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Crow Holdings Development has released a trio of renderings for a new warehouse and logistics center in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. Located at 1 Market Street in Bergen County, the building will take shape at the corner of a 12-acre property formerly owned and occupied by the Marcal Paper factory.

When complete, the building will feature 40-foot ceiling heights, 32 loading docks, two drive-in doors, and parking for 56 trailers and 198 cars.

“We are thrilled to begin construction of this state-of-the-art new facility that will transform the former Marcal site into one of the region’s most advanced logistics offerings,” said Clark Machemer, Crow Holdings Development’s senior managing director for the Northeast region. “1 Market Street will not only create jobs and contribute to the growth of the county’s economy, but it will also provide much-needed logistics space in one of the country’s most land-constrained markets, delivering a bright new future for the town and this historic site.”

After a fire destroyed the Marcal factory in 2019, the site reopened as a smaller plant one year later. Crow Holdings Development acquired the site in 2022 as part of a joint venture with Atlas Holdings, Marcal’s majority shareholder. JLL, which handled the sale of the property, is now serving as the exclusive agent for 1 Market Street.

In an official statement on the project, the companies expect to generate $34 million in economic activity and 140 short-term jobs during construction. Once complete, the company estimates the center will yield $630,000 in property tax payments and create up to 240 full-time jobs.

Construction broke ground earlier this month.

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Construction has topped out on the tallest building at 420 Carroll Street, a two-tower residential complex in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Domain Companies, the project consists of a 20-story, 224-foot-tall tower and 15-story sibling and will yield 360 units with 25 percent reserved for affordable housing, as well as 27,500 square feet of retail space, 7,700 square feet of “Gowanus Mix” space pursuant to the 82-block rezoning of the district, and a new public promenade along the Gowanus Canal. Studio Mainer is the interior designer, Scape is the landscape architect, and Mega Contracting Group is the general contractor for the development, which is rising from a trapezoidal plot bound by Carroll Street to the north, the Powerhouse Arts building and its parking lot to the south, and the Gowanus Canal to the west.

Photographs from last weekend show the reinforced concrete superstructures closing in on their final stories. Based on the pace of progress, topping out of the shorter sibling will likely occur by early June. Façade installation has yet to commence on either building, though metal stud frames are slowly enclosing the towers in preparation for the start of envelope work. King Contracting Group is in charge of installing the CMU, EIFS, and stone facade.

420 Carroll Street currently stands as the tallest building in the neighborhood, which is undergoing a dramatic transformation following its rezoning in November of 2021.

The updated rendering in the main photo previews the development looking northeast. The taller structure will rise from a podium with a landscaped terrace and feature a grid of white paneling framing floor-to-ceiling windows. The shorter building incorporates a similar fenestration texture, albeit with darker-hued façade panels, and features numerous terrace spaces across its setbacks and atop its flat parapet. The most notable design element is the inclusion of what appears to be a stained glass water tower, like the famous art installation atop the roof of 20 Jay Street in DUMBO, on an upper setback of 420 Carroll Street’s taller tower.

The complex will also feature a gently sloped boardwalk lined with wooden railings that wraps around the southwestern corner of the property. Further inland are new trees and landscaping, ADA-accessible ramps, stone seating, multi-tiered lawns, and retail frontage nestled between the buildings.

Residential amenities will include coworking space, a lounge, multiple outdoor spaces, a fitness center, a children’s playroom, and bike storage. The nearest subway is the R train at the Union Street station to the east along 4th Avenue.

420 Carroll Street is aiming for LEED Platinum certification and is anticipated to be completed in the spring of 2025, as noted on site.

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The transformation of one of northern New Jersey’s most iconic industrial properties, the historic Marcal Paper property, which was destroyed by a fire in 2019, is now complete, according to a Monday announcement from Crow Holdings Development.

CHD announced the delivery of 25 Market St. in Elmwood Park, a 207,000-square-foot, Class A building. It was redeveloped by CHD in partnership with Atlas Holdings, which owns Marcal Paper, and worked closely with local stakeholders to create a distinctive design for the historic site.

Located with high visibility and direct access from Interstate 80, the brick façade and black window mullions were inspired by the former, 90-year-old warehouse. Large, translucent glass accent light boxes on the building’s exterior marry the classic elements with modern design and pay homage to the neon “Marcal” sign that long served as a local landmark.

