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Governor Murphy Highlights Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Credit, Launches Loan Program Supporting Brownfields Remediation Hosted at THE MODERN @ MILL ONE In Hamilton
State of New Jersey Press Release
“The announcement took place at THE MODERN @ MILL ONE, a 19th Century shirt mill on the border of Trenton and Hamilton that has been rehabilitated through a collaboration between developer Modern Recycled Spaces and nonprofit Isles, Inc. The project is being restored to historic preservation standards and has been placed on the National Historic Registry, and includes green technology with solar panels on part of the roof, a “green roof” that reduces storm water impacts, and super-efficient HVAC systems…” READ MORE
Eyesore No More: Redevelopment of Brownfields to Revitalize Communities with Modern Recycled Spaces
By ELIZABETH A MEYERS, TAPinto
“Max Popkin who added that with so many working from home in the last year there is “motivation to create cool spaces that make people want to come back to work…” READ MORE
Brownfields Redevelopment Incentives at Modern Recycled Space’s new THE MODERN @ MILL ONE Project
By Michael Mancuso , NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
“New Jersey governor Phil Murphy visits THE MODERN @ MILL ONE in Hamilton to highlight the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020’s Brownfields Redevelopment Incentives…” READ MORE
BRINGING NEW LIFE TO OLD BUILDINGS
By Briana Vannozzi, NJTV News
“We have a lot of finished spaces, but we also have some spaces under construction,” Danny Popkin explained. Popkin has a knack for bringing new life to old places. He’s the brains and creative force behind the Hamilton-based company Modern Recycled Spaces…” READ MORE
EDITORIAL: NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2015
By Times of Trenton Editorial Board
“On the topic of rebuilding, we also wish that developers in the region would take a page from the book of Daniel Popkin and Modern Recycled Spaces. Instead of the old mantra of “raze, build, repeat,” he’s incorporating what was into what will be — and preserving the community character…” READ MORE
‘GREAT HISTORY AND PAST BEAUTY’ AS HAMILTON’S OLD MILL BUILDINGS ARE REVITALIZED, REPURPOSED
By Bridget Clerkin, The Times of Trenton
“For years, township officials have touted Hamilton’s location – near so many major highways and just between New York City and Philadelphia – as a particularly fertile place to grow a thriving business community. Eight companies or individuals making great contributions to that community were honored by the Hamilton Township Economic Development Advisory Commission…” READ MORE
RECYCLING MEETS REAL ESTATE
By Christine Ott, Princeton Info
“Danny Popkin collects old stuff: some of those items are on the small side, like toy cars, Southwestern Native American pottery, and oil cans. But some of those things are sizable, like the iconic sign from Pete Lorenzo’s famed Clinton Avenue restaurant in Trenton…” READ MORE
CASS DINER (1948-1974) 2934 BRUNSWICK PIKE
“Cosmo Giordano (1914-1990) was from Vineland, NJ and began working in the restaurant business in 1932. He learned his trade by working for his friend Russell Taleno who owned the Calhoun Diner at 1710 Calhoun Street in Trenton…” READ MORE
VINTAGE GIORDANO DINER MAKES JOURNEY FROM LAWRENCE TO NEW HOME IN HAMILTON
By Nicole Mulvaney, The Times of Trenton
“After Marcia Minunni of Hamilton read about preparations for the famed Giordano Diner’s road trip from Lawrence to Hamilton, she took a chance on fate. The Hamilton resident’s grandfather Cass Giordano of Lawrence had owned and operated the Route 1 diner until the 1970s, and now it was coming to her hometown. So she decided to see for herself…” READ MORE
UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP SAVES HISTORIC DINER AS POSSIBLE FOOD SERVICE TRAINING SITE
By Anne Levin, Town Topics Newspaper
“Wednesday is moving day for the aluminum-clad diner that has stood empty on the north side of Route One, just south of Bakers Basin Road, for decades. The vintage building originally located on Calhoun Street in Trenton is scheduled to make a short trip to a mixed-use redevelopment project in Hamilton Township, to start a new life…” READ MORE
ISLES AND MODERN RECYCLED SPACES SAVE CLASSIC JERSEY DINER FROM THE WRECKING BALL
By Krystal Knapp, Planet Princeton
“Isles, Inc., the Trenton-based community development organization, has teamed up with local developer Modern Recycled Spaces to save the classic Cass Diner in Lawrence from being demolished…” READ MORE
NJ DINER SAVED, ON THE MOVE
By Nora Muchanic, 6 ABC Action News
“A beloved Mercer County diner destined for the dump is getting a second chance to shine. Instead of dishing out piping hot plates of hash, it will be serving up food for the brain…” READ MORE
FORMER CALHOUN STREET DINER HITS THE ROAD
By Brian McCarthy, The Trentonian
“The classic “Calhoun Street Diner” was being transported on Route 33 in Nottingham on the way to its new home. After being vacant on Route One in Lawrence for several decades, the structure is being moved to THE MODERN @ MILL ONE, a re-development project in Hamilton…” READ MORE
ICONIC LOCAL DINER SAVED FROM OBLIVION BY DEVELOPERS
By Joe Sorensen, The Trentonian
“HAMILTON — The restaurant formerly known as Ben’s Diner will not be knocked down after being vacant for decades, according to a press release…” READ MORE
EDITORIAL: ISLES PLAN TO SALVAGE LAWRENCE DINER AS TRAINING FACILITY IS AN APPLAUSE-WORTHY ENDING
By Times of Trenton Editorial Board, NEW JERSEY OPINION
