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Housing authority counsel outlines multiple stalled redevelopment projects; terminations and appeals noted
Summary
Legal counsel reported status updates on several redevelopment projects — Jersey Avenue, 131 Jersey Ave, 40 Livingston (Elks Building), NB Plaza, and Millennium Bank — including notices, litigation, and instructions to terminate stale applications.
Legal counsel to the Housing Authority of the City of New Brunswick told the board the authority has sent notices or taken procedural steps on several long‑pending redevelopment applications.
Counsel said the Jersey Avenue mixed‑use project — described to include roughly 660 residential units and about 1,279 parking spaces in the application — received a 90‑day notice about 60 days ago and has not responded; counsel said the authority expects to terminate the redeveloper if no response is received. Counsel also said a project at 131 Jersey Avenue (a flex warehouse and office) has had a pending application for years and similarly received a 90‑day notice.
On a separate project, New Street Associates’ proposal for the Elks Building at 40 Livingston Avenue — a proposed 24‑story mixed‑use development — was described as having an incomplete application and “stale.” Counsel said the authority rejected that application without prejudice and told the developer to submit a new application if it wishes to proceed.
NB Plaza owner’s proposed 800‑unit project is the subject of litigation: counsel said a lower court ruled for the city, housing authority and developer, and the opponent appealed; the appellate division is now considering the case, and an automatic stay protects the redeveloper’s rights while litigation proceeds.
The Millennium Bank property along Livingston Avenue has a new application on file but remains incomplete; counsel told the board he expects that matter back before the authority at its next meeting when outstanding financing and schedule details are supplied.
Why it matters: The updates reflect the authority’s effort to rationalize its redevelopment pipeline and to terminate or require fresh applications where developers have not advanced work. Some sites are contaminated or otherwise complicated and have held up redevelopment timelines.
Next steps: Counsel said the authority will send termination letters after 90‑day notices expire where appropriate, await the appellate division decision on NB Plaza and expect the Millennium Bank application at the next meeting. No board votes were required for the informational status report.
Ending: Counsel told the board the authority is enforcing application deadlines and will re-open opportunities for new applicants once matters are closed or terminated.
