Essex County NJ

East Orange Seeks Redevelopment Attorney

Posted in: Essex County NJ, Legal, RFP/RFQ by | No Comments Monday, June 27, 2016

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EAST ORANGE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Project # 16-LEGAL-RDEV–RFP-03 The Housing Authority of the City of East Orange (EOHA), New Jersey is seeking proposals from experienced firms interested in providing redevelopment legal services. Sealed proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided by the Authority. Complete instructions for submitting the proposals are included in the RFP. To request a copy of the RFP, please e-mail Ms. Duangrat Simpkins, Office Manager at dsimpkins@eoha.org. All packages shall be submitted by 3:00 pm prevailing time no later than Tuesday, July 5, 2016 to the Housing Authority of the City of East Orange, 160 Halsted Street, 3rd Floor, East Orange, NJ 07018. No late submissions will be accepted. Wilbert O. Gill, PHM Executive Director E41338 EOR June 23, 30, 2016 ($19.44)

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K. Hovnanian Proposes Town Homes & Condos in Cedar Grove

Posted in: Apartments, Counties, Essex County NJ, Site Plan - Subdivision, Town Houses by | No Comments Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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TOWNSHIP OF CEDAR GROVE PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That the undersigned applicant has applied to the Planning Board in the Township of Cedar Grove to subdivide the subject property into 206 tax lots which will be used for total of 460 residential units to include a combination of townhouse and condominium units on property commonly known as Hilltop Parcel 5, and otherwise known as Block 70, Lot 2 (formerly known as Block 70, Lot 1), Block 101, Lot 2 (formerly known as Block 101, Lot 1)and Block 101, Lot 1.01 (formerly known as Block 101, Lot 1.01) on the Tax Maps of the Township of Cedar Grove. The subject property is located in the Residential Cluster Zone of the Hilltop Redevelopment Plan. In order to develop the subject property as proposed, the applicant is requesting preliminary and final major subdivision approval as well as preliminary and final major site plan approval in addition to any and all other variances and/or waivers the Board deems necessary for approval of this application. This application is listed on the Clerk’s calendar and a public hearing has been set for Tuesday May 17, 2016 at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 525 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, at which time you may appear either in person, by agent, or by attorney, and present any comments, questions, or objections which you may have to the granting of this application. Copies of all documents related to this application are available for public inspection at least 10 days before the hearing in the Office of the Planning and Zoning Coordinator located in the Municipal Building, 525 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, New Jersey during normal business hours. This notice is sent to you by the Applicant by order of the Cedar Grove Planning Board. Respectfully, GACCIONE POMACO, P.C. 524 Union Avenue Belleville, NJ 07109 (973)759-2807 Attorney for Applicant, K. Hovnanian at Cedar Grove Urban Renewal, LLC Verona Cedar Grove Times 4026509 Fee:$22.79 May 5, 2016

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Belleville Zoning Board of Adjustment to Hear Mixed Use Washington Avenue Application

Posted in: Essex County NJ, Mixed-Use, Site Plan - Subdivision by | No Comments Friday, July 17, 2015

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PUBLIC NOTICE BELLEVILLE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Please take notice that 258-260 Washington Avenue, LLC, has made application to the Belleville Board of Adjustment requesting the granting of preliminary and final major site plan approval for the construction of a mixed (residential and retail) use building, with thirteen (13) residential units, and related improvements on the property identified as Block 8701, Lot 10 on the official tax map of the Township of Belleville, located at 258-260 Washington Avenue, in the Township of Belleville. The application requests the granting of use, density, height and bulk variance relief from the Belleville Zoning Board of Adjustment. The variance relief includes, without limitation, the development of a mixed (residential and retail) use building in the B-C Zoning District, permitting the density of seventeen residential units, exceeding the maximum height limitations, and from the Township parking requirements for residential uses contrary to the Township Ordinances, along with any and all other variance and waiver relief required by the Board, The Zoning Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing to obtain testimony on the application at which time you may appear and give testimony. The hearing will take place during a public meeting of the Board, which will be called to order at 7:00 P.M. on the 6th day of August, 2015, at 152 Washington Avenue, Belleville, New Jersey, second floor (Court Room), at which time you may appear either in person, or by agent or attorney, and present any objections which you may have to the granting of this application. Plans, maps and documents pertaining to this application are available to the public for inspection during regular business hours at the office of Planning and Development, 152 Washington Avenue, Belleville, New Jersey. 7/13/2015 $88.35

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Newark office building to be repositioned as residential

Posted in: Apartments, Area in Need of Redevelopment, Counties, Essex County NJ, Site Plan - Subdivision by | No Comments Friday, April 24, 2015

