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39-Story Tower Approved for HELIX Complex in New Brunswick, New Jersey
By New York YIMBY | Michael Young and Matt Pruznick | 3/6/2026 8:01 AM
Plans have been recently approved for the third and last phase of the 1.5-million square foot HELIX redevelopment in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects and developed by the New Brunswick Development Corporation, aka DevCo, the forthcoming 39-story mixed-use residential skyscraper will yield 563,000 square feet with 265 apartments in studio- to two-bedroom layouts, 53 of which will be affordable; 31 student housing units; roughly 36,000 square feet of research space for Rutgers WINLAB & ESRG research facilities; over 52,300 square feet of specialized laboratories and housing for Rutgers School of Medicine student; and more than 178,500 square feet of commercial office space for the Middlesex County government on the first seven floors. The site for the new $468 million tower spans over 30,000 square feet and is comprised of five combined parcels at 57, 65, 69, 71, and 73 Paterson Streets, and is bounded by Kirkpatrick Street to the west, and Spring Street to the east. ... Read full Story