West Orange Fourth Round HEFSP_adopted 111025_Appendices

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All six units were applied toward the Township’s Prior Round obligation, in addition to six (6) rental bonus credits. 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. Merrywood Drive Merrywood Drive is located at 2 Merrywood Drive and includes Lot 3 of Block 76. The alternative living arrangement is owned and operated by the Developmental Disabilities Association and includes five (5) very-low-income rental bedrooms. The group home opened in 1998. The 20-year affordability controls for the group home began shortly after it was occupied, on January 9, 1998. All five units were applied toward the Township’s Prior Round obligation, in addition to five (5) rental bonus credits. 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. Proposed Development PRISM Redevelopment Phase 1 On February 9, 2003, the Township Council approved an Ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan for the Downtown Redevelopment Area (the “Redevelopment Plan”), which has been amended several times. The Township and Prism Green Associates IV, LLC (“Prism”) entered into a Redevelopment Agreement on December 20, 2006 (the “Original Redevelopment Agreement”), which authorized Prism to redevelop certain properties including but not limited to Block 66, Lots 1, 5 and 7 (collectively, the “Edison Battery Parcels”). Amendments to the Redevelopment Agreement were on May 8, 2007, June 21, 2007, September 11, 2007, and October 27, 2009. The Original Redevelopment Agreement defined the scope of work throughout the entire Redevelopment Area as the “construction or rehabilitation of a total of 609 residential units comprising approximately 538 “for sale” market rate residential units and uses attendant and necessary thereto; up to 71 low and moderate income affordable residential units pursuant to the applicable regulations of the NJ Council on Affordable Housing (“COAH”) and the Township’s growth share obligations

ereto; up to 71 low and moderate income affordable residential units pursuant to the applicable regulations of the NJ Council on Affordable Housing (“COAH”) and the Township’s growth share obligations thereunder.” The Township and Prism entered into a modified Agreement dated August 8, 2014 (the “First Agreement Amendment”). The Modification Agreement redefined the scope of the Phase 1 Project to contain “(i) approximately 333 residential rental units; (ii) approximately 18,500 square feet of commercial retail space; (iii) approximately 31,700 square feet of other amenity support space; (iv) a parking structure containing approximately 635 spaces (the “Parking Deck”); and (v) such other parking areas as may be approved by the Planning Board in accordance with the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan to accommodate parking for residential and retail uses as hereinafter provided; together with certain public infrastructure and 43