172 174 Main Street West Orange Planner Report 9 24 2024

September 25, 2024 Page 3 of 11 PB-24-14 172-174 Main Street Block 89, Lot 6 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, NJ 07042 ∙ Phone: (973) 954-2677 ∙ www.NishuaneGroup.com The front yard of the building is currently paved and striped with parking stalls. Plans show parking stalls arranged into two (2) rows along the northern and southern sides of the front yard, with 13-stalls on each side, including two (2) ADA-compliant stalls on the northern side. There is a gradual decrease in grade from the rear to the front of the site. To accommodate this change in grade, there is an existing paved area around the front and side perimeter of the building. This paved area is supported by a retaining wall along the front elevation of the building and is enclosed by a metal railing. There are also steps located on the walkway on the northern and southern sides to facilitate the change in grade. The applicant proposes to gut the existing interior of the building, removing all non-load- bearing elements, including doors, bathrooms, lights, and finishes, down to the substrate, from the 1st and 2nd floors. A new 3,229-SF 3rd floor will also be constructed. The 1st floor will be subdivided into two separate office spaces, each with separate entrances. The proposed office space to the south, space #1, will encompass 1,436-SF while space #2 on the northern side will encompass 1,388-SF. Each office space will have a separate entry on the front façade. Additionally, office space #1 will have two doors that will, access the southern side yard and office space #2 will have an additional door at the rear that will access the northern side yard. The entry to the residential units on the 2nd and 3rd floors will be accessible from the existing staircase located on the 1st floor at the center of the front elevation. This existing staircase will be extended up to the new 3rd floor. There are three (3) apartments proposed on the 2nd floor, including two (2) two-bedroom apartments, measuring 1,034 and 1,100-SF and a studio, which will measure 600-SF. Four (4) apartments are proposed on the 3rd floor, including two (2) one-bedrooms, each measuring 800-SF and 850-SF and two (2) studios, measuring 600-SF and 650-SF. Exterior The exterior elevations will be finished with a combination of stone veneer, stucco and wood siding on all sides. The existing windows will be replaced with egress

easuring 600-SF and 650-SF. Exterior The exterior elevations will be finished with a combination of stone veneer, stucco and wood siding on all sides. The existing windows will be replaced with egress casement windows. Landscaping No landscaping is proposed on the site. Lighting Lighting plans are not provided.