South Brunswick Gives Nod To Redevelopment Of Princeton Nurseries Site

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Council on Wednesday adopted the redevelopment plan ordinance for the Princeton Nurseries site.

The site is located along Ridge Road, Route 1 and Mapleton Road. It also includes parcels owned by the Trustees of Princeton University and Plainsboro.

The location makes one of the biggest remaining underdeveloped land parcels with frontage along Route 1.

The property, identified as Block 99, Lots 3.213, 8.041, and 14.04, is around 162.3 acres and is surrounded by commercial properties and housing.

The plan calls for three separate districts to be established on the site with different uses.

District A will be for offices and hotels, District B for offices, hotels, retail and commercial uses, and District C for offices, research, and life science facilities.

However, many residents opposed the adoption of the plan. Attorney Stuart Leiberman representing a resident on Ridge Road, asked the council not to adopt the plan saying it would “wreak a lot of havoc on people who have lived here a long time.”

“They never expected to have buildings 70 feet tall behind them, never expected that they would have to confront tractor-trailer trucks due to warehouses in their neighborhood,” Leiberman said. “The plan does not make sense in so many ways.”

Despite the dissenting voices, the council adopted the ordinance unanimously, with Ann Grover being away.

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