Somerville, New Jersey (7/17/2024) – TFE Properties is pleased to announce Kirby Village, a brand-new townhome-style apartment community in the heart of Somerville. Phase 1 of construction is now complete, and tenants are beginning to move in.
Nestled in the heart of flourishing Somerville, Kirby Village is conveniently located near Interstate 287, Routes 202 and 206, and several NJ Transit train stations. Residents will enjoy luxury finishes, cutting-edge amenities, and high-tech convenience in the comfort of their home and community.
The new townhome-style apartments feature eight different layouts with one-bedroom and two-bedroom options. Each unit includes a private entrance, spacious floor plan with 9-foot ceilings, and large windows for ample natural lighting.
“We’re very excited to bring Kirby Village to the bustling town of Somerville. It’s the perfect location for commuters, for new families, and for anyone who wants to be in the center of it all,” Scott Tajfel, Regional Property Manager of TFE Properties, boasted. “Prospective tenants are loving the convenient location, spacious floor plans, modern finishes, and all the high-tech amenities we’ve offered as options, like electric vehicle chargers in select units.” The common areas and apartments are brand new from top to bottom, with units ranging from 800 square feet to 1,452 square feet.
Apartment features include a generous master bedroom, walk-in closet in select units, a balcony or patio/porch, a full-sized washer and dryer, and a spacious kitchen with white soft-close cabinets, quartz countertops, and stainless-steel appliances, among other appealing touches. The community is pet-friendly with an onsite, fenced in dog park, and offers a fully equipped fitness center, kids’ play area, and outdoor heated pool.
“The initial response from the community has been extremely positive. The demographic moving to this area expect an elevated level of comfort and convenience with high-tech features,” says Carey Tajfel, President of TFE Properties “We’re proud to meet those high standards in this community. Our pre-leasing period was busy, and we expect to fill all vacancies in the coming months.”
Kirby Village is centrally located between Bridgewater, Bound Brook, and Branchburg. Residents will have easy access to nearby shopping, dining, and entertainment including downtown Somerville, Bridgewater Promenade, Bridgewater Commons Mall, and Duke Farms.
Kirby Village is located at 50 Kirby Avenue, Somerville, NJ. Prospective tenants are invited to call (833) 950-1414, e-mail [email protected], or visit kirbyvillage.com for more information.
About TFE Properties: TFE Properties is a real estate and land development company based in East Windsor, New Jersey. Best known for diverse offerings in nearly all asset classes, exceptional quality, and hands-on management, TFE Properties develops strategically located commercial and residential properties from the ground up, in addition to purchasing existing properties with opportunity to create value. The company’s primary areas of focus include retail centers, single net tenants, hotels, office buildings, apartment complexes, storage facilities, and land development. For more information, visit www.tfeproperties.com.
15 Buildings / 174 Apartments Planned for Kirby Avenue Site
By Rod Hirsch
TAPinto Somerville
(November 1, 2022) Mayor Dennis Sullivan and Colin Driver, director of Economic Development for the borough, agreed that Monday’s early morning visit to the former Baler & Taylor book distribution warehouse on Kirby Avenue was the “beginning of the beginning.”
Remedial environmental work has been completed on the sprawling structure, built in 1968-69.
Long vacant, the building is slated for demolition by year’s end, according to Carey Tajfel, president of TFE Properties, a central New Jersey residential and commercial developer that has secured approval to construct 15 two-story buildings on the site with 174 apartments.
Baker & Taylor relocated to a plant on Route 22 in Bridgewater 16 years ago.
TFE is the latest in a long list of builders who had plans to develop the long-fallow industrial property alongside the NJ Transit Raritan Valley line in the southeastern corner of the borough.
Stephen Kessler, general counsel for Fernmoor Homes, whose home office is in Jackson was at a Borough Council meeting in April to update officials on their pending ownership of the property, which they had purchased from TFE Properties, but according to Driver, that deal fell through this summer, with ownership reverting back to TFE.
As part of the purchase agreement, TFE Properties worked through the summer completing some environmental remediation on the building before Fernmoor was to have assumed ownership.
According to preliminary plans, there will be 58 one-bedroom apartments and 116 two-bedroom apartments on the former book company property.
The one-bedroom apartments will range in size from 800 to 860 square feet; the two-bedroom units will range in size from 1,050-1,350 square feet.
K. Hovnanian had presented plans for 150 townhouses on the property as far back as 2005; strong neighborhood opposition convinced Hovnanian to look elsewhere.
More recently, Crusader Servicing Co. of Jenkintown, Pa., the financial servicing division of Royal Bank had plans for 5-6 townhouse buildings, each with 5 units, facing out on Kirby Avenue, with as many as five 4-story apartment buildings closer to the railroad tracks, as many as 225 housing units.
The developer would have needed a density waiver to move forward, but instead, chose to sell the property to TFE according to Driver.
TFE Properties is a real estate and land development company based in East Windsor in business since 1979.
“We develop strategically located commercial and residential properties from the ground up, in addition to purchasing existing properties where we see opportunities to create value,” Tajfel said.
“To develop from the ground up, we purchase vacant land, complete the approval process, and build out the projects,” he added. “We also purchase existing properties that are underperforming, or where we see potential to create additional value, and transform them through renovations and market repositioning.
Primary areas of development for TFE Properties include retail centers, single net tenants, hotels, office buildings, apartment complexes, storage facilities, and land development.