Tag: Affordable Housing
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Lack of information about new homes concerns Jackson board members
JACKSON — Members of the Jackson Planning Board expressed concern about what they called a lack of information when an applicant came before them to seek subdivision approval during a recent meeting. On Nov. 7, the applicant, GM Grawtown, LLC, was seeking preliminary and final subdivision approval to create 49 residential lots (homes), one affordable…
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Hopewell Township receives revenue boost from construction, real estate company Lennar
Hopewell Township has secured $2.3 million in incremental one-time payment revenues required from Lennar, a home construction and real estate company, which is building two new inclusionary neighborhoods as a part of the township’s 2017 bipartisan affordable housing settlement. Township officials said, “these payments are separate from the revenue that is anticipated under the PILOT…
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Princeton Planning Board approves five-story apartment building on Nassau Street
The Princeton Planning Board has approved a 45-unit, five-story apartment building for the rear parking lot of 195 Nassau St., which will include a mix of market rate and affordable housing units. The Planning Board approved the application, which includes a variance for building height, at its Oct. 13 meeting. The proposed apartment building will…
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Manalapan planners approve residential developments on Millhurst Road
MANALAPAN — A townhouse development for residents of all ages and an apartment building for seniors are expected to be constructed on Millhurst Road in Manalapan following an approval from the Planning Board. During a meeting on Sept. 22, board members voted 8-0 to grant preliminary and final major subdivision approval and preliminary and final…
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Edison Housing Authority’s Back-2-School event a success; 300 backpacks provided
EDISON – More than 300 families came out to celebrate and prepare for the new 2022-23 school year at a festive Back-2-School event hosted by the Edison Housing Authority. The special family fun day in August offered residents of all ages from the Julius Engel Gardens and Robert E. Holmes Gardens communities an opportunity to…
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Habitat for Humanity SCNJ to begin construction on affordable housing development in Bordentown Township
The process to start building 10 affordable housing units on Thorntown and Crosswicks Road in Bordentown Township is in its final stages, according to Bordentown Township Administrator Michael Theokas. As part of its affordable housing policy with the state and Burlington County, Bordentown Township struck a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of South Central Jersey…
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Princeton Council applies for state grant to improve section of Terhune Road ahead of housing developments
Princeton officials hope to receive a state grant to offset the costs of improvements to a section of Terhune Road, between N. Harrison Street and Grover Avenue, in advance of the construction of more than 600 apartments in the area. The Princeton Council approved the $636,000 grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s…
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Manalapan planners approve subdivision of property for two homes
MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Planning Board has granted preliminary major subdivision approval to an applicant who plans to construct two homes on a Tennent Road property. During a meeting on Aug. 25, Chairwoman Kathryn Kwaak, Daria D’Agostino, Todd Brown, Township Committeeman Jack McNaboe, Township Committeeman Barry Jacobson, Steven Kastell, John Castronovo and Richard Hogan heard…
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Millstone receives affordable housing grant for Novad Court project
MILLSTONE – A $1 million federal grant has been awarded to Millstone Township to help fund the development of a site on Novad Court that will be used for affordable housing. Novad Court is off Route 537 in the vicinity of Six Flags Great Adventure in neighboring Jackson. The property for the planned affordable housing…
