BLOG: Redevelopment
Proposed Housing Development Puts Historic NJ Racetrack at Risk
Like every municipality in New Jersey, Old Bridge Township must provide its “fair share” of affordable housing units. Specifically, it needs to provide 673 units by the year 2035. One proposed development site would substantially help meet that requirement—but it also places a historic local racetrack at risk. Affordable Housing The affordable housing obligation began from... Read More
Stand Clear: Belleville Prepares to Investigate a New Redevelopment Area
Besides being the hometown of a man who motivated many tri-state attorneys with his courtroom pizzazz, Belleville is also the potential home to a new “area in need of redevelopment” pursuant to the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A;1, et seq (“LRHL”). Last week, the Belleville Town Council passed a resolution that... Read More
50 Year Old Newark Blight Designation Invalidated
On August 16, 2019, the Honorable Thomas Vena, J.S.C. invalidated a 50-year-old blight designation of Plaintiff Benjamin Moore’s property in Newark, New Jersey. The full text of the opinion is a worthwhile read and can be found here. In one respect, it is a fountainhead decision because the Court invalidated a blight designation that had... Read More
