HILLSDALE—The Hillsdale Borough Council recently approved the redevelopment plan for the former Waste Management site following more than two years of collaboration between the public officials and residents of the community.
The redevelopment plan for the almost 12 acres known as the Patterson Street Redevelopment Plan was written in consultation with DMR Architects and includes a requirement for the developer to provide approximately 5,000 square feet of community space within the project.
The plan allows for residential rentals to represent a significant portion of the overall area with 255 residential units of which 20 will be affordable housing.
It also requires a new public park located at the corner of Patterson Street and Piermont Avenue.
“These facilities will provide meaningful gathering spaces for meetings, sports, and recreation, improving everyone’s quality of life as well as increasing their property values,” said Council President Janetta Trochimiuk in an Oct. 7 statement from DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights.
The redevelopment zone was established in 2019 and encompasses 12 acres of underutilized industrial land at Knickerbocker Avenue, Brookside Place, Piermont Avenue, and Prospect Place.
Francis Reiner, PP, LLA, director of planning and redevelopment for DMR Architects, said in the statement, “Resident engagement is a critical component to municipal planning that provides insights on what the community needs are and how redevelopment of underutilized properties can solve affordable housing requisites and provide alternative market rate housing for individuals who want to move into a new community as well as those looking to relocate within their community.”
He said, “We are working with municipal leaders throughout New Jersey to create customized protocols for requesting and collecting feedback and refashioning plans that make everyone feel heard.”
A partnership between Claremont Development and March Development of Morristown has been chosen as the developer of the site.
The redevelopment agreement was not publicly released for weeks after being originally approved by the Borough Council. On the borough website as of Oct. 10, the 74-page agreement was linked but read, “Unexecuted at this time.”
For more, including what we know of the financials, see “Possible $40M to borough in redevelopment pact; vote Aug. 9,” Pascack Press, July 17, 2022.