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New Jersey Suburbs Facing Extinction

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NJ “Affordable Housing” War: 2026 Starts with a “Sea Change” and a Federal Courtroom Showdown

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Montvale NJ, The residential building boom transforming New Jersey’s landscape isn’t slowing down. As we enter 2026, many Garden State municipalities are waking up to a new reality after a frantic end to 2025. While hundreds of towns have officially “bought in” to the state’s affordable housing mandates, a defiant coalition of suburban leaders is taking their fight all the way to federal court.

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Landmark Land Deal: Becton Dickinson May Sell 60 Acres in Franklin Lakes for Affordable Housing

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Developer The Hekemian Group Eyes BD Headquarters Parcel as Town Fights to Avoid Losing Control Over Housing Mandate

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FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ – A potential game-changer in the ongoing battle over New Jersey’s affordable housing mandates has emerged: The Hekemian Group has reached an agreement to acquire a massive 60-acre parcel of the Becton Dickinson (BD) corporate headquarters campus off Route 208 for the purpose of affordable housing development.

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Showdown in Bergen County: Franklin Lakes Faces December Deadline to Settle Affordable Housing Dispute or Risk Builder’s Remedy Lawsuits!

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Zero Affordable Homes?! Franklin Lakes Slammed by Fair Housing Group Over Lowball Quota—A Decisive Legal Battle is Brewing

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Franklin Lakes NJ, Franklin Lakes, a high-income borough in Bergen County, is in a high-stakes negotiation battle to avoid losing its immunity against devastating builder’s remedy lawsuits.

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Developer Attempts to Force Development of Wayne Woodland

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Wayne NJ, a  second developer has hit Wayne township with a builder’s remedy lawsuit, this time to force a “substantial” housing project on pristine woodland off of Berdan Avenue.

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