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PERTH AMBOY – The Route 35 Bridge over the Route 440 Perth Amboy Connector/CR 624 will be closed and detoured this weekend for the second of two concrete deck pours on the northbound side of the bridge in the city.

The first concrete deck pour was completed on Sunday, April 13.

Beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday, April 27, until 6 a.m. Monday, April 28, the Route 35 Bridge over the Route 440 Perth Amboy Connector/CR 624 is scheduled to be closed and detoured in both directions between Fayette Street and New Brunswick Avenue. The bridge is just north of the Route 35 Victory Bridge over the Raritan River and goes over the Route 440 Perth Amboy Connector/CR 624. This is the second of two closures necessary to pour the new concrete deck on the northbound side of the bridge. The following detours will be in place on Sunday, April 13:

Route 35 southbound detour:

Route 35 northbound detour:

The $16.9 million federally funded project will replace the bridge, which is in poor condition. Construction will take place in stages with the southbound side of the bridge reconstructed first. The project will also replace guiderail and fencing. The entire project is expected to be completed in fall 2025.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change, due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website at www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow them on X (Twitter) @NewJerseyDOT, on the NJDOT Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NewJerseyDOT/ or Instagram at www.instagram.com/newjersey.dot/.

Brad Wadlow is a staff writer for MyCentralJersey.com

A house in Perth Amboy that sold for $825,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Perth Amboy area between May 5 and May 18.

In total, 12 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $517,863. The average price per square foot was $286.

The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of May 5 to the week of May 18 even if the property may have been sold earlier.

10. $400K, single-family house at 639 Elizabeth Street

The sale of the single-family house at 639 Elizabeth Street in Perth Amboy has been finalized. The price was $400,000, and the new owners took over the house in April. It was built in 1929 and has a living area of 963 square feet. The price per square foot was $415. The deal was finalized on April 28.

9. $413K, single-family home at 44 Erin Ave.

A sale has been finalized for the detached house at 44 Erin Ave. in Perth Amboy. The price was $412,500 and the new owners took over the house in April. It was built in 1915 and the living area totals 1,575 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $262. The deal was finalized on April 23.

8. $439K, single-family residence at 210 First Street

A 1,456-square-foot detached house at 210 First Street, Perth Amboy, has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in April and the total purchase price was $438,600, $301 per square foot. The house was built in 1896. The deal was finalized on April 29.

7. $445K, condominium at 806 Holly Drive

The sale of a condominium at 806 Holly Drive, Perth Amboy, has been finalized. The price was $445,000, and the new owners took over the condominium in April. The condominium was built in 1993 and has a living area of 1,578 square feet. The price per square foot was $282. The deal was finalized on April 21.

6. $450K, single-family home at 283 Silzer Street

A 1,296-square-foot single-family home at 283 Silzer Street in Perth Amboy has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in April and the total purchase price was $450,000, $347 per square foot. The house was built in 1919. The deal was finalized on April 16.

5. $570K, single-family residence at 775 Central Place

The property at 775 Central Place in Perth Amboy has new owners. The price was $570,000. The house was built in 1890 and has a living area of 1,520 square feet. The price per square foot is $375. The deal was finalized on April 21.

4. $610K, single-family house at 64 Commerce Street

The property at 64 Commerce Street in Perth Amboy has new owners. The price was $610,000. The single-family residence was built in 1899 and has a living area of 2,426 square feet. The price per square foot is $251. The deal was finalized on April 28.

3. $700K, single-family home at 447 Smith Street

The sale of the single-family residence at 447 Smith Street, Perth Amboy, has been finalized. The price was $700,000, and the property changed hands in April. The property was built in 1955 and has a living area of 1,800 square feet. The price per square foot was $389. The deal was finalized on April 22.

2. $740K, single-family house at 46 Coddington Ave.

A 2,439-square-foot single-family residence at 46 Coddington Ave. in Perth Amboy has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in April and the total purchase price was $740,000, $303 per square foot. The house was built in 2022. The deal was finalized on April 22.

1. $825K, single-family residence at 624 Colgate Ave.

The property at 624 Colgate Ave. in Perth Amboy has new owners. The price was $825,000. The house was built in 1944 and has a living area of 2,912 square feet. The price per square foot is $283. The deal was finalized on April 29.

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Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include:

But first, our lead story on a case of apparent eminent domain abuse in New Jersey. There, the city of Perth Amboy is using incredibly flimsy blight allegations to seize an apartment building and a family-owned tire shop from owners whose families came to America to escape communism.

