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Development reports · Essex County, NJ

What's being built in Essex County, NJ: Q1 2026

9 development projects in Essex County, NJ had a new filing in Q1 2026 (January to March), down from 15 in Q4 2025 and 13 in Q1 2025. Together they propose 1 new home and 531,241 sq ft of non-residential space, roughly $139.7M in estimated construction value. The busiest towns were Newark City (5), Millburn Township (2) and Livingston Township (2). The most common project type was apartments, followed by mixed use.

9projects filed
1new homes proposed
531,241sq ft non-residential
$139.7Mest. construction value

Biggest projects

Filed 2026-01-13
$102.9M est. value
395,742 sq ft|Mixed use
Mixed-use building, Block 43, Lot 14
Newark City, Essex County, NJ
Filed 2026-01-23
$22.4M est. value
86,160 sq ft|Mixed use
Block 3659, Lot 5.01, Newark
Newark City, Essex County, NJ
Filed 2026-02-02
$13.5M est. value
44,922 sq ft|Office
Business building, Block 2685 Lot 30.01
Newark City, Essex County, NJ
Filed 2026-02-27
$972K est. value
4,417 sq ft|Restaurant
22 Brookside Drive
Millburn Township, Essex County, NJ
Filed 2026-02-10
1 home
1 home|Single-family homes
10 Oswego Lane
Millburn Township, Essex County, NJ

By type

TypeProjectsHomesSq ft
Apartments400
Mixed use20481,902
Restaurant104,417
Single-family homes110
Office1044,922

By town

Every project filed in Q1 2026

ReceivedProjectTownTypeHomesSq ft
2026-02-2722 Brookside DriveMillburn TownshipRestaurant4,417
2026-02-24550 W Mt Pleasant AveLivingston TownshipApartments
2026-02-1010 Oswego LaneMillburn TownshipSingle-family homes1
2026-02-03570 W Mt Pleasant Ave multifamily buildingLivingston TownshipApartments
2026-02-03905-913 Mt Prospect Ave apartment buildingNewark CityApartments
2026-02-02Business building, Block 2685 Lot 30.01Newark CityOffice44,922
2026-01-27566-570 Springfield Ave multifamily buildingNewark CityApartments
2026-01-23Block 3659, Lot 5.01, NewarkNewark CityMixed use86,160
2026-01-13Mixed-use building, Block 43, Lot 14Newark CityMixed use395,742

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Counted by each project's latest filing date. Figures are the totals filed with the county and state, and construction values are rough estimates. See the Essex County page for every project since 2024.