Berrien City
The original village core of Princeton Junction, platted starting in 1916 by the Berrien family on streets that still carry their names. Homes on Scott Avenue and Montgomery Street represent some of the oldest residential stock in West Windsor. BrightMLS tracks a small cluster of these early-to-mid 20th-century homes under the BERRIEN CITY subdivision code. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District serves the neighborhood.
Berrien City
by the numbers
Live data from BrightMLS, updated daily. Berrien City is a very small MLS subdivision with only a handful of tracked homes. Statistics will populate as transactions are recorded under the BERRIEN CITY code.
Why buyers look at
Berrien City
Berrien City is one of the few places in West Windsor where you can buy a house on a street platted more than a century ago. The neighborhood traces to 1916, when Scott Montgomery Berrien laid out "Berrien Heights" as 72 uniform lots centered on Berrien Avenue and Montgomery Street. In 1924, his son Alexander Lawrence Berrien expanded the plat and added streets named for other family members, including Scott Avenue. The expanded development took the name Berrien City, and it is that historic name that the Historical Society of West Windsor and Wikipedia both use today.
The two addresses currently tracked in BrightMLS under the BERRIEN CITY subdivision code sit on those original streets: 40 Scott Ave (built 1927, approximately 1,772 sq ft) and 55 Montgomery St (built 1961, 4 BR/3 BA on a 0.75-acre lot). The age range reflects how the neighborhood filled in gradually over four decades following the original plat.
The neighborhood's history extends beyond its streets. From the 1970s until 2015, Nobel Prize and Abel Prize laureate John Forbes Nash Jr. lived in Berrien City. The 1931 firehouse at 952 Alexander Road, built by the Berrien City Fire Company (now the Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company), is today the West Windsor Arts Center. Buyers drawn to Princeton Junction for its NJ Transit access and WW-P schools can find in Berrien City a depth of local character that most newer subdivisions simply do not have.
Because the BERRIEN CITY MLS subdivision code covers only a small cluster of homes, sales data on this page will be sparse. Comparable homes on the adjacent streets coded as BERRIEN VILLAGE provide a broader picture of the price range for the area.
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Berrien City
FAQ
What is Berrien City?
Berrien City is the historic name for the original planned neighborhood at the core of Princeton Junction, first platted in 1916 by the Berrien family. The Historical Society of West Windsor and Wikipedia both document it as a distinct neighborhood within West Windsor township.
How does Berrien City relate to Berrien Village?
Both names cover overlapping geography. Berrien City is the historic name for the entire area the Berrien family developed starting in 1916. In BrightMLS, homes on some streets appear under BERRIEN CITY while nearby homes on Berrien Avenue are coded as BERRIEN VILLAGE. The Wu Team has a separate neighborhood page for Berrien Village.
When were homes here built?
The neighborhood was platted starting in 1916. Pipeline records currently tracked in BrightMLS under the BERRIEN CITY code show build years from 1927 to 1961.
Which schools serve Berrien City?
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Specific elementary school catchment depends on your street address.
Is there an HOA?
No HOA is associated with the Berrien City historic neighborhood. Confirm with your agent for any specific listing.
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