The New Brunswick Development Corp., public officials and a host of other stakeholders broke ground Wednesday on the $172 million New Brunswick Performing Arts Center project. Slated to rise 23 stories on Livingston Avenue, the mixed-use complex stands to transform the city’s famed downtown cultural arts district, spanning 450,000 square feet that will include performance venues, office space and more than 200 luxury apartments.
Residential & Mixed Use
The construction boom in New Jersey is no more evident than in the multifamily and mixed-use sector, thanks to changing demographics and the demand for urban-style living, even in the suburbs.
Developer drawing new renters to East Orange as it transforms city block by block
For Blackstone 360, a 105-unit project was just the beginning of what has become a major investment in East Orange. The development and design-build firm has since rehabilitated two other buildings in the city — comprising an additional 252 apartments — and now has a fourth project under construction that will deliver another 150 units to the neighborhood.