NEWARK - A tall-and-cold order has been served for Newark’s East Ward with an approximately 160-foot-high, 156,000-square-foot freezer warehouse facility approved for Wilson Avenue.

The Newark Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a proposal by Ruggiero Properties LLC on Thursday, Aug. 14 for a 156,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse facility on Wilson Avenue and Ball Street.

The project, which will replace portions of the existing Garden State Cold Storage site at 414-430 Wilson Ave., 436-478 Wilson Ave. and 28-42 Ball St., includes 124,000 square feet of refrigerated warehouse space, 28,000 square feet of loading dock/mechanical and utility rooms, and 3,200 square feet of ground floor reception area.

The existing warehouse, along with Ryder Truck Rental, on site will re

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