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CENTRAL PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF NEWARK NOTICE OF HEARING Calendar Number: CPB 15-25 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, May 4, 2015, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and thereafter on such dates as such hearing may be continued, the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark (“Board”) will hold a public hearing in the Municipal Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, on the application of Newark 40 E. Park LLC (“Applicant”) for preliminary and final site plan (“Approvals”) for property located at 40 East Park Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, and designated on the tax maps of the City of Newark as Block 126, Lots 1, 2, and 52 (“Property”). The Property is located in the RDV/SD Redevelopment/Special Districts. The Applicant requests the Approvals in connection with an addition and renovation to the existing brick office building to be converted to a 15-unit residential apartment building (the “Project”). The Applicant is requesting the following bulk variances from the development regulations of the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan to the extent the development regulations are applicable: (1) A variance from Section 7.4 to permit a 0-foot stepback from the street-facing cornice line, when a minimum 10-foot stepback from street-facing cornice line of the existing historic building would otherwise be required for new additions to existing buildings within an historic district. (2) A variance from Section 7.5 to permit 0 parking spaces, when 8 parking spaces would otherwise be required. While the Applicant believes that, except as stated above, its application is in conformance with the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, the Newark Zoning & Land Use Regulations, and the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan, it hereby requests any other waivers, variances, deviations, and/or exceptions from the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, the Newark Zoning & Land Use Regulations, and the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan as may be required for the Project. Copies of the application and all documents submitted to date concerning this application are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Room 306, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, and are available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted. The Applicant suggests that any party interested in inspecting or obtaining copies of the application or documents submitted to date concerning this application first go to the Office of Boards, City Hall, Room 112, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted. At the hearing, all interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard. You may appear either in person, by agent or by attorney and present any objections which you may have to granting these variances. Respectfully, Adam Faiella, Esq. Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Attorneys for Applicant (973) 643-7000 4/23/15 $151.90
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Livingston To Rezone Lots Eliminating “Split Lot” Zoning

Posted in: Counties, Essex County NJ, Re-Zoning by | No Comments Saturday, April 4, 2015

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LEGAL NOTICE
TOWNSHIP OF LIVINGSTON,
TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 13th day of April, 2015, at or about 8:00 p.m. a public hearing will be held before the Livingston Township Council at the Livingston Municipal Services and Police Building, 357 South Livingston Avenue, on an ordinance re-zoning Lot 6 in Tax Block 1503, Lot 13 in Tax Block 1512, and Lot 7 in Tax Block 3701 (located on East Mount Pleasant Avenue between the Livingston Avenue intersection and Rossmore Terrace) that are currently split zones (R-4 Residence District and B-1 General Business District) and rezoning them to the B-1 General Business District. The ordinance amends the zoning map reference in Section 170-86 of the Code of the Township of Livingston.
At the public hearing, you may appear either in person or represented by an attorney and present any objections or comments you have regarding this matter.
Any interested party may appear at the hearing and may participate according to the rules of the Township Council. A copy of the ordinance is available for your review in the Office of the Township Clerk from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday as well as on the Township website and will be published in the April 2, 2015, issue of the West Essex Tribune.
Sharon L. Weiner,
Township Attorney
Dated: April 3, 2015
TOWNSHIP OF LIVINGSTON
PENDING ORDINANCE
The Ordinance published herewith was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Livingston held on Monday, March 23, 2015. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of said Township Council to be held at the Livingston Municipal Services and Police Building, 357 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston, New Jersey 07039, on Monday, April 13, 2015, at 8:00 p.m., and during the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available at the office of the Clerk of the Township to the members of the general public who shall request the same.
ORDINANCE NO. 5-2015
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LIVINGSTON AMENDING CHAPTER 170 OF THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LIVINGSTON
WHEREAS, the 2007 Master Plan notes that zone district lines sometimes run through a lot with the result that the lot is a split-zoned lot that straddles two or more districts, thus necessitating variances in order that the lot can be developed, and the Master Plan recommends adjusting district boundary lines to reduce or eliminate split-zoned lots; and
WHEREAS, a review of lots fronting on East Mount Pleasant Avenue between the Livingston Avenue intersection and Rossmore Terrace has identified lots in Tax Blocks 1503, 1512, and 3701 to which the Master Plan recommendation applies; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation in the 2007 Master Plan can be accomplished by rezoning specific lots in those Tax Blocks;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of Livingston, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, as follows:
Section 1. The Zoning Map referenced in ยง 170-86 of the Code of the Township of Livingston, as heretofore amended, is further amended to achieve the rezoning and designation of specific lots as follows:
A. Rezone and designate Lot 6 in Tax Block 1503, presently a split-zoned lot in both the B-1 General Business District and the R-4 Residence District and containing a commercial use, to the B-1 General Business District; and
B. Rezone and designate Lot 13 in Tax Block 1512, presently a split-zoned lot in both the B-1 General Business District and the R-4 Residence District and containing a business use, to the B-1 General Business District; and
C. Rezone and designate Lot 7 in Tax Block 3701, presently a split-zoned lot in both the B-1 General Business District and the R-4 Residence District and containing a business use, to the B-1 General Business District
Section 2. Except as hereby amended, the Code of the Township of Livingston shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and twenty days from the date of publication in accordance with law. MICHAEL M. SILVERMAN,
Mayor
GLENN TURTLETAUB,
Township Clerk
Approved as to Form:
SHARON L. WEINER,
Township Attorney
April 2, 2015 $47.43
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Verona to hold Special Meeting To Determine 163 Bloomfield Ave. Future

