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Brick Church Commons
1, 2 and 3 take shape:
Building 1
Building 2
Building 3
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Millennium Homes
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Grading work is
well under way at Father Rasi.
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Belvidere Square Homes
in Trenton take shape:
Interior framing of home on Bellevue Avenue |
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In Camden, historic
homes in Fairview Village are renewed:
Fairview Apartments
Fairview Village Square |
Demolition of garages to make way for new apartments
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Fairview Homes
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Bostwick Court
Located in a troubled Jersey City residential
area that is undergoing revitalization in neighborhood
services and community spirit, Bostwick Court
features three new three-story, multi-family buildings
with 69 residential units and parking for 75 vehicles.
The Bostwick Court buildings were constructed
on the site of a former dye factory in accordance
with PSE&G’s Five-Star Energy Efficient
Program, meaning they had to meet a variety of
energy efficiency goals that cumulatively reduce
the energy usage of the structures by 30%. In
1998, RPM was recognized as the first multi-family
builder in the State of New Jersey to comply with
the stringent Five Star requirements. (To learn
more about New Jersey Five-Star Energy Efficiency
Program, visit www.njenergystarhomes.com)
Each apartment at Bostwick Court features separate,
high-efficiency heating, central air-conditioning,
a full kitchen appliance package including a dishwasher,
hardwood floors in the dining and living areas,
and a video security system.
The facades are articulated with decorative bay
windows, covered front porches, and mansard roofs
with dormers. The exterior cladding is brick veneer
and vinyl siding. Outside, there is a recreation
area, a common courtyard, and decorative metal
fencing surrounding the entire property to enhance
security.
In addition to financing provided by RPM, funding
for Bostwick Court was provided through tax credits
from the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance
Agency, and balanced housing funds from the New
Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
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 Cherry
Tree Village Offers Newark Affordable Housing
Located on a number of scattered lots previously owned
by the City of Newark, Cherry Tree Village is comprised
of 110 affordable housing units with two set aside for
on-site superintendents. The project is financed under
the NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency’s Tax
Credit Program and the Department of Community Affairs
Balance Housing.
The design of the buildings features a unified theme,
repeating architectural features including bay windows,
brick, scalloped shingles and metal roofs. Landscaping
includes substantial plants along with a multitude of
cherry trees. Each unit is constructed in accordance
with the PSE&G Five Star Program, requiring increased
insulation, thermal quality windows, high-efficiency
heating and air conditioning systems and energy efficient
appliances. The three bedroom units contain a minimum
of 1000 square feet and 1½ bathrooms.
Cherry Tree Village has a coordinated social service
plan offering a variety of community-enhancing programs
and services. The project has reinforced and stabilized
an existing residential neighborhood and will encourage
the appropriate development of vacant structures.
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 Dr.
King Plaza
Situated at 560 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,
Dr. King Plaza at North Harrison Street represents the
first phase of a major redevelopment by the City of
East Orange, and the culmination of over ten years of
planning. Phase III is a similar development on the
adjacent block, also featuring retail on the first floor
and residential above, to be known as Brick Church Commons.
Phase II will be a home-ownership component.
The corner was a vacant site that RPM purchased from
the city. RPM’s development is a five-floor brick
and metal panel building of approximately 175,000 square
feet including a retail level of about 28,000 square
feet. The centerpiece of the retail space is a local
restaurant with café-style dining. A 20-foot-wide
sidewalk helps establish foot traffic and creates a
promenade on the street level.
RPM’s proposal for an open plaza area at the
corner has become a focal point and a gateway to the
community. The building at this corner has a tower similar
to the Brick Church at the other end of the Boulevard.
Sidewalks feature brick pavers and lampposts, fulfilling
a vision of an attractive centerpiece ‘mainstreet,’
with commercial, residential and recreational utility.
Above the retail space and marble-floored lobby, RPM
has built 96 well-appointed residential units on levels
two through five: 4 single-bedroom, 84 two-bedroom,
and 8 three-bedroom. About 80% of the units are at the
affordable income range with the rest at the market
rate.
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 West
Side Village
Honored with the 2000 New Jersey Excellence in
Housing Award for Outstanding Sustainable Housing Development,
West Side Village consists of two sites located on 11th
and 13th Streets between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue
in Newark, New Jersey.
The building located at 113 North 13th Street was formerly
used as a packaging facility for approximately 40 years.
RPM conducted a total reconfiguration and rehabilitation
of the structure to provide 63 living units.
The Park Avenue Development included demolition of
the existing structure to render a new four-story building
that extends from Park Avenue around the corner along
11th Street. The building houses 66 units while street
level includes 12,000 square feet of retail space along
with 127 parking spaces.
Both buildings have been rehabilitated in a fashion
to make them the centerpieces for the neighborhood’s
revitalization. The main focus consists of new lobbies
with marble floors and wood trim. The buildings have
elevator service and unit amenities include heat/central
air conditioning, frost-free refrigerator, gas stove,
dishwasher, new tiled bathroom, hardwood floors, carpeted
bedrooms and mini-blinds. Site amenities include a central
laundry facility, card key access security system, off-street
parking, tot lot, and daycare/community room facility.
Ongoing, RPM is presently working with the City of
Newark to create a Strategic Neighborhood Plan and Redevelopment
Plan. Named Cherry Tree Village, the redevelopment of
the project area will include both residential and commercial
uses and it will consist of both new construction and
rehabilitation of existing structures. The primary objective
of Cherry Tree Village is to reinforce and stabilize
an existing residential neighborhood, and encourage
the appropriate development of vacant structures. A
secondary objective is to address the condition of underutilized
and dilapidated vacant industrial buildings, which infringe
upon this residential neighborhood.
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 Magnolia
Court
Magnolia Court is an affordable housing development
consisting of 32 townhouses located in Newark’s
West Side Park Redevelopment area. Each unit is an EPA
Energy Star Home and features approximately 1700 square-feet
of living space, including 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths,
a garage, formal dining room, hardwood floors, central
AC, and a complete appliance package.
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