A few months after the ribbon was cut on two new schools in Newark, an ambitious multi-block redevelopment project has broken ground with three new apartment buildings intended to house the schools' teachers as well as other city educators.
Called Teachers Village, the mixed-use project in the central business district is part of an ongoing effort to revitalize an impoverished city and, in terms of scope and ambition, it is one of the most significant to date, say project team members. In a densely settled area once lined with parking lots and decrepit warehouses, a mini-neighborhood is being created with low-slung buildings and refurbished sidewalks.