As the US economy recovers, an extraordinary opportunity will emerge for Block 3 and the Roebling Redevelopment Area generally. The recovering market will want what this area can offer, and which few cities anywhere can match: striking urban spaces at low cost.  It is Trenton’s “unfair advantage”.

First-time homemakers - Gen Y young adults - are seeking rental alternatives to sterile, econo-box, suburban projects. They want diverse, hip, stylish housing in an urbane setting.  They need it at an affordable price - with easy access to public transportation, a community of like-minded, and like-aged cohorts, and walking access to restaurants and entertainment.

Retiring baby-boomers want a similar life-style, for different reasons: after cashing out of their homes, they want to remain living independently as long as possible, with reduced dependence on autos.

Employers are seeking non-auto-dependent transportation to their offices and workplaces, enabling them to recruit across a broader population and improve the life-style of their employees.

Block 3 delivers exactly what this market wants, and can anchor the redevelopment of Trenton’s core, by launching the “Wire Rope District”

Below: Toronto’s successful “Distillery District” development is similar in architecture and density to Trenton's Roebling Factory district.  It is now a thriving mixed-use neighborhood, providing housing, creative-class office space, entertainment , and retail amenities to residents, workers, and tourists alike.