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Working for a Sustainable Economy, Environment and Society Summer 2002

“An irrevocable A SALUTE TO REDEVELOPMENT co m m i t m e n t ” ov e r nor James E. McGreevey told Seven Projects Claim Smart Growth Awards some 300 guests at G even redevelopment efforts that are man, chair of New Jersey Future, and Fu t u re ’ s Smart Growth Awa r ds Celebra- changing the face, and the future, of president of Elizabethtown Water Com- tion June 10 that his Administration and New Jersey were honored on June pa n y . the state have “an irrevocable commit- S ment” to the State Development and 10 with New Jersey Future’s 2002 Smart “These honorees demonstrate why Redevelopment Plan. Growth Awa r d s . good redevelopment is a critical part of In impassioned and unscripted Governor James E. McGreevey and smart growth,” Chapman said. “The suc- remarks, the Governor noted with concern several members of his cabinet were cess of their efforts demonstrates clearly the land consumption visible from the among some 300 corporate, government that New Jerseyans are eager to live in state helicopter. When it comes to grow - and development leaders on hand for the communities once considered second ing smarte r , he said, “New Jersey must awards celebration at the Newark Club in choice to sprawling development.” get this right.” Newark. The event was hosted by Ver i - New Jersey Future’s 2002 Smart He offe r ed as models Great Britain zon, and chaired by Verizon New Jersey Growth Pioneer Award went to Ver i z o n , and the Netherlands, where smart land President Dennis M. Bone. for spurring the redevelopment of an use planning has pres e r ved the rural lands The seven honored projects, located important business district in Newark by su r rounding London and Amsterda m . in suburban and urban communities its decision to stay in the city and invest in New Jersey needs to encourage statewide, represent the best of New Jer- the renovation of its historic 540 Broad redevelopment in partnership with pre- se r ving open lands, he noted. se y ’ s progress toward “smart growth” – Street building. “The changes needed aren ’ t going growth that contributes to New Jersey’s “Our commitment to the State of to make us the most popular people in economy without taking away its last open New Jersey includes endorsing sound Trenton,” the Governor said, “but they spaces, according to Andrew M. Chap- continued on page 2 ar e the right thing to do.” ■

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■ New Jersey may be the nation’s fifth smallest state in size, but it is home in whole or in part to eight urbanized areas, according to the latest Census figures. ■ New Jersey is home to one-third of the population of the New York City/Newark urban area, the nation’s largest. ■ It is also home to nearly a fifth of the population of the Philadelphia urban area, the nation’s fourth largest. ■ The fastest growing of these eight urban areas entirely in Governor James E. McGreevey greets Verizon NJ President Dennis Bone at New Jersey Future’s Smart Growth Awards celebration. New Jersey is the Atlantic City area, with a population growth of Looking on, from center, are the governor’s security, NJF Trustee Anne Babineau, and State Attorney General . nearly 34 percent in the past decade. N E W J E R S E Y FUTURE Seven Projects Claim Awards vation of a derelict shopping center into continued from page 1 a town center in Wil l i n g b o r o is published bimonthly from ■ RPM Development Group, developer, September through June each year. public policy initiatives such as those pro- and the NJ Department of Community posed by New Jersey Future,” Bone said. Af f a i r s for their partnership in turning New Jersey Future is a non- “W e applaud each of the redevelopment an old bakery in Newark into environ- profit organization founded in 1987 by concerned civic, efforts being recognized by New Jersey mentally friendly family housing environmental and Future because they exemplify what can be ■ Th e City of South Orange and LC O R corporate leaders in New done to address critical quality of life issues In c o r p o r a t e d , developer, for residential, Jersey to address the need to for all the state's citizens.” business and cultural redevelopment in manage the state’s rapid growth. Tod a y , New Jersey New Jersey Future’s 2002 Smart Growth the downtown/train station area. Future continues to Design Awards were given to six projects advocate for planning, which represent significant redevelopment Full profiles of the honorees begin on conservation and economic ■ development policies that efforts in urban and suburban settings, and page 3. will help create a sustainable embody one or more specific design princi- fu t u r e . ples outlined in New Jersey’s State Develop- Barbara L. Lawrence ment and Redevelopment Plan. The hon- Executive Direc t o r orees are: Samuel M. Hamill, Jr. ■ Group USA, de v e l o p e r , and the City of Senior Staff Consultant Eric R. Wilkinson, Esq. En g l e w o o d for perseverance in launching Policy Direc t o r a turnaround of downtown Englewood Susan M. Burrows ■ The City of Hoboken and the Po r t Communications Di re c t o r Authority of NY & NJ for renovation of B. Timothy Evans the Hoboken Waterfront and creation of Research Direc t o r the Hoboken Waterfront Park Josephine (Teri) Jover ■ Policy Analyst Pennrose Properties, Inc., developer, for Rebecca Hersh its adaptive reuse and rehabilitation pro- Policy Analyst jects in Edison, New Brunswick and Red Marianne Jann Ba n k Accountant and Historic Tile: Verizon NJ President Dennis Bone, at left, accepts Verizon’s Smart Growth Pio- ■ neer Award from Andrew Chapman, chair of New Jersey Future and president of Elizabeth- Office Manager Re N E W al Realty, de v e l o p e r , for its reno- town Water Co.

