Tag: Princeton Planning Board

  • ‘Change is inevitable’

    ‘Change is inevitable’

    Despite calls for a “pause” in the process, Princeton’s proposed 2023 Community Master Plan has been approved. The Planning Board unanimously approved the plan at a public hearing Nov. 30. The five-and-a-half hour meeting was a continuation of the Planning Board’s public hearing on the Master Plan that lasted four hours Nov. 9. The 2023…

  • Princeton planning board continues Master Plan public hearing Nov. 30

    Princeton planning board continues Master Plan public hearing Nov. 30

    The Princeton Planning Board will continue the public hearing and may take action on the proposed 2023 Community Master Plan at a special meeting Nov. 30. The Planning Board heard a presentation on the Community Master Plan and also listened to residents’ comments during a public hearing on it at a four-hour meeting Nov. 9.…

  • Planning Board to hold public hearing on Lanwin Development Corp. application

    Planning Board to hold public hearing on Lanwin Development Corp. application

    The Princeton Planning Board will consider a revised application on Lanwin Development Corp.’s proposed 29-lot subdivision on the Princeton-Montgomery border at its Sept. 21 meeting. The board was set to hold the latest in a series of public hearings on the application at its July 6 meeting, but it was postponed because of a technical…

  • Lanwin Development Corp. revises subdivision application

    Lanwin Development Corp. revises subdivision application

    Princeton still proposes to purchase Lanwin tract with support from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres program The Princeton Planning Board plans to hear a revised application on Lanwin Development Corp.’s proposed 29-lot subdivision on Sept. 16. The board was set to hold the latest in a series of public hearings on…

  • Construction of new mixed-use commercial, residential apartment building underway

    Construction of new mixed-use commercial, residential apartment building underway

    New building will replace house at 40-42 N. Tulane St. built between 1906 and 1918 Partial demolition has begun on the house at 40-42 N. Tulane St., near the corner of Spring Street, for a mixed-use commercial and residential apartment building. The open-air side porch on the north side of the house has been removed…

  • Four-unit rental townhouse development coming to Witherspoon Street

    Four-unit rental townhouse development coming to Witherspoon Street

    Units provide different housing options for area A four-unit rental townhouse development will “in-fill” a portion of the parking lot at the rear of 217-221 Witherspoon St. on the corner of Witherspoon Street and Witherspoon Lane. The Princeton Planning Board approved a project, which was described as an in-fill development, at its April 13 meeting.…

  • The several day move of the former Court Club building deemed a success

    The several day move of the former Court Club building deemed a success

    Moving day for the former Court Club building – from the east side of Prospect Avenue to the west side – has been successfully completed. The massive brick building, which was hoisted from its foundation and placed onto a platform, rolled across Prospect Avenue over several days during the week of Feb. 13. The move…

  • Princeton receives state grant for Terhune Road improvements ahead of housing development construction

    Princeton receives state grant for Terhune Road improvements ahead of housing development construction

    Princeton has received a $636,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s “Safe Streets to Transit” program, paving the way for improvements to a section of Terhune Road near the Princeton Shopping Center. Terhune Road will be improved between North Harrison Street and Grover Avenue, in advance of the construction of more than 600…

  • New planning director brings ‘passion and vast experience’ to key issues in Princeton

    New planning director brings ‘passion and vast experience’ to key issues in Princeton

    The Municipality of Princeton has named Justin Lesko as its planning director. Lesko, who had been serving as planning director on an acting basis since May 2021, has been instrumental in directing the creation of Princeton’s updated Master Plan, as well as several other long-term planning projects, according to a press release through Princeton. He…