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Home My Public Portal AboutNovember 2023 Carteret PressA Publication Presented by Carteret Business PartnershipA Publication Presented by Carteret Business Partnership Carteret PressCarteret Press Crow Holdings Warehouses OpenCrow Holdings Warehouses Open Grand opening ribbon cutting Grand opening ribbon cutting with Mayor Reiman celebrates with Mayor Reiman celebrates three warehouses totaling three warehouses totaling 1.2 million square feet 1.2 million square feet on remediated Brownfield site on remediated Brownfield site See page 8See page 8 BUYING/SELLING A HOEP LET US ELF! REALTY CO 1k: 0673 992 Sukhwinder "Sukhi" Kaur BROKER ASSOCIATE 732-589-1006 I sukhigs@gmail.com Jobanpreet Saini 848-666-0006 jobanpreetsa ini99@gmail1com Lic:1860378 0 117 Main St, Woodbrid e, NJ Dear Neighbors, I am extremely proud to say that Crow Holdings 1.2 million square feet of warehous- es on a remediated brownfield site is open, and one of the warehouses is occupied. This once contaminated site leaching cyanide into the Rahway River now is home to state-of- the-art logistics conveniently located on the New Jersey Turnpike. Given that, the other two warehouses will be occupied soon. This new issue of Carteret Press takes a look at Crow Holdings’ recent ribbon cutting. In- side coverage also includes: • An interview with Rioz Band, the Bor- ough-based Spanish rock outfit that won the second annual Carteret Battle of the Bands in September • A report on the Carteret Adopt-A-Park Program’s successful fall cleanup • News of the recent public bid for water- side improvements for the forthcoming ferry terminal • A CPAC Spotlight that shines on three holiday events coming next month to URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center: “Holiday Dreams: A Spectacular Holiday Cirque!,” Dec. 3; Wizards of Winter, Dec. 9, and An Olde English Christmas Starring Peter Noone of the ’60s British Invasion band Herman’s Hermits, Dec. 16 • Notices about our annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Festival on Dec. 1 in Carteret Park and Menorah Lighting on Dec. 7 at Borough Hall, Carteret High School Band Parents Association’s Shop til You Drop fundraiser on Dec. 2, Saint Joseph School’s November Bingo Night, and our free Recy- cling Coach app. A reminder to promote your business or event to all Carteret residents by advertising in Carteret Press. Each issue is delivered to every home and business. For more about advertising, contact the Public Information Office at 732-541-3835 or makinb@carteret. net. Sincerely, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman November 2023 Volume 21, No. 10 Contents 3 Mayor’s Letter/Table of Contents 5 Carteret Adopt-A-Park Program Cleans Up 7 Battle of the Bands Winner Chats 8 Crow Holdings Opens Three Warehouses 11 Ferry Terminal Water Improvements Out to Bid 13 Carteret Receives $625,000 COPS Grant 15 CPAC Spotlight: Holiday Roundup Carteret Business Partnership is a nonprofit corporation that promotes economic development, business retention and re- cruitment through a variety of programs and incentives. Follow @MyCarteret HEALTH Gift OF O N E M E M B E R S H I P , S O M A N Y O P T I O N S . HOLIDAY FITNESS SAVINGS ONE WEEK PASS* to shar e $0INITIATION FEE* to keepTreat yourself to the Gift of Health this holiday season! * Some restrictions apply. $0 Initiation Fee offer is for the signee. 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Reiman said he was grateful for both cleanup teams’ efforts, which gathered six large bags of trash and two large bags of recycables throughout half of the Borough’s 12 parks. “We greatly thank the Failace family and DSNDP for their volunteerism,” Mayor Reiman said. “They made a dreary, rainy day into a celebration of com- munity spirit.” Nearly a year ago, James A. Failace Memorial Park was dedicated in memory of Mayor Failace, who served from 1999 to 2003. The Failace family adopt- ed that park, formerly known as Shorecrest. Throughout the 20th century, Dr. Dharmadhikari was a spiritual leader and social reformer in India. DSNDP is driven by more than one million world- wide volunteers who strive to keep his legacy alive with community work, such as blood drives, road cleanups, tree plantings, literacy classes and, of course, park cleanups. Their team of 25 volunteers adopted and cleaned up Waterfront, Carteret, Bishop Andrews, Medwick and McGreevey parks. The Carteret Adopt-A-Park Cleanup was organized by the Borough’s Clean Communities Department. More park cleanups will be held on and around Earth Day as part of New Jersey Clean Communities’ Clean Water Challenge from March 1 to April 30. Volunteers are needed for all 12 of Carteret’s