The Gateway is a

mixed-use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to som ...

tower in

New Brunswick, New Jersey New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Northeast Corridor Line The Northeast Corridor Line is a commuter rail service operated by NJ Transit between the Trenton Transit Center and New York Penn Station on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in the United States. The service is the successor to Pennsylvania Railroad ...

New Brunswick rail station. It was proposed in February 2005 by DEVCO as part of the Easton-Somerset redevelopment area. Several businesses were relocated from the site during 2008 and 2009. The project was completed in September 2012,Latest New Brunswick landmark building set to open on time , mycentraljersey.com , MyCentralJersey.com
/ref> at a cost of $150 million.Daily Targum – City Gateway Project progresses as planned
New Brunswick is one of nine cities in New Jersey designated as eligible for Urban Transit Hub Tax Credits by the state's Economic Development Authority. Developers who invest a minimum of $50 million within 0.5 miles of a train station are eligible for pro-rated

tax credit A tax credit is a tax incentive which allows certain taxpayers to subtract the amount of the credit they have accrued from the total they owe the state. It may also be a credit granted in recognition of taxes already paid or a form of state "dis ...

. The Gateway is one such project located just to the north of station and is connected by a new pedestrian bridge. This creates a direct link to the Rutgers'

College Avenue Campus College Avenue is the oldest campus of Rutgers University – New Brunswick, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. It includes the historic seat of the university, known as Old Queens and the campus of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. Man ...

. The completed project is the tallest building in New Brunswick, at 23 stories.DEVCO : Projects : The Gateway Project
A city spokesman described it as "like the center of the universe for people coming to New Brunswick." The Gateway was expected to attract residents and the university community downtown. The Gateway includes: * 656 spaces of parking (nine levels) * A three-story Barnes & Noble store * New headquarters for the Rutgers University Press * 42 condos, 120 regular housing units, and 38

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units (Reduced from 49 units of affordable housing planned in April 2010Daily Targum – Mayor pushes for neighborhood renovation
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