“A distinctive piece of New Jersey’s history is destined to shine again as a plan to move the long abandoned Giordano Diner from Lawrence to Hamilton takes shape…” READ MORE
HISTORIC LAWRENCE DINER TO BE RELOCATED
By Nicole Mulvaney, The Times of Trenton
“LAWRENCE — A local real estate developer has emerged to cart the long-vacant Giordano Diner out of town to neighboring Hamilton, partnering with Trenton’s Isles, Inc. to repurpose the historic eatery into a job training facility for the community service organization…” READ MORE
OLD TRENTON WAREHOUSES, VACANT LOTS TO BECOME LUXURY CONDOS OR MODERN LOFTS
By Erin Duffy, The Times of Trenton
“TRENTON — Developer Roland Pott calls it a kind of buzz — an upbeat and optimistic feeling surrounding a handful of upscale loft, condominium and mixed-use construction projects centered around South Broad Street and the city’s arena district…” READ MORE
BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO OLD HAMILTON MILL; ISLES ENVISIONS BUSINESS INCUBATOR
By Erin Duffy, The Times of Trenton
“HAMILTON – On a cloudy day in late February, light trickles in from the dirty and broken windows of the former textile mill. It spreads across the structure, illuminating the hundreds of square feet of space that stretch across the building, floors that once anchored hundreds of sewing machines tended by children and teens who likely spent hours hunched over them, sewing buttonholes and stitching sleeves…” READ MORE
OUR TENANTS
BUSINESS BOOMING FOR N.J.-BASED BAI BRANDS
By Bridget Clerkin, The Times of Trenton
“HAMILTON, N.J. — Like Dr. Frankenstein, Ben Weiss tinkered and tooled in his basement laboratory intent on creating perfection, but unlike the fabled doctor’s invention, there was nothing unnatural about what Weiss came up with…” READ MORE
REVSPRING ANNOUNCES TALKSOFT ACQUISITION/
“RevSpring Inc., a leading communications and payment technology solutions provider, announced today that it has acquired Talksoft Corporation, a provider of patient notification, electronic messaging and appointment reminder systems…” READ MORE
BAI CEO NAMED FINALIST FOR NJ ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD
“PRINCETON, N.J. — Bai Brands Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ben Weiss, has been named a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Award in the New Jersey region. Award winners will be announced on Thursday, June 26th at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick. “I am honored to be one of the finalists, and very proud of the tremendous growth we have accomplished at Bai in just a few short years,” said Weiss, who developed the first recipe for Bai 5-Calorie Antioxidant Infusions in his basement in 2008…” READ MORE
CYBERGISTICS LOOKS TO THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL RECORDS
by Bart Jackson
“At Princeton Hospital, a surgeon makes her initial incision and does not like what she sees. Surgeons hate surprises. With scalpel poised, she calls for the file of the patient’s hernia operation from seven years ago. Within moments, the appropriate photos, documents, and videos all flow onto the overhead screen, in order. After brief study, the surgeon determines the growth is just normal scarring and she confidently, safely carries out her procedure. Guesswork averted…” READ MORE
CYBERGISTICS TO LEASE HAMILTON WAREHOUSE SPACE
By Mike Davis, The Times
HAMILTON — “Cybergistics, a data storage and management company based in Neptune, said today that it will it will expand its operations into warehouse space on East State Street. The firm will lease 10,000 square feet at the newly renovated Studio Park complex, with a planned April 1 move-in date, the company said in a press release…” READ MORE
LIBERTY HALL PIZZA LAUNCHING IN LAMBERTVILLE
CentralJersey.com
“Pizza artisan Chris Bryan and business partner Danny Popkin are opening Liberty Hall Pizza, featuring wood-fired pizzas, garden-fresh salads and draught root beer floats. The 1,500-square-foot restaurant will open in November at the Canal Studios at 243 North Union St. in Lambertville…” READ MORE
EX-NOMAD APPRENTICE OPENING PIZZERIA IN LAMBERTVILLE
By Michael Klein, Philly.com
“Pizza guy Chris Bryan (ex of Nomad Pizza) and business partner Danny Popkin (of Modern Recycled Spaces) are opening Liberty Hall Pizza, an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria featuring wood-fired pizzas, fresh salads and draft root beer floats, in Lambertville, N.J…” READ MORE
MORE PIZZA FOR LAMBERTVILLE: LIBERTY HALL PIZZA OPENING SOON
By Rachel Chernaskey, PhillyMag.com
“Pizza artisan Chris Bryan and business partner Danny Popkin are opening Liberty Hall Pizza, featuring wood-fired pizzas, garden-fresh salads and draught root beer floats. The 1,500-square-foot restaurant will open in November at the Canal Studios at 243 North Union St. in Lambertville…” READ MORE
MUSICIAN-TURNED-LAWYER REMAKES HIMSELF AS COFFEE CONNOISSEUR
By Nyier Abdou, The Star-Ledger
“David Waldman is getting up close and personal with his cup of coffee — or rather, his 14 cups of coffee. Small cups of ground coffee beans mixed with hot water are lined up along a counter in Waldman’s Lambertville coffee house, Rojo’s Roastery. Waldman brings his face within millimeters of each cup and sniffs meaningfully around the surface of the coffee…” READ MORE
OWOWCOW CREAMERY TO OPEN THIRD SHOP IN LAMBERTVILLE
By Kara Seymour, HappeningMag.com
“Picture a sundae but instead of plain vanilla, imagine a generous scoop of cinnamon bourbon, honey lavender or chocolate jalapeno ice cream. It’s a sundae fit for a foodie and come April, OwowCow Creamery will be tantalizing taste buds not only in Bucks County but also in Hunterdon County…” READ MORE