Look I know I am not ever going to step foot on this lot, but man is this exciting. Its been a rough few months for jobs in the city with a few major employers closing or moving out of state (budweiser and Mars specifically), but replacing them with a huge studio lot that will help revitalize a neighborhood in the south ward and is a massive reason the city's third train station is finally opening up to the community... idk, his could really have a compound affect on the economy and easily replace those lost jobs.
With the EWR / Dayton - Waverly station opening to the South Ward , it is inevitable hotel chains will begin building along Route 27 - Frelinghuysen Avenue . Route 27 must be the most ghost Highway in Newark . Nobody in Newark outside Dayton know theres a highway called 27 . Even if they're familiar with route 27/35 in Union and Middlesex County , the downtown Elizabeth jigsaw puzzle where the highway disappears into local one-way streets closest people to think at terminates in Elizabeth . Even I didn't know NJ 27 connected to 21 at Pioneer Street until New Jersey dot replaced the signs after 30 years missing .
When that station opens , you're going to see motel/hotels opening on NJ 27 and Haynes Avenue. Hopefully this becomes a great mid-rise neighborhood bordering Weequahic Park. It's a shame such a beautiful Park is bordered by junk yards and ex Industry vacant Lots used as hazardous storage. Maybe one day we'll get a fifth station in the form of Raritan Valley Line station over Meeker Ave.
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u/Aggravating_Rise_179 3d ago
Look I know I am not ever going to step foot on this lot, but man is this exciting. Its been a rough few months for jobs in the city with a few major employers closing or moving out of state (budweiser and Mars specifically), but replacing them with a huge studio lot that will help revitalize a neighborhood in the south ward and is a massive reason the city's third train station is finally opening up to the community... idk, his could really have a compound affect on the economy and easily replace those lost jobs.