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.

For attorneys, developers, homebuilders, brokers, lenders and title professionals
WHAT SITS IN OUR CORPUS

Records held across New Jersey

Everything a town posts and every OPRA production, kept as the original file and read page by page. Each count shows its source and date.

565New Jersey municipalitiesRecord Works Overview, 2026-09-11
423Fourth Round housing plans filedRecord Works Overview, 2026-09-11
153Towns with documents in the corpusNeon count, 2026-10-22
302,363Documents held, all townsNeon count of distinct files, 2026-10-22
1,472,649Pages of text readNeon OCR page text, 2026-10-22
457,591Original source files keptR2 storage count, 2026-10-22
FROM THE REPORTS

What the record shows

EXHIBIT · WHO APPEARS MOST BEFORE THE BOARDS

Applicant-side professionals, Red Bank, 2016 to 2026

Edward J. McKenna, Jr.Land use counsel29
Christine Nazzaro CofonePlanner21
Edward O'Neill, Jr.Architect20
Michael SimpsonArchitect13
Rick BrodskyLand use counsel12
John B. AndersonLand use counsel10
John McCormackEngineer10
Andrew JaniwPlanner9

Appearances counted by appearance, not by matter. Source: Red Bank Development Record, Exhibit 5, September 2026.

EXHIBIT · TOP 10 LENDERS

Mortgage volume recorded, Jersey City, Q3 2026

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

Total stated principal of mortgages recorded Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026. Source: Jersey City Capital Markets Update, Q3 2026, page 2.

EXHIBIT · REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PRECEDENT

The Commodore, Red Bank: what the agreement requires, clause by clause

Term5 years from the Effective DateRes. 19-67
Affordable set-aside15% of total residential units, under UHAC§ 8.11
Fee reimbursement$29,148.84 in third-party professional fees§ 4.1(b)
Escrow$20,000 for the Borough's out-of-pocket costs§ 4.1(b)
Borough dutyMust fully cooperate to help obtain Governmental Approvals§ 6.2(a)-(b)

Quoted from Redevelopment Agreement Res. 19-67, amended 2025-03-13. Source: Red Bank Development Record, project page, September 2026.

WHO USES IT

What each reader gets

Developers

Every approval, condition and permit on the comps, and who got them through the board.

Brokers

Who sold, who bought, at what price, and which sites are moving from approval to permit.

Mortgage originators

Every lender, loan amount and borrower of record, and the projects that need financing next.

Town staff and planners

The Fourth Round plan measured against the record, and the status of every material project.

DOCUMENTS WE READ

Documents read for each town

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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