MID-ATLANTIC ALLIANCE ON NIGHTLY NEWS
Mayor Booker Joins With Local Entrepreneurs To Break Ground On $2 Million Redevelopment Project In Newark, NJ
Mid-Atlantic Inventment Alliance Breaks Ground
Eco-friendly project to include construction of 10 units of affordable and workforce housing; is part of city-wide initiative to revitalize vacant and abandoned properties throughout Newark.
Newark, NJ – December 10, 2008 – Mayor Cory A. Booker joined today with West Ward Councilman Ronald Rice, Deputy Mayor of Economic & Housing Development Stefan Pryor, Director of Housing and Real Estate Michael Meyer, Mid-Atlantic Investment Alliance, and a host of city officials and local residents to break ground on a $2 million redevelopment project in Newark’s West Ward.
Announced during a Noon press conference at one of the properties, the project will include the construction of Energy Star Certified and Eco-Friendly two-family homes, providing a total of 10 units of affordable and workforce housing for Newark residents. Its redevelopment is part of the City’s initiative to partner with local developers to resuscitate vacant and abandoned City- and privately-owned properties throughout Newark. Read the rest of this entry