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he seven redevelopment projects honored places where development takes maximum June 10 with New Jersey Future’s 2002 advantage of public investments already made. TSmart Growth Awards were selected by “These projects also win high marks for ‘how’ New Jersey Future’s Board of Trustees for out- they were developed. They restore options that standing redevelopment work that advances are missing in places marked by sprawl, options smart growth, and so strengthens the prosperity like walking or using public transit to get around, and the future of New Jersey. and options for meeting neighbors in attractive “The essence of smart growth is getting the common spaces.” ‘where’ and ‘how’ of development correct,” The financial success of the projects proves noted Andrew M. Chapman, New Jersey Future yet another benefit about smart growth, Chap- Chair and President of Elizabethtown Wat e r man said: smart growth makes good business. Co m p a n y . “These honorees have done both. Following are brief profiles of New Jersey “The projects we honor are all in places Fu t u r e ’ s 2002 Smart Growth Award recipients. where development can be accommodated with Further details are available from our website, minimal adverse impact to the environment; ww w. n j f u t u re . o r g ■

Honoree: Verizon been the impetus for further growth, revitalization and develop- Honorees: City of ment on the West Side, serving to legitimate the neighborhood ince opening its doors 73 years ago as New Jersey Bell Tele- as a viable location for other commercial projects. Since the Sphone, Verizon, which employs more than 18,000 people Englewood and Group USA, groundbreaking, Englewood has approved plans for new class-A statewide, has displayed a lasting commitment to the revitaliza- developer retail space, a movie theatre and both high- and low-density mar- tion of Newark and the enrichment of New Jersey life. nglewood has benefited greatly from the eco- ket-rate residential units. Last year, executives at Verizon New Jersey decided to nomic boom of the late 1990s, adding to its renew the covenant between the company and its city by agree- E downtown more than $40 million in private invest- ing to a substantial renovation and expansion of its landmark ment, which has in turn created 120,000 square headquarters building. Verizon’s decision to renovate and upgrade feet of new commercial and retail space. reflects good business sense as well as loyalty and civic-minded- In the mid-1990s, the city of Englewood ness. The proximity of the downtown district to PATH trains, redoubled its already ambitious efforts to stitch Newark Penn Station, and the new direct rail link with Manhat- together the economically disparate halves of the tan at Broad Street Station makes the city an attractive location community. The crowning achievement of that for commuters. Office space is relatively inexpensive to rent when effort was the groundbreaking and eventual con- compared with neighboring Manhattan, and the city is home to Hoboken Waterfront struction of a retail development for Group USA—the first major research institutions such as Rutgers and NJIT, and an increasingly retail chain to invest in Engle- young, diverse, and well-edu- wood’s West Side since the Honorees: City of Hoboken and cated populace. Thanks in 1950s. The 31,000-square-foot part to Verizon’s investment Port Authority of NY & NJ building is situated on busy Pal- and charitable contributions, n a city committed to enjoyment, activity and the consolidation isade Avenue, in the heart of the Newark has become one of Iof community, the absence of park space had been felt acutely West Side’s commercial district. the most “wired” cities in throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Neighborhood activists argued The Group USA investment has America. for a riverside green belt running the length of the city, in lieu of

