PROXIMITY TO BOTH URBAN AND SUBURBAN AMENITIES

Our communities in Orange and East Orange, New Jersey offer apartments for rent that provide the best of both worlds to our residents. In many cases, you’ll find yourself within walking distance to mass transit and shopping options while still very close to large parks and big box stores. The areas around our communities are extremely walkable with actual sidewalks on almost every street. Easy access to the five train stations serving the two municipalities – Brick Church, East Orange, Orange, Highland Avenue and Mountain Ave along with multiple bus routes makes the area extremely desirable with our larger apartment layouts at affordable prices. Via a Light Rail connection from the Newark Broad Street Station, residents can also access the PATH System providing access to Jersey City, Harrison, Newark Penn Station and Newark Liberty International Airport. Benjamin H Realty offers a variety of newly renovated kitchen and bathroom apartments with Studio, One, Two and Three Bedroom floor plans. With more than thirty communities in our portfolio, you’ll find a combination of garden style and mid-rise apartment homes each with standard and individual amenities. Many feature the largest floor plans in the area, most offer heat & hot water included, some offer elevators, park views or off-street parking and others are on tree lined streets or a two minute walk to the train. Most importantly, all of our communities benefit from a professional staff of maintenance and office personnel ready to assist our residents to ensure they have the best possible living experience in their apartment homes.

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    • ACCESSIBLE TO EMPLOYMENT, HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION

    With a thirty minute or less commute via mass transit or by car, our communities are positioned so that you can quickly get to work, get needed healthcare or continue your education. Even in this current environment, Northern New Jersey continues to regain jobs in all nine major private industry sectors – trade, transportation and utilities, professional and business services, education and health services, construction, financial activities, information, manufacturing, leisure and hospitality and other services. New Jersey is home to 17 current Fortune 500 companies.


    If you want to work in healthcare or you need top notch or specialized healthcare, you’ll find it in Northern New Jersey. RWJ Barnabas Health, Atlantic Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, University Hospital, the Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, the Children’s Specialized Hospital and all of their affiliate locations are all easily accessible from Orange and East Orange.

    Benjamin H Realty apartment communities offer multiple affordable, off-campus housing options for those continuing with higher education in Essex, Hudson or Morris Counties. Essex County is home to twelve secondary school locations including Seton Hall, Rutgers – Newark, NJIT, Montclair State, Bloomfield College, Caldwell College and Essex County College. By living in one of our apartment homes, you’ll be a resident of Essex County and potentially eligible for tuition free college at Essex County College through a Community College Opportunity Grant. To see if you may be eligible, go to     www.essex.edu/tuitionfree.

    NEARBY PARKS, RECREATION AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS

    Twenty-four parks, five reservations and multiple other recreation facilities make it easy for residents of our communities to get outside and enjoy the outdoors, sporting activities and take in nature’s beauty. Many of the parks have been revitalized and upgraded with modern equipment and turf. From playing golf, to hiking and picnicking, it’s all here for you, your friends and family. 

    Monte Irvin Orange Park is located in the City of Orange on the East Orange boarder, the beautiful 47.63 acre park is situated between Central Avenue and Center and Harrison Streets. It serves the Essex County community with athletic fields, walking paths and a playground. The park hosts a variety of free concerts annually. 

    Branch Brook Park is the nation’s first county park located on the East Orange and Newark boarder. The park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States and is celebrated with an annual festival. The Newark Light Rail runs on the park’s west side providing access from the park to downtown Newark, Newark Penn Station and shopping & dining in the Newark Ironbound section. At 360 acres it is the largest developed park in Essex County and offers athletic fields, basketball, tennis and bocce ball courts, an urban farm, a senior citizen center, a jogging loop and children’s garden.

    The South Mountain Recreation Complex is less than a ten minute ride from most of the Benjamin H Realty communities and is located in West Orange. It’s another jewel of the County Park System with activities for all ages including the Turtle Back Zoo, Codey Arena, MiniGolf Safari, the children’s Regatta Playground and Paddleboarding. The Complex sits next to the South Mountain Reservation, a 2,000 acre natural reserve offering open space, picnic areas, marked hiking trails, paddle boats and some spectacular views. 

    As you can see, apartment homes in the Benjamin H Realty portfolio offer the best features of both urban and suburban living for individuals and couples living on their own as well as those having started a family.
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