Newburgh approves 57-apartment mixed-use project on Broadway gateway

The City of Newburgh planning board cleared a 57-apartment mixed-use building at 825 to 829 Broadway, setting up a major change at the Broadway/Route 17K gateway where an old house and restaurant now sit. The project will move Hurricane Grill and Wings into the first floor of the new building, keep the site commercially active, and add a parking garage, new sidewalks and street trees.

Acting City Manager Jason Morris described the proposal as a significant redevelopment effort for a prominent site near the entrance to downtown. City records identify the applicant and owner as Angelo Balbo Management, LLC, with Natalie Quinn and KARC Planning Consultants, Inc. involved. Earlier filings identify 829 Broadway as Hurricane Grill and Wings and 825 Broadway as a residential parcel. The site also sits near the Town of Newburgh line and the Quassaick Creek corridor, which have shaped the project’s design and setback work.

The plan has moved through a long review. In October 2023, the City of Newburgh Zoning Board of Appeals heard a use-variance request to allow an apartment house in the low-density residential zone with a neighborhood commercial overlay. A November 2024 revision called for 74 apartments and 3,100 square feet of office, retail and commercial space. By 2025, city records and reporting described a scaled-back 57-unit proposal with more than 5,000 square feet of retail space and enhanced views of Quassaick Creek. City code was said to cap the site at 57 units unless additional variances were granted.

At an April 29, 2026 planning board hearing, the project was described as a three-story building with 57 apartments and about 7,000 square feet of office and commercial space. More than a dozen people attended, and two speakers opposed the project, citing traffic congestion and privacy concerns. The city’s traffic advisor said the traffic study had methodological problems that needed to be corrected before the project could move forward. The study projected 26 additional inbound trips in the afternoon peak hour and 10 additional inbound trips in the morning peak, along with 20 additional outbound trips in the afternoon and 22 outbound trips in the morning.

The approval adds another dense housing and commercial project to Broadway, one of Newburgh’s busiest corridors and a main approach into the city. The Planning Board oversees site plan approvals to ensure zoning compliance and to mitigate environmental impacts, while the Planning and Development Department handles housing and economic development work under the city charter. At 825 and 829 Broadway, a long-standing corner property is now set to become a taller, more active front door to downtown.