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Counties, Essex County NJ by | No Comments Wednesday, January 14, 2015

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PLANNING BOARD TOWNSHIP OF VERONA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special Meeting of the Planning Board of the Township of Verona, will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 7:30 P.M. at the Community Center, 880 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona, NJ. At this time the Planning Board will consider the following: 1. Determination of Area in Need of Redevelopment Property located at 163 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona NJ and surrounding properties, Block 9, Lots 15 through 20, 24 and 52 William Brown, Chairman Verona Planning Board Veronal Cedar Grove Times-3793267 Fee: $18.72 December 25, 2014, January 1, 2015
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Verona Approves Redevelopment Area on Bloomfield Avenue

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Area in Need of Redevelopment, Essex County NJ by | No Comments Monday, December 15, 2014

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PLANNING BOARD TOWNSHIP OF VERONA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN TAKE NOTICE, the following applied to the Planning Board of the Township of Verona. Determination of the Planning Board on November 20, 2014 was made that 449 Bloomfield Avenue, Block 19.01, Lot 103 and 435 Bloomfield Avenue, Block 19.02, Lot 115 is an area in need of Redevelopment. TAKE NOTICE, that all records pertaining to this matter are available for public inspection at the Planning Board Office, 10 Commerce Court, Verona, New Jersey 07044. William Brown, Chairman Verona Planning Board Verona Cedar Grove Times-3792962 Fee:$8.54 December 11, 2014
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Montclair to Consider Center Redevelopment Area

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Counties, Essex County NJ by | No Comments Friday, November 21, 2014

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TOWNSHIP OF MONTCLAIR PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on November 24, 2014 at 7:30 pm at the Council Chambers, first floor of the Municipal Building, 205 Claremont Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey, the Township of Montclair Planning Board will hold a public hearing pursuant to Section 6 of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (“LRHL”). The purpose of the hearing is in furtherance of the Planning Board’s preliminary investigation to determine whether any, some or all of the properties specifically delineated below, should be included in and designated as an “area in need of redevelopment” in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 5 of the LRHL. Any redevelopment area determination shall authorize the Township to exercise those powers provided by the Legislature to effectuate a redevelopment area, including the power of eminent domain. The area which is the subject of this investigation, called the “Montclair Center Redevelopment Study Area,” consists of the following eighteen lots located in the Montclair Center vicinity: Block Lot Address 3105 1 370-372 Bloomfield Avenue 3105 2 Seymour Street 3105 9 396 Bloomfield Avenue 3106 10.01 5 Seymour Street 3106 13 43 South Fullerton Avenue 3106 17 South Fullerton Avenue 3208 1 161-167 Glenridge Avenue 3206 13 4 Lackawanna Plaza 3206 14 160 Glenridge Avenue 3206 15 North Willow Street 3205 19.02 8 North Willow Street 3205 21 10 North Willow Street 3205 25 182 Glenridge Avenue 3205 26 Glenridge Avenue 3205 27 202 Glenridge Avenue 3213 2 1 Lackawanna Plaza 4202 4 Bloomfield Avenue 4202 4.01 233 Bloomfield Avenue A map delineating the Montclair Center Redevelopment Study Area has been prepared and may be inspected in the Office of the Township Clerk, first floor of the Municipal Building, 205 Claremont Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey. A report entitled “Preliminary Investigation for a Determination of an Are a in Need of Redevelopment Study for the Montclair Center Study Area, Montclair, New Jersey” prepared by Clark Caton Hintz, PC, is also available for inspection at the Office of the Township Clerk at the same address stated above. The normal business hours of the Township Clerk are from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on weekdays, except holidays. ALL PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN OR WOULD BE AFFECTED BY A DETERMINATION THAT THE MONTCLAIR CENTER REDEVELOPMENT STUDY AERA IS IN A REDEVELOPMENT AREA MAY APPEAR AT THE HEARING AND BE HEARD. PERSONS MAY ALSO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS AND/OR OBJECTIONS. ALL PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR IN WRITING, SHALL BE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED, AND BE MADE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. Written objections or comments may be submitted to the Office of the Township Clerk at the above-stated address. Please note on the envelope and/or submission that it pertains to the Township Planning Board’s Montclair Center Redevelopment Study Area redevelopment investigation. John Thomas Wynn Chair Montclair Times Ad. Nos. 3777641, 3778859, 3778864, 3778867 Fee: $235.65 November 13, 2014
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Irvington Township Puts Out RFQ for Sale & Redevelopment of Properties

