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AN EXERCISE IN COMMUNITY
PRESERVATION
MONTCLAIR
12 Miles West of NYCMontclair--
Founded: 18686.32 Square Miles
38,142 Population
Walkable Main Street
Trendy Restaurants, Shops, and the Arts
Historically diverse and integrated 100 Year Old Montclair Art
Museum
It Happens!!!!CHANGE
2000-2002Midtown Direct
Montclair Train Connection:
Joined the former Lackawanna Montclair Branch & the Erie Railroad’s NY and Greenwood Lake Railroad
…….911
And then…
Post 911 Montclair
New Yorkers Fled Manhattan in Search of Security in the ‘Burbs’
Housing Prices Skyrocketed Affordability Became Threatened The Seeds of Change Had Been
Planted
Action and Advocacy
Montclair Affordable Housing CoalitionGrass roots community organizing Community meetings/charettesPartnering with municipal/elected officials/residentsConsensus building
2004 – Montclair Affordable Housing Strategy
The Township of Montclair engaged consultants, Baird and Driskell, to draft a plan to research and provide action items to increase housing affordability
MAHS Summary
Designated Montclair affordable housing need: 4,240 units vs 600+/-
43% of renters are spending more than 30% of their income on housing
Created Montclair Affordable Housing Commission to advise Council on strategy implementation
Created Montclair Housing Trust FundStaffed by Township Planning Director
2006 Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
The Montclair Township Council approved the IZO:1 in 5 units, or 20%, of all new housing units must be affordable in developments of 5 units or more
Montclair Housing Affordability Since the IZO
Total Affordable Units: 639 vs Montclair’s 2015 estimate: 1,000
2000 2014
Median Home Price: $395,001 Total Housing Units: 15,531 600+/- Affordable Units White Population: 59.8% Black Population: 32.1% Other Population: 8.1% Median Income: $74,894 Poverty Rate: 5.6%
Median Home Price: 659,484* Total Housing Units: 15,481 639+/- Affordable Units White Population: 64.5% Black Population: 25% Other Population: 10.5% Median Income: $97,907 Poverty Rate: 6.6%
What’s the Impact on Community Preservation?
US Census, American FactFinder
*2016
What Does the Future Look Like for Montclair?
Successes--Walkable CommunityArts, Culture,
Shopping Good Public Schools2015 Great American
Main StreetInclusionary
developmentsGentrification/Mixed
Income
Challenges--Sustained
AffordabilityExplosive GrowthGentrification/Fewer
Lower IncomePolitical Will
Is Montclair Gentrified or
Homogenous??
HOMECorp
Homes of Montclair Ecumenical Corp.
Beverly M. [email protected] www.homecorp.org
973-744-4141