539 Centre Street
Approved for redevelopment.
A six-unit residential and commercial mixed-use project with approved plans, ready to build in downtown Trenton’s South Trenton neighborhood.
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Shovel-ready, in a neighborhood built for it.
539 Centre Street sits in South Trenton, minutes from downtown and the Capitol Complex, in a city actively investing in infill housing and mixed-use redevelopment along its historic corridors. The plans are already approved. The site data, timeline risk, and design cost that usually stall a project like this are largely behind you.
The ground floor is built as flexible vanilla commercial space, open to retail, office, apartment building, barber/beauty, child care, convenience store, financial services, flex space, medical/dental, professional services, restaurant, or other permitted uses, subject to municipal approval, giving a buyer real optionality on how the project is leased or run. Six residential units above provide a stable, mixed-income revenue base.
- Asking price$470,000 · $34.11/SF
- Address539 Centre St, Trenton, NJ 08611
- NeighborhoodSouth Trenton
- UseMixed-use: residential + commercial
- ZoningRH-1: High Density Residential Mixed-Use
- Year built1940
- ConstructionBlock, brick, brick front
- Lot size60′ x 130′ (0.18 acres / 7,841 SF)
- Total building area~13,779 SF
- Parking60 stacked spaces (39 single-loaded)
- Adjacent parcel536 Centre St (may sell separately)
- Tax designationQualified Opportunity Zone, potential tax incentives
- Entitlement statusApproved plans; final municipal resolution pending
The diligence work is already done.
Commercial + Entries
Approved layout for the ground-floor vanilla commercial unit (6,221 SF), designed as flexible open space suitable for retail, office, institutional, or community use, subject to municipal approval. The plan also includes the residential lobby, mailroom, both building entries, and the stair and elevator core serving the units above: everything a tenant fit-out or a residential occupancy permit would build on top of.
Residential Units
Approved layout for a portion of the six residential apartments, ranging from 610–1,015 SF, each designed with an efficient open-plan living and kitchen area, in-unit bedrooms sized for real furniture layouts, and a full bath. The plan also shows the shared hallway circulation and stair access connecting back down to the ground-floor lobby and entries.
Building Elevations
Approved exterior elevations showing materials, window layout, and roofline details.
Engineering & Traffic Reports
Site engineering drawings, planning report, and traffic study prepared in support of municipal approval.
The full plan set (floor plans, elevations, engineering drawings, and reports) is available to serious inquiries.
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- ArchitectJulius J. Hengeli Jr., AIA
- EngineeringMorgan Engineering & Surveying
- DesignTaylor Design Group
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Schedule a ShowingThis is an approved redevelopment opportunity for six residential apartments and approximately 6,221 SF of vanilla commercial space, totaling approximately 13,779 SF. The sale currently includes the adjacent parking lot at 536 Centre Street, which may be sold separately.
The commercial space offers flexibility for retail, office, institutional, community, or other permitted uses, subject to municipal approval. Final municipal resolution is pending.
Asking price: $470,000 ($34.11/SF). Annual property tax: $6,626 (2025); tax assessed value: $112,500 (2025).
Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All renderings, plans, square footages, approvals, zoning classifications, development potential, Opportunity Zone information, parking capacities, and proposed uses are subject to independent verification by purchaser.
Buyer is responsible for conducting all due diligence regarding zoning, permits, approvals, engineering, environmental conditions, site suitability, and intended use. Property is offered as-is and subject to final municipal approvals where applicable.