Developer buys multiple single-family Hackensack homes. Check out what's planned

Megan Burrow, NorthJersey.com
Updated ·2 min read

HACKENSACK — Five properties near the Anderson Street train station have been sold to a developer who plans to build multifamily housing on the adjacent lots.

The properties, currently the site of several single-family homes, span 30,800 square feet and are about a block away from the NJ Transit station.

The site is currently zoned for medium-density multifamily and offices. The new owner plans to redevelop the properties at 75, 77 and 81 Linden St. and 80 and 84 Vanderbeck Place into a new residential community, said Anthony Cassano of NAI James E. Hanson, the commercial real estate firm that negotiated the sale for an undisclosed amount.

Five properties near the Anderson Steet train station have been sold to a developer.
Five properties near the Anderson Steet train station have been sold to a developer.

Cassano, a vice president of the firm, represented the seller, the estate of Donald Gonzalez, care of Michael Sprague Esq., and the buyer, M&M Development, LLC, in the deal.

The planned redevelopment is one of many projects in various stages of planning or construction in Hackensack as the building boom continues in the city’s downtown.

While much of the recent wave of development has centered on Main Street in Hackensack, the Anderson Street area is also seeing changes.

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The Walcott, a 235-unit residential building at Anderson and Main streets near the Sears building, opened earlier this year.

Cassano, a former Bergen County freeholder who served as chairman of the body now known as the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, also negotiated the sale of a nearby redevelopment site at 107 and 109 Anderson St. that was recently approved for 234 residential units and ground-floor retail.

That building will take over the site of the longtime seafood restaurant Rudy’s, two mixed-use buildings and the city’s former Building Department.

“When a town truly commits to a redevelopment plan like Hackensack has, it’s impressive to witness all that can be accomplished,” Cassano said in a statement. “Through the addition of premier residential complexes, bountiful retail offerings as well as spacious parks and plazas, Hackensack is establishing itself as a leading place to live in northern New Jersey.”

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