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3 a 1989 City Council proposal for high-density residential and com- Today, more than 60 percent of the site has been dedicat- owner and operator of more than 50 unique projects, Pennros e mercial development. ed to public space. The venerable Hudson piers, originally slated founder and chairman John Rosenthal takes pride in his company’s After Hoboken residents defeated the 1989 plan and a to bear the weight of 1.6 million square feet of high-rise construc- rec o r d and holds a lasting dedication to the cities and communities second plan in public referenda, the City of Hoboken reconstituted tion, are now entirely park and open walkway, guaranteeing free it seeks to enhance – never has the firm sold a prop e r ty it has a Hoboken Waterfront Development Corporation, a public-private and continuous access to the south waterfront for residents and de v e l o p e d partnership assembled to lead the city and its residents in crafting visitors alike. Meanwhile, vacant lots closer to the body of the In the mid-1990s, New Brunswick – a city with limited a plan for south waterfront development – a plan that would ulti- city have been developed for commercial and residential use – open land – witnessed an increase in its senior population, shad- mately prove distinctive among Gold Coast municipalities in its always with emphasis on maintaining Washington Street as the owed by an accompanying spike in property values. With little commitment to strong design principles, public access, and visual retail focus of the community. room for additional building and widespread dissatisfaction attractiveness. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a among local senior citizens with available housing choices, Pen- former lessee and Honoree: nrose partnered with the municipal government to create Provi- operator of the south dence Square, a combination new construction/rehabilitation con- waterfront property, Pennrose veniently located close to the downtown district. Offering 99 contributed to this Properties, attractive units, Providence Square immediately improved residen- effort by establishing Inc. tial options for New Brunswick seniors, simultaneously keeping in 1995 a joint ven- them involved in the life of the city while creating a new and self- n established developer ture with the city, and contained community. and prop e r ty manager, the by providing crucial A Pe n n r ose has been res o u r ceful in converting disused institu- Philadelphia-based Pennros e funding – more than tional struc t u r es into residences. Edison’s Clara Barton School, re- has been devoted to the cause $80 million – for imagined as senior housing in 1984, was acquired by Pennros e , of affo r dable housing for more construction and renamed Heritage, and redeveloped into an elegant assisted living than 30 years. As developer, development. fa c i l i t y . Similarly, Red Bank’s historic River Street School, which Edison’s Clara Barton

Event Chair and Host Dennis M. Bone, President-Verizon New Jersey

Guest of Honor The Honorable James E. McGreevey Governor, State of New Jersey

James Gilbert, founding chair of the State Planning Commission, left, and Timothy J. Special Guests Touhey, nominated to succeed current State Planning Commission Chair Joe Maraziti. Bradley M. Campbell Touhey is director of the New Jersey Partnership Office of Fannie Mae. Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection State Secretary of Agriculture Charles Kuperus, left, with NJF Trustee and Charles Miles Kuperus developer Steve Pozycki, president of Secretary, New Jersey Department of Agriculture SJP Properties

Susan Bass Levin Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs

William L. Librera, Ed. D. Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Education The view from the wraparound win- dows of the Newark Club spurred the evening’s number-one topic: New Jer- David Samson sey’s redevelopment Attorney General, State of New Jersey

4 had fallen into disrep a i r , has achieved new life as the aw a r d-winning River Street Commons. Designing New Jersey New Jersey’s communities need design principles and val- Honoree: ReNEWal Realty ues shared by all interested parties, which can be used to nce the quintessential New Jersey strip highway, build better communities in a better state. ORoute 130 is today a thoroughfare in transition – Each of the projects honored by New Jersey Future many substantial lots once devoted to retail super- makes strong use of the smart growth design principles stores and shopping malls have been abandoned, vic- and guidelines carried in New Jersey’s State Plan. These tims of the notorious fickleness of traffic patterns. The same smart growth design principles are also detailed in enormity of these fallow lots has deterred redevelop- an 80-page state publication called “Designing New Jer- ment efforts, as many prospective builders struggled sey,” authored by Carlos Macedo Rodrigues, currently act- to imagine how these properties could be reinvented nering with the municipality and North American Securities Co., ing director of the New Jersey Office of State Planning. to suit modern commercial and residential tastes. Re N E W al purchased the 56-acre site of the defunct Wil l i n g b o r o Copies of “Designing New Jersey” can be viewed Ro b e r t Stang and ReNEWal Realty were not so easily intimi- Plaza. Their goal: to manufacture a pedestrian-friendly town center. on-line or ordered at http://www.state.nj.us/osp/osp- dated. While some perceived Wil l i n g b o r o as a municipality in When fully completed, the mixed-use town center will fea- pubs.htm#140DesigningNJ decline, Newark-based ReNEWal, a prog r essive real estate firm ded- tu r e national retailers, multistory residential construction, a new icated to acquiring, remediating, and redeveloping brow n f i e l d s li b r a r y and extension of the Burlington County College campus, sites, saw a township strategically located between Trenton and and ample parking; but it is perhaps more notable for its foun- for maximum energy effi c i e n c y , water conservation, and rec y c l i n g , Philadelphia, a place served by many major highways and a pro- tains, trees, and open plazas – those significant green spaces and to build with materials that have been manufactured with the posed new connection between Route 130 and the Tur npike, a meant for public use and interpersonal interaction. The environ - lowest possible impact on natural res o u r ces. The town center has fr eight rail line, and three bridges across the Delaware River. Part- mentally conscious ReNEWal team has pledged to design buildings continued on page 6

