May 20, 2026
Westfield, NJ
Orenda Circle is where Westfield