parks. To volunteer, contact Carteret Clean Communities at 732-541-3835 or makinb@carteret.net. The Failace family, top, and the Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan, bottom, adopted and cleaned up half of Carteret’s 12 parks on Oct. 21. Let us help make the holidays a little easier. Get everything for your holiday celebration all in one place! Our large catering options offer entree, sides, deserts and so much more. Go to Order Express or talk to our in-store catering coordinator today. Your Holiday Meal is Holi-DONE! Download the Order Express App Order deli, meals to go, cakes, catering and more right from your mobile device. Available from the app store. ShopRite of Carteret 801 Roosevelt Ave, Carteret, NJ • (732) 541-6457 • Store Hours: 7am to 9pm - 7 Days a Week Carteret Spanish Rockers Rioz Band win Borough’s 2nd Battle of the Bands Rioz Band, a Spanish rock outfit featuring members from Carteret, won the Borough’s second annual Battle of the Bands during the 47th annual Ethnic Day celebration and Mayor’s Charity Carnival in mid-September. The $1,500 cash prize will be invested in new equipment, founding singer-songwriter-guitarist Alex Fuerte said. Sponsored by the Carteret Business Partnership, the Borough’s nonprofit economic development cor- poration, and organized by Borough-based Central Jersey Arts Council, Carteret’s second annual Battle of the Bands on Sept. 14 featured prize winners: • Rioz Band, a Spanish rock band with members from Carteret who took the first-place prize of $1,500 • Borough-based rapper Lord Greazy, second place, $1,000 • Blooming Reminiscence, a Filipino-American band from Middlesex County formed at Rutgers Uni- versity in New Brunswick, third place, $500 • Hackettstown-based Americana act Winter- Long, honorable mention, $250. On behalf of bandmates Riner Bass, bass; Solfa, keyboards, and David Molina, drums, founding Rioz singer-songwriter-guitarist Alex Fuerte chatted about his band’s victory, plans for the winnings, as well as an album that so far has featured three sin- gles: “Ja jevita,” “Carola,” and “Nunca te vayas.” More information about the band can be found on YouTube and Instagram via @riozmusica, as well as in the following interview: How did it feel to win the Carteret Battle of the Bands? We were not expecting to win. We all were surprised because the other band had many people supporting them, but it felt great. What will you be doing with the prize winnings? We invested in better equipment for the band to keep growing and getting better every day. Were there any prizes besides the money? Yes, definitely the stage. To have the privilege of playing there is a win-win for us. To have a video, pictures, that was the first prize for us. When and how did Rioz form? Rioz started back in 2021. I decided to start a new project, call a few friends who used to play together in other bands before, and start a new journey. Who else is in the band, what are their names and instruments, and what do you like most about performing with them? Bass is Riner Bass. Keys are Solfa. And drums is David Molina. These guys are very close friends that I have known for a very long time, and I feel very comfortable playing with them. We have a good communication. Which members of the band live in Carteret? The bass player, Riner Bass. What inspired the band name Rioz? I wrote a song call Rio, and at the time, I didn’t have a name for the band, and the song came into my mind. I decided to call it Rioz with a Z on the end cause Rio was taken already. Have you or do you plan to release any music, such as singles, videos, EPs or LPs? Yes, we already have three single releases. They will be part of an album coming out next year. We are working in a few videos too. When and where will Rioz be performing through the New Year? Local places around New York City and New Jersey. Mayor Daniel J. Reiman, other local dignitaries, industry professionals and stakeholders joined Crow Holdings Development (CHD) to celebrate the grand opening of Crow Holdings at Carteret this month. The event culminated with Mayor Reiman, Council President AJ Johal, Councilman Vincent Bellino and Chief of Staff Frank Bellino joining members of the development team for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Attendees had a chance to tour the world-class 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse/distribution property and see first-hand its location benefits of being less than half mile and only one traffic light off Exit 12 of the New Jersey Turnpike. The three-building prop- erty at 300, 400 and 500 Salt Meadow Road is ready for occupancy, featuring pre-built offices and 40-foot clear ceiling heights, as well as a combined 299 trail- er