Bloomfield Avenue and Montclair Center

Bloomfield Avenue (County Route 506) is a major road through Montclair, and the former Lackawanna Railroad terminal on it is now Lackawanna Plaza. Source

Redevelopment areas on and near Bloomfield Avenue

The AcreX sheet lists the township’s adopted redevelopment and rehabilitation areas, each with its plan. Examples:

• Lackawanna Plaza: plan adopted. The sheet’s commercial tab lists a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of 190,000 sf (90,000 sf retail and 100,000 sf office), with no site plan approval found. Plan · Project source

• Montclair Center Gateway Phase 1: plan adopted (2023 plan). Plan

• Elm Street / New & Mission (170 Bloomfield Ave): plan adopted. Plan

• Bay Street Station (Phases I and II): plan adopted. Plan

• Seymour Street: plan adopted. Plan

• Municipal Complex: designated by Council resolution R-26-244 on July 14, 2026. Plan draft

Transit

NJ Transit’s Montclair-Boonton Line serves New York Penn Station and Hoboken. Montclair has six stations of its own (Bay Street, Walnut Street, Watchung Avenue, Upper Montclair, Mountain Avenue and Montclair Heights) plus Montclair State University station nearby. Only Bay Street has weekend trains. Source

Recent board activity in the sheet

• 260 Park Street: a mixed-use building with 7 units, heard by the Planning Board in early 2026 and listed for a resolution on the July 6, 2026 agenda. Source

• 580 Valley Road (swim school): Montclair Local reports the Planning Board denied it on Sept 28, 2026. Source