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Category Archives: Real estate
Princeton Planning Board Approves Mixed-Use 255 Nassau Street Plan
The Princeton Planning Board voted last night to approve a mixed-use redevelopment at 255 Nassau Street, in Princeton’s East Nassau Street neighborhood.
First Look: West Windsor’s ‘Ellsworth II’ Site Plan For Cranbury Road Near Princeton Junction Station
West Windsor seems to be on an apartment surge, with plans for a mixed-use neighborhood off Bear Brook Road, and the recent approval of a mixed-use redevelopment of the ‘Ellsworth Center’ at Cranbury and Route 571 (Princeton-Highstown Road). The Ellsworth Center looks … Continue reading
Posted in Density, planning, Real estate, Smart Growth, Transit
Tagged New Jersey, nj transit, Princeton, smart growth, West Windsor
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West Windsor’s Maneely/Toll Brothers Mixed-Use Development In Detail
Toll Brothers have proposed a mixed use development at Bear Brook Road and old Bear Brook Road in West Windsor- a site sometimes know as ‘the Maneely property’. The plan, developed in conjunction with West Windsor township, calls for 188 … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Density, Placemaking, planning, Real estate, Smart Growth
Tagged planning, Princeton, toll brothers, West Windsor
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Could a ‘Village’ of ‘Tiny Houses’ Open The Door To Greater Affordability in Princeton?
During the recent Princeton Environmental Film Festival, a documentary shed light on the ‘Tiny House’ movement, an ongoing trend for people to live in houses that are much smaller than usual. These homes, which are typically in the rage of … Continue reading
Posted in Affordability, architecture, how-to-add-density, Real estate, Sustainability
Tagged Princeton, tiny house
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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
Posted in Affordability, Local, Princeton, Real estate, Zoning
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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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
First Look: 255 Nassau Street ‘Plan B’.
Last year, a plan to redevelop the building at 255 Nassau Street in Princeton with apartments was shot down by the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment. But now, a new plan is plan is on the table, and this is … Continue reading
Posted in Density, Princeton, Real estate, Smart Growth, The Parking Question, Zoning
Tagged Apartment, Princeton, walkable
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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
New Brunswick, NJ Is America’s “5th-Most Exciting Small City’. Why?
New Jersey is too often the target of sneers, but a recent survey of “America’s Most Exciting Small Cities’ showed two Garden State towns in the Top 5. In fact, Hoboken topped the whole list! Meanwhile at #5…New Brunswick. Seriously?
Posted in Affordability, Density, Local, Real estate, Smart Growth
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