10 Route 17

The subject is in commercial neighborhood along NJ Route 17 South. Meadow Road is a secondary thoroughfare that terminates south of the subject and becomes a merge lane onto NJ Route 17 South. Properties surrounding the subject generally consist of light commercial and residential uses. Rutherford is comprised mostly of single-family residential uses, with some office-retail development along Park Avenue. A Wendy's fast food restaurant is adjacent to the subject along its southern property line, and a Classic Car and Cycle store is adjacent to the northern property line. Properties along NJ Route 17 near the subject property are generally commercial in nature, including gas stations, automobile dealerships, fast food restaurants and various retail properties. Rutherford Memorial Park contains 30 acres of land dedicated to parks and recreation, which includes a football stadium, two baseball diamonds, tennis courts, basketball courts and playgrounds. The school district serves students pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Two redevelopment projects have been halted in recent years. A proposal for 500 housing units on a 28-acre site at the intersection of Highland Cross and Veterans Boulevard reached an impasse in 2018 due to a zoning jurisdiction conflict between the redeveloper and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The site was ultimately deemed unsuitable for housing. The other terminated redevelopment plan was between EnCap Golf Holdings and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission in 2008.