In Perth Amboy, Property Rights Take a Back Seat to 'Redevelopment'

Honey Meerzon's parents are Jews from the Soviet Union, who moved to the United States in the 1970s to escape religious discrimination. Luis Romero's parents fled Fidel Castro's Cuba when he was eight years old.

The two ended up as neighboring business owners at the corner of Smith and Herbert Streets in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. It's there that Romero has been running his family's tire shop, Quick Tire, for the past 20 years. Meerzon has owned the four-unit rental property next door for the past 10.

Now, these two children of refugees from communism are having their businesses taken from them by the all-too-American process of eminent domain.

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Last month, the City Council of Perth Amboy voted that Meerzon and Romero's properties were not, in fact, comfortable homes or a successful business, but are rather blighted hazards.

Because their two buildings are too close together, too close to the street, and have some (since-collected) litter and stray cats in the backyard, the city says it is now entitled to take the properties.

Meerzon and Romero strongly object to the idea that their properties are in any way blighted. They argue that the city's report claiming otherwise is riddled with erroneous complaints and fatal factual errors.

Nevertheless, the city has moved forward with seizing their properties, which sit right on the edge of a massive city-facilitated warehouse project.

Both property owners now face a looming deadline at the end of May to file a lawsuit challenging the seizure.

"They refuse to answer our calls. They refuse to answer any of our lawyers," says Meerzon. "They're waiting for us to go to superior court to monetarily drain us until we have no choice but to take whatever they offer us."

Neither Perth Amboy's mayor nor any members of the City Council responded to Reason's request for comment.

Both Meerzon and Romero see a dark irony in their properties being seized by the city, given their family's backgrounds.

"[My parents] said this is the only way you get on your feet. You have to take a risk, you have to make an investment, you have to leave a legacy for your children," Meerzon tells Reason. "This is what happens to the legacy they dreamt of having coming here."

"The reason [my parents] left Cuba is the system how it was, they just come to your home, say 'we want this property. You have to get out,'" says Romero. "Here it's done legally."

Read the entire story here.

The White House Proposes Steep Cuts to HUD

The Trump White House's budget proposal released earlier this month proposes steep cuts to federal housing programs. The administration is asking for a 44 percent cut to current funding levels for the next fiscal year, according to an analysis from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

The $26 billion in proposed cuts would significantly reduce funding for rental assistance programs administered by HUD.

It would also zero out funding for the Community Development Block Grant program and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.

Also on the chopping block is the Pathways to Removing Obstacles (PRO) to Housing program (a.k.a. "baby YIMBY grants") that was intended to reward cities for reforming their zoning codes. Read some of Reason's criticism of that program, and its poorly targeted grant awards, here and here.

Baltimore Takes Up Zoning Reform

On Monday, Baltimore City Council members introduced a package of bills to allow more homes on less land.

The proposed reforms, which have the backing of Mayor Brandon Scott, would allow between two and four homes on land currently zoned for single-family units, permit taller single-stair buildings, and eliminate off-street parking requirements, reports The Baltimore Banner.

"Nothing stands more clearly in our way than our own laws of prohibition and division," said Councilman Ryan Dorsey at a Monday news conference announcing the reforms, per the Banner. "The bills being introduced today are the first, modest step to correcting course."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Proposes Encampment Crackdown

On Monday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom urged cities and counties to adopt a model ordinance targeting homeless encampments written by his office.

The model ordinance would prohibit "persistent camping" in a single location and camping on sidewalks. It would require that local governments "provide notice and make every reasonable effort to identify and offer shelter prior to clearing an encampment."

The Supreme Court's 2024 Grants Pass decision gave local governments more freedom to clear encampments and cite the homeless for sleeping in public, even when there are no local shelter beds available.

The release of the model ordinance was accompanied by the governor's release of $3.3 billion in voter-approved funding for supportive housing and treatment programs.

Local governments in California are complaining that the governor is blaming them for inaction on homelessness while not providing them with enough funding to address the problem, reports the Associated Press. Advocates for the homeless argue that encampment clearances are punitive and merely separate the homeless from social service providers.

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A house in Perth Amboy that sold for $1.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Perth Amboy area between April 21 and May 4.

In total, 10 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $463,450. The average price per square foot ended up at $250.

The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded from the week of April 21 to the week of May 4 even if the property may have been sold earlier.

10. $120K, condominium at 409 Hidden Village Drive

The sale of a condominium at 409 Hidden Village Drive, Perth Amboy, has been finalized. The price was $120,000, and the new owners took over the condominium in April. The condominium was built in 1990 and has a living area of 1,118 square feet. The price per square foot was $107. The deal was finalized on April 2.

