New Developments in Essex County, NJ

Essex County has 111 multifamily projects with 10,904 units on the AcreX map (as of November 2, 2026): 65 approved, 21 proposed, 16 scheduled, 6 under construction, 2 pending, 1 denied. That is 3.4 pipeline units per 100 existing households (ACS 2019–23). Affordable units printed in board documents: 2,433.

Towns with the most units

• Newark: 4,676 units in 51 projects

• Livingston: 1,198 units in 6 projects

• West Orange: 862 units in 6 projects

• Orange: 645 units in 8 projects

• Roseland: 623 units in 3 projects

• Cedar Grove: 461 units in 2 projects

• Bloomfield: 418 units in 7 projects

• Millburn: 344 units in 4 projects

• North Caldwell: 317 units in 1 project

• Verona: 250 units in 6 projects

Most pipeline relative to town size

• Roseland: 623 units, 25.5 per 100 households

• North Caldwell: 317 units, 14.3 per 100 households

• Livingston: 1,198 units, 11.5 per 100 households

• Cedar Grove: 461 units, 9.3 per 100 households

• Glen Ridge: 164 units, 6.6 per 100 households

Towns with 100+ pipeline units. Households: U.S. Census ACS 2019–23 (table B11001).

All 111 Essex County projects

• Mulberry Pointe, Newark: 1,008 units, Approved · source

• West Essex Highlands, West Orange: 496 units, Denied · source

• 22 Fulton, Newark: 396 units, Approved · source

• 24-38 University Avenue, Newark: 350 units, Approved · source

• 7 Becker Farm Road, Roseland: 325 units, Approved · source

• 36 Cliffside Drive Affordable, Cedar Grove: 317 units, Approved · source

• 100 West Greenbrook Road, North Caldwell: 317 units, Approved · source

• 3, 5, and 7 Regent Street, Livingston: 304 units, Proposed · source

• 4 Becker Farm Rd, Roseland: 265 units, Scheduled · source

• Cedar Street Commons expansion, Livingston: 264 units, Proposed · source

• 105-137 Orchard Street, Newark: 241 units, Approved · source

• 430-436 Market Street, Newark: 225 units, Under construction · source

• Camelot, 70 South Orange Avenue, Livingston: 223 units, Pending · source

• 45 S. Livingston Avenue, Livingston: 210 units, Proposed · source

• 686-688 Broadway, Newark: 206 units, Approved · source

• 675-699 Bloomfield Avenue (Sacred Heart), Bloomfield: 200 units, Approved · source

• Former ShopRite site (Danbro), West Caldwell: 198 units, Proposed · source

• The Residences at Short Hills (Woodmont), Millburn: 195 units, Proposed · source

• 572-588 South Orange Avenue, Newark: 185 units, Approved · source

• Toll Brothers at Green Brook Country Club (Fairfield portion), Fairfield: 185 units, Approved · source

• 293 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston: 165 units, Proposed · source

• 734-748 Springfield Avenue, Irvington: 156 units, Approved · source

• 28-46 Irvine Turner Boulevard, Newark: 155 units, Approved · source

• 249 Millburn Avenue, Millburn: 149 units, Under construction · source

• 1201 Pompton Avenue senior living, Cedar Grove: 144 units, Under construction · source

• 200 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange: 142 units, Scheduled · source

• 356 Washington Street, Orange: 142 units, Approved · source

• Block 241 Redevelopment, Bloomfield: 125 units, Scheduled · source

• Raymond + Mott, Newark: 120 units, Under construction · source

• 202 South Orange Avenue, Newark: 120 units, Approved · source

• 143 Valley St / 254-260 Washington Ave, Belleville: 108 units, Proposed · source

• 410 Main Street, Orange: 104 units, Scheduled · source

• Peek Highland II Site B, 407-415 Highland Avenue, Orange: 102 units, Approved · source

• 418-430 William Street, East Orange: 100 units, Scheduled · source

• 57 North Day Street, Orange: 97 units, Scheduled · source

• 525 Northfield Avenue, West Orange: 95 units, Scheduled · source

• JMF Properties, 251-1/2 Grove Avenue, Verona: 84 units, Proposed · source

• 20-24 Branford Place, Newark: 81 units, Approved · source

• 378-386 Central Avenue, Newark: 77 units, Approved · source

• 8-22 South Essex Avenue mixed-use, Orange: 69 units, Approved · source

• 26 Tony Galento Plaza, Orange: 68 units, Approved · source

• 1072-1078 Bergen Street, Newark: 66 units, Approved · source

• 275 Northfield Avenue, West Orange: 66 units, Proposed · source

• 452-458 Summer Avenue, Newark: 65 units, Approved · source

• Richfield Regency, 420 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona: 65 units, Proposed · source

• 638-646 Raymond Boulevard, Newark: 64 units, Approved · source

• 297-309 Clinton Avenue, Newark: 64 units, Approved · source

• 442-448 Washington Street, Newark: 63 units, Approved · source

• 569 Springfield Avenue, Newark: 63 units, Approved · source

• 1213 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd., Newark: 60 units, Approved · source

• 84-92 Parkhurst Street, Newark: 58 units, Approved · source

• 558-570 Market Street, Newark: 56 units, Approved · source

• 1007-1009 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark: 56 units, Approved · source

