Clark Township planning board hears detailed pitch for 138‑unit, mixed‑use building at 52 Westfield Ave

The Clark Township Planning Board on Dec. 4, 2025 took testimony on a major redevelopment application from Clark Broadway Associates for 52 Westfield Ave, a 2.23‑acre site in the Westfield Avenue redevelopment area. The applicant seeks preliminary and final major site plan approvals to build a four‑story, mixed‑use project with 138 residential units over ground‑level parking and retail. The applicant said the project would include approximately 21 affordable housing units and roughly 5,900 square feet of retail on the corner, with an option discussed during the hearing to expand retail by about 3,600 square feet in exchange for removing 12 parking spaces.

Why it matters: the property has been under review since 2018 and was previously approved for a different plan in 2021 that was not built. The redevelopment plan and an amended and restated Westfield Avenue redevelopment ordinance adopted in Aug. 2025 govern the site; the board found it had jurisdiction to hear the application. If approved after compliance review and required external permits, the project would provide new housing and streetscape upgrades in a downtown zone and trigger multiple agency reviews for utilities, stormwater and traffic.

Applicant presentation and engineering evidence Peter Flannery, attorney for Clark Broadway Associates LLC, introduced the applicant’s team and said the project aims to satisfy part of Clark’s affordable housing obligations. Civil engineering witness Trevor Curtis of L2A Land Design…