Professor: Transit village would be a tax boon Study concludes project would draw relatively few school-age children
Professor: Transit village would be a tax boon Study concludes project would draw relatively few school-age children January 18, 2007 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The proposed transit village for the 212-acre former Johnson & Johnson site on Route 1 could produce a net fiscal surplus of $10.4 million per year for […]
Developer expects J&J to draw empty nesters Experts tout project as a tax boon that will improve life in N.B.
Developer expects J&J to draw empty nesters Experts tout project as a tax boon that will improve life in N.B. December 14, 2006 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — As the design plans for the redevelopment project at the Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1 continue to take shape, more and more […]
Firm: Transit village could be center of town J&J developer introduces experts working on plan; next workshop tonight
Firm: Transit village could be center of town J&J developer introduces experts working on plan; next workshop tonight December 7, 2006 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – A resource team assembled to analyze the impacts of a proposed transit village for the Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1 began discussing their purposes […]
Video to detail plan to redevelop J&J site in North Brunswick
November 30, 2006 MIDDLESEX Edition Video to detail plan to redevelop J&J site in North Brunswick By SHARON ADARLO STAR-LEDGER STAFF The developer of the North Brunswick Johnson & Johnson site is expected to continue its campaign to get the redevelopment project approved with the unveiling tonight of an informational video. Township residents are invited […]
Study finds transit village brings far fewer children
Study finds transit village brings far fewer children May 17, 2006 DARRYL R. ISHERWOOD STAFF WRITER A study conducted by Rutgers University may answer the question of whether residential developments planned near train stations in several townships in the state, including Hamilton, will attract families with large numbers of children who end up overburdening local […]
Developer unveils transit village plan
Developer unveils transit village plan Property would be used for train station, stores, apts., public buildings, open space April 6, 2006 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The architects hired by the contract purchasers of the Johnson & Johnson property in North Brunswick have designed a comprehensive transit village plan for the redevelopment of the Route […]
Residents critique three designs for J&J property
Residents critique three designs for J&J property March 30, 2006 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK – The idea behind "the more, the merrier" definitely applied last Thursday night as roughly 85 residents had the opportunity to overlook and critique three preliminary design layouts for the Johnson & Johnson property as formulated by Hillier […]
Public offers ideas for town center Developer hosts second forum on J&J site’s future
Public offers ideas for town center Developer hosts second forum on J&J site's future March 16, 2006 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A library. A community center. A community sports complex. Open space. A railroad station. An overpass to Route 130 and Finnegans Lane. Convenient shops and restaurants. Employment opportunities. Affordable housing. Brownstones. Senior housing. […]
J&J site owners hold first hearing Say town center could become a new focal point in N.B
J&J site owners hold first hearing Say town center could become a new focal point in N.B March 2, 2006 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The future is now for the Johnson & Johnson property. North Brunswick TOD Associates, the contract purchasers of the 212-acre site on Route 1, presented their first workshop Feb. 23 […]
Transit village eyed for J&J tract
North Brunswick tells the new owner it opposes housing Friday, February 24, 2006 BY SHARON ADARLO Star-Ledger Staff The Johnson & Johnson property on Route 1 is full of empty warehouses and barren parking lots, but what North Brunswick officials see is potential commerical growth. They want shops, restaurants and offices there and, most of […]