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Metuchen covers less than 3 square miles and is completely surrounded by Edison, yet its Main Street won Great American Main Street of the Year in 2023. The railroad station built at Main Street made it the borough’s principal street, and NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor trains still stop downtown. We design homes, apartments and storefront projects across the Brainy Borough.
✓ Additions & Renovations
✓ Custom New Homes
✓ Multi-Family
✓ Commercial
Our Services
Design for houses, downtown housing and storefronts in a walkable rail-town borough, with approvals planned alongside design.
Metuchen’s Planning Board adopted the borough’s first Historic Preservation Plan element in 2021, encouraging new work that is compatible with the borough’s historic resources. New rooms and renovations from our office are planned to sit comfortably beside older homes, phased to limit disruption.
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When an older Metuchen lot is subdivided for new houses, the Planning Board weighs the request against zoning and the master plan, as it did in 2020 in approving three homes on Rose Street. We plan new homes from site strategy forward, designed around the people who will live in them.
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Downtown redevelopment since 2007 has replaced surface parking with more than 400 new apartments, including the 273 units of Woodmont Metro at Pearl and New Streets. We design apartments and mixed-use buildings with ground-floor retail, as well as conversions and upgrades.
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Metuchen’s downtown now includes new retail such as the Whole Foods-anchored District, and a Forum Theater arts district project has been part of borough planning. We design storefront renovations, offices and new commercial buildings, phased so businesses can keep serving customers.
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✓ AIA Member Architect
✓ 30+ Years in Practice
Metuchen’s Planning Board meets on the first and third Thursdays and its Zoning Board of Adjustment on the second Thursday, both at Borough Hall on Main Street. We coordinate early so your application is ready for the right board.
Since 2008, Metuchen’s Historic Preservation Committee has worked to strengthen the borough’s commitment to preserving its older buildings. Our additions and restorations honor the architecture that is already there.
Our senior project manager has worked on restaurant, millwork, mixed-use and multi-family projects, experience that fits Metuchen’s downtown storefronts and dining spaces.
Clients often tell us we heard everything they asked for and designed the solution they wanted.
We have practiced from Milltown since 1991, so the county’s boroughs and townships are familiar ground for our team.
Kurt works with specialty civil, structural and MEPH engineers and sustainable building design firms, and we coordinate them so you deal with one firm.
Does Edison review projects in Metuchen?
No. Even though Edison surrounds Metuchen, the borough handles its own approvals through its Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment at Borough Hall, 500 Main Street.
Does Metuchen have historic preservation rules?
The borough adopted its first Historic Preservation Plan element in 2021, and its Historic Preservation Committee has explored a local preservation ordinance. Because boards weigh the master plan when hearing variances, the preservation element can matter for older houses.
Is Metuchen a designated Transit Village?
Yes. Metuchen received its Transit Village designation in 2002, and almost every point in the borough lies within a mile of the train station.
Who will I work with?
Kurt J. Ludwig, AIA leads the firm, supported by an architect, an interior architecture and design lead, a senior project manager and an office manager.
Thank you for considering Kurt J. Ludwig, AIA for your Metuchen project. A member of our team will reply with a next step.
Phone: (732) 846-1141
Email: KJLudwig@KJLudwig.com
Office: 77 North Main Street, Milltown, NJ 08850
Metuchen homeowners and businesses work with our Milltown office on projects from downtown and the train station to the streets around Woodwild Park.
