Juicey_J_Hammerman t1_j3wzswv wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:23 PM

Looks like the street address is either 26 or 28-30 Lombardy Street based on Parcel/Tax maps. both parcels and the IDT parking garage appear to have an owner listed as "Broad Street Atlantic Associates, LLC" with a listed address of 520 Broad Street in Newark (IDT Building).

520 Broad (IDT Building) and the parking garage were both sold back in September, and the parking garage was mentioned as a "developable site" in the announcement, according to Jersey Digs.

If I had to guess, it may be some type of lot clearing/pre-work for a planned construction or to sell the site off to an interested developer.

plattypus412 OP t1_j3x2u3i wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:41 PM

Thanks for this info!! I knew the parking garage and IDT building had been sold; I keep my car in that garage and the staff there had mentioned it, but they didn’t have any idea what was going to happen with that garage or this vacant land next door either. The vacant lot has been an eyesore for a long time, so I’m excited to see some work going on down there regardless of what it may end up being!

Ironboundian t1_j3ws22n wrote on January 11, 2023 at 4:37 PM

I'd love to know too!

Sonofabitchmf t1_j3wz7ci wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:20 PM

It might be the new container homes but that’s just a guess

tcbphil t1_j3wz723 wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Hmm - this is next to the future citi square location, right? Or would this be part of citi square?

plattypus412 OP t1_j3x343e wrote on January 11, 2023 at 5:43 PM

I believe this is about a block to the south of Citi Square

1Pichi t1_j3xexai wrote on January 11, 2023 at 6:54 PM

If I had to venture a guess, they will probably expand the garage.

GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j3wtqrd wrote on January 11, 2023 at 4:47 PM

Where do you go to look up permits online?!

plattypus412 OP t1_j3wvbyb wrote on January 11, 2023 at 4:57 PM

I tried looking around on the City of Newark website but had no luck finding anything! I work in a construction-adjacent field in NYC and am used to looking permits up online there, and was hoping Newark would have a similar system but no-go unfortunately.

GhostOfRobertTreat t1_j3x64cc wrote on January 11, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Ah, yeah. Newark doesn’t have that. We at least have council agendas and land use meetings online. Not the building permit stuff. Would be nice!

Evildude42 t1_j3z5zvb wrote on January 12, 2023 at 1:39 AM

They should. Public info but they absolutely hide it. However you can check the state websites for various actions at addresses.

jerzybuster t1_j4r1tls wrote on January 17, 2023 at 5:51 PM

I heard the garage is getting knocked down. Being replaced with 4 or 5 residential buildings.

plattypus412 OP t1_j4sjvru wrote on January 17, 2023 at 11:28 PM

Oof, nasty spot for residential buildings if true. That intersection of 21 and Bridge Street is crazy busy and loud basically all day long.

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tcbphil t1_j4l60oo wrote on January 16, 2023 at 2:26 PM

Mystery solved?

Anyone know what’s planned at the vacant lot next to the IDT garage on the corner of Lombardy and Atlantic? They brought an excavator on-site this week and started clearing and grubbing the space. Tried looking up permits online to get more info but no luck.

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