9. $250K, single-family residence at 863 State Street

The 1,653 square-foot single-family residence at 863 State Street, Perth Amboy, has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in April and the total purchase price was $250,000, $151 per square foot. The house was built in 1924. The deal was finalized on April 4.

8. $265K, condominium at 40 Fayette Street

The property at 40 Fayette Street in Perth Amboy has new owners. The price was $264,500. The condominium was built in 1987 and has a living area of 1,289 square feet. The price per square foot is $205. The deal was finalized on April 14.

7. $285K, single-family house at 289 Hall Ave.

The property at 289 Hall Ave. in Perth Amboy has new owners. The price was $285,000. The house was built in 1929 and has a living area of 908 square feet. The price per square foot is $314. The deal was finalized on April 15.

6. $415K, single-family home at 421 Augustine Place

The sale of the single family residence at 421 Augustine Place in Perth Amboy has been finalized. The price was $415,000, and the new owners took over the house in April. The house was built in 1919 and has a living area of 1,290 square feet. The price per square foot was $322. The deal was finalized on April 2.

5. $440K, single-family residence at 98 Lewis Street

The 1,376 square-foot detached house at 98 Lewis Street in Perth Amboy has been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in April and the total purchase price was $440,000, $320 per square foot. The house was built in 1919. The deal was finalized on April 9.

4. $475K, single-family house at 649 Raritan Ave.

A sale has been finalized for the detached house at 649 Raritan Ave. in Perth Amboy. The price was $475,000 and the new owners took over the house in April. The house was built in 1983 and the living area totals 1,156 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $411. The deal was finalized on April 2.

3. $485K, single-family home at 281 Bertrand Ave.

The property at 281 Bertrand Ave. in Perth Amboy has new owners. The price was $485,000. The house was built in 1909 and has a living area of 1,700 square feet. The price per square foot is $285. The deal was finalized on April 8.

2. $500K, single-family residence at 156 Brighton Ave.

The sale of the detached house at 156 Brighton Ave., Perth Amboy, has been finalized. The price was $500,000, and the house changed hands in April. The house was built in 1911 and has a living area of 3,251 square feet. The price per square foot was $154. The deal was finalized on April 9.

1. $1.4 million, single-family house at 667 Charles Street

A sale has been finalized for the single-family home at 667 Charles Street in Perth Amboy. The price was $1,400,000 and the new owners took over the commercial in April. The house was built in 1912 and the living area totals 4,785 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $293. The deal was finalized on April 9.

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The Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency is moving forward with a plan to overhaul the city’s Department of Public Works facility on Fayette Street via a public-private partnership with a redeveloper.

The project was prompted by an administrative consent order from the state Department of Environmental Protection requiring the city to remediate a municipal landfill that was closed in 1974. The landfill is on the 20-acre DPW site. The city agreed to complete the investigation and remediation by May 7, 2027.

Under the plan, Marmont Perth Amboy LLC will remediate the landfill on the Fayette Street property and, with city and state approval, use the clean parcel to build a 205,000-square-foot cold storage facility. Remediation work is expected to begin in the fall.

To make way for access to the property for commercial use, the redeveloper must relocate buildings on the DPW property, many of which have fallen into disrepair. The redeveloper will:

Perth Amboy would then generate payments in lieu of taxes from the redeveloper for the cold storage facility.

“This is a classic example of turning trash into cash,” said Perth Amboy Mayor Helmin Caba. “We will generate new revenue, while replacing municipal buildings that are outdated and, in some cases, dilapidated. This is a tremendous win for city taxpayers.”

As part of the plan, just under an acre of green space in the abutting Keasbey section of Woodbridge Township has been incorporated for site access. Woodbridge has agreed to allow Perth Amboy to annex the parcel to make the redevelopment plan a reality.

“We have a terrific relationship with Mayor Caba and his team in the City of Perth Amboy,” said Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac. “We are working together on a number of redevelopment projects at our common borders so if we can help them in any way we certainly will. Local governments should work together like this.”

According to Grand View Research, a market research and consulting company based in San Francisco, the U.S. cold storage market size was valued at $36.91 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.3% from 2023 to 2030.

Growth can be attributed to technological advancements in packaging, processing, and storage of perishable food products and temperature-sensitive items that maximize efficiency and reduce costs. Cold storage operators across the supply chain are investing in urban and suburban micro-fulfillment centers to meet the demand for speed and quality.