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Urban design can affect the depression, anxiety, stress, and well-being of city dwellers, so how do you design cities with #mentalhealth in mind? 🧠💜 On #WorldMentalHealthDay, let's consider a few factors: https://lnkd.in/eQRTvSu6 #mentalwellbeing #mentalhealthmatters #urbandesign #cityplanning #urbanplanning #urbandesign

We'd like to think we have pretty good taste! And that's why Nishuane Group is a proud sponsor of Clara Maass Medical Center's "A Tasteful Experience" coming up Monday, November 4th at Nanina's in the Park in Belleville! 🥂 This event will feature sensational food, wine, and spirits, along with stellar entertainment and a not-to-be-missed after-party. Event attendees include Clara Maass Foundation and Medical Center Boards of Trustees, executives and physicians from both Clara Maass Medical Center and RWJBarnabas Health, vendors, and local dignitaries. Proceeds from this event will benefit patient-focused programs and services at the hospital. 🏥 This will be our second year supporting this event, and as you might know, our firm's connection to #CMMC runs deep. George Wheatle Williams, PP/AICP's family has been dedicated to Clara Maass Medical Center for three generations. George's father Harold P. Williams served as the assistant director of pharmacy, George is a member of the Board of Trustees, and George's son Ahmael Alexander is a medical scribe at Clara Maass and aspires to be an orthopedic surgeon. 👨🏾⚕️ A true family affair. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eWwx5rPi #ClaraMaass #givingback #community #njplanningfirm #njplanners

Last week Nishuane Group Associate Steven Martini, PP, AICP presented two redevelopment plans and an amendment to the City of Plainfield Planning Board, all of which were approved! 👩🏾⚖️ First up, the TODN-North Avenue Redevelopment Plan was amended to include Block 405, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 14 in the plan area, specifically within the "Trainside Commercial District." 🚉 All aboard! The TODN North Avenue Redevelopment Plan serves as a guide for future development and redevelopment within the target area. It sets forth a framework for design standards and statutory guidelines that will enhance and improve this area with the primary goal of creating a #transitorienteddevelopment hub that serves as a 24/7 “living” district where people choose to live, work, and play. The plan is based on leveraging the area assets to create a successful transit-oriented development district that will set a precedent for smart growth development while also being consistent with the State Planning Act. 🏗 We look forward to sharing more as these redevelopment plans take shape! #PlainfieldNJ #TOD #NJTOD #njredevelopment #redevelopmentplanning #njplanners #njplanningfirm

The wait is over. The 3rd Edition of The Redevelopment Handbook is here! 📘 Join us Thursday, October 10th for the Book Launch, Symposium & Networking Reception at the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy! 🤝🏾 Learn what’s new in the current edition and hear from planners and attorneys on the important issues and special topics in redevelopment today, including Nishuane Group Principal & Managing Partner Michele S Delisfort, PP/AICP. In addition, several of us here at Nishuane Group provided case studies for this handbook and we'd love if you could join us to celebrate the launch! 🥂 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eCwnbsjz #RedevelopmentHandbook #njredevelopment #njdevelopment #njplanners #njplanningfirm

One chopped cheese to go. 🥪 Whether you call it a bodega, corner store, or convenience store, these neighborhood staples are an iconic part of communities...and they're making a comeback (bodega cats included 🐈). 🏪 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gmpMDerm #cornerstores #bodegas #neighborhoodretail

ICYMI: This recent City of Hoboken Zoning Board of Adjustment approval at 1033 William Ave clears the way for a new #activeadult housing complex. 👏 Currently a surface parking lot, this project will mark the first 100% affordable #seniorhousing development in the City in over 30 years. 🏗🏘 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dtWsry2y #HobokenNJ #landuseplanning #ActiveAdultCommunities #affordablehousing #njhousing #njaffordablehousing #buildmorehousing #njdevelopment #njplanningfirm #njplanners

Bring your swim trunks and flippy floppies because we had a big win and a feel good story all rolled into one last week in the Village Of Ridgewood. 🩲🏊♂️ This application was for the installation of an in-ground pool on an undersized lot, designed specifically with the applicant’s son in mind, who suffers from a rare disease that limits his vision to still pictures. Because of this, the family transformed their backyard into a safe oasis. 🏝 Several bulk and area variances were required, primarily for lot coverage (all C-variances). Nishuane Group's Melao Justin provided excellent recommendations for reducing the coverage, some of which were ultimately utilized as conditions of approval, with George Wheatle Williams, PP/AICP adding additional testimony on behalf of our Client. To further support the application, a neighbor from an adjacent property expressed their support and reinforced George's testimony. The application was approved by a 5-1 vote, with the lone "no" vote —making it, in essence, a near-unanimous approval. 👩⚖️ 📷 Renderings courtesy of Susan Cohan Gardens 🌷 #RidgewoodNJ #Ridgewood #privatetestimony #planningtestimony #njplanners #njplanningfirm

Earlier this week we shared some details about a recent City of Hoboken Zoning Board of Adjustment approval at 1033 William Ave. ✅ This monumental project isn't just a great example of infill development, it's also marks the first 100% affordable #seniorhousing development in the City in over 30 years. Let's learn more about it: https://lnkd.in/eDGeAR7R #HobokenNJ #landuseplanning #ActiveAdultCommunities #affordablehousing #njhousing #njaffordablehousing #buildmorehousing #njdevelopment #njplanningfirm #njplanners

The City of Hoboken is set to welcome new affordable #activeadulthousing at 1033 Willow Street, currently home to a surface parking lot. 🏡 Earlier this week Christiana Foglio of Community Investment Strategies, Inc and the project team for "The Willow" - architect Karen Nichols, traffic engineer Lee Klein, civil engineer Sean Savage P.E. of Matrix New World Engineering, and planner John McDonough, testified before the Hoboken Zoning Board of Adjustment. 👩⚖️ After Board Members questioned the relevance of the project's inherently beneficial uses, Nishuane Group Associate Steven Martini, PP, AICP responded with a definition from the MLUL and a few other points to explain why. Steven also solicited additional testimony from the Applicant's planner, John McDonough, to further provide context. The Applicant appreciated some of Steven's comments, as they better characterized the potential residents. Although the proposed building will be #seniorhousing, it will be more of an "active-adult" community rather than a nursing home or assisted living facility. These 36 units of 100% #affordablehousing will mark the first senior affordable housing development in #Hoboken in over 30 years. Great work team! 💪🏾 #WeLoveWhatWeDo 💜 📷 Rendering courtesy of KNTM Architects LLC #HobokenNJ #landuseplanning #ActiveAdultCommunities #njhousing #njaffordablehousing #buildmorehousing #njdevelopment #njplanningfirm #njplanners

Thank you to everyone who came out to listen to Nishuane Group Principal Gerard M. Haizel, PP, AICP speak about "Redefining Urban Redevelopment: Shaping Sustainable and Resilient Cities" at last week's Governor's Conference on Housing and Economic Development! 🙏🏾 Alongside fellow panelists Leslie Anderson of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, Nina Rappaport from the Center for Urban Industry/New Jersey at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Kean University, Calvin Souder from Souder, Shabazz, & Woolridge Law Group and Patrick Terborg of TD+PARTNERS, this important discussion focused on historically disadvantaged communities and factors that influence resiliency in housing, local economy, and quality of life. Always a great conference! 💜 #njhousingconference #governorsconference #njgovernorsconference #njredevelopment #economicdevelopment #njplanners #njplanningfirm