“Everyone involved understood the value of this property and what finding its new best-and-highest use would mean for the community,” Clark Machemer, Crow Holdings Development’s senior managing director, said. “The fact that we have been able to bring this building online just five years after the fire is a tribute to Marcal and to the borough of Elmwood Park, which provided tremendous support for this effort to revitalize the area and stimulate economic growth.”

The JLL team of Ignatius Armenia, Rob Kossar, Chris Hile, Ryan Milanaik and David Knee is serving as exclusive leasing agent for 25 Market St.

“This state-of-the-art facility checks every box for meeting current demand in the northern New Jersey marketplace,” Armenia said. “At just over 200,000 square feet, 25 Market St. is the ideal size for a variety of end-users seeking the best features of modern warehouse design and unparalleled access to the area’s extensive regional highway network.”

The single-story, energy-efficient building features build-to-suit office space; ceiling heights with up to 40 feet of clearance; 56 trailer stalls; 32 exterior loading docks; two drive-in doors; and a parking lot capable of accommodating 200 vehicles. The property is further distinguished by its visibility and proximity to a confluence of major roadways, immediately off a four-way interchange of I-80 and offering exceptional access to the Garden State Parkway, and routes 46, 21 and 3.

“The completion of this development fulfills our desire to see the property destroyed by the fire continue to benefit our borough, our county and our state for many years to come,” Rob Baron, CEO and president of Marcal Paper, which still operates adjacent to 25 Market St., said. “We are grateful that, in just a few years, what was once the site of a terrible event has been transformed into a new economic development opportunity for our community. We look forward to welcoming new neighbors to this incredible spot in New Jersey.”

A massive $100 million warehouse on the site of the Marcal paper factory in Elmwood Park will open this September, developers announced Friday.

Texas-based Crow Holdings Development said construction is well underway on the 206,826-square-foot warehouse on vacant space at 1 Market St., just off Route 80.

David Knee, vice chairman at JLL's East Rutherford office, who is involved in marketing the property, said the warehouse would serve well for "food and beverage, and consumer goods."

“We like it. We think the timing works out. We’re spending some extra time and dollars on the look of the building given the historic nature of the site,” said Clark Machemer, Crow Holdings Development’s senior managing director for the Northeast region. “Obviously it won’t replace what was there.”

A tenant has yet to be identified, Machemer said.

Marcal, a major employer in the region for almost a century, saw its red-brick factory and famous neon sign obliterated in January 2019, in a blaze that required 400 firefighters from 50 North Jersey towns to quell the flames.

Marcal officials said after the fire that about 500 jobs had been lost, though the business was able to resume some manufacturing on the site in early 2020 after the coronavirus lockdown boosted demand for paper products.

Crow Holdings acquired a vacant 12-acre slice of the Marcal property and received the blessing from local officials.

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“The Marcal property has been a fixture in our community for nearly a century,” Elmwood Park Mayor Robert Colletti said in a statement last year. “This new project is the next chapter in that partnership, allowing a part of their site destroyed by the fire in 2019 to be reimagined and redeveloped in a way that will benefit Elmwood Park in significant ways.”

Crow Holdings estimates that the project will generate $34 million in economic activity, $630,000 in local tax payments and 240 full-time jobs, plus 140 short-term construction jobs.

“We are thrilled to begin construction of this state-of-the-art new facility that will transform the former Marcal site into one of the region’s most advanced logistics offerings,” Machemer said Friday in a statement.

WOOD-RIDGE, NJ – Elmwood Park defeated Wood-Ridge, 52-44 in a NJIC non-divisional matchup in Thursday. Wood-Ridge drops to 10-11 overall while Elmwood Park is 15-7.

Ava Rizos had 13 points to lead Wood-Ridge, with Allison Gardella hitting four three pointers for 12 points. Wood-Ridge outshot Elmwood Park from behind the three-point arc, hitting seven three pointers to Elmwood Park’s four.

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When Mark Berman, a 62-year-old Hackensack resident, heard that stalwart hot dog joint River View East in Elmwood Park was closing, he was, he said, "devastated." It closed for good on March 12 (though technically it closed the day before; more on that later).

"I just sat in my car," said Berman. "I was very, very upset."

Nearly every day Berman, an unabashed hot dog fanatic, would stop in at River View to fill up on one of Jersey's greatest creations, a Texas weiner (no, not a misspelling but Jersey's quirky spelling), a heady deep-fried hot dog topped by slightly sweet chili sauce, even though, he had so many other possibilities.

"I work in Paterson, the center of hot dog heaven," Berman said.

(For those few Jersey residents not obsessed with hot dogs, a brief history: The word hot dog was birthed in 1892 in Paterson as was the Texas weiner; the chili sauce was brought over by Greek immigrants who used it for moussaka, For seemingly ever, in and around Paterson, hot dog spots like the Hot Grill, The New Corral, Goffle Grill and, until three years ago, Libby's Lunch drew food lovers from every corner of NJ — south, north and central.)

But Berman liked River View East best.

River View East closing is 'like a death in the family'

"This was my place," he said. "They had the perfect hot dog, the perfect sauce, the perfect look. Everything was perfect." He added, "It's like a death in the family. I'm in mourning."

Berman is one of hundreds, if not thousands, of North Jersey residents who are reeling from the news that one of the region's most beloved hot dog institution is no more.

The fast-food joint, housed in a wonderfully preserved, squat 1950s building with comfy booths and a simple counter, began life a few miles away in Fair Lawn (some still recall its original name, Falls View). The restaurant, which offered an all-American menu of classic burgers, subs, salads, sandwiches, chicken and more for more than a half century, was felled by a combination of rising labor costs, inflation and rent, according to Tom Decicco, the restaurant's owner since 1989.

“It’s a death by a thousand cuts,” Decicco told The Record. “I held it as long as I could."

River View East: 'you go for the hot dogs'

The death hit Jeff Ananson, a Bergenfield resident, hard.

"My heart sank," said Ananson. "'No way,' I thought. 'This is a landmark. How can the owners let it close?' I was so upset. It seemed like one of those places that would always be there."

Ananson loves hot dogs. He is a member of Hot Dog Nation, a New Jersey Facebook group whose members are wild about frankfurters; he goes on hot dog food crawls; he reads up on the product; he has vowed to never leave Jersey because "if I go anywhere else, I won't be able to get a ripper or a Texas weiner." (A ripper, for the uninitiated, is Clifton's Rutt's Hut dog; so called because the process of frying causes the hot dog casing to rip apart.)

And the hot dogs at River View were always a favorite of Ananson's.

"Its dog is good, old-fashion, North Jersey style," he said. "I've been going there for years" — often devouring two dogs with a side of fries with gravy. "It was a place that had lots of things — breakfast, burgers. But you go for the hot dogs."

On Sunday at River View East, 'there was nothing left'

Ananson went for one last bite on closing day. He was hardly alone. When he arrived, he found a packed parking lot, people milling about and the restaurant's doors closed.

It turned out so many fans flocked to the joint that it had run out of food — the day before its official closing day. "There was nothing left on Sunday," Ananson said. "People just stood around sharing their nostalgic stories."

Daniel Huppert of Elmwood Park has lots of River View nostalgic stories.

"When I think of River View East, I think of my high school years," he said. "That was my lunch break. My friends and I ate there every single day."

He was introduced to the joint much earlier, however.

"My family took me there since I was a baby," he said. "It’s been a staple in my life, in my family’s life. We would order there at least once a week. River View was in fact one of the first places to offer delivery. It was good food, affordable food."

Huppert said his mom was friends with the prior owner. On March 11, the day before the official closing, he and his wife stopped off at River View, hoping to get a few Texas weiners to take over to his mom's house. By the time they arrived, Huppert said, Decicco announced that they were out of chili sauce. They made do with roast beef sandwiches.

"Yes, I loved the food but it was the ambiance of the location, its throwback, retro nature that I really loved," he said. "It felt like a time machine, like setting foot onto the set of 'American Graffiti'."

Alan Cotrell of Cliffside Park has fond memories too.

"My father used to take me to River View," he said. "It was a treat on weekends."

New Jersey's premier hot dog guru John Fox, who guided me on a hot dog food crawl, is a fan too.

"It served solid, authentic North Jersey Texas weiner," said Fox, who has been featured in or consulted on articles, books and a slew of television programs about hot dogs and has co-founded the Annual New Jersey Hot Dog Tour. "It’s too bad it closed."

He needn't tell that to Berman of Hackensack. "I am really wondering where the heck I’m going to go now." Adding: "It’s a little crazy that there is such a love for a hot dog."