- A significant additional ratable property and increase to the tax base of the Town
- Increase the population/customer base to support the businesses along lower Main Street (within walking distance)
- Softens the lines between industrial and residential land uses in this area
The proposed development will preserve quantifiable historic elements including:
- The existing building footprint and structure
- Maintaining existing window patterns of the façade
- Integrating the additional matching new structure on the same footprint of the existing building into the architectural fabric of the existing building
Off tract improvements including:
- New pedestrian walkways
- Re-purposing of the dead end tail of Monroe Street which does not serve any other properties
Connectivity of Main Street to the Green Acres property thru the subject site via:
- New walkways and paths
- Pedestrian pathways to gain access for passive recreation along the Rockaway River
Promote a more desirable use of an historical Boonton mill building located at the environmentally sensitive Rockaway River
Prohibit potential environmentally hazardous industrial uses adjacent to environmentally sensitive area
Provide a residential base within walking distance of the rail station to encourage increased ridership and use of mass transit