By Jared Kofsky Wawas planning new locations across the state, a North Jersey town is banning Airbnb, and a smoothie shop chain is expanding to Essex County. As the new year begins, two companies are hoping to attract more customers across New Jersey, and new developments are continuing to be proposed that could increase the population of some of the state’s cities and suburbs. Meanwhile, one community is planning to halt the sudden increase of new visitors within its borders. Here are some of the Garden State’s recent business headlines, as initially featured on JerseyDigs.com.
If you are a fan of one of the region’s most popular convenience store chains, you soon may not have to travel far to shop or eat at one of its locations. It was revealed recently that Delaware County, Pennsylvania-based Wawa is planning six new stores across Northern and Central New Jersey, all of which will include gas stations. The company is seeking to expand its presence in Morris, Union, Sussex, Middlesex, and Monmouth counties. One of the proposed locations is at the site of the former Pathmark supermarket in the Lake Hopatcong section of Jefferson Township while another is just 14 miles north along Route 15 at the site of the Chatterbox Drive-In in Frankford Township. Further south, new Wawas are planned for the site of several buildings along Morris Turnpike in Springfield and at the corner of Routes 1/9 and Park Avenue in Linden. Red Bank is also slated to gain a second Wawa since the company is seeking to open a location at the former Auto Exotica site at the corner of Route 35 and Newman Springs Road. Finally, just a few blocks away from Rutgers University's Livingston Campus, a Wawa is planned for the corner of Brunswick and Plainfield Avenues in Edison Township. There are no hotels in West New York, but in recent years, plenty of visitors to the region have found a way to stay overnight in this densely populated Hudson County community just across the Hudson River from the Upper West Side of Manhattan. However, those days are about to end. The West New York Board of Commissioners voted on January 17th to adopt an ordinance that will ban vacation rentals on platforms such as Airbnb and Homeaway of any dwelling unit or piece of furniture for 30 consecutive days or less. The ordinance states that these rentals "may jeopardize the community’s welfare and degrade the quality of life within the town" and that “the presence of such visitors within the town’s residential neighborhoods can sometimes disrupt the residential character of the neighborhoods and adversely impact the community.” Those who violate the ordinance can face at least $500 in fines and would have to reimburse the tenant for the cost of renting the space and the Town for investigating the infraction. At least 100 people will soon be living across the street from one of New Jersey’s oldest and largest correctional facilities. Pennrose Properties of Philadelphia will construct the Cedar Meadows Supportive Housing Apartments at 1426-1468 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township's Avenel section. The 16-acre property is just across the street from the East Jersey State Prison and previously contained the New Jersey State Reformatory Staff Housing Complex for prison employees such as the warden. The new development is expected to include 100 rentals, community rooms, a library, a courtyard, and supportive services. The project is receiving $4.2 million in financing from the Superstorm Sandy Special Needs Housing Fund, and 25 of the units will be reserved for residents who are elderly or have a disability. Finally, while residents of Mercer County may regularly visit Tropical Smoothie Cafe since it operates locations in Hamilton and West Windsor, there are currently no locations in northern New Jersey. Now, a franchise will open at the corner of Route 10 and Eisenhower Parkway in Livingston in mid-March. The new store will be within a recently completed plaza called The Corner at Livingston Circle that also contains locations of Shake Shack and The Container Store. Tropical Smoothie Cafe is based in Atlanta and serves 33 flavors of smoothies, in addition to making lunch bowls and sandwiches.
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