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THE ESSEX COUNTY, NJ "DOWNSIZER'S" PAGE

Over the last few years, options for seniors have expanded greatly and, as the Baby Boom generation moves toward the day when the family house seems much too large and the taxes unbearable, the housing needs of our senior population will be increasingly crucial.

NJDreamHouses.com will help you discover all the possibilities and then some. If you are a family member trying to figure out where mom and dad would like to live once they sell their home, call me! If you are a downsizer yourself and are worried about what your housing future will be, I would like to help.

Some of the many communities being built in New Jersey are geared to the active lifestyles of Baby Boomers, with prices that reflect their successful lifestyles and the high return on the houses they're now selling.

But, of course, not everybody is in that league.
Affordable housing is available, if you know where to look. As defined on the Presbyterian Homes and Services (PHS) website, "affordable housing communities offer comfortable, attractive and reasonably-priced housing options to individuals with limited incomes. Prospective residents are age 62 and over and must meet federally-established income guidelines." To find the many PHS affordable housing developments in New Jersey, please scroll down!

Stay tuned for my growing list of local options -- over 55 developments, condo complexes, and more. As you scroll down, I've put the links first for each option, so please copy the link, paste into the address space at the top of your page and click on enter to take you to the official websites.

Feel free to contact me for a personal consultation on your downsizing needs.

Remember that NJ Transit offers special ratest to seniors..

Call me at 973-509-2222 x 104 or email me.

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Visit these websites for background on local senior options:

The Montclair Inn, 27 Hillside Avenue (Independent living) (973) 746-8917 ... 250 Bloomfield Avenue. Bloomfield, NJ 07003.

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www.to.montclair.nj.us/health/seniordir.pdf

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Senior resource is a comprehensive, informational site defining and explaining traditional and leading-edge senior lifestyle options, related services, estate planning, insurance and product information, with many links to resources.

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The New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services
also offers NJ EASE, a toll-free hotline at 1-877-222-3737 to help with healthcare, insurance, home care services,
long term care options, transportation, social activities, nutrition, volunteer opportunities.

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Tax tips from the Presbyterian Homes and Services for seniors, with information on memory loss, organizing paperwork and more, at The Senior Living Institute Of New Jersey.

Visit thesePHS Communities throughout NJ by going to --

Allaire Crossing - Asbury Tower - Butler Senior Community - Countryside Meadows - Crestwood Manor (Whiting, NJ) - The Crossroads At Howell - Hidden Brook at Franklin (Somerset) - Friendship Gardens (Howell) - Gables At W. Windsor (Princeton) - Haddonfield Home - Meadow Lakes (Hightstown) - Monroe Village (Jamesburg) - Plainfield Tower West -
Portland Pointe (Atlantic Highlands) - PHS, Inc (Princeton) - Samuel Miller Senior Housing Community Mt. Holly) - Stafford Township (Manahawkin)
Stonebridge at Montgomery (Skillman) - Stony Brook (Pennington)
Walter Behnke Senior Housing Complex (Paramus) - Watchung Ridge - Watchung Terrace at Middlesex - Waterford Glen (Wall) - Wheaton Pointe (East Windsor) - The Woodlands at Ramsey

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A comprehensive directory of New
Jersey Assisted Living Communities.

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Find Assisted Living
Free assistance finding the right
Assisted Living Community

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Research & Locate a Variety of
Senior Housing and Assisted Living Options.

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Brainerd Street Commons
PO Box 4029
Mount Holly, NJ
Tel: 609.261.2399

Affordable 62+ living accomodations in a
Quaker-led community serving people of all religions and ethnicities, with resellable memberships from $95,000 to $110,000.

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Visit the official website for the following new housing developments:

The Chelsea at Fanwood
295 South Avenue
Fanwood, NJ 07023
(908) 654-5200
The Chelsea at East Brunswick
606 Cranbury Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 651-6100

The Chelsea at Warren
(Somerset County)
274 King George Road
Warren, NJ 07060
(908) 903-0911

The Chelsea at Montville
165 Changebridge Road
Montville, NJ 07045
(973) 402-1100

The Chelsea at Tinton Falls
One Hartford Drive
Tinton Falls, NJ 07701
(732) 933-4700

The Chelsea at Manalapan
445 Route 9 South
Manalapan, NJ 07726
(732) 972-6200

Castle Senior Living at Forest Hills
108-25 Horace Harding Exwy
Forest Hills, NY 11368
(718) 760-4600

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For assisted-living suites and rooms; 24-hour care options, all on rolling lawns in in West Orange, NJ.

