The document summarizes Newark's efforts to address abandoned properties through rehabilitation and demolition. It provides data showing 519 properties on the abandoned property list, with some acquired, rehabbed, demolished, or removed from the list. It describes private rehabs of various properties and a tree planting project in the West Ward. It also outlines Newark's use of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds, totaling $14.3 million, for rehabbing 87 properties containing 243 housing units through partnerships with non-profits. Upcoming plans include condemning 253 additional problematic properties.

1. Turning Problem Properties into Opportunities
City of Newark

2. Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act
 Status of Properties on Newark APL
519 properties
17 Acquired by the City (17)
Rehabbed by the property
111 owners (111)
Being rehabilitated, or plans
250 to be rehabbed (40)
40 Demolished (35)
35 Removed from list based on
66 the appeal process (66)
Remain unrehabilitated and
unoccupied (250)

3. Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act
 Private property owner rehabs
181½ -185 South 10th Street
West Ward

4. Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act
 Private property owner rehabs
415 13th Avenue
West Ward

5. Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act
 Private property owner rehabs
116 Peabody Place
North Ward

6. Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act
 Private property owner rehabs
246 Summer Avenue
North Ward

7. Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act
 Private property owner rehabs
22 Goodwin Avenue
South Ward

8. West Ward Abandoned and Vacant Properties
Restoration Project Housing
Arbor Day tree rehabilitation in
planting progress
2
74 71 69 67 65
1795 1815
1825
1784
14
13
38
60
57 61 45
1796 1814
18 26
1783 24
9
11
32
Community garden 59
40 57
1
1827
70
1813
1782 1797
66
20
3 31 6
6
56
Clean & Green Re-
1781
1798
4
1828 entry program in
1812
action
1780 1799 1829
1811
4
1779
1800 Bus stop benches
1810
Streetscape work complete P HAS E 1 ( HOME)
P HAS E 2 ( NS P
1)
P HAS E 3 ( NS P
2)
P HAS E 4 ( NS P 2 )
P HAS E 5 ( TAX CRE DI T, O TH ER )
G REENS P ACE/S TR EETS CAP E
OT HER DEVEL OP ER
ACT I VI TY
NEW BU S S TO PS
T r ees

9. Clean & Green program Community garden
Building demolished Future park site

10. Neighborhood Stabilization Program
 NSP1
 Total properties 35
 Total units 77
 NSP2 (Newark only)
 Total properties 52
 Total units 166
 Total NSP1 and NSP2
 Total properties 87
 Total units 243
 Total NSP $ in Newark $14,305,000
 NSP total estimated
development cost $80,000,000

11. Neighborhood Stabilization Program
 Partners
 Brand New Day, Inc.  HOMECorp, Inc.
(BND)  Housing and Neighborhood
 The Community Loan Fund Development Services, Inc.
of New Jersey (HANDS)
 The County of Essex
 Ironbound Community
Corporation, Inc. (ICC)
 Don Pedro Development  Make it Right Foundation
Corporation, Inc. (DPDC)  Michaels Development
 Episcopal Community Corporation
Development (ECD)  RPM Development
 Fairmount Heights Corporation
Development  Unified Vailsburg Service
Corporation/HPDC, Inc. Organization, Inc. (UVSO)

12. Upcoming APRA Activities
 In November/December 2011,
received Municipal Council
authorization to condemn 253
properties for an amount not to
exceed $5,000,000
 Focused priorities
 Input from CDCs and
Councilmembers on properties
 Refined appraisal methodology
 Neighborhood targeting

13. Upcoming APRA Activities
Upper Clinton
Hill (Avon
Avenue)

14. Upcoming APRA Activities
Fairmount/
13th Avenue

15. Upcoming APRA Activities
West
Market/Sussex
Avenue

16. Newark/Essex Foreclosure Taskforce
 A coalition of over 35 organizations convened by The
City of Newark and Essex County in 2007 to address the
impact of foreclosures on communities in Newark,
Irvington, Orange, East Orange, Montclair and the
surrounding areas.
 Outreach and education
 Housing counselor network
 Neighborhood stabilization
 Research
 Resources for displaced families
and tenants’ rights
 Legal resources and scam patrol
 Policy and advocacy

17. Newark/Essex Foreclosure Taskforce
Accomplishments to Date:
 Foreclosure Outreach and Education – Workshops, Fliers, Tabling, and
Volunteer “Neighborhood Walkarounds” reach over 10,000 households
within the city.
 Workout Events – Coordinated two large Workout Fairs in coordination
with Hope Now, connecting over 1,000 families with lenders to discuss
modifications.
 Counseling Agency Support – Provided $650,000 to nine community
organizations to provide counseling and outreach services.
 Advocacy and Legislation – Taskforce members supported and helped
pass state legislation protecting tenants’ rights, improving notification to
owners, and holding lenders accountable for property maintenance.
 Scam Awareness – Engaged hundreds of volunteers to tear down signs
advertising loan assistance services; Partnered with NeighborWorks in
promoting Loan Scam awareness campaign.

19. Vacant Properties Registration Ordinance
 Inventory of approximately 1,160 abandoned
properties
 Vacant Properties Registration Ordinance
 Vacant residential properties
 Requires owners of vacant properties to register with City
 Escalating registration fees
 Owners who fail to register are subject to substantial fines
 Became effective August 30, 2011

20. For more information
 Please contact:
Christina Vazquez
Project Coordinator of Redevelopment
vazquezc@ci.newark.nj.us