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Developer presents 30‑unit transit‑oriented townhouse concept for Houston Avenue
Summary
A developer representing EMR presented a concept for about 30 for‑sale townhouses at 39 Houston Avenue, proposing 20–24 market units and six affordable units, 84 parking spaces, private roads maintained by an HOA, and a projected net municipal tax benefit; council asked about fire access, utilities, environmental cleanup and school impacts.
A developer representing EMR on Thursday presented a concept plan to the Waldwick Borough Council for a transit‑oriented townhouse development on three lots on Houston Avenue adjacent to the NJ Transit station.
The project described by the presenter would occupy about 1.3 acres at Block 116, Lots 916 and 18. The concept shown to council included roughly 30 townhouses, with the developer estimating 20–24 market units and six affordable for‑sale units (about 20 percent of the total). The presenter said the townhouses would range from two to four bedrooms depending on buyer configuration and noted the design is intended to be compatible with nearby station apartments.
The developer proposed 84 parking spaces for the site — about 2.8 spaces per dwelling — which the presenter said exceeds the RSIS standard the borough uses and an earlier Harrison Avenue plan. Parking…
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