Kawaida Towers
Description
The council approved a first amendment to an $8 million grant agreement with Kawaida Towers JV Partners for the housing project at 17-21 Halsey Street, updating the terms of the federal Community Project Funding award.
Impact summary
The revised grant terms keep the $8 million federal funding flowing toward the roughly $23 million affordable housing project in the Central Ward.
Applicant
- Name
- Kawaida Towers JV Partners, LLC
- Address
- 17-21 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 (Block 20/Lot 1/Central Ward)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 4
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Municipal Council — September 15, 2026
The council approved a first amendment to an $8 million grant agreement with Kawaida Towers JV Partners for the housing project at 17-21 Halsey Street, updating the terms of the federal Community Project Funding award.
Municipal Council — April 1, 2026
The city sold a city-owned parcel to Kawaida Towers JV Partners for $500,000 under a redevelopment agreement; the ordinance passed on second reading after public comments.
Related issues (1)
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