Montclair church looking to give away a house for free before it’s razed
The Redeemer Church of Montclair is giving away a home, with one caveat — you have to move it.
MC Residences’ details emerge
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.
Questions raised about developers’ responsibility to maintain solar
As Montclair pushes developers to include green energy into their building plans, a question has risen: how long are the developers required to maintain it?
Neighbors say Mountainside Hospital construction went till midnight
For two years, Mountainside Hospital neighbors say they have dealt construction they claim goes on past the allowed hours of 6 p.m.
Montclair’s Church Street property sold
Bijou has closed the sale on the 0.832-acre Church Street property.
Planning board turns down developer’s plan to turn one lot into three
A developer seeking to subdivide a lot bounded by High Street and Nishuane Road into three lots will instead divide it into two.
Waitlisted – As Montclair grows, so does its parking problems
BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS
winters@montclairlocal.newsIt’s the downside to living in Montclair— the parking. Nearly 3,000 people are waiting for parking permits, either for commuting purposes or for overnight parking outside their homes or in parking decks,...
Board member who spoke out against density issue will not recuse himself
Planning board member Martin Schwartz, who had spoken out against how the town handled a question over density for a proposed multi-family redevelopment, will still be part of the decision making for that development — the 46-unit MC Residences currently being heard before the planning board.
Four units proposed for Orange Road vacant lot zoned for single family
A developer wants to build a pair of two-family homes on a sliver of vacant land on Orange Road sandwiched between the Willowmere Court apartments and two residences owned by the Mental Health Association of Essex County.
Living in a construction zone — ‘It’s more than just the noise’
For residents living in the wake of Montclair’s ongoing development boom, their days are filled with incessant noise, blocked access to homes and driveways, and the smell of idling diesel trucks that also take up precious parking spots, and trash-strewn streets.