Sewaren, NJ Homes for Rent

Formerly a Gilded Age seaside resort, Sewaren is now a growing bedroom community for New York City and the Tri-State area. As one of several subcommunities in Woodbridge Township, Sewaren also has an industrial past, and the Shell Oil refinery and PSE&G power plant continue to be major employers. However, investment from the township now pairs with access to NJ Transit and the New Jersey Turnpike to help the community of 3,000 redefine itself as a commuter hub. “There are so many apartments that have been built in Sewaren, and it’s still being developed. Hundreds have sprung up near the train station — and they’re all full,” says Sukhwinder Kaur, a Realtor with J.J. Elek Realty Co. who has sold several homes in the area. A soon-to-open ferry in nearby Carteret points to an even stronger connection with the New York metro area. Much of Sewaren was developed in the mid-1900s amid New York’s suburbanization. Bungalows and split-levels from the era have sold for $400,000 to $650,000. But the Woodbridge area is currently experiencing a new wave of homebuilding, a trend now coming to Sewaren. “They’ve knocked down older buildings and put up high-rises,” Kaur says. “They put another huge