Sponsor and Host Leaders Verizon A.J.D. Construction Co., Inc. Applied Development Company Benefactors K. Hovnanian Companies The Chubb Corporation Langan Engineering and Environmental Prudential Financial Services, Inc. Raimondo Construction LCOR Incorporated Candace Straight, left, Republican candidate for Essex County Executive, with NJF SJP Properties Maraziti, Falcon & Healey LLP Trustee John Sheridan and Robert Silverstein, general counsel for SJP Properties Pennrose Properties, Inc. Corporate Patrons PSE&G Elizabethtown Water Company RPM Development Group Princeton Borough Mayor Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP Silverberg Associates, Inc. Marvin Reed, left, with NJF Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Trustees Dr. Henry Coleman, Director-Center for Government United Water Services at , and Roland Anglin, executive director-New Jersey Public Friends Policy Research Institute Applied Water Company Conectiv Consumers Water Company Drinker Biddle & Shanely Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis & Himmel LLP Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Kitchen and Associates Marsh Inc. David and Mary Moore Schoor Depalma The Staubach Company Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer NJF Trustee Ingrid Reed chats with Bradley Camp- bell, Commissioner of the Department of Environ- Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP mental Protection

Governor Jim Florio and Governor McGreevey. Governor Florio serves as honorary co-chair of New Jersey Future, with Governor Brendan Byrne and Governor .

5 been designed to be thoroughly accessible to pedestrians and pub- Competition for a share of the state’s Beginning in lic transit, thereby loosening the grip of automobile dependence allocation of $10 million in tax credits is 1993, a coalition of that has choked Wil l i n g b o ro ’ s vitality. fierce–only one out of every four eligible pro- South Orange civic jects receives approval, and criteria for eligibili- leaders and munici- Honorees: RPM Development ty are strict. Coupled with the solid and enthu- pal organizations siastic support of zoning boards and communi- committed them- Group and NJ Department of ty affairs organizations in East Orange and selves to revitalizing Community Affairs Newark, Mr. Martoglio’s familiarity with gov- the village and he Newark-East Orange borderline runs directly through the ernment financing and comfort with the tax resisting its slide into Gaslight Commons, South Orange Tsite of the old Ward Bakery, a neighborhood employer that credit system won the support of the chairperson the dysfunctionality that had closed its doors in 1979 amidst a host of financial and envi- of the Mortgage Finance Agency and the Department of Commu- is characteristic of other inner suburban areas. This coalition iden- ronmental difficulties. But where nity Affairs. With funding tified the train station as a site of traction for their efforts. others saw a dilapidated structure in secured, RPM was free to turn The complete plan, which is currently in process, called for a decaying neighborhood, Ed Mar- attention to the creation of a an overhaul of South Orange Avenue, the reorientation of several toglio of RPM Development Group fully functional and aesthetically streets from automotive to pedestrian use, construction of 200 envisioned safe and inexpensive satisfying affordable housing pro- commuter-specific residential units, a new performing arts center apartments. Mr. Martoglio and ject–one that could serve simul- and meeting space, a grocery market and other independent RPM, specialists in urban revitaliza- taneously as a model for other retailers, eventual renovation of the train station itself, and thor- tion projects, moved to purchase low-income developments and as oughgoing cosmetic alterations meant to generate a profound the property in 1994, and, as the a focal point for the revitalization feeling of uniqueness, walkable space and manageable scale, and sole bidder, acquired it for of the surrounding neighborhood. small-town charm. $100,000. Bakery Village, Newark Encouraged by the city plan, developer LCOR Incorporated Initially, the City of East Orange resisted the transformation Honorees: City of South Orange is completing a 200-unit residential construction adjacent to the of the Bakery into affordable housing, and instead encouraged train station. Appropriately named Gaslight Commons, this attrac- RPM to develop commercial occupancy. Yet, the location and and LCOR Incorporated tive apartment complex incorporates many architectural elements espite their parallel courses, road and rail have not always been existing condition of the building frustrated any attempt to attract suggestive of South Orange history and identity. A luxury apart- successfully integrated in South Orange, or elsewhere along the retail occupants, and ultimately, Mr. Martoglio received approval D ment complex like Gaslight Commons helps to further diversify Mo r ris and Essex line. During the 1960s and 1970s, development for a mixed-use plan which would combine 125 rental units with the urban core and offers a community to support the merchants eff o r ts focused on the expansion of quick and heavy automobile a community center, a day-care facility, and 16,000-square-feet of the downtown area. ■ access along South Orange Avenue, and the area surrounding the of commercial space. Honoree profiles were written by Gregory Saliceti. train station was allowed to lapse into relative disrep a i r .

