Martin Luther King Boulevard Tax Abatement

At a glance

• What: Ordinance 26-0292 granting a 25-year long term tax abatement to 636 MLK Urban Renewal LLC for three new four-story buildings at 636-642 Martin Luther King Boulevard (Central Ward): 42 units, 33 market-rate and 9 affordable (three each restricted at 40, 60 and 80 percent of area median income), with 11 parking spaces.
• Where it stands: Adopted on final passage September 9, 2026, 7 yes, 0 no, with Jackson and Silva absent. It had been deferred from August 5.
• Next: None pending.

Public hearing (September 9)

Public speakers were Felicia Alston-Singleton, Lisa Parker, Alif Muhammad, Munirah El-Bomani; the minutes do not record their positions. The Council of the Whole moved to close the hearing and adopt.

Vote

Yes (7): Council Member Council, Council Member Crump, Council Member Kelly, Council Member Ramos, Council Member Scott-Rountree, President Quintana, Council Member Bey. Absent (2): Council Member Jackson, Council Member Silva.

Unit mix

Market rate: 13 one-bedroom, 14 two-bedroom, 6 three-bedroom. Affordable: one one-, one two- and one three-bedroom unit at each of 40, 60 and 80 percent AMI.

Sources

• City Council regular meeting minutes, September 9, 2026: https://legistar1.granicus.com/Newark/meetings/2026/9/302222_M_Municipal_Council_26-09-09_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

Log

2026-09-09 - City Council

Public hearing with four speakers; adopted 7-0 (two absent). Previously deferred August 5.