Woodbridge Twp. Business Summary: What's Coming In 2025

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — In his State of Township address last Thursday, Mayor John McCormac listed the following businesses that are scheduled to open in Woodbridge in 2025:

• A nearly one-million square foot warehouse in Keasbey on the Raritan River on the Perth Amboy border.
• A warehouse project off Smith Street in Keasbey.
• A predominantly senior-living project in MetroPark.
• The new Cloverleaf Center at the corner of Rts. 1 and 35 will have Sprout’s farmer’s market and Sketchers footwear, plus Ann Taylor Loft, Paris Baguette, Habit Burger, Naya Mediterranean, Laserway and Alpha Fit Club, a gym.
• A residential unit complex and new restaurant on Fulton Street off Main Street.
• A new Cambria hotel on Rt. 1 south in Avenel.
• A new restaurant and 38 apartments built on the old Vito Mazza salon site at 114 Main Street, as Vito Mazza relocated the salon to the Avenue & Green apartment building (Patch reported two years ago that Vito Mazza, Jr. wanted to build a three-story apartment building at the site of his family's longtime salon on Main Street.)
• A small warehouse on Martin Street in Avenel, which will replace a junkyard.
• A 17-unit residential complex that will provide market-rate senior housing in Menlo Park Terrace

Other projects in the pipeline for this year and into 2026:

• Angelina’s Kitchen on upper Main Street, which is opening very soon and "which will be a fantastic addition to our Township," said the mayor.
• 60 units of veterans' housing next to The Greens at Avenel on Rahway Avenue, "where our hero veterans can access programs and services right in their own building," he said.
• A brand-new Dolce restaurant in Fords with rooftop dining.
• A self-storage facility at the former site of the Woodbridge Bowling Center on Main Street
• A new Tim Horton’s Coffee House on Inman Avenue in Colonia on the former Wells Fargo Bank site.
• A new restaurant to replace Curtains next to the Avenel Performing Arts Center
• A car assembly operation for Rivian on Rt. 1 south in Iselin at the former Sports Authority store site, where electric vehicles will be serviced and distributed.
• A new restaurant called Violette’s, modeled after Violette’s Cellar in Staten Island "with a high-end Italian and contemporary American theme" right across from Woodbridge Town Hall and underneath the Modera apartment building.
• A business called Wonder that sells prepared meals in multiple cuisines from different popular restaurants at the corner of Rahway Avenue and Green Street.
• Strickland's Steakhouse is considering opening another restaurant next door at 104 Main Street.

And here's what opened in 2024 in Woodbridge:

• The long-awaited opening of the Woodbridge History Museum at 86 Green Street, "which is absolutely beautiful and worth a visit between 1-4 on Sundays, with expanded hours coming soon."
• The successful opening of Anchors Tiki Bar on Cliff Road in Sewaren with plans for dredging and additional boat slips including for dock and dine assuming state funding and DEP approval. Last summer: New Tiki Bar On Woodbridge Waterfront Is Worth Trip Up Smith's Creek
• The opening of Barbells Café at The Club at Woodbridge "that has been equally successful for Club members and for visitors from all over the country who come to play or watch hockey games."
• The sale of land on Port Reading Avenue to the Gurdawara Temple for parking to help keep cars from using street spaces in our neighborhoods.
• The opening of the Mad Hatter cannabis dispensary on Rt. 1 south, which replaced the adult variety center, becoming the second and final marijuana dispensary in Woodbridge, the mayor promised.
• The opening of KPot Korean barbecue at the former Blu Ale House site in the ShopRite plaza on Rt. 35
• The opening of Perla Coffee House on Main Street.

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