on either side of you into high density housing in order to fulfill our fair housing. It will only take 8 months of construction for that, not 6 years. What’s the matter? Just because you bought a house in a residential zone that doesn’t allow hdh doesn’t mean things can’t change, right? In just the same way that Valley’s lot cannot be turned into apartments, Schedler cannot be a 7-11, so just stop with that stupid argument. And yes, the car dealerships should be developed, but changing the density in our cbd from 12 units per acre to 36 was unnecessarily excessive. 24 units per acre would have brought the same benefit without as much downside. Unless of course all you’re concerned about is maximizing the profits of developers. Here’s a word for you to ponder…moderation. Is that so hard to achieve? Bigger is not always better.
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