Montclair Township has been proactive in maintaining and expanding its affordable housing inventory and currently has over 600 affordable housing units created through a variety of programs. Households must meet the income requirements indicated below in order to be eligible to rent or purchase affordable units in Montclair. For information on available units, please call Piazza and Associates at (609) 786-1100, email [email protected], or contact the New Jersey Housing Resource Center at (609) 278-7505.
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Income Category
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Household Size
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1 Person
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2 Person
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3 Person
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4 Person
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5 Person
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6 Person
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7 Person
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Moderate
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$50,072
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$57,225
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$64,378
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$71,532
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$77,254
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$82,977
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$88,699
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Low
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$31,295
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$35,766
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$40,237
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$44,707
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$48,284
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$51,860
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$55,437
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Montclair Township also provides a Section 8 Rental Voucher Program that increases affordable housing choices for very low-income households by allowing families to choose privately owned rental housing. Through this program, the Township pays the landlord the difference between 30 percent of household income and the pre-determined payment standard – about 80 to 100 percent of the fair market rent (FMR). The rent must be reasonable. The goal of this program is to promote self-sufficiency for low income program participants who do not have the means to rent at market rate. For more information about the rental voucher program, please contact Bruce M. Morgan, Housing Officer at 973 509-4935 or by e-mail at [email protected].
RENTAL UNITS
Montclair has affordable units for rent and a Section 8 Rental Voucher program.
Section 8 Program
Montclair Township provides a Section 8 Rental Voucher Program that increases affordable housing choices for very low-income households by allowing families to choose privately owned rental housing. Through this program, the Township pays the landlord the difference between 30 percent of household income and the pre-determined payment standard – about 80 to 100 percent of the fair market rent (FMR). The rent must be reasonable. The goal of this program is to promote self-sufficiency for low income program participants who do not have the means to rent at market rate. The waiting list for Montclair’s Section 8 program is currently closed.
For a listing of all of the other public housing authorities in the state of New Jersey that have either a Section 8 Program or they have “low rent” housing in their jurisdiction, please download the attached form.
Affordable housing\pha contact info.pdf Individuals who are looking to sign up on respective waiting lists so that they can receive a Section 8 subsidy must call the individual public housing authorities and inquire as to whether their waiting list is open and accepting applications.
Landlords who are interested in making their dwelling units available to Section 8 participates should fill out Apartment Listing Sign Up form and e-mail it to [email protected].
AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS
The Township maintains a waiting list of households interested in affordable rental units. Interested applicants should fill out the following form in order to be placed on the waiting list: Preliminary Application. A partial listing of affordable rental units in Montclair includes the following:
Residences at Montclair – This project contains 17 affordable units in a mixed-income building. The affordable units include 9 one-bedroom units and 8 two-bedroom units that were completed in 2009. The property is located at 15 Pine Street adjacent to the Bay Street train station. For more information see Montclair Residences or call (609) 786-1100.
The Montclarion – This project contains 12 low-income units in a mixed-income building located at 10 Pine Street. The affordable units include 6 one-bedroom units, 4 two-bedroom units and 2 three-bedroom units that were completed in 1989. The property is located across the street from the Bay Street train station and adjacent to the Bloomfield Avenue business district. For more information please call (973) 746-7312.
24 Elm Street – This project includes two affordable units in a mixed-income building located at 24 Elm Street. Both affordable units contain two bedrooms and were completed in 2007. The building is located one block from the Bloomfield Avenue business district. For more information, please call (609) 786-1100.
Union Gardens - Union Gardens contains 55 one- and two-bedroom apartment units affordable to low- and moderate-income families. The building is located at 50 Greenwood Avenue, was completed in 1974 and was recently renovated. It is located two blocks from the Walnut Street train station and one block from the Glenridge Avenue business district. For more information, please call (973) 746-9055.
Matthew Carter Apartments – Matthew Carter apartments is an apartment complex containing 126 affordable apartments in two locations: 20 and 80 Glenridge Avenue. The apartments, which include one- and two-bedroom apartments, were built in 1980 and are located within one block of the Bay Street train station and Pine Street business district. For more information, please call (973) 746-9165.
55 Glenridge Avenue - This project contains 6 one-bedroom rental apartments created in 2007 by HOMECorp as a gut rehabilitation project funded, in part, by the Montclair Township Housing Trust Fund.. The building is located within one block of the Bay Street train station and adjacent to the Pine Street business district. For more information, please call (609) 786-1100.
40 North Willow Street – This project contains 2 one-bedroom rental units created in 2011 by HOMECorp as a gut rehabilitation project funded, in part, by the Montclair Township Housing Trust Fund. The building is located adjacent to the Glenridge Avenue business district. For more information, please call (609) 786-1100.
SALES UNITS
Montclair Township has a total of 47 affordable for-sale units.
The Siena – This project includes 10 affordable units in a mixed-income building located at 48 South Park Street in the heart of Montclair Center. The affordable units, completed in 2008, include six one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units. For more information please click on the following link: The Siena at Montclair. For more information, please call (609) 786-1100.
Montclair Mews – This project includes 36 two- and three-bedroom units in a mixed-income gated community located at 50 Pine Street. The project, which was completed in 1994, is located across the street from the Bay Street train station. Montclair Township is renovating these affordable units as they become available for resale. For more information on available units, please call (609) 278-7505.
Bay Street Commons – This project includes one one-bedroom townhouse in a mixed-income townhouse complex located at 69 – 83 Bay Street. The unit was completed in 2012 and is located one block from the Bay Street train station. For more information, please call (609) 786-1100.
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING
Montclair Township has four affordable senior citizen housing projects containing 304 dwelling units.
First Montclair House –This building includes 130 rental units built in 1980 including 19 efficiencies, 106 1-bedroom units and four 2-bedroom units located at 56 Walnut Street. The building is located adjacent to the Grove Street business district. For information, please call (973) 746-0895.
South End Gardens –This building includes 100 units including 25 efficiencies and 75 one-bedroom units located at 304 Orange Road built in 1987. The building is located adjacent to the South End business district. For more information, call (973) 746-1537.
Montclair Inn – The Montclair Inn is a historic building containing 24 one-bedroom rental congregate-care units. The facility was created in 1994 and is located at 27 Hillside Avenue, in close proximity to Montclair Center and the Montclair Art Museum. For more information, please call (973) 746-8917 or Montclair Shared Housing.
Pineridge of Montclair – This building includes 50 one-bedroom units built in 2002 at 60 Glenridge Avenue. It is located adjacent to the Bay Street train station and the Pine Street business district. For more information, please call (973) 766-0003 or PineRidge of Montclair.
SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Montclair Township also offers a variety of housing options for special needs households.
Cornerstone House – Cornerstone House is an emergency shelter operated by the Salvation Army and containing 23 beds for both individuals and families. The shelter was created in 1989 and is located at 68 North Fullerton Avenue.
Covenant House – Covenant House is a shelter for homeless youth with mental illness called Nancy’s Place. The facility, which contains 8 beds, was created in 2008 and is located at 32 South Willow Street.
ARC of Essex County – ARC of Essex County has two special needs housing projects in Montclair, including a four-bedroom home located at 434 Washington Street and 6 one-bedroom rental apartments located at 27 Claremont Avenue. Both homes were created in 1999