affordable housing

The Montclair Township Planning Board continued its hearing on a proposed 22-housing-unit and office space building for 10 Elm St. on Monday, with some planning board members vocally opposing the density of the project even before the application was done being heard.

The township has decided to alter its affordable housing ordinance to include a rental assistance program for very-low-income tenants in eligible rental units. On Sept. 29, the council approved an ordinance changing the rental assistance from one month to up to three months, or $2,500 in rent, whichever amount is greater. 

Structural issues, including the availability of affordable housing and the wealth gap, play a key role in Montclair schools' achievement gap, experts say.

For more than four decades, the scarcity of affordable housing has been a hot issue in Montclair.

BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS winters@montclairlocal.news The town will begin marketing new affordable housing units with preference given to current residents, or households including full-time employees of either the Township of Montclair or the Montclair Board of Education...

By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news The former Hahne’s parking lot redevelopment was sent back to the planning board for review, with board members continuing their commitment that 20 percent of the units be set aside as affordable. ...

By Kelly Nicholaides for Montclair Local The Montclair Mayor and Council approved an $18,900 contract on Sept. 4 with Community Grants, Planning & Housing LLC to serve as an administrative agency for Montclair’s affordable housing stock. The c...

By Tina Pappas for Montclair Local Future home buyers who now purchase affordable housing units administered through the township will not have to pay back a loan offered to help with down payments. The loan, now a grant, allows a purchaser who lacked sufficient funds for a down payment to borrow up to two percent, a maximum of $2,500, toward costs related to a first-time purchase of an affordable

by TINA PAPPAS for Montclair Local The council passed two ordinances regulating affordable housing with the goal of keeping the quota of 20 percent within any new Montclair development, creating flexibility of where affordable housing would be constructed and invoking a local preference for those who live or work in Montclair...

By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news The Township Council last week introduced amendments to Montclair’s zoning and land-use law with an emphasis on creating affordable housing within any major development. The amendments take out much of the wording relating to the defunct Coalition on Affordable Housing (COAH), but reemphasizes Montclair’s commitment to creating 20 percent afforda