College of New Jersey’s ‘Campus Town’ development beginning to take shape

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College of New Jersey’s ‘Campus Town’ development beginning to take shape

Brendan McGrath | July 7, 2014

Campus Town, the $86 million private-public project that will bring college housing, restaurants and shops to The College of New Jersey, is becoming a reality, as much of the steelwork already towers above the construction barrier that has lined Route 31 for the last year.

“It’s exciting to see the buildings take shape,” said college spokesman David Muha. “It’s possible to imagine what the complex might be like when it’s complete.”

The PRC Group, which is developing the site, is already lining up the businesses that will fill in 80,000 square feet of retail space at the nine-building, 278,000-square-foot complex.

The anchor store will be a 14,000-square-foot Barnes & Noble bookstore and café, said Greg Lentine, PRC’s director of university campus development. PRC has also reached deals for a Mexican Mariachi Grill, Red Berry Frozen Yogurt and Yummy Sushi, Lentine said.

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