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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selecto Flash The Selecto Flash sites include Block 9, Lots 32 and 36 (8-10 Central Avenue and 18 Central Avenue), as well as Block 6, Lot 36.01 (25 Tompkins Street). Lot 36 measures approximately 1.3 acres in area. The two lots located on Block 9 are included within the Central Avenue Redevelopment Plan, which was adopted on December 12, 2016. The redevelopment plan permits a gross density of up to 70 dwelling units/acre for inclusionary multifamily development. Block 6, Lot 36.01 is located within the R-M Multi-family residences district of the Township, where multifamily development is a permitted principal use. Central Avenue Redevelopment Area Block 9, Lot 32 measures approximately 0.5 acres in area and includes the remains of the historic building of Biddelman, Inc. (the “Biddelman building”). From approximately 1985 to 2004, the building was used for both a letter printing business and a company which assembled plastic forms. All operations within the Biddelman building ceased in April 2004, and the site has been vacant since. Abutting Lot 32 to the east is Lot 36 of Block 9, which the Township acquired through foreclosure in April 2016. After standing vacant for over a year, the buildings were demolished in the fall of 2017. Remediation efforts have been underway since the demolition. As of the writing of this Plan, remediation is almost complete, and the lot remains vacant. The Central Avenue Redevelopment Plan permits up to 111 residential units (including a 15% set aside of 17 affordable units), to be constructed on these two lots. Further, on April 7, 2021, the Township Planning Board granted preliminary and final major site plan and bulk variance approval to construct a five-story mixed-use development on Lots 32 and 36 (i.e., 18 Central Avenue). The development includes 94 market rate residential units, 1,223 square feet of residential amenity space, 3,500 square feet of a ground floor commercial space, and on-site parking accommodations. The approval for 18 Central Avenue also states that the 17 affordable units are to be constructed on an off-site lot, at 25 Tompkins Street (Block

commercial space, and on-site parking accommodations. The approval for 18 Central Avenue also states that the 17 affordable units are to be constructed on an off-site lot, at 25 Tompkins Street (Block 36.01, Lot 6). 25 Tompkins Street On May 5, 2021, the Township of West Orange approved an application to develop the 14,788 square foot (0.3 acre) lot with a new 100% affordable multifamily development. The building is three stories tall and includes an on-site management office. The development includes three (3) one-bedroom units, ten (10) two-bedroom units, and four (4) three-bedroom units. The building is fully constructed and awaiting a certificate of occupancy. Affordability controls on the site will expire 30 years from the date of initial occupancy. See Appendix I for documentation. 55