Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

This Redevelopment Agreement (the “Agreement” or “Redevelopment Agreement”) is dated as of this ____ day of _____, 2021 and entered into by and between THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY (the “Township”), a public body corporate and politic of the State of New Jersey having its offices at 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052, in its capacity as redevelopment entity pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-4(c), and GREEN ESSEX PARTNERS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, a limited liability company of the State of New Jersey in accordance with the provisions of the Long Term Tax Exemption Law of 1992, as amended and supplemented, N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et seq. (the “Exemption Law”), with offices at c/o BNE Real Estate Group, 16 Microlab Road, Suite A, Livingston, New Jersey 07039 (together with its permitted successors or assigns as hereinafter provided, the “Redeveloper”; each of the Township and the Redeveloper a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”). WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Township, adopted Resolution 249-20 on December 15, 2020 designating, Block 155, Lots 40.02 (100 Executive Drive), 41.02 (10 Rooney Circle), and 42.02 (200 Executive Drive) as a non-condemnation “area in need of redevelopment” (the “Redevelopment Area”) pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. (the “Redevelopment Law”); and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Redevelopment Law, the Township adopted Ordinance 2632-21 on February 9, 2021 enacting a redevelopment plan for the Redevelopment Area entitled “Executive Drive – Rooney Circle Redevelopment Plan” (as further amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Redevelopment Plan”); and WHEREAS, the Redeveloper is the contract purchaser of Block 155, Lots 40.02 and 42.02 (the “Property”) and submitted a proposal to the Township to be designated by the Township as redeveloper for the Property; and WHEREAS, Block 155, Lot 41.02 is owned by West Orange Office Executive Park, LLC (“WOOEP”); and WHEREAS, the Township evaluated the Redeveloper’s proposal and adopted Resolution 38-21 on February 23, 2021 designating the Redeveloper as conditional redeveloper for the Property; and WHEREAS, the Redeveloper proposes the redevelopment of the Property including; (1) demolition of all existing improvements on the Property, except for the existing improvements located on Lot 41.02, (2) merge Lots 40.02 and 42.02 and subdivision to

ent of the Property including; (1) demolition of all existing improvements on the Property, except for the existing improvements located on Lot 41.02, (2) merge Lots 40.02 and 42.02 and subdivision to create lot for Public Dog Park, (3) design, develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain a residential development consisting of one 4-story building with a basement wrapped around a 4-story parking deck and three additional 4-story buildings with basements with surface parking and individual parking garages, containing up to 425 rental apartments (approximately 164 onebedroom units, 246 two-bedroom units and 15 three-bedroom units), including up to 64 affordable units (at least 15% of the total number of units constructed) and 361 market rate units,