BORO BRIEFS FALL 2017

GLASSBORO PROGRESS
Councilman John Wallace, Freeholder Heather Simmons, Mayor Leo McCabe, Nexus Properties CEO Dante Germano, Rowan University President
Ali Houshmand, Borough Administrator Joe Brigandi, and New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney cut the ribbon on the opening ceremony.
In August, Nexus Properties, joined by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, Glassboro Mayor Leo
McCabe, Rowan University President Ali Houshmand, and Gloucester County Freeholder Heather Simmons,
celebrated the official ribbon cutting of the largest phase of Rowan Boulevard, known as A3.
The A3 development – part of Glassboro’s transformative multi-phase redevelopment called the Boulevard
Redevelopment Project – is composed a unique mix of luxury student and market-rate apartments, retail and
office space, state-of-the-art classrooms and a multi-level parking garage. The opening represents perhaps the
most significant milestone to date in the $400-million “public-public-private” development initiative, which
has already established a magnetic, inter-generational town center serving to even more closely link the
burgeoning Glassboro community and Rowan University, one of the fastest-growing institutions in the nation.
”Our goal is to create a balanced and seamless project for Glassboro to meet residents’
long-term needs by providing the right mix of experiential retail, modern student housing,
and affordable luxury living without compromise.”- Councilman Joe D’Alessandro
The A3 phase includes:
230 Victoria, a six-story, 195,000-square-foot building, which includes 413 student beds, a 17,700-square-foot
fitness center, 30,000 square feet of office and classroom space, and 14,600 square feet of ground-floor retail
space
223 West High Street, a four-story, 70,000-square-foot building, which includes 144 student beds and 14,000
square feet of ground-floor retail space
Park Place South, a four-story, 70,000-square-foot building, which includes 37 luxury apartments – available
to non-students – and 14,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space
Mick Drive Parking Garage, a 934-space parking structure located directly adjacent to 230 Victoria, 223 West
High Street, and Park Place South
In total, the A3 development encompasses more than 336,000 square feet across four acres, serving as a direct
extension of the already-bustling Rowan Boulevard, which anchors Glassboro’s emerging downtown.
“Urban development is more about people than buildings, so the downtown reflects
our community’s values. We’re building the most community-focused downtown in
South Jersey…where no one expected it.” - Councilman Hector Cabezas
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