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Project: Kawaida Towers (17-21 Halsey Street)

“Our application proposes the construction of a 16-story mixed-use building with a ground floor retail space and second floor [commercial] use, as well as an exhibition space at the building’s corner to be used as a gallery and offer [a] permanent display area for the historic district,” the presentation says.

The document shows that the complex would include seven studios, 13 one-bedroom units, 39 two-bedroom units, seven three-bedroom units, and 5,520 square feet of commercial space.

TAPinto Newark reported that the Newark Municipal Council approved the sale of the municipally-owned property for close to $24,000 during its meeting on February 18. The version of the meeting agenda that was posted online by the City of Newark did not mention the proposed sale of the property, which is located in the heart of Downtown Newark across from the 31 Central site.

The Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission has since received two applications from Kawaida Towers, LP, which is registered out of the same address as Omni New York and Omni America on Manhattan’s East Side. The applications, which involve the demolition and construction plans, list the estimated cost of the project and the estimated completed date as “TBD.”

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