Mahwah-Ramsey Has 'Low' Store Vacancy Rate, Survey Finds

Route 17 in the two towns was named a ‘Strong Retail Corridor' in Northern NJ

The Mahwah-Ramsey stretch of Route 17 is one of the strongest retail corridors in Northern and Central NJ, according to an analysis of the state’s retail real estate market released by the Goldstein Group Monday. Twice a year, the real estate brokerage firm surveys 22 retail corridors in Northern and Central New Jersey, which amounts to over 98 million square feet of retail space. According to a release from the survey, the Mahwah-Ramsey stretch of Route 17 has a relatively low vacancy rate, just above 5%. The survey named the stretch one of the “strongest retail markets with the lowest availability rates” in the region. Overall, the group found a stagnant 7.8% vacancy rate in the retail corridors examined at the end of 2012, about the …

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Tractor Trailer Loses Axle, Backs Up Traffic for Miles

Police warn drivers should avoid Route 17 for several hours

A tractor trailer that lost an axle while driving on the border of N.Y. and N.J. shut the right lane and shoulder of Route 287 North in Mahwah, and caused massive back-ups on Route 17 North in Mahwah and Ramsey Wednesday evening, police said. At about 4:10 p.m., an oversized tractor trailer lost all of its wheels on the right side, police said. Traffic on Route 17 North backed up about three miles or more, to at least the Franklin Turnpike exit in Ramsey. Mahwah Police sent out a Nixle alert to residents at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday saying drivers should expect extensive delays on Route 17 North for one to two hours, and avoid the area if possible. No other informaion about the accident was immediately available.

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Jessica Mazzola

10:00 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013

Sandy -- You can sign up for Nixle alerts by texting the message “Mahwah1” to the number 888777. Email alerts are also available to anyone who signs up for those by sending an email to nixle@mahwahpd.org.   more ›

Car Seat May Have Saved Mahwah Infant During Crash In Paramus

Infant did not appear injured, police said

Retail Vacancies Down In North Jersey Overall, But Up On Route 17 In Mahwah

New study looks at retail space along Route 17 in Mahwah and Ramsey

About 4.5 percent of the stores on Route 17 in Mahwah and Ramsey are vacant, according to a new survey by the Goldstein Group, an NJ commercial real estate firm. This is a jump from a 2.5 percent vacancy that the group measured in January of this year. The results, released Tuesday, found that the stores in Mahwah and Ramsey are bucking the trend. “There was an overall vacancy rate drop to 8.06 [percent] throughout Northern and Central New Jersey, compared to vacancy rates of 8.12 [percent] in January 2011, 8.16 [percent] in July 2010, 8.11 [percent] in January 2010 and 8.18 [percent] in July 2009,” the group said in a release. Of the over 2.7 million square feet of retail space on Route 17 in Mahwah and its neighbor, the Goldstein Group …

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Hank

8:21 am on Thursday, September 29, 2011

I can't think of any local business that would suffer because of the mall .I think most businesses in Mahwah will do very well during the construction. I may be wrong but Mahwah is mostly food joints,auto parts,construction/landscaping supply,liquor stores, pharmacy,dump trucks,gas stations and car dealers. I believe the construction of the mall would be a huge shot in the arm for local business.   more ›