Lifetown In Livingston Earns ‘Good Neighbor’ Award (VIDEO)

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A unique education center for special needs children in Livingston has earned a nod as a “good neighbor” from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA).

On Tuesday, the NJBIA announced the winners of its 59th annual New Good Neighbor Awards, which honor redevelopment projects in New Jersey that benefit their communities and improve the state’s economic landscape.

One of the honorees for 2019 was LifeTown in Livingston. Here’s why the facility is boosting the community, according to the NJBIA:

“This $14 million adaptive reuse project transformed a 46,000-square-foot warehouse into a recreational, therapeutic and education facility that helps over 35,000 special needs young people and their families. The project includes a ‘town center’ with shops, traffic lights, a grocery store, a bank, a doctor's office, and other elements that special needs people must learn to navigate. The site also includes offices, a theatre, a three-lane bowling alley, gymnasium, aquatic center, and teaching kitchen. The architect was Rotwein + Blake, of Livingston; the builder was Hollister Construction Services, of Parsippany; and the financing entity was Regal Bank, of Livingston.”

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