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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — WNC & Associates has provided $10 million in financing for the $103 million development of New Brunswick Wellness Plaza, a 1.6-acre retail development in downtown New Brunswick. The development will include a 49,000-square foot The Fresh Grocer, a 62,000-square-foot RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center and a 1,275-space parking structure. Financing was provided through Wells Fargo's New Market Tax Credit for the development. The development is part of an effort to rehabilitate New Brunswick, a city that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has deemed a a food desert. Ferren Urban Renewal Associates is the developer, which is partnership between New Brunswick Development Corp. and Pennrose Properties.