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Mayor Unveils $114M Redevelopment Plan

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-The 625,000-square-foot New Brunswick Wellness Plaza would be a partnership of the city and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on April 25, 2010

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-A $114-million proposal to build a hospital-run health and wellness center was unveiled Thursday evening by Mayor James Cahill in his annual state of the city address, according to published reports. The proposed New Brunswick Wellness Plaza would also include a supermarket, a 1,200-space parking facility and 80 loft-style apartments, including 16 affordable housing units.

A partnership among the city, the New Brunswick Development Corp., the New Brunswick Parking Authority and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the 625,000-square-foot project would occupy a 1.6-acre site between Joyce Kilmer Avenue and an extended Kirkpatrick Street adjacent to the Ferren Mall on French Street. Cahill said the project would be located within the city’s transit village zone and would offer walkway access to the nearby train station, published reports say.

The hospital would run the health facility, to be known as the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Fitness and Wellness Center. The first floor would include a 45,000-square-foot grocery store, a footprint that Cahill reportedly said “will allow this supermarket to offer a wider variety of food choices than the 15,000- to 25,000-square-foot size typically found in urban areas.” A spokesman for Cahill was unable to provide GlobeSt.com with a copy of the mayor’s prepared speech by deadline.

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