East
Brunswick has a multitude of housing choices on the eastern side of
town, with single family homes, townhouses, condominium and apartment
complexes. The western side is the sparsely developed 6.7 square mile
Rural Preservation Zone. Most homes in East Brunswick are single family
residences. Current real estate values for single family homes range
from $150,000 to over $1,000,000 for a custom home with tennis court
and pool.
The East Brunswick
school system, is one of New Jersey's finest. The system has
more than 8,500 students and over 90% of its graduates go on to
higher education studies. The high school has been named a Star
School by the State of New Jersey.
Recreational
offerings are diverse and include one of the township's star attractions, Crystal Springs Aquatic
Facility, a blue water swimming area with a lazy river, Olympic
size lap pool, several wading pools, and a water slide. In addition,
the Township boasts two private swim clubs, many tennis courts,
five private health clubs and fourteen public parks on 600 acres.
Tamarack Golf Club, which includes two 18-hole courses and is owned
by Middlesex County, is also located in the Township. A community
theater group, Playhouse
22, performs major Broadway shows and children's shows.
The East Brunswick Public Library is the busiest single municipal library building in the state of New Jersey, open more hours each week than any other public library in the state. It has achieved national recognition for the quality of its collections, programs and services to all segments of the community. The Library operates its own municipal cable television station, EBTV, seen by more than 75 percent of East Brunswick homes on Comcast cable’s Channel 3. EBTV produces 200 original programs each year as well as a Community Bulletin Board that updates subscribers on Township news and activities of community organizations. It is the only government-run station in the state to produce a weekly video news magazine. The Library has been voted the “Best Public Library in Central New Jersey” by readers of the Home News Tribune every year since the inception of the newspaper’s “Best of the Best” award.
MEDICAL ARTS COMMUNITY
Like the Raritan River that borders it on the north, East Brunswick
is on the move! Proudly hailed as one of New Jersey's 25 great towns
(NJ Monthly Magazine, March '99), East Brunswick's 22.5 square miles
is home to a diverse population of approximately 45,000. A strategic
location and a progressive outlook have fostered a dynamic growth
of attractive and desirable residential developments, an excellent
school system, shopping centers, state-of-the-art office complexes,
and medical services. Development in the center of the township,
away from the heavily traveled and developed commercial area on
Route 18, has seen an influx of doctors, dentists, and other ancillary
medical providers in the Cranbury Road section.
Currently there are 228 doctors, representing every specialty, with
office space in the Township. The University Radiology Group, P.C.,
Central Jersey's largest radiology group, consisting of 51 radiologists
and doctors, is headquartered in the Township and has recently expanded
its facility to house a second MRI diagnostic machine. There are
101 dentists with offices in East Brunswick. Physical therapists,
ambulance service companies and other medical service providers
including 4 medical labs operate offices in the Township as well.
As a service to those who visit this site, the East
Brunswick Township has developed a database of Medical Providers
based in here. To view the list simply click
here.
SENIOR LIVING AT ITS BEST
East Brunswick recognizes the needs of its senior residents. Our
Senior Center is barrier free and provides a wide range of services
and programs. Transportation is available for those who lack other
means of getting there as well as to supermarkets and malls. There
are currently 2 subsidized senior living developments with 232 apartments.
Three additional facilities are presently proposed which would make
available more than 1,000 rental units to the area's elderly residents.
The township also has two operating assisted living facilities with
170 beds and three more are in various stages of development. When
completed, East Brunswick will be home to five buildings housing
over 300 assisted living residents. In addition, there will be two
nursing homes accommodating over 250 residents.
Outreach to the homebound as well as meals on wheels are available.
PREMIUM OFFICE SPACE FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
Forecasts have shown that East Brunswick's need for additional professional
office space will more than double in the next ten years. While
professional office space is presently at a premium in the Township,
there are several developments under construction and proposed which
will increase the available space by an additional 200,000 square
feet in the next two years.
BUSINESS
IS BOOMING
The Tower Center Complex includes two office towers, a Hilton Hotel,
a convention center and one of the Township's regional commuter
park-and-ride facilities.
The five mile stretch of Route 18 within the township
is lined with stores, offices and eating establishments. There are
supermarkets, movie theaters, three large and several small shopping
malls, the largest of which is the Brunswick Square Mall, a one
million square foot complex that recently expanded.
Demand for space has reached an all time high since
the recent openings by national retailers, including the opening
of a Barnes and Noble outlet in the Brunswick Square Mall, the nation's
first Home Depot's Villager Hardware Store, Circuit City, The Guitar
Center, and Gateway Country.
"East
Brunswick continues to provide opportunities for Business and Quality
Living thereby making its mark as an ideal setting in which to live,
work and play."
William P. Neary
Mayor
COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIST
Office of the Mayor
Housing
East Brunswick Office on Aging |
732-392-6810
732-390-6870
732-390-6896 |
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Middlesex County Board of Social Services
Housing Coalition of Central Jersey
Lawyer Referral Service
Section 8 – Rental Assistance – Middlesex County
Section 8 –Rental Assistance – NJ State |
732-745-3500 732-249-9700
732-828-0053
732-745-4169
732-777-6999 |
EAST BRUNSWICK AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Piazza & Associates –
Manages East Brunswick affordable for-sale housing
NJ Affordable Housing Services
Manages affordable housing for other municipalities
East Brunswick Community Housing Corp.
Manages EB’s low income family rental program |
609-786-1100 609-984-3380
732-390-6870 |
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING INFORMATION FOR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES |
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Carteret Cranbury
Dunellen
Edison (seniors)
Helmetta
Highland Park
Jamesburg Metuchen
Middlesex Milltown Monroe New Brunswick |
732-541-6800
609-395-0544
732-968-3033 732-248-7200 732-521-4946 732-572-3400
732-521-2222 732-632-8508 732-356-7400 732-828-2100 732-521-4400 732-745-5147 |
No. Brunswick
Old Bridge
Perth Amboy Piscataway
Plainsboro
Sayreville South Amboy South Brunswick
South Plainfield
South River
Spotswood Woodbridge |
732-247-0922
732-721-5600 732-826-0290
732-743-2526
609-951-2260
732-721-8400
732-727-4600
732-329-4000 x219
732-754-9000
732-257-1999
732-521-3378
732-634-4500 |
MISCELLANEOUS
Food Stamps
Catholic Charities –Emergency Housing
Homeless Prevention Program
Info Line (Health & Human Services)
Society of St. Vincent DePaul
Office on Aging - Middlesex County
Department of Youth & Family Services
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Women Aware Crisis Hotline |
732-745-3500
732-745-9800
732-246-3498
888-908-4636
732-257-7722 x 48
732-745-3295
800-531-1258
800-510-3102
732-249-4504 |
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