Princeton OKs 35-Unit Affordable Apartment Project at Former DPW Site

The useful part

Get help Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Jersey Digs Cities Listings Featured Listings Advertise Jobs Home Princeton Princeton Community Housing to Build Affordable Apartments on Former DPW Site Affordable Housing Development Princeton 303 John Street, Princeton. Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood near Community Park Elementary School into an affordable housing apartment complex.

How it works

• The lot is currently owned by the municipality and has been used by the Department of Public Works as a temporary location for vehicle storage and staff offices in trailers, according to a report in...
• Princeton will tear down the buildings on the lot, remediate the site, and allocate up to $50,000 to PCH for any further demolition or environmental remediation work that may be needed.
• Members of the Princeton Council recently voted to approve a development agreement with local nonprofit and real estate developer Princeton Community Housing for the construction of new affordable...
• The resolution, approved on August 10, states that PCH Development Corporation will build, own, and operate a 35-unit affordable housing development for low- and medium-income residents.
• A report in Patch in June 2025 says Trenton requires Princeton to build up to 276 affordable housing units in the next nine years as part of the state's fourth-round housing mandate.

What to take from it

The municipality, according to the report, negotiated that settlement down to 229 units by using housing credits for existing qualifying units. The site at 303 John Street is part of a 13-site affordable housing plan slated to deliver 249 affordable units. PCH has a long history of developing affordable housing in the municipality.

Example or evidence

• That community consists of townhouses and two mid-rise apartment buildings.
• The nonprofit also owns and manages the Elm Court and Harriet Bryan House affordable housing complexes on Elm Road.
• PCH also owns and manages 70 low-income units at Griggs Farm at 205 Griggs Drive.
• That residential complex consists of market-rate units, condominiums, and moderate-income housing.

Details worth keeping

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