Bayonne City Council passes redevelopment ordinances
“The first ordinance proposes a five-story, 160-unit multifamily building at 224-230 Avenue E that would have above or below ground parking. The city would have to use eminent domain to acquire the property, currently the site of an active Exxon station.
Also on the block and part of the development plan is the site of Bayonne Plumbing Supply, which closed its doors last month after 85 years in the city.
The Bayonne Planning Board’s consulting planner, Anthony Rodriguez from T&M Associates, said the plumbing supply site can be purchased by the city.
“This gives developers lots of tools they didn’t have before,” said Second Ward councilman Joseph Hurley. “This will expedite the project and I’m happy to see this in my ward.””
Alarcon, Frank. NJ.com 13 November 2013.