Court official says wealthy NJ town should put affordable housing in ritzy downtown

A court-appointed official says one of New Jersey’s wealthiest towns should move forward with an affordable housing development that local officials have been blocking in their upscale downtown.

Ben Stoller, a member of the current township committee, said at a meeting on Tuesday night that he was “dumbfounded” by the recommendation to the court. “We're hopeful that this is the end of the road where finally going to actually move forward with this affordable housing site, just like they agreed to do three years ago,” said Joshua Bauers, an attorney for the organization.

The 75-unit development would be slated for the heart of Millburn’s downtown, located within walking distance of the town’s NJ Transit station and various shops, restaurants and other amenities. For years, Millburn failed to break ground on the project, even though it had signed a contract with developer RPM.

Kantor said that Banisch’s report was “sort of contrary to everything that the township was asking for.” He added that he and town officials were “surprised” by the special master’s conclusions and that Banisch's rejection of their analysis laying out how to move forward was “silly” and “confusing.”

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