parking spots, 174 dock doors with fully equipped loading docks, and six drive-in ramps. Mayor Reiman cited the borough’s commitment to thoughtful redevelopment for earning its position among the most business-friendly municipalities in New Jersey. Illustrating this point, a 30-year PILOT for Crow Holdings at Carteret provides long-term stability with $135 million in taxes. “We are proud to add Crow Holdings’ newest state- of-the-art industrial park to the Borough’s ever-ex- panding portfolio of successful redevelopment projects and welcome the national and international business tenants that will soon call Carteret home,” the Mayor said. “Carteret’s industrial and commer- cial footprint includes Amazon, Fedex, NuWorld Cosmetics, Berje, Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs, PC Rich- ards, just to name a few. My administration and the Borough of Carteret were excited to work with CHD throughout this brownfield redevelopment and look forward to many years of a successful partnership.” The new world-class warehouse/distribution oppor- tunity in the heart of the Greater Port submarket is Crow Holdings at Carteret Opens 3 Warehouses Remediated Brownfield Site Developed into 1.2M Square Feet of Logistics Space at NJ Turnpike Crow Holdings Development recently opened Crow Holdings at Carteret, three warehouses totaling 1.2 million square feet on a Brownfield site that before remediation spearheaded by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman’s adminis- tration was leaching cyanide into the Rahway River. Half of one of the warehouses is leased, but the rest of the space is available through commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield. Crow Holdings at Carteret Opens 3 Warehouses Remediated Brownfield Site Developed into 1.2M Square Feet of Logistics Space at NJ Turnpike the result of a strong public-private partnership, CHD Senior Managing Director Clark Machemer said. From the start of the more than $240 million project, the Borough has been a great supporter, Machemer said. “This municipality understands that development is an economic stimulant and driver for growth,” he said. “We thank Mayor Reiman and members of his administration for being part of this celebration.” CHD recently announced that third-party logistics provider Weida Freight System. (WFS) will become the first tenant at the campus via a 188,000-square- foot, long-term transaction in half of 400 Salt Mead- ow Road. Headquartered in Hong Kong with more than 35 of- fices worldwide, WFS selected the site because of its proximity to the New Jersey Turnpike, CEO Victor Wei said. “We looked at properties throughout the region, and Crow Holdings at Carteret was the clear choice,” Wei said. “It inspired us to make a commitment. This location checks every box for our stepped-up distri- bution needs in the New York metropolitan area, and the ease of access to the Turnpike can’t be beat.” 400 Salt Meadow Road will be WFS’s second New Jersey warehouse and its eighth nationwide. The Weida Freight deal was brokered by Cushman & Wakefield’s Jules Nissim, Stan Danzig and Kim- berly Bach, who serve as exclusive leasing agents for Crow Holdings at Carteret. The team is currently marketing full-building opportunities of 355,000 and 480,000 square feet, with availabilities starting at 150,000 square feet, including the other half of 400 Salt Meadow Road. At a time when the efficient movement of goods is critical, the property offers a Greater Port submar- ket location convenient to sea and air transit, major thoroughfares, as well as key NYC crossings, accord- ing to Cushman & Wakefield. “Crow Holdings at Carteret provides the closest turnpike interchange access of any new industrial product built within the past 10 years, and this factor alone is driving strong interest from a variety of users – inquiries have been increasing steadily this summer and into fall,” Nissim said. “Add to that its position just 13 miles from the Port Newark-Eliz- abeth Marine Terminal, a tuned-in developer and business-friendly municipality, and it truly is a dis- tinctive opportunity.” A long abandoned brownfield site ravaged and abandoned by American Cyanimide/Cytec Indus- tries was a ticking time bomb of cyanide leaching into the Rahway River, Mayor Reiman said. Carteret was determined to take back this brownfield site and transform it from environmental disaster to econom- ic success, the Mayor said. After the borough designated the 126-acre site as a landfill reclamation district and later an area in need of redevelopment, the Rahway Arch investment team purchased the site from Cytec in the hopes of reme- diating and redeveloping the prime commercial real estate. With the Turnpike as the lynchpin of redevel- opment in Carteret, the state invested nearly $160 million into Interchange 12, more than tripling its capacity in 2005. continued on next page Left, the entrance to Crow Holdings at Carteret on Salt Meadow Road a half mile from New Jersey Turnpike Exit 12. Right, Mayor Daniel J. Reiman, third from right, celebrates the Nov. 1 opening of Crow Holdings at Carter- et with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Pictured with him from left to right are Crow Holdings Development Vice President-Industrial Brad Vander Vliet, Borough Chief of Staff Frank Bellino, Council President AJ Johal, CHD Senior Managing Director Clark Machemer, and Councilman Vincent Bellino. “We’ve since seen more than $2 billion in private redevelopment in Carteret and more than $250 million in municipal investment, including a new performing arts & events center, a fitness & wellness center, a waterfront park, fishing pier, marina, Riv- er Walk, and forthcoming ferry terminal with many more projects and public investments on the hori- zon,” Mayor Reiman said. In the years before Crow Holdings purchased the property from Rahway Arch for $87 million, Soil Safe operated a Class B recycling center for which it was paid to receive recyclable soils used to cap the site. Revenues derived from these recycled soils -- not taxpayer money – paid for the cost of the seven-year $80 million remediation and $3.2 million in host community benefits paid to Carteret, which were on top of property taxes paid by Rahway Arch. What this site has brought to Carteret doesn’t end there. In addition to $135 million in taxes, Crow Holdings also has brought to the Borough: • A $6.5 million redevelopment impact fee that will fund Carteret capital projects • A $350,000 contribution to the Waterfront Park River Walk • A $250,000 contribution to the municipal- ly-owned nonprofit URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center. “That is real money to the residents of Carteret,” Mayor Reiman said. “It’s part of the reason why we went from the third highest taxed municipality to the third lowest taxed municipality in the last 20 years. Crow Holdings voluntarily has contributed thou- sands of dollars to Carteret, not just toward develop- ment but also to the arts and local events programs that our residents enjoy.” CHD is the development platform of Crow Hold- ings, a privately owned real estate investment and development firm with 75 years of history, $30 bil- lion of assets under management, and an established platform with a vision for continued success. CHD specializes in multifamily and industrial develop- ment across high-opportunity markets in the United States, with a newly launched office development platform as well. Led by a highly experienced lead- ership team, the firm has developed more than 45 million square feet of industrial space since 2013. Crow Holdings Development Senior Managing Director Clark Machemer, center, presents Mayor Reiman, second from left, with a $250,000 donation to the URSB Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center at the June 2022 groundbreaking of Crow Holdings at Carteret. Pictured with them are Mark Hruska, executive director of Carteret Business Partnership and the Borough’s fire chief, Carteret PAC Director Diana St. John, and CHD Vice President-Industrial Brad Vander Vliet. Carteret bids on waterside ferry terminal improvements The Borough went out to bid for waterside improvements to the forthcoming ferry terminal. Mayor Daniel J. Reiman has announced that the Borough went out to bid for the next phase of the fer- ry terminal and Carteret Intermodal Transportation Building on a remediated seven-acre site formerly operated by DuPont Chemical. In the wake of state Department of Transportation design approvals, construction of a ferry terminal will include an in-water fixed pier, floating docks for passenger loading and unloading, connecting gang- ways, timber ramps, a wave screen, and steel piles. A timber staircase will connect the floating dock with the ferry boat, and two parallel aluminum gangways will connect the fixed pier to the floating dock. Fund- ing will be pulled from grants from NJDOT, U.S. De- partment of Environmental Protection, and Federal Transit Authority. A fixed pier will be 25-feet long by 16-feet wide, and the floating dock will be 40-feet long by 40-feet wide with gangways measuring 65-feet long by 5-feet wide. A design is in the works, Mayor Reiman said. The upland phase is expected to start as soon as possible with the construction of a 700-space park- ing lot that will include lighting, utilities and, to mitigate storm water runoff, inlets, porous pave- ment, and high density polyethylene and reinforced concrete pipes. The Reiman administration has secured $48 mil- lion from various funding sources for the ferry proj- ect, including a Federal Transit Administration grant and a 2023 Congressional appropriation. Contract documents and plans for the proposed ferry terminal work will be made available electroni- cally or at the office of consulting engineers T&M As- sociates at 11 Tindall Road in Middletown. Interested bidders must send an email request to psirico@tandmassociates.com. Pending FTA review, finals designs will begin for the Intermodal Transportation Building, which will include a bar, lounge, restaurant, restrooms, ticket- ing area, office space, and banquet hall, Mayor Rei- man said. The Reiman Administration began to study the fea- sibility of a ferry project about 15 years ago. The bulkhead for the terminal was completed last October. NJDOT Office Maritime Resources com- pleted the dredging in the second week in January. The forthcoming ferry has triggered interest in two hotel groups to operate full-scale hotels within the waterfront redevelopment area. 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The COPS Office received 654 applications, ac- cording to the Department of Justice, but only 394 were awarded funds from the $216,809,571 million allocated to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies. “Carteret is very grateful that we will be able to hire more police officers thanks to the Department of Jus- tice and its Community Oriented Policing Services Office,” Mayor Reiman said. “As Carteret continues to grow, we will need more police to ensure public safety, so this competitive grant award is coming at a great time.” The grant is designed to provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire and/or rehire ad- ditional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts, according to the Justice Department. Anticipated outcomes of the CHP program awards include engagement in planned community part- nerships, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, implementation of changes to per- sonnel and agency management in support of com- munity policing, and increased capacity of agency to engage in community policing activities, the Justice Department stated. “For almost 30 years, the COPS Office has worked to reduce crime and increase trust between law enforce- ment and the community through the many different grant programs that we offer,” COPS Office Director Hugh T. Clements stated. “This funding will go a long way toward advancing this very important work.” The CHP awards provided up to 75 percent of the approved entry-level salaries and fringe benefits of full-time officers for 36 months, with a minimum of 25 percent local cash match per officer position and a maximum federal share of $125,000 per officer position. 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Created with the mis- sion to appeal to children and grownups alike, the show also includes holiday music and dance within a lovable, funny story wrapped up in a colorful and modern seasonal theme. Tickets range from $39 to $75 for the 3 p.m. show. For more info and tickets, visit carteretpac.com/ events/holiday-dreams-cirque. The holiday parade of can’t-miss performances at CPAC rolls on Dec. 9 when Wizards of Winter rock out with a fun-filled holiday experience for the sec- ond season in a row. Musical intensity, stage theat- rics and holiday fun for the whole family are provid- ed by former members of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow, Trixter, Ted Nugent Band, and a variety of Broadway shows. The 11-member ensemble boasts soaring vocal harmonies, precision string instrumentation, power- ful percussion and stunning keyboard work, layered around a rich storyboard that evokes Decembers past. Tickets range from $32.50 to $49.50 for the 8 p.m. show. For more info and tickets, visit carteretpac. com/events/the-wizards-of-winter. The iconic 1960s British Invasion band Herman’s Hermits, starring Peter Noone, joins us in Carteret this holiday season on Dec. 16. A playlist of Christ- mas tunes and the band’s classic hits from seven gold albums will transport audiences back in time. The hits include “I’m Into Something Good,” “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” and “I’m Henry VIII, I Am.” Tickets range from $35 to $65 for the 8 p.m. show. For more info and tickets, visit carteretpac.com/ events/an-olde-english-christmas-with-hermans- hermits. A pre-show bistro dinner is available two hours before show time for each holiday shows, along with most other CPAC events. Dinner tickets are an ad- ditional $29.50 per person at carteretpac.showare. com/eventperformances.asp?evt=81. 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