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Controversial 403-Unit Development Proposal Reactivated in Newark

A high-rise development proposal in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood that has been at the heart of a dispute over a new kind of zoning in the community is back for the third time.

The plan by Roseland-based 28 McWhorter St., LLC to construct a 12-story building at 28-50 McWhorter Street, 51-57 Union Street, and 108 Hamilton Street in the East Ward is now expected to go before the Newark Central Planning Board once again during the board’s meeting today, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

The developer filed an application for Preliminary and Final Site Plan approval with multiple variances with the board on March 15, according to a legal notice. The proposal calls for the development, which has been referred to previously as 55 Union, to include 403 residential units, 3,078 square feet of retail space, and 190 parking spaces.

If this plan sounds familiar, it is likely because this is the same project that Jersey Digs has been following since 2017. Almost exactly two years ago, the developer applied to the Newark Zoning Board of Adjustment for approvals as part of their plan to construct a 12-story building, but at the time, the structure was expected to include 384 units. Back then, high-rise multi-family dwellings were not a permitted use in this district, though that would soon change.

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