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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The site at 25 Tompkins Street is appropriate for inclusionary development, as it is available, approvable, developable, and suitable: • Available: The site has no easements or title issues preventing its development. • Suitable: The site is adjacent to compatible land uses, with established residential neighborhoods along Tompkins Street and Mitchell Street. The site’s development is consistent with the goals and strategies outlined in the State Plan, as it is located within the Metropolitan Planning Area (PA 1). • Developable: The site falls within both the sewer and public water service areas. The site is not constrained by wetlands, or located within a flood hazard area. • Approvable: The site was approved for a 100% affordable multifamily development by the Township Planning Board on May 5, 2021, and is fully constructed. Essex Green/Executive Drive Redevelopment Area The Essex Green/Executive Drive Redevelopment Area encompasses five (5) parcels along Executive Drive and Rooney Circle in the Township: 100 Executive Drive (Block 155, Lot 40.02), 200 Executive Drive (Block 155, Lot 42.02), 10 Rooney Circle (Block 155, Lot 41.02), 300 Executive Drive (Block 155, Lot 40.04), and Block 155, Lot 40.03. The Township designated the area as a Redevelopment Area and adopted a redevelopment plan for all five parcels on June 11, 2019 (Ordinance 2573-19). Green Essex Partners was named as a conditional redeveloper on July 16, 2019 (Resolution 186-19). An amendment to the redevelopment plan which amended the Essex Green/Executive Drive Redevelopment Area to include only 100 Executive Drive, 200 Executive Drive, and 10 Rooney Circle was adopted on February 9, 2021 (Ordinance 2632-21). The following development is within the Essex Green/Executive Drive Redevelopment Area. Stonehill On August 6, 2020, the Township Planning Board adopted a resolution granting site plan approval for 100 and 200 Executive Drive. The application proposed a total of three (3) four-story multifamily residential buildings to be constructed, as well as a dog park, surface parking lots, and a parking garage. This new residential

e. The application proposed a total of three (3) four-story multifamily residential buildings to be constructed, as well as a dog park, surface parking lots, and a parking garage. This new residential community, now known as Stonehill, includes a total of 425 rental apartments throughout the three buildings. As outlined in the Third Round Housing Pan, the development requires a 15% affordable set-aside, which amounts to 64 affordable units. Of the 64 affordable units, 13 are one-bedroom units, 38 are two-bedroom units, and 13 are three-bedroom units. Certificates of occupancy for Stonehill were issued on December 12, 2024, which initiated the site’s 30-year affordability controls. All units are occupied. See Appendix J for documentation. 56