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Monsignor William J. Linder
New Community founder Monsignor William J. Linder is one of the leading American urban visionaries of his generation and a founding member of the American Community Development movement. He has made an incredibly positive mark on Newark, the city that has been his home for over 45 years.

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NCC and RPM Join in New Housing Venture

New Community Corporation has embarked on a new $14 million housing venture, a mixed use, low and moderate income development in Newark’s West Ward that promises to be a catalyst for revitalization in an economically-underserved area of the city.

The project, called Roseville Commons, is being carried out through a joint partnership with RPM Development Group, one of New Jersey’s leading private developers of affordable housing, based in Montclair.  A 50-unit mid-rise complex, Roseville Commons will be situated in the heart of the Roseville Community Revitalization Area, close to St. Rose of Lima Church and the Orange Street shopping corridor.

“It’s a great project to reignite New Community’s development efforts. We’ve been out of development for too long,” said Monsignor William J. Linder, founder and CEO of New Community Corporation.

“It will also make a significant impact on the development of the Orange Street corridor,” he added.

New Community Corporation owns and manages more than 1,800 units of low and moderate income housing in Newark, Orange and Jersey City. The corporation’s last housing project was its Orange Senior residence, built in 2003.

In addition to housing, plans call for the five-story Roseville Commons, which will have an
Orange Street address, to offer 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as 4,500 square feet of community space to be operated by New Community Corporation. Amenities include underground parking, a community center, interior courtyard and security. New Community Corporation will provide various social services to community residents in space provided on the first floor of the building. The project should be completed by next spring.

Ed Martoglio, president of RPM, said he believes Roseville Commons will aid the city of Newark in accomplishing its mission of providing high-quality affordable housing and also lead to a revitalization of the surrounding neighborhood.

“I’m delighted to be able to work with Monsignor Linder directly and the NCC organization, as I have deep respect for the Monsignor’s commitment over many decades to the revitalization of Newark’s neighborhoods,” he said.

RPM Development is the same firm that spearheaded the revitalization of downtown East Orange with projects like Dr. King Plaza and Brick Church Commons. The company’s affordable housing projects in Newark include West Side Village, a 129-unit residential/commercial development  situated on Park Avenue and on N. 13th Street and Cherry Tree Village, a 110-unit affordable housing development located on Park Avenue.

Martoglio called it a “long and difficult process” to acquire the necessary funding to  help bring Roseville Commons to fruition. Both  he and Monsignor Linder emphasized it would not be possible without support from the city of  Newark, State Community Affairs Commissioner Joseph V. Doria Jr. and the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency and its executive director, Marge Della Vecchia.  Funding for the project is also  being contributed by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

Construction financing is being provided by Thrift Institutions Community Investment  Corporation (TICIC), a Cranford-based organization headed by Gordon Ur.

The spacious two, three and four bedroom rental units at Roseville Commons will be priced between $475 and $925 a month and will be  offered to applicants who meet the guidelines for the low and moderate income property. Featured in the units will be hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms, energy-efficient dishwasher and other kitchen appliances and high efficiency heating and cooling systems.

Roseville Commons will also be unique in that it will be constructed with an energy-efficient design. It has received the certification of The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, a third party certification program that is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

To create a green interior living space at  Roseville Commons, the units on the second floor are being designed around an open garden space. The upper floors will overlook this space, creating an interior greenhouse effect throughout the building. There will also be a rooftop garden on the fifth floor and a second floor meditation room for building residents.

No residents will be displaced by the project, as the only building on the site was formerly occupied by the Hispanic Development Corporation, which is part of NCC and now located in space at St. Rose of Lima School. Plans call for the old Hispanic  Development Corp. building on Orange Street to be demolished to make way for Roseville Commons.

It is expected that dozens of jobs will be created by the new housing venture and RPM Development is committed to hiring local residents during construction and subsequently for site maintenance and management, which is good news given the nation’s sagging economy.

“RPM is committed to continuing in its tradition of exceeding affirmative action hiring requirements by working closely with the city’s Office of Affirmative Action in employing people who both work and live in this community,” Martoglio said.

Newark West Ward Councilman Ronald C. Rice, an early supporter of the project, said he has no doubt Roseville Commons will lead to a  resurgence of economic development along  Orange Street.

“I think it will show a vibrancy in the area to other developers and real estate folks, the fact that there is a project underway. That area has been  perceived as being dormant for a number of years,” he said.