To read Antoinette Martin's piece on the new 143-unit Hovanian Concierge Club for 60+ buyers at Glen Pointe, Teaneck, in Bergen County, NJ

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For information on New Seasons senior assisted living housing in Mt. Arlington. (The company also has communities in Pennsylvania.)

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For eldercare options through the United Jewish Communities of Metrowest New Jersey, including
Lester Jewish Senior Housing Complex.

Information on Transition Eldercare Services at United Jewish Communities of Metrowest NJ (Essex, Morris, Sussex Counties, North Union Counties)

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Buyers can be a little cranky on closing day if things go wrong during the walk-through inspection. For example, the sellers' dependable old dishwasher might stop midway through its cycle and the bathroom sink might clog unexpectedly. These situations can create anxiety for the buyers and sellers, but such problems are quite common and usually simple to resolve.

Most purchase agreements require that the major mechanical systems and the appliances being conveyed are in working order at the time of the closing. Defects are often discovered during the structural inspection, allowing the sellers plenty of time to have the repairs made. Occasionally there are last-minute breakdowns or defects that are not spotted until the walk-through inspection. In that case, an agreement can be made with the sellers at the closing to escrow funds for the repair or replacement of the items in question.

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Roberta Plutzik Baldwin
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516 Valley Road
Upper Montclair
New Jersey 07043
Office: 973-509-2222 x 104
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Over the past decade plus, Roberta Baldwin has become one of Essex County's most respected real estate professionals, often quoted in the national media and, in 2007, a featured Realtor on the HGTV show "Bought & Sold". In 2007, The Baldwin Dream Team was a Top 3 RE/MAX team statewide, dollar volume. In 2006 & 2007, The Baldwin Dream Team ranked among the Top 2 producers in RE/MAX Village Square's 5-office network in Essex County, NJ and nationally at the coveted Chairman's Club service level. A recipient of the New Jersey Association of Realtors® Circle of Excellence Sales Award for the past 11 years, Roberta brings a myriad of talents to the job of helping her clients buy and sell homes. In 2003, she was named "Realtor of the Year" by the West Essex Board of Realtors. An award-winning former journalist, author, newspaper editor, marketing and publishing executive, her well-honed organizational, creative, and people skills are brought to bear on every deal she negotiates. She specializes in “staging homes” to give them a marketplace edge and, a such, has been the subject of feature articles in the New York Times, Star Ledger and other area newspapers. As past chair of the West Essex Board of Realtors’ Community Service Committee, she developed Library in a Box, an innovative, award-winning community literacy project bringing new children’s books to area daycare centers and also launched the now-annual "Just Sweaters" campaign for the WEBOR, spearheading the collection of warm garments for charity. A native of Rochester, NY, Roberta is Essex County, NJ's only top real estate producer who has also produced an off-Broadway musical, called (appropriately enough) “Suburb”. As the official biographer of singer Lionel Richie, in late 2004 she appeared as a 'talking head' on E!Entertainment's bio of the Richie family. Roberta is married to biographer and historian Neil Baldwin (please visit him at www.neilbaldwinbooks.com!) They have two grown children -- Allegra, a young executive in the fashion industry, and Nick, a member of The Baldwin Dream Team -- who grew up happily in Montclair and Glen Ridge after spending their earliest years in Brooklyn Heights, NY. In early 2004, Roberta welcomed longtime Montclair resident Tamima Friedman to her real estate team. You may access Tamima and the rest of the team's bios on the "About Me" tab, in the "My Associates Page" at the top of this website's Home Page. Tamima, a former freelance writer and home renovator, spent a decade in the Far East before relocating to Montclair, NJ. The Baldwin Team grew again in 2005, as Nancy S. Chu came to us with a wonderful combination of administrative acumen and creative talent. Nancy was an administrator at NYU Medical Center and a highly-regarded NY theater director prior to joining RE/MAX. She speaks Mandarin Chinese. In 2007, Sidney Simon relocated from Atlanta to join the team after a career career in human resources; Nick Baldwin segued from his personal training business to cover our rental and condo buyers, and Sam Anderson, a well-known local Realtor, became our transaction coordinator and investment and multi-family specialist. The team welcomes buyers from the world over to email or call them to discuss living in Essex County's beautiful towns; local residents are invited to experience the professionalism of The Baldwin Dream Team when they are ready to sell their homes. We are at your service!

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