July 15, 2026

MSW Helps Client Secure Land Use Approvals for Multifamily Project in Passaic

Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP(MSW) is proud of have helped our client, 54 Holdsworth LLC, secure site plan approval and bulk variance relief for the development of a 9-unit mixed market and affordable residential project in the City of Passaic. This thoughtful and well-designed project will bring much needed updated housing stock to the area. The project team was led by MSW attorneys Matthew Gilson and Benjamin Lindeman, and included Kiersten Osterkorn of Omland & Osterkorn, Inc., Tom Rybak and Greg Hasaj of T.M. Rybak and Associates, traffic engineers Conor Hughes and Corey Chase from Dynamic Traffic, and planner Gabriel Bailer from Harbor Consultants. MSW paralegal Jahynis Cabral contributed significantly to the application process. This project represents MSW’s second approval for St. Nicholas Catholic Church as they look to convert surplus church property into much needed housing for the city.

Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP (MSW) is a boutique law firm servicing the commercial real estate and construction industries. Headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, the firm represents a wide range of clients, including institutional, publicly traded real estate companies, international and regional lenders, national contractors and subcontractors, and family offices. The firm has been ranked as a top law firm by both Chambers & Partners and U.S. News & World Report.