200+ Woodbridge Housing Units To Be Proposed Before Planning Board

WOODBRIDGE, NJ - Over 200 new housing units are slated to be proposed at and around the site of the Olsen Towers senior housing development in the Fords section of Woodbridge, according to documents filed with the planning board.

Applicant Pathway Urban Renewal LLC will be proposing to subdivide the current property into two lots at the next planning board meeting on April 12, according to the meeting agenda. The developer proposes a 61,927 square foot, four-story, 75 unit senior apartment building on Lot A, as well as a 117, 806-square-foot, six-story, 113 unit apartment building with first-floor amenity and cafe space on Lot B.

You can see the meeting agenda here.

The Olsen Towers senior housing development is located along New Brunswick Avenue and consists of 75 units, per township documents. A rehabilitation plan for Olsen Towers was prepared by the township in 2016, with plans outlined to “improve the quality of life for residents and provide greater energy efficiency in the building,” as well as to meet the township’s obligation to provide affordable housing opportunities in the region.

The first phase of the Olsen Towers-area rehabilitation project would consist of the construction of the Green Oak Senior Housing on Lot A (535-537 New Brunswick Ave.), complete with 25 studio apartments, 50 one-bedroom units, 38 parking spaces, a community room, fitness room, laundry rooms and library, MyCentralJersey initially reported.

The second phase of the project, which would stand on the current Olsen Towers property at 555 New Brunswick Ave., would consist of 23 studio units, 63 one-bedroom, 23 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom units at The Park at Fords Corner, the outlet reported. 15 percent of the apartments would also be designated as affordable.