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Category Archives: Affordability
Walkable Princeton Celebrates 1st Birthday, Looks To Future
Happy Birthday to us! Walkable Princeton has passed its first birthday. January 22, 2014 was the date when Walkable Princeton founder David Keddie published his original letter announcing “an advocacy group dedicated to calling for zoning reform that will allow … Continue reading
New 7-11 At Princeton’s West Coast Video: Good, Bad Or Ugly?
Remember the ‘good old days’, when if you wanted to watch a movie at home, you had to go round to a store and rent out a book-sized ‘videotape’? It was pretty expensive and you had to pay extra if … Continue reading
Report: New Jersey Is Second-Worst State In The Country For Housing Cost
Statistics released last week from the non-profit Center for Housing Policy reveal that New Jersey is the second-worst state in the USA for housing expense. 31% of New Jerseyans are facing a ‘severe cost burden’ in paying for their homes. … Continue reading
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Tagged affordability, housing, New Jersey, Princeton, Real estate
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Just Off Route 206, Princeton University’s Merwick-Stanworth Housing Rises
In addition to building a new roundabout and its ‘Arts and Transit’ complex, Princeton University has made major progress this winter with construction at its Merwick-Stanworth housing site.
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth
Tagged graduate, Princeton, Princeton University
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Homes For Diversity And Inclusivity Part 4: Allow Microapartments
Princeton planning and zoning has had unintended exclusionary outcomes, making it hard for local middle-class workers to live in town, and incentivizing car-dependency and traffic. In this series, we explore options for adding more walkable housing in Princeton to enable diversity … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, how-to-add-density, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Zoning
Tagged apartments, micro apartments, planning, Princeton, Zoning
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NJ Planners Told: More Apartments and Condos Needed
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association heard a plea at their recent annual conference to stop fix the housing market by phasing out dysfunctional planning and zoning practices. Real estate expert Jeffrey Otteau told the conference that … Continue reading
Most Of Princeton Is Pretty Much Fine With The AvalonBay Redevelopment
Princeton municipal officials are poised to spin through the doors of the Mercer Superior Court in Trenton once again as a new set of local residents petitions against the decision to build apartments on the old Princeton Hospital site. Tens … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, Density, Princeton, Smart Growth, Zoning
Tagged AvalonBay, planning, Princeton
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Princeton Environmental Film Festival To Screen ‘Tiny Houses’ This Friday
‘Dream Big, Live Small’ is the motto of a 62-min movie to play at the [excellent] Princeton Environmental Film Festival this Friday, Feb 5 at 4 p.m. at the Princeton Public Library. The film, ‘Tiny: A Story About Living Small’ focuses … Continue reading
Lot Subdivision Part 2: The Future Of Princeton North
Many houses in the area formally known as ‘Princeton North‘ were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Compared to homes that are built today, they might be considered quite small and basic, but when they were built they answered a … Continue reading
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Tagged Princeton, Real estate, Zoning
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Princeton House Prices Up 7% in 2013. Good Or Bad News?
Winter is a quiet time in the real estate market and a good point to take a look at how the market is working out. There’s a sense that the Princeton property market has been picking up in the last … Continue reading
