New Jersey house prices are continuing a years-long boom that has made buying a home unaffordable for many. Home prices in Mercer County went up 14.6% in just one year between July 2023 and July 2024. How is that affecting the rents being asked for homes and apartments in Princeton? We took a look at the options, updating our survey from the last time we looked in September 2023.
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The new Sakrid Coffee Roasters outlet at 300 Witherspoon Street closed this month after less than 18 months in business. Parents dropping off at Community Park School, or clients at TigerLabs, will now have to look elsewhere for their joe, and people are asking, why can’t we have nice things in Princeton? .
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Princeton School Board’s proposal for $85 million of improvents at three local schools received a very mixed reception from the Princeton Planning Board at their ‘courtesy review’ last week. As reported previously (First Look: Preliminary Site Plans for Additions And Expanded Parking at Three Princeton Public Schools), the School Board is proposing a bond referendum for next year, which would give local voters the chance to approve additions at Community Park Elementary School, Littlebrook Elementary School, and Princeton Middle School. The School District Superintendent, Kathie Foster, spoke about how excited she was about the proposals, which apparently have been under development since 2019. But it quickly became clear that several aspects of the plans need further consideration.
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On Monday, September 9, Princeton Council held a lengthy discussion about the future of Nassau Street. Consultants from ‘Arterial Street Design’ presented their concept plan about a proposed redesign of the sidewalks on Nassau Street. The project area focuses on the north side of the street between Chambers St and Moore St (map). This is very much Princeton’s “Main Street”, and includes the area next to Palmer Square, and in front of the famous Nassau Hall of Princeton University.
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The Princeton Public School District is currently preparing plans for a school bond referendum, which will be voted on by Princeton residents either later this year or in early 2025 (for details, see this ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ from Princeton School District). The proposed school bond would fund significant improvements at three local schools, specifically, Community Park Elementary, Littlebrook Elementary, and the Princeton Middle School. If approved, the School Board would be able to build new classrooms at each school. Concepts have been under development by the School Board’s “Long-Term Planning Committee” since the spring, and preliminary plans have now been been submitted to the Princeton Planning Board for comments.
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The “Graduate Hotel” is finally open. As reported last night at “Tap Into Princeton“, the long-anticipated new hotel quietly opened on Thursday, August 1. The Graduate Hotel is located at an ultra-walkable location in downtown Princeton (10 Chambers Street, map), across the street from Princeton University campus and one block away from Palmer Square.
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A new group bike ride is happening in Princeton, starting this coming Friday, July 26. The ‘Princeton Critical Mass’ ride is part of a global movement of similar rides that have happened in dozens of cities, where people ride bikes together for fun and for safety. They usually do not have a designated leader, and the intention is that riders will have ‘safety in numbers’ by riding as a group.
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The new Triumph Brewing Company opened this afternoon in Palmer Square in Princeton. The new bar occupies the old USPS branch, and the conversion has taken almost seven years. A crowd of happy customers quickly filled the space. *more photos below*
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A group of objectors who launched a court case to try to prevent a proposed redevelopment in Princeton have been dealt a setback by Mercer County Judge Robert Lougy. The objectors named the Mayor and Council of Princeton as targets for their litigation, but, in a ruling issued last month, Judge Lougy agreed that the Mayor and Council have no case to answer.
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The Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved a new home with accessory dwelling unit at 8 Valley Road (map). The proposal was considered at the Zoning Board meeting of May 22, and the outcome was anything but a foregone conclusion. The plan had already been considered at a Zoning Board hearing in February, and failed to find approval at that time. Even with substantial revisions, the new plan, as shown above, was still considered unacceptable by several neighboring homeowners and members of the Board.
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