LAND USE DOCUMENT RECORD SERIES

New Jersey land use records, site by site

Every fact cites the document that states it. Board resolutions, permits, certificates of occupancy, PILOT and redevelopment agreements, tax parcels, deeds and mortgages, read from the source documents and linked site by site.

What the record shows

Four exhibits from Record Works reports and the public documents behind them.
EXHIBIT 1

Red Bank, NJ - Applicant-Side Firms (2016-2026)

Firms retained by applicants before the Planning and Zoning Boards, by number of appearances in the resolutions on file.

McKenna, Dupont, Stone & WashburneLand use counsel29
SOME ArchitectsArchitect25
Cofone Consulting Group, LLCPlanner20
Ansell, Grimm and Aaron, PCLand use counsel12
Dynamic TrafficEngineer11
Kennedy Consulting EngineersEngineer10
Office of Andrew Janiw, Professional PlannerPlanner9

Counted by appearance, not by matter, within each firm’s discipline. Source: Red Bank Development Record, Exhibit 12, page 165, September 2026.

EXHIBIT 2

Jersey City, NJ - Top 10 Mortgage Lenders (Q3 2026)

Total stated principal of mortgages recorded July 1 to September 30, 2026, by lender.

Affinius Capital$490.0M
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.$464.3M
Truist Bank$276.8M
Northwestern Mutual Life$200.5M
American Equity Investment Life$132.3M
M&T Bank$110.5M
Firstrust Bank$37.5M
Post Road Real Estate Finance$35.0M
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.$26.3M
Valley National Bank$23.7M

Source: Jersey City Capital Markets Update, Q3 2026, page 2.

EXHIBIT 3

Bayonne, NJ - Redevelopment Agreement Land Terms (Bayonne Bay East)

What the redeveloper pays and what the City must do before the Phase I sale closes.

AgreementRedevelopment and Purchase and Sale Agreement, Feb 8, 2016, amended four times to May 19, 2025Recitals
PhasingRedeveloper buys the site phase by phase as conditions precedent are metRecitals
Pre-closing payment$325,000, credited in full against the Phase I priceRecitals
Soil escrows$200,000, then a further $250,000, both credited against the priceRecitals
City obligationTest, classify and remove about 30,000 cubic yards of stockpiled soilRecitals
Closing conditionContaminated soil removed, deed notice ended, clean LSRP letterRecitals
Phase I net price$4,955,000§ 1

Recited in Bayonne Ordinance O-25-69, adopted 2025-11-12, authorizing the Phase I sale of Block 830, Lot 2.02 to Bayonne Partners Urban Renewal LLC.

EXHIBIT 4

Bayonne, NJ - Multifamily PILOT Payment Schedule (Harbor Station South)

The annual service charge paid in place of property taxes, by year, for about 551 rental units.

Years 1 to 1010% of AGR
Years 10 to 1512% of AGR
Years 15 to 2012% of AGR or 20% of taxes otherwise due, whichever is greater
Years 20 to 2512% of AGR or 40% of taxes
Years 25 to 2812% of AGR or 60% of taxes
Years 28 to 3012% of AGR or 80% of taxes
UnitsAbout 551 market-rate rentalsRecitals
Minimum$1,000,000 a year, whatever the AGR math gives§ 4.2
Admin fee2% of the projected annual charge§ 4.9
Build deadlineStart within 3 months of financing, never past 36 months, no extension§ 2.6
Projected to City$1,481,449.95 a year; the land paid no tax in 2016Recitals

AGR is annual gross revenue; years run from the certificate of occupancy. Financial Agreement, § 4.2, attached to Bayonne Ordinance O-17-45, adopted 2017-08-16.

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Planning & Zoning Resolutions · Construction Permits · Certificates of Occupancy · Redevelopment & PILOT Agreements · Affordable Housing Element & 4th Round · Board & Council Minutes · Tax Parcel Records · Sales Deeds & Mortgage Instruments

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