Sierra Club: West Windsor getting paved over with warehouses
West Windsor has reached a settlement agreement with Atlantic Realty Development Corporation regarding the former Howard Hughes property.
The 653-acre undeveloped property is located at Route 1 and Quakerbridge Road. According to the settlement agreement, 5.5 million square feet of warehouse and distribution facilities will be developed within the interior of the site with retail, office, hotel, and other commercial uses along Route 1 and Quakerbridge Road.
“West Windsor is already being overrun by sprawl, and now they’re adding warehouse sprawl. The last large areas of open space in the area will now be paved over with warehouses. This is a giveaway to developers. It will cause more truck traffic, more water pollution, and more air pollution. This site is already across from the Quaker Bridge Mall, Mercer Mall, and Nassau Park Pavilion. This area doesn’t need any more commercial development,” said Jeff Tittel, d
N.J. town could see 5.5 million square feet of warehousing built after settlement with developer
Updated Dec 14, 2020;
Posted Dec 14, 2020
The former Howard Hughes Corporation property. West Windsor has entered into a settlement agreement with Atlantic Realty that allows the property to be developed in the future.Michael Mancuso
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A Mercer County township has reached a settlement agreement with a development company to resolve pending litigation, following a years-long clash over a 653-acre piece of undeveloped, contiguous land an area larger than 71 of the state’s municipalities.
The township of West Windsor entered into a settlement agreement with Atlantic Realty Development Corporation on Nov. 30 regarding the former Howard Hughes property located at Route 1 and Quakerbridge Road.