• 184-194 Thomas Street, Newark: 52 units, Approved · source

• 217 Main Street, West Orange: 51 units, Proposed · source

• 710 & 726 Bloomfield Avenue, Glen Ridge: 50 units, Proposed · source

• 200 Highland Avenue, Glen Ridge: 50 units, Proposed · source

• 150 North Arlington senior living, East Orange: 50 units, Approved · source

• 17 Livingston Street, Newark: 48 units, Approved · source

• 117 Aldine Street, Newark: 48 units, Approved · source

• 605-609 Washington Avenue, Belleville: 47 units, Approved · source

• 95-105 Elizabeth Avenue, Newark: 44 units, Under construction · source

• 69-81 Sherman Avenue, Newark: 44 units, Approved · source

• 40-46 Austin Street, Newark: 43 units, Approved · source

• New Eden Baptist affordable apartments, Newark: 43 units, Approved · source

• Somerset Maplewood, LLC, Maplewood: 40 units, Approved · source

• 654-668 South 11th Street, Newark: 40 units, Approved · source

• 722-728 Clinton Avenue, Newark: 40 units, Approved · source

• 160 East Passaic Avenue, Bloomfield: 35 units, Scheduled · source

• 448-452 South Orange Avenue, Newark: 34 units, Under construction · source

• 10 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland: 33 units, Scheduled · source

• 383 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona: 33 units, Scheduled · source

• Kawaida Towers JV Partners LLC, Newark: 33 units, Approved · source

• 123 Highland Avenue, Glen Ridge: 33 units, Proposed · source

• 457-461 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston: 32 units, Approved · source

• 339-355 Henry Street apartments, Orange: 32 units, Proposed · source

• 564 Forest Street, Orange: 31 units, Approved · source

• 855 Bloomfield Avenue, Glen Ridge: 31 units, Proposed · source

• 502 Market Street, Newark: 29 units, Approved · source

• 89-93 Elizabeth Avenue, Newark: 29 units, Approved · source

• 35 Van Buren Holdings LLC, Newark: 28 units, Scheduled · source

• 14-16 Merchant Street, Newark: 28 units, Approved · source

• DMH2, 176 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona: 28 units, Proposed · source

• A&R Skyline, 885 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona: 28 units, Proposed · source

• 46-48 Franklin Street, Belleville: 25 units, Scheduled · source

• 74-78 Webster Street, Newark: 25 units, Approved · source

• 824-830 South 20th Street, Newark: 25 units, Approved · source

• 300-304 Garside Street, Newark: 25 units, Approved · source

• 566-570 Springfield Avenue, Newark: 24 units, Approved · source

• 317-323 Mulberry Street, Newark: 24 units, Approved · source

• 666-676 South 12th Street, Newark: 24 units, Approved · source

• 666-668 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield: 24 units, Approved · source

• 556 Market Street, Newark: 23 units, Approved · source

• 15-19 South 13th Street, Newark: 23 units, Approved · source

• 5-7 Merchant Street, Newark: 21 units, Approved · source

• Himrod Ambroise, Newark: 20 units, Scheduled · source

• 142-144 Elizabeth Avenue, Newark: 20 units, Approved · source

• 449 Washington Street, Newark: 20 units, Approved · source

• 768-772 Bergen Street, Newark: 20 units, Approved · source

• 518-530 South 16th Street, Newark: 20 units, Approved · source

• 224 Broad Street, Bloomfield: 17 units, Approved · source

• 179 Irvington Avenue, South Orange: 15 units, Approved · source

• 14-16 Northfield Avenue, West Orange: 12 units, Scheduled · source

• 25 Lawrence Street, Bloomfield: 12 units, Approved · source

• 320 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona: 12 units, Proposed · source

• 202 South Orange Avenue, South Orange: 10 units, Pending · source

• 260 Park St LLC, Montclair: 7 units, Scheduled · source

• 118-128 Liberty Street, Bloomfield: 5 units, Scheduled · source

• Bellie Holdings, LLC, Maplewood: 5 units, Approved · source

• 51-55 JFK Parkway, Millburn: 0 units, Proposed · source

• 16 Bleeker Street, Millburn: 0 units, Proposed · source

Source: the AcreX development pipeline (planning and zoning board agendas, minutes and resolutions, public notices, county and municipal records, fair share housing plans and news reports), reviewed by a person before mapping. Counts are the rows shown on the live map, as of November 2, 2026. Units are approved units when a resolution is printed, otherwise proposed units.

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Questions

How many new apartments are planned in Essex County, NJ?

As of November 2, 2026, the AcreX map shows 111 multifamily projects with 10,904 units in Essex County, from proposed to under construction, each linked to its board record.

Which Essex County towns have the most development?

By units: Newark 4,676, Livingston 1,198, West Orange 862, Orange 645 (AcreX map, November 2, 2026).

About the broker

Jonathan Libock is the founder and principal broker of AcreX Commercial Real Estate in Caldwell, NJ. He has a decade of experience in commercial real estate, including time at DR Properties, a New York City development brokerage. He specializes in industrial and multifamily land development and also works on development sites in Southeast Florida. Licensed real estate broker in New Jersey (#1757237) and Florida (#BK3462244). AcreX Realty LLC, Licensed Real Estate Broker. Licensure does not imply endorsement.

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