West Orange Township_Fourth Round HEFSP_Final Draft

Township of West Orange August 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Addressing the Third Round Unmet Need According to the FSHC Settlement Agreement, the Township had an unmet need of 533 units. The Township has addressed its unmet need of 533 by utilizing the following mechanisms: K-Mart/Whole Foods Shopping Center The K-Mart/Whole Foods Shopping Center is located at 235 Prospect Avenue and includes Block 152.01, Lots 1445 and 1445.05. Collectively, these lots measure approximately 32.3 acres in area and are developed with a commercial shopping center and surface parking lot. The shopping center is not operating at full capacity; K-Mart, the former anchor tenant, vacated years ago. Smaller-scale tenants continue to operate within the complex. This lot was rezoned as the IHO-1 Inclusionary Housing Overlay District through Ordinance 2619-20 (adopted on October 20, 2020) (see Appendix H). Further, the Township’s Planning Board granted bulk variance and preliminary and final site plan approval for renovation and expansion of the shopping center on October 25, 2023 (PB Application #21-01). The scope of this approval was entirely commercial and did not include residential or mixed-use components. The approval includes establishing Target as the complex’s new anchor tenant, as well as the construction of three new commercial buildings, circulation and parking improvements, new signage, upgraded landscaping, new lighting, and more. A total of 104 credits from the Kmart/Whole Foods Shopping Center site were applied toward the Township’s Third Round obligation. Mayfair Farms The Mayfair Farms site is located at 481 Eagle Rock Avenue and includes Block 152.01, Lot 1445.01. Measuring approximately 11.1 acres in area, the lot is currently developed with the remains of the Mayfair Farms banquet hall and parking improvements. After the banquet hall closed in 2022, the site became partially occupied by Wonder, a food delivery and take-out service. Within the rear section of the property, the company is utilizing a vacant outbuilding for barbeque smokestacks. However, Wonder expects to vacate the outbuilding by September. The Third Round Housing Plan required an overlay for this

perty, the company is utilizing a vacant outbuilding for barbeque smokestacks. However, Wonder expects to vacate the outbuilding by September. The Third Round Housing Plan required an overlay for this property of up to 16 dwelling units/acre, with a 20% affordable set-aside. This lot was rezoned as the IHO-1 Inclusionary Housing Overlay District through Ordinance 2619-20 (adopted on October 20, 2020) (see Appendix H). 60