S505, A2395 and A2470 tee. A2470 introduced 6/17/02 and referred To sprawl and is inequitable. Past legislative reform These bills, with minor differences, would permit transfer Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee. efforts have not been sufficient to deal with the prob- of development rights (TDR) programs to operate lem. A constitutional convention is needed. statewide. TDR currently operates only in the Pinelands NJF View: NJF supports legislation that allows all and Burlington County. Under TDR a town allocates land communities to use TDR on either a local or inter- S889/A1997 into areas it wants to preserve and identifies growth municipal basis. This bill would require the DEP, when making decisions areas where it wants new growth to occur. Landowners concerning the acquisition of lands by the State for con- outside growth areas receive "development credits" for S478/A540 servation purposes, to give first priority lands that would the development value of their land and can sell these Calls for a constitutional convention on property tax protect water resources and watersheds. The bill would credits to developers. Landowners that sell their develop- reform. also supplement the factors DEP uses for evaluating and ment credits place restrictions in their deeds that prevent priority ranking of either State or local open space preser- future development of their land. Sponsors: S478 by Senators John H. Adler (D-Cherry vation projects. Hill) and Robert J. Martin (R-Morris Plains), plus Sponsors: S505 by Senators Robert J. Martin (R-Mor- seven others. A540 by Assemblymen Joseph J. Sponsors: S889 by Senators Bob Smith (D-Piscat- ris Plains) and John H. Adler (D-Cherry Hill); Co-Spon- Roberts (D-Brooklawn), George F. Geist (R-Black- away) and Henry P. McNamara (R-Wycoff) plus five sored by Raymond J. Lesniak (D-Union), Garry J. wood), and Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein (D- others. A1997 by Assemblymen Reed Gusciora (D- Furnari (D-Nutley), Richard H. Bagger (R-Westfield). Monroe), plus 16 others. Princeton), Upendra J. Chivukula (D-Somerset), and A2395 by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton Matt Ahearn (D Paramus). Borough). A2470 by Assemblyman Joe Cryan (D- Status: S478: Senate Judiciary Committee vote was Union). postponed from June 13. A540: Introduced 1/8/02 Status: Passed Senate 3/25/02 and currently before and referred to Assembly State Government the Assembly. Status: S505 Introduced 1/8/02 and referred to Sen- Committee. ate Economic Growth, Agriculture and Tourism Com- NJF View: NJF supports this bill as a means to protect mittee. A2395 introduced 6/6/02 and referred to NJF View: NJF supports a constitutional convention as water resources, encourage smart growth and regional Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Commit- the best means of addressing the issue of property planning. tax reform. The current property tax contributes to

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7 NEWS BRIEF New Appointments to State Planning Commission

ix new members have been nominated to the State County freeholder, she would replace Margaret Nord- SPlanning Commission, pending Senate confirmation. strom. They are: George A. Pruitt, Ph.D., of Lawrenceville. President Beth Kitchen, AICP, P.P. of Haddonfield. A licensed of Thomas Edison State College, he would replace Jer- professional planner specializing in the area of affordable rold Jacobs. housing, she would replace Karen J. Kominsky, who Timothy J. Touhey, of Avon-By-The-Sea. Director of resigned. the New Jersey Partnership Office of Fannie Mae, he Edward J. McKenna, Jr. of Red Bank. Mayor of Red would replace Commission Chair Joe Maraziti, who Bank since 1990, he would replace Barry Zagnit, who resigned. resigned. Additionally, Commission Vice Chair Michele Byers of Gary Paparozzi of Lodi. A licensed professional plan- Pennington has been nominated for another term. She is ner and land surveyor, Mr. Paparozzi has served as the the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Mayor of Lodi since 1999. He would replace Trenton Foundation. Mayor Doug Palmer. Additional information will be included in our next Donna M. Pearson of Bridgeton. A Cumberland newsletter. ■

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