Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

Township of West Orange October 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificates of occupancy were issued soon after. The project was funded by LIHTC. The 45-year affordability controls for the site began on January 1, 2007. All three units were applied to the Township’s Third Round obligation. All associated documentation can be found in the appendix of the Township’s Court-approved Third Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, adopted on November 17, 2020. 158 Main Street The property at 158 Main Street includes Lot 20 of Block 89. In 2007, a 100% affordable development was constructed on the site, which includes three (3) rental units for families of low- and moderate- income. Certificates of occupancy were issued soon after. The project was funded by LIHTC. The 45-year affordability controls for the site began on January 1, 2007. All three units were applied to the Township’s Third Round obligation. All associated documentation can be found in the appendix of the Township’s Court-approved Third Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, adopted on November 17, 2020. 46 Mount Pleasant Avenue The property at 46 Mount Pleasant Avenue (Block 68, Lot 1) previously contained the West Orange Township Library. The Township’s Third Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan outlined a total of 64 affordable units to be constructed on this site. Site plan approval was granted to construct a 100% affordable four-story multifamily development for seniors on the site on August 7, 2019 (Planning Board Resolution B-19-05C). (Planning Board resolution 22-07). The approval included the construction of 65 age-restricted units, which includes 61 one-bedroom units, three (3) two-bedrooms, and one (1) two-bedroom superintendent unit. Resolution B-19-05C outlines that half of the units (i.e., 32 units) are for moderate-income residents, 23 units are for low-income residents, four (4) units are for very-low-income residents, and five (5) units are to serve as supportive housing for homeless residents. The building also includes 7,500 square feet of community space, and onsite parking is provided for residents. Subsequent to site plan approval, the site was granted

ve housing for homeless residents. The building also includes 7,500 square feet of community space, and onsite parking is provided for residents. Subsequent to site plan approval, the site was granted subdivision approval to vacate an existing right-of-way and thus accommodate a new circulation pattern into the development (Planning Board Resolution 22-07). The development was completed in 2024, and certificates of occupancy were issued on December 11, 2024. As of the writing of this Plan, all units are occupied. See Appendix G for documentation. Of the 64 total units, only 17 credits could be applied toward the Township’s Third Round RDP obligation, due to caps on age-restricted units during that Round. The remaining 47 credits from this development were applied to the Third Round Unmet Need. See Appendix G for documentation. 51