Badger-Madison Homes Breaks Ground in Newark

Phase 1 of an affordable housing project in Clinton Hill began with a groundbreaking event Monday on Badger Avenue.

Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Construction

Photograph of a raw excavation pit on a vacant urban lot beside brick rowhouses, with a yellow excavator arm at the edge under a clear morning sky. — Phase 1 of the Badger-Madison Homes affordable housing project broke ground Monday at 128-130 Badger Avenue in Newark's Clinton Hill section, serving residents earning 20 to 80 percent of area median income. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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A groundbreaking was held Monday to mark Phase 1 of Badger-Madison Homes at 128-130 Badger Avenue in Newark's Clinton Hill section. The project is designed to serve residents earning between 20 and 80 percent of the area median income.

Why it matters

The Newark Municipal Council supported the developer's application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the site. The project adds housing options for lower- and moderate-income residents in the city's South Ward.

Phase 1 consists of a two-family home and a three-family home aimed at households earning 20 to 80 percent of area median income. Five more lots at 33, 35, 37 and 39 Madison Avenue and 136 Badger Avenue are planned, but the source does not give total unit counts or a construction schedule.

The players

Badger Madison Community Partners LLC

The developer behind the two-family and three-family homes at 128-130 Badger Avenue, operating as a partnership of local and regional housing organizations.

Patrick Council

South Ward councilman for Newark who attended the Badger-Madison Homes groundbreaking.

Michael Silva

East Ward councilman for Newark who publicly praised the groundbreaking.

The details

Badger Madison Community Partners LLC is developing the project with Clinton Hill Community Action, POIĒMA Development Group, TMA General Contracting LLC, Creative Development Real Estate, Tactical Development Group, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and Columbia Bank. South Ward Councilman Patrick Council attended the groundbreaking, and East Ward Councilman Michael Silva publicly praised the event.

Monday (week of Nov. 11, 2026): Groundbreaking held for Phase 1 of Badger-Madison Homes.

Market Landscape

The project relies on funding from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which the council endorsed for the 128 and 130 Badger Avenue parcels. The development extends that state-backed model into Newark's South Ward and is planned to continue across five additional lots.

Residents earning between 20 and 80 percent of the area median income may qualify for the new homes once they are completed. Neighbors on Badger Avenue and Madison Avenue will see continued construction as the project moves to its additional lots.

The takeaway

Affordable housing projects like Badger-Madison Homes often advance in phases, so the first groundbreaking is an early step rather than a finished result. Residents tracking the development can watch the remaining Madison and Badger Avenue lots for new filings.