UPDATE 3/2/17: According to Lonnie Soury, who represents the RBH Group, the company is finalizing a transaction with Aldo Sartore of ITA Concepts, who is "the co-founder of the Eataly vision", "to locate a 10,000 square foot 'first-of-its-kind' Italian-inspired fresh food marketplace in Teachers Village".
However, although the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation's Chief Real Estate Officer tells Essex County Place that it will be an Eataly location, according to Soury, the marketplace will not have the Eataly name.
"We look forward to welcoming this innovative concept to Teachers Village and the burgeoning Newark restaurant scene," said Soury, adding that it is expected to open towards the end of 2017 or the beginning of 2018.
In a statement, Brianna Buford of Eataly told Essex County Place that "while Eataly is always looking to expand into new markets, there are currently no plans to open in Newark, NJ", and that there is not a connection between Eataly and the upcoming Newark marketplace.
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Newark, New Jersey: A popular chain of Italian marketplaces is reportedly planning to open its first New Jersey location in Essex County.
Carmelo G. Garcia, the Executive Vice President and Chief Real Estate Officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, told Essex County Place that Eataly will open a market and restaurant within the new Teachers Village mixed-use residential, retail, and educational community along Halsey Street in Downtown Newark. According to Garcia, a lease has been executed between Eataly and the RBH Group for a 15,000 square foot location, which is set to become the anchor tenant at Teachers Village.
"It's not any more that Newark is on the rise, I think Newark is now soaring," said Garcia.
Eataly currently has dozens of locations worldwide, including in Brazil, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Qatar, South Korea, the United Arab Emerates, and the United States. There are American markets in Downtown Manhattan, Manhattan's Flatiron District, Chicago, and Boston, and a location is also planned for Los Angeles.
Essex County Place has reached out to Eataly for comment and this article will be updated should the company respond, and as more details become available.
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Whole Foods Market's Newark location will open today within the Hahne and Company Building in Downtown.
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Bloomfield, New Jersey: A nationwide chain of urgent care centers is planning to open two locations in Essex County.
MedExpress centers are set to come to Bloomfield and Nutley, according to the website of the Morgantown, West Virginia-based company. Although exactly where the Nutley location will be has not yet been revealed, according to a legal notice from the Bloomfield Planning Board, the Bloomfield location will be situated within the Bloomfield Plaza shopping center at 135 Bloomfield Avenue, near the corner of Grove Street. The notice states that the company is planning a 716 square foot expansion of the existing space. The board will hear the proposal on Tuesday, March 7th at 7:00pm at the Bloomfield Municipal Building.
It is not yet clear when the two urgent care centers will open in Essex County, but once the ribbon is cut, their hours will be 8:00am to 8:00pm daily, the company website states. There are MedExpress locations in 15 states, with 16 current New Jersey centers and 12 additional ones planned.
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A new mixed-use development is planned for this vacant building at 37-57 Branford Place in Downtown Newark.
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This wooded lot across from City Hall in Newark is slated to become a mixed-use development. A 83,068 square foot building with five stories is being planned by Broad Hill Partners Urban Renewal LLC. According to a legal notice, the new mixed-income complex is slated to include four studio apartments, 72 one-bedroom apartments, and eight two-bedroom units, in addition to over 9,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor facing Broad Street. Plus, 42 parking spaces are planned for the rear of the building, which is expected to be LEED certified, according to city records.
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This photo shows the Old First Church and the former National State Bank Building on Broad Street in Downtown Newark.
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This photo shows the Van Buren Branch of the Newark Public Library.
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This photo shows the Hahne and Company Building in Downtown Newark.
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This sign, reading 'The Truest Charity Trains the Poor to Help Themselves', is engraved into the Newark Female Charitable Society Building on Halsey Street.
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This photo was taken at Newark City Hall.
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