By Sean Quinn on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Planning Board unanimously voted to initiate the process for developing an updated township master plan at its March 1 meeting. The New Jersey legislature requires municipalities to re-examine their master plans every 10 years, which means West Orange’s revision is not due until 2020. But Chairman Robert Bagoff […]
By Sean Quinn on HEADLINE NEWS, WEST ORANGE
Some say the development will overcrowd the schools
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Representatives from the township, school district and Prism Capital Partners are saying the first phase of the Edison Village project will not have a major impact on local schools when people move into the mixed-use project’s residential units. Though the first phase of the project includes a total of 333 apartments, […]
By Yael Katzwer on WEST ORANGE
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The industrial-to-residential redevelopment of the historic Edison Battery building and property in West Orange is under way, according to an April 22 press release from Prism Capital Partners. The Bloomfield-based real estate owner plans to introduce 333 rental units, 18,400 square feet of retail and a 630-space parking structure in Phase […]
By Sean Quinn on WEST ORANGE
Despite issuance of yet another default letter, town officials remain confident in redevelopment
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The township of West Orange issued yet another default letter to Edison Village redeveloper Prism Capital Partners on Nov. 11, after the real estate operator failed to pay fourth-quarter taxes on its redevelopment properties before both the Nov. 1 due date and Nov. 10 extended deadline. Township redevelopment counsel Jennifer Credidio’s default […]