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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: ESX-L-005075-18
Claimant: 192 Doremus, LLC v. Municipal Council of the City of Newark and the Newark Central Planning Board
Claimant's Attorney: Kevin J. Coakley, Esq.
Attorney's Address: Connell Foley, LLP, 56 Livingston Avenue, Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Settlement Amount: N/A
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R2-a on January 19, 2017, which authorized the Newark Central Planning Board (the "Board") to conduct a preliminary investigation of a designated Study Area located at Doremus Avenue ("Study Area") to determine whether those certain properties located within the Study Area qualify as a "Condemnation Redevelopment Area" pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. ("LRHL"); and
WHEREAS, 192 Doremus, LLC (192 Doremus), is the owner of real property known as 192 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105, and designated as Block 5014, Lot 1 and riparian Lots 1.03 and 1.04 on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, New Jersey (collectively referred to as the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property was included within the Study Area; and
WHEREAS, Topology NJ, LLC, ("Topology"), in cooperation with the City of Newark and the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, (presently known as "Invest Newark") conducted a preliminary investigation to determine whether the designation of the Study Area as an area in need of redevelopment is appropriate and in conformance with the statutory criteria set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-5; and
WHEREAS, the report, prepared by Topology, dated October 6, 2017, and entitled "Doremus Avenue Area in Need of Redevelopment Investigation Report" indicates that, based upon the Property's inclusion in the Port/Airport Support Zone Scatter...
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