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Counties, Essex County NJ, Property for Sale by | No Comments Tuesday, November 11, 2014

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NOTICE FAIR AND OPEN PROCUREMENT PROCESS The Township of Irvington is soliciting through the Fair and Open Process in accordance with the New Jersey “Local Unit Pay to Play” Law N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq., Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) for services: A. Sale and Redevelopment of Township Owned Properties/Land Detailed Requests for Qualifications may be obtained from the Finance and Revenue Department, Division of Purchasing, one Civic Square, Irvington, NJ 07111, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There will be a non-refundable cost of $50.00 per RFP packet to cover the cost of printing and administrative expenses. Checks are to be made payable to the TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON. Qualifications must be received by the Township Clerk in the Municipal Building, Room 116, One Civic Square, Irvington, New Jersey 07111 no later than November 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at which time Qualifications will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chambers. Qualifications must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the Name of the Proposer and the title – Sale and Redevelopment of Township properties/land on the outside and addressed to the TOWNSHIP CLERK, TOWNSHIP OF IRVINGTON, One Civic Square, Irvington, NJ 07111. Original and 4 copies are required. All Service Contractors are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-3 et seq. Affirmative Action, P.L. 1975 c. 127 N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq. (Contract Compliance and Equal Employment Opportunities in Public Contracts), and N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2 (Disclosure of Ownership). The Township reserves the right to waive any and all formalities or altogether reject any RFQ as is in the best interest of the Township. Awards made under the Fair and Open Process shall be made to those contractors whose qualifications are most advantageous to the Township of Irvington. Unless otherwise provided in any supplement to these instructions, no contractor shall modify, withdraw or cancel the qualifications or any part thereof for sixty (60) days after the time designated for the receipt of qualifications in the advertisement or Request for Qualifications. Althea Headley, QPA, RPPO, MPA, BA Qualified Purchasing Agent 11/11/2014 $120.64
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Bloomfield Planning Board Appproves Hartz Site on Bloomfield Avenue

Posted in: Apartments, Commerical, Counties, Essex County NJ, Infill, Mixed-Use, Site Plan - Subdivision by | No Comments Wednesday, October 29, 2014

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING BOARDS On October 14, 2014 the Planning Board of the Township of Bloomfield adopted a memorializing resolution, reflecting the action taken by the Board on September 4, 2014, approving preliminary and final major site plan, minor subdivision, and an exception from the Township’s site plan submission requirements to permit the construction of an eight (8) building, 336 unit residential development on one (1) lot and 38,659 square feet of retail space in two (2) buildings on a second lot, in an area governed by the Redevelopment Plan for the Hartz Site at premises known as Map 5, Block 64, Lots 1 & 4, better known as 192-200 Bloomfield Avenue. On October 16, 2014 the Zoning Board of Adjust of the Township of Bloomfield adopted a memorializing resolution, reflecting the action taken by the board on September 11, 2014 denying preliminary and final major site plan, a use variance and multiple (C) variances permitting a Dunkin’ Donuts operation with a drive-through service, in a Neighborhood B-2 zone on premises known as Map 23, Block 489, Lot 19 better known as 60 Belleville Avenue. On October 16, 2014 the Zoning Board of Adjust of the Township of Bloomfield adopted a memorializing resolution, reflecting the action taken by the board on September 23, 2014 approving minor site plan, a use variance and height variances to permit the placement of twelve (12) wireless tele-communications antennas, related equipment cabinets and an emergency generator in a B-2 Neighborhood Business zone on premises known as Map 22, Block 573, Lot 14 better known as 15 Osborne Street. On September 23, 2014 the Zoning Board of Adjust of the Township of Bloomfield adopted a memorializing resolution, reflecting the action taken by the board on August 14, 2014 approving sign variances to permit the installation of a new internally lit wall sign in a central business district CBD zone on premises known as Map 14, Block 336, Lots 2, 3, 5 and 7 better known as 399-407 Bloomfield Avenue. Bloomfield Life 3768334 Fee: $19.25 October 23, 2014
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