Seven New Homes Could Be Coming to 38-42 Witherspoon Street Under Office Conversion Plan

Posted on November 10, 2026 by walkableprinceton
The upper floors of this three-story building at 38-42 Witherspoon Street could become apartments

Witherspoon Street in downtown Princeton could be getting seven new apartments, if a proposal for conversion of existing office space is approved. The property in question is 38-42 Witherspoon Street (map). Local residents may know it for the stores on the ground floor, which are ‘Paper Source‘, and ‘Princeton Bag Archive‘. Above those stores are two floors with offices and one existing apartment. The offices would all be converted into apartments. The retail spaces would remain in place, and the overall structure and appearance of the building would not be altered.

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Supporters of Housing in Princeton are Meeting on Monday With ‘Princeton GROWS’ group

Posted on October 15, 2026 by walkableprinceton
The ‘Princeton GROWS’ party will take place at the Arts Council of Princeton on Monday

A new organization launching in Princeton is aiming to present a positive case for more housing. The group, ‘Princeton GROWS’, will be holding a ‘fall social’ event in the outdoor space beside the Arts Council of Princeton (map) next Monday, October 19, from 5.30 PM – 7.30 PM.

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Toll Brothers Seeks To Build Inclusionary Townhouse Development at “Princeton Italian-American Sportsmen’s Club” Site

Posted on October 2, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Proposed layout of townhouses at Founders Lane in Princeton

Toll Brothers Inc is seeking permision to build a development of 28 townhouses at the site of the old ‘Italian-American Sports Club’ at Founders Lane in Princeton (map). The proposal will be the subject of a hearing by the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment next Wednesday, October 7.

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Report from 2021 Recommended Raised Crosswalk at Dangerous Intersection of Hamilton Ave and Linden Lane

Posted on September 24, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Screenshot from 2021 WSP ‘corridor study’ about the Hamilton Ave corridor

A large number of people attended the Princeton Council meeting last week to complain about the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Linden Lane (map). As reported previously at ‘Princeton Patch’ (“Princeton Residents Press Council On Hamilton, Linden Traffic Safety“), there have been 20 crashes at this intersection since March 2023. Residents have started a petition calling for safety improvements. One resident pointed out that the failure to add safety improvements flew in the face of the town’s commitment to ‘Vision Zero’, which aims to eliminate serious crashes through safe road design.

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Official Opening For Transit-Oriented “Avalon W Squared” Community at Princeton Junction Station

Posted on September 16, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Ludivine O’Toole, Senior Director of Development at AvalonBay Communities, cuts the ribbon on ‘Avalon W Squared’

For years, people have asked why the Princeton Junction rail station is surrounded by acres and acres of surface parking lots, but no housing? Plans to add transit-oriented development around the train station have been circulating for decades, but tonight saw a real ribbon-cutting. Executives from Avalon Bay gathered to mark the official opening of the ‘Avalon W Squared‘ development (map), which offers an extremely attractive new opportunity for people looking for apartment living in the Princeton area.

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Settlement Reached In Case About Princeton Mayor’s Involvement in Fatal Car Crash, But Details Remain Sketchy

Posted on September 10, 2026 by walkableprinceton
The car thieves captured on security camera footage on November 7, 2021. (Picture via Mercer County Courts)

A long-running court case involving Princeton Mayor Mark Freda appears to be over. The town of Princeton, Princeton Fire Department, and the Mayor were sued by the family of Jodi Marcou, who died after being struck by a teenage car thief who crossed over the centerline of Route 27 on November 7, 2021. The attorney for Ms. Marcou’s family alleged that the Mayor had contributed to the crash by pursuing the stolen vehicle.

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First Look: Inclusionary Apartment Proposal at 245-247 Nassau Street

Posted on August 25, 2026 by walkableprinceton

The site next to “Jay’s Cycles” at 245-247 Nassau Street (map) could be the location of the next major redevelopment in Princeton. An application to construct 95 new apartments has advanced to staff review, and could come before the Planning Board later this year. Like most proposals for multifamily housing in Princeton, this redevelopment is part of the town’s plan to meet state affordable housing requirements. (See report from June 2025: “Town of Princeton Embraces ‘Smart Growth’ With Proposed Sites For New Affordable Housing“) 19 of the 95 new apartments would be designated ‘affordable’ units for households with restricted incomes.

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Princeton Council Cutting Back on Planned North Harrison Street Safety Improvements, But Mayor Freda Urges Further Cuts

Posted on August 21, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Roundabouts, like this one at Alexander Street and University Place, had been recomended for three intersections on North Harrison Street

At the August 10 meeting of Princeton Council, the town’s elected officials got involved in a heated discussion over what had appeared to be a mundane resolution about a grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. It became clear that the Mayor and various members of Council have quite different perspectives on what kinds of safety improvements should be funded by the town.

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New Whole Foods Market in Montgomery Township to Open August 21

Posted on July 14, 2026 by walkableprinceton
The new Whole Foods in Skillman is almost ready to open

A new ‘Whole Foods Market‘ will open on August 21 in Montgomery Twp, NJ. The supermarket will be the anchor of the new ‘Mongtomery Promenade’ shopping center, located next to Princeton Airport at 1200 State Road (map). The site is less than 1 mile north of the Princeton NJ town line. The new Whole Foods has been anticipated for some time, but the exact opening date was only recently announced. It will become one of about 550 supermarekets in the Austin TX-based Whole Foods Market empire.

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Mercer County Planners Discuss New Transportation Plan in Princeton

Posted on June 15, 2026 by walkableprinceton
Mercer County Planners at the Suzanne Paterson Center in Princeton on Saturday

Mercer County planning staff who are helping to rewrite the County Master Plan came to Princeton on Saturday for a public outreach event about transportation. The ‘Mercer In Motion‘ program aims to “provide guidance to the County for a long-term and holistic approach toward transportation planning policies and strategies”. The in-person event followed a Zoom conference for members of the public in March of this year (Report: “Mercer County Planners Hosting Outreach Meeting Wednesday Night to Get Public Input About Transportation and Mobility“). This event took part at the Suzanne Paterson Center on Stockton Street.

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