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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

What Should Replace the Central Garage?

With housing developments potentially shooting up all around it, the council is wondering if it's worth keeping a structurally-unsound garage at Chestnut Street.

Ridgewood officials are in the early process to explore whether maintaining a repair garage on the fringes of the downtown is a wise investment. Spurred because of a $40,000 purchase order for a hydraulic lift, the village will be examining whether they should find another property in town to perform the work or even outsource the service entirely. According to Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli, the Central Garage blights the Chestnut Street neighborhood, one that is seeing a potential development boom. "The property could be in a new downtown development area," the deputy mayor remarked at a recent council meeting. Steps from the garage, a developer sees a 62-unit residential housing complex – Chestnut Village – improving the area. There …

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Downtown Eyesore Faces Hurdles In Redevelopment

Applicant of the Franklin Avenue building needs the "redevelopment zone" tag changed to construction a mixed-use building that could eliminate several public parking spaces.

One of Ridgewood's most notable downtown eyesores could be receiving a major facelift, but not before clearing significant hurdles in parking and zoning process. The applicant at 120 Franklin Ave – best known as the site of the failed parking garage – appeared before the planning board on Tuesday night looking for input and direction on its revised conceptual plan, which calls for a two-story mixed development. After demolishing the Town Garage building that currently stands, the applicant envisions a two-story, 5,000 square-foot building set closer to Franklin Avenue with four apartments (including one affordable unit) above a retail space. But there are challenges abound. Before any hope of construction on a mixed-use project, the …

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4:14 pm on Thursday, June 7, 2012

There was an excellent discussion on this property at last Council meeting. Perhaps, reality is setting in and alternative solutions will be forth coming when the new Council is formed. Good luck.   more ›

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