Transit stop possible in North Brunswick

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Transit stop possible in North Brunswick

N.J. funds study of ex-J&J 212-acre campus
Home News Tribune Online 08/8/06
By GENE RACZ
STAFF WRITER
gracz@thnt.com

NORTH BRUNSWICK — The state Department of Transportation and NJ Transit have authorized funds to study the feasibility of a new transit stop at the former Johnson & Johnson campus, according to Mayor Francis Womack,.

The 212-acre site located along Route 1 was acquired earlier this year by North Brunswick TOD Associates, LLC — an affiliate of Garden Homes and Garden Commercial Properties.

While plans for the 1.2 million square feet of warehouse, office and laboratory buildings will focus on re-leasing the property to tenants in the short-term, the long-term possibilities for redevelopment of the 212-acre site are staggering.

Some of the ideas currently on the table:

# A new train station stop in North Brunswick on NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor line.

# A mixed-used Transit Village with space for office, retail and residents.

# New hotel(s) and restaurants.

# A youth center, a new Township library, an amphitheather or a police substation.

Expanded parking facilities would accompany the plans.

Garden Homes and Garden Properties, based in Kendall Park, is managed by the Wilf family. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. According to J&J spokesman, Marc Monseau, J&J is still leasing space at the site. J&J, headquartered in New Brunswick, maintains approximately 11,500 employees statewide.

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