2020 News Headlines
December 2020
Hillsborough: Route 206 shopping center, apartments hearing to continue in February
Corner of South & DeHart in Morristown poised for new heights, and housing, Dec. 29
Cranford Township and Hartz Mountain Agree to 750 Walnut Avenue Settlement
Somerville’s Future Takes Shape: Civic Center, Public Plaza, Apartments, Retail Planned Adjacent to Train Station
Fair Share Housing Center Sues to Overturn Deeply Flawed Jersey City Affordable Housing Ordinance Following Public Outcry
It’s time to redevelop this empty 19th century office, Morristown board says; owners blame COVID for vacancy
November 2020
Pallone Voices Opposition to Private Residential Development at Gateway National Recreation Area
‘Best We Could Do’: Council Takes Deal For 448 Units at Former Sony Site
750 Walnut: A Look at the Proposed Settlement Between Cranford and Hartz Mountain
Plan calls for three apartment buildings and hotel at Moorestown Mall
It can be tough to build affordable housing in N.J. Here’s why.
Deal Lands: Developer Would Get to Build 448 Multifamily Units on Former Sony Site; Affordable Housing There and on Borough Property
Hillsborough: Apartments, fast-food restaurant planned behind former Cost Cutters
Westfield Redevelopment: Council Hears from Lord & Taylor Redeveloper
Cranford to Hold 750 Walnut Avenue Town Hall Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Affordable housing site by Kushner in wealthy N.J. town is suing next town to pay for utilities
Court Ruling Forces Over Development on Wayne
October 2020
Moorestown Accepts 13 Acres Of Land For Open Space
NJ Transit Wants To Build At Metropark Station; Developer Sought
COVID’s impact: The ‘burbs’ are back, retail is changing
72-acre Mixed-Use Waterfront Development Site Sold to Bordentown Township Site to be preserved as riverfront park
September 2020
Borough of Englewood Cliffs to Hold High Density Housing Hearings
Condemnation for Washington Street buildings? Morristown planning board hears pitch
South Toms River Mayor Will Not Sign Deal For 390 Residential Units
Flemington developer reveals scaled-back Courthouse Square redevelopment project
South Toms River Mayor Will Not Sign Deal For 390 Residential Units
New Apartments in the Suburbs Attract New Yorkers
New Jersey, New York top list of states people are fleeing most
Write-in campaign launched in Mansfield after committee moves to limit public speech
August 2020
Revised concept offered for lifestyle center at Peddler’s Village site in Wall
Construction begins on Paterson Armory housing development
Peddler’s Village video stirs comments on Facebook
Fire Tears Through Luxury Building Construction Project In Somerville, N.J.
Westfield Declares Rialto, Lord & Taylor Properties ‘In Need of Redevelopment’
July 2020
[HUD] Secretary Carson Terminates 2015 AFFH Rule
Council votes 6-0 to approve 50-unit affordable complex as trial looms
Jackson Residents Condemn 1,100-Unit Housing Development
Letter: ‘Redevelopment’ — Code Word for Urbanization & High-Density Structures
Entire Town Of Belleville ‘In Need Of Rehab?’ It Could Happen
Hundreds of Homes and Apartments Proposed Near Mount Olive’s International Trade Center
OPINION: Affordable housing should be within existing sewer system to lessen environmental impacts
Judge: Wall’s affordable housing plan is fair and reasonable
June 2020
If N.J. malls want to survive, turn their crumbling parking lots into housing, expert says
South Brunswick Meets Affordable Housing Deadline, Public Hearing in August
Assembly votes to convert foreclosures into affordable homes
Cranford Roundhouse named to endangered list
335 Residential Units and Hotel Envisioned Near I-78 in Warren Township
Cranford Roundhouse named to endangered list
May 2020
Hillsborough finally settles affordable housing litigation
Fanwood Development and Business Update for May 2020
Coronavirus Escape: To the Suburbs
Coronavirus Crisis Threatens Push for Denser Housing
April 2020
251 Apartments Envisioned for Former Ethan Allen Furniture Complex in Passaic
These New Yorkers fleeing coronavirus vow they’ll never return
Pulte Homes hearing on South Brunswick multifamily development continues next month
Freehold Township could OK big zoning changes to allow new 848 affordable homes
Building heights spark tension between Jersey City, Hoboken and Union City
March 2020
Englewood Cliffs Fires Affordable Housing Counsel; Mayor Claims ‘System Rigged’
Park Ridge Housing Trial to Examine Available Land
Cranford Township Committee votes on 750 Walnut Ave.
Parsippany plan calls for 1,718 residential units to replace corporate office parks
February 2020
Rutherford Planning Board Approves Holman Properties for Redevelopment
Residents React to Announcement of Rumson’s Future Housing Plans
Westfield Council Moves on Redevelopment, Briefed on Housing Mandates
State Starts to Apportion All $60M Affordable-Housing Funds in 2020 Budget
Verona Board of Planning Determines Cameco Development is Compatible with Master Plan
Toll Brothers will publish revised notice for housing application in Cranbury
Planners OK Toll Brothers’ Plans for Hamilton Ave. Property in Berkeley Heights
Murphy Administration Announces Affordable Housing Trust Fund Allocation Plan
Committee Asks Bd. to Look At North Ave. ‘Redevelopment’
Rosie O’Donnell’s NJ Home Is Getting Turned Into Affordable Units
Morris County: These projects are under construction in 2020
Clark to Construct 177 Units at Intersection of Walnut Avenue and Valley Road
MAYORS DISH: [Woodcliff Lake] Rendo talks up potential of Broadway
January 2020
Paramus OKs affordable housing agreement. Here’s what it calls for
Linden building vacant for half-century to be replaced
East Orange’s Brick Church Plaza to Close This Year, 820-Unit Mixed-Use Development Envisioned
Kushner family clears hurdle to build 590 apartments in Jersey Shore downtown
Westfield Looks at Redevelopment, Housing for South Avenue Area
Three-story building OK’d for Raritan Road [Clark]
Housing Insecurity Among Senior Citizens Is Growing Issue in High-Cost New Jersey
Mayor Smith [Scotch Plains] Sets Out His ‘Complete Agenda’ for 2020
Unusually Contentious Scotch Plains Reorganization Meeting May Have Signaled Launch of the 2020 Mayoral Campaign
Trump moves to undo Obama-era housing rules
Westfield Seeks Control Over Court Mandated Housing Planned
Westfield Looks at Redevelopment, Housing for South Avenue Area
Bridgewater Township to Sever Ties With Somerset County Business Partnership