The Recent Urban Revitalization Boom in Downtown Newark,New Jersey

[Nexis4jersey]

Over the last 2 years Newark seen a Massive amount of Urban Reinvestment in its Downtown Core. Whether its older warehouses and buildings being renovated into lofts or apartments or older 3 story buildings being renovated into mixed use retail with apartments on the upper floors. Over the last 7 months things have really heated up with construction on the New Prudential Headquarters topping out and a New Cablevision call center high rise breaking ground. Whole Foods , Chipotle , Several Burger joints are opening up by the Fall... Over the last few weeks i've been documenting the various changes to Newark.... There will be a Downtown Thread , Ironbound thread and Passaic / Port Thread...the last thread won't be posted till mid July as I have yet to take the River tour yet. As I take New Downtown Photos from now on I'll just place them in this thread...unless its a specific event. I do plan on redoing Forest Hill and University Heights over again.

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Future site of Whole Foods , Apartments and Rutgers Dorms
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The Core of Downtown
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Morris & Essex at Newark Broad Street Station​

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Northeast Corridor at Newark Penn Station​

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~Corey

 

[Matthew]

That reminds me. Last July 4th I ate at Dino BBQ. The streets were pretty busy with people but almost nothing was open (besides Dino). Strange effect. Like Downtown Crossing.

Newark has many scary-large streets, oftentimes actual old-school highways (like McCarter), which makes it an unpleasant and dangerous place to walk for the most part, except for a few small areas.

 

[Nexis4jersey]

That reminds me. Last July 4th I ate at Dino BBQ. The streets were pretty busy with people but almost nothing was open (besides Dino). Strange effect. Like Downtown Crossing.

Newark has many scary-large streets, oftentimes actual old-school highways (like McCarter), which makes it an unpleasant and dangerous place to walk for the most part, except for a few small areas.

Most people are walking to and form the various transit points...but there are some streets like Halsey and Market that have places open. Its a slow process of change , a lot of older buildings are being renovated and kicking out the ghetto tenants in favor of newer tenants which adds flavor to the street. As for 21 , Market and Board there are plans to diet those streets in a few years...they come with redevelopment plans.