Posted on 04/07/2021 4:26:27 PM PDT by CaptainK
After years of not being able to find a buyer for her Saddle River mansion, Rosie O’Donnell finally caved and sold her home at a loss, The Post has learned.
But the home’s next residents are already causing a stir in the tony neighborhood, home to the rich and famous, from rapper Ja Rule to singer Mary J. Blige.
The six-bedroom, nine-bathroom abode is expected to be demolished and turned into a series of affordable housing units per a landmark public court settlement with Fair Share Housing Center.
But the agreement has left its upscale residents outraged.
According to an unnamed source who lives in the area and was familiar with the proceedings, the borough had plans to comply with the affordable housing requirements in Saddle River. The requirements usually include sites that are 100% affordable.
However, in this case, local developers Saddle River Investors intervened, court docs show.
And their intervention only “added insult to injury,” the source said.
As part of a fair housing court settlement between the borough of Saddle River and the Fair Share Housing Center of NJ, the 5-acre lot that belonged to O’Donnell will be converted into 60 units — of which only 20% will be used for affordable housing.
Essentially, the source said, “the developer plans to segregate the units, instead of integrating them with the high density multi-family housing.” While there is no legal requirement that the units be integrated, residents say the current plan doesn’t sit well with them. Saddle River Investors has declined to comment on the matter.
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LOL
LOLOL...”Section 8 for thee but not for me.”
FINALLY, some semblance of real justice in the land. Reap what you sowed, suckers!
no wonder it dint sell... that is one ugly azz house!
I imagine it needs several exorcisms as well.
Trump warned about this.
“Trump warned about this.”
Laugh now, may be coming to your neighborhood, folks.
>>But the agreement has left its upscale residents outraged.
As well it should. The developer got an exclusion so that only 12 units will be government housing. It should be all 60 units filled with criminals and crack addicts. They need to be forced to go full Cabrini Green.
But now the state is forcing towns to allow the existing homes to be demolished and TWO replacement homes built on the site. But that's not all, folks! Each of the two homes could have one detached "Auxiliary Dwelling Unit" (an ADU, aka, mother-in-law cottage) AND and a separate dwelling unit attached to the main home. So EVERY quarter acre could go from housing one family to six units housing SIX families. If that happens to many of the houses in town, it will irrevocably change the character of the town for much, much worse.
But these local and state initiatives pale in comparison to what Biden is trying to slip through in his noxious "Infrastructure" bill. He is planning to get rid of all single-family zoning throughout the entire USA. See:
BIDEN COMMENCES HIS WAR ON THE SUBURBS
By Paul Mirengoff, April 7, 2021, Powerline Blog:Joe Biden’s “infrastructure” bill isn’t about improving America’s roads, bridges, and other elements of our infrastructure. It’s about transforming America as radically as can be done through spending legislation.
We shouldn’t be surprised, therefore, that the legislation includes an attack on single-family zoning
libs: We *loves us* the downtrodden and poor.
Uh, as long as they stay FAR FAR away from us!
Get as far away from big urban areas as fast as your little legs will take you.
You’ve been warned.
Rosie wants to convert the land
to multifamily zoning
the rest of the story is bs
Saddle River mansion
Tear it down, build another Cabrini Green. The end result will still be the same.
Betcha the Saddle River residents will look into trying to build a high FENCE or a WALL around the perimeter of the affordable housing complex.
If you’ve seen recent photos you would concede that she already is.
CC
If I had the money I would. As fast as I could.
I’m in the suburbs but still...
NIMBY
HAHAHAHAHA!! This is “rich”
That’s ridiculous.
A quarter of an acre is barely enough for one modest sized house.
bigger pig farm...
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