NEWARK, NJ — Shovels hit the ground earlier this week on a new affordable housing project in Newark.
A groundbreaking event was held Monday to mark Phase 1 of Badger-Madison Homes, an affordable housing development at 128–130 Badger Avenue in the Clinton Hill section of the city's South Ward.
The Municipal Council supported the developer's application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Affordable Housing Trust Fund for 128 and 130 Badger Avenue.
Badger Madison Community Partners LLC proposes to develop a two-family home and a three-family home, both designed to support residents earning between 20 and 80 percent of the area median income.
According to city officials, the development will also continue on five more lots at 33, 35, 37 and 39 Madison Avenue and 136 Badger Avenue.
South Ward Councilman Patrick Council was among those cheering for this week's groundbreaking.
"I'm proud that our municipal council supported this effort to bring more affordable homes to the South Ward," he wrote.
East Ward Councilman Michael Silva also said the groundbreaking is a step forward for Newark, writing that more affordable homes will mean "stronger neighborhoods."
Badger-Madison Homes is being developed by Badger Madison Community Partners, LLC. The project partners are Clinton Hill Community Action, POIĒMA Development Group, TMA General Contracting LLC, Creative Development Real Estate, Tactical Development Group, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and Columbia Bank.
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