Approval for a new mixed-use building with residential units and retail spaces.

NEWARK CENTRAL PLANNING BOARD  PUBLIC NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL SITE PLAN,  AND "C" VARIANCES AND WAIVERS    PROPERTIES: 16-18 Oliver Street and 330-338 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ  Block 887, Lots 23 and 24  APPLICANT: A & R Capital Limited Liability Company   APPLICATION NO.: CPB 25-89  PROJECT: The applicant is proposing to consolidate Lots 23 and 34 and demolish the existing structures and construct a new six-story, mixed-use building with 225 residential units, with two retail spaces, residential tenant amenities, 111 equivalent parking spaces (including 85 on-site parking spaces (83 stalls) inclusive of eight (8) Auto-Share spaces and two (2) tandem spaces) and associated site improvements.   APPROVAL: Notice is hereby given that Newark Central Planning Board, City of Newark, New Jersey, at a Virtual Public Hearing held on January 12, 2026 voted to grant (1) Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval: (2) "c" variances for (a) insufficient rooftop penthouse setback, (b) insufficient off-street parking spaces, (c) insufficient shade tree amount, (d) insufficient ground floor height on Mulberry Street; and (3) waiver for insufficient driveway access aisle.   The Resolution was adopted and memorialized on January 26, 2026. For more information and any questions on how to inspect documents relating to this Project or to schedule an in office visit, please contact the Board Secretary Awatif Hisseine by electronic email at hisseinea@ci.newark.nj.us or by telephone at (973)-733-4883.  /s/Marsha M. Moore Marsha M. Moore, Esq. Post Polak, P.A. Attorneys for Applicant (973) 228-9900 ext 220 mmoore@postpolak.com  2/20/26 $0