Category Archives: architecture

Architects Pitch Housing Concepts at ‘Princeton Future’ Community Meeting

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

Community planning group ‘Princeton Future’ held a meeting at Princeton Public Library last Saturday, to discuss planned new affordable housing on Franklin Avenue. According to the town’s affordable housing settlement, agreed last year, and subsequently approved by Mercer County Superior … Continue reading →

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Planning Board To Vote On New Princeton Univ. Residential Colleges

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

The Princeton Planning Board will meet on Thursday night (October 17) to discuss what is likely to be one of the largest developments in town in the coming decade. Princeton University is proposing to build two new residential colleges, to … Continue reading →

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Architectural Renderings Of Proposed Addition To Princeton High School

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

At a special meeting on Tuesday night (June 4, 2019), the Princeton Board of Education considered bids for work to be completed to local schools as a result of the bond referendum that was passed by voters last year. The … Continue reading →

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More Details About New Princeton University Colleges

Posted on May 8, 2019 by

Earlier this year, Princeton University made a presentation to the Princeton Planning Board about their new Colleges. The two new Colleges are intended firstly to provide a residence for 500 extra undergraduates that the University intends to enroll as its … Continue reading →

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Princeton Residents Express Anger After Town Builds Gas Station In Residential Area

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

Laurel Road residents attended the Princeton Council meeting last Monday to express fury at the unexpected construction of a new gas station at the bottom of Mt Lucas Road. The gas station – which is in a residential R-6 zone … Continue reading →

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Concept Plan for New Princeton University Residential Colleges

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

The Princeton Planning Board will tonight consider a concept plan, submitted by Princeton University, for two new student residential colleges at the interesection of South Drive and Elm Drive. We have known for several years that Princeton University wants to … Continue reading →

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Site Plan For Senior Living Facility Next to Princeton Shopping Center

Posted on March 31, 2018 by

In the 1990s, a plan was submitted to build a senior living facility on the site next to Princeton Shopping Center, at the intersection of North Harrison St and Terhune Road. The plan drew opposition and nothing ever got built. … Continue reading →

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Princeton Planning Board Approves 6-Unit Infill Apartment Project on Spring Street

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

The Princeton Planning Board recently approved a proposal to add three stories to the ‘Nelson Glass’ building at 45 Spring Street. The project promises to add 6 new apartments in a very walkable location at the heart of downtown Princeton. … Continue reading →

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Site Plan for New PFARS Ambulance Station at Witherspoon St and Valley Road in Princeton

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

On Wednesday evening, January 10, Princeton’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board will consider a plan for a new Princeton First Aid & Rescue ambulance station at Witherspoon Street and Valley Road. The plan to move PFARS from their current home … Continue reading →

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Princeton University’s New Arts Complex: The View From The Outside (PHOTOS)

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

In 2012, Princeton University got approvals to construct a new ‘Arts and Transit’ complex on Alexander St at University Place. Extremely controversial at the time, the plan called for moving Princeton rail station approximately 400-ft south, converting the existing rail … Continue reading →

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