WRT, an integrated design firm of planners, urban designers, architects, and landscape architects, has broken ground on Montgomery Heights II, a mixed-use and mixed-income residential development located in Newark, NJ, just ten miles west of downtown New York City. WRT serves as the master planner and primary architect for this development.

The 5-story building will include 132 residential units. There will be an additional 22 units located in five separate 2- and 3-story buildings, making a total of 154 residential units ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms. The development will have 7,000 square feet of retail space, including an expansive plaza at the corner of Montgomery Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,

converting Montgomery Street into a public space for neighborhood festivals and events. In addition, the building has a fitness center, rooftop-level community room, and green roof, which are oriented to give residents a view of New York City.

“This development not only provides needed homes to this growing area, but also transforms the space into a community hub for activity and gatherings for everyone in the neighborhood,” said Vera Kiselev, senior associate at WRT, leading the project team.

The project is being co-developed by Pennrose, a real estate development company located in Philadelphia, and the Newark Housing Authority.

Montgomery Heights II is scheduled to open in September 2018.

About WRT

WRT is a dynamic cross disciplinary firm offering services in planning, urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. For more than 50 years, WRT has been dedicated to improving the quality of the natural and built environments by applying principles of sustainability to the planning and design of buildings, landscapes, cities, and regions. The firm has been the recipient of more than 400 planning and design awards both nationally and internationally. For more information, please visit www.wrtdesign.com.