redevelopment

The developer of the proposed 46-unit MC Residences has reduced the planned height of the residential and retail project, and will not rely on the neighboring Orange Road garage to fulfill its parking requirement.

The owners of a mixed-use property on Glenridge Avenue plan to create an arts and entertainment venue that will provide free space to Montclair residents.

The Bellevue Theater developers plan to create six theaters, more than the four housed previously in the facility when it closed in 2017, but with four hundred fewer seats. 

Montclair Kimberley Academy’s plans to reconfigure and upgrade its baseball and softball fields have been met with concerns from neighbors, primarily over the height of fencing and temporary screening. 

The developer is proposing that on top of providing parking for the MC Hotel, Valley and Bloom, the BOE and general public, they can add the MC Residences to mix at the Orange Road parking deck.

Although residents complain of the lack of parking in Montclair, the Orange Road Garage is apparently underutilized

Demolition permit approval will soon be handled by the Historic Preservation Commission, moving it out of the hands of the building department.

The Redeemer Church of Montclair is giving away a home, with one caveat — you have to move it. 

Planning board members during their meeting Monday, Nov. 4, questioned design styles, solar plans and parking proposals for the 46-unit MC Residences proposed at the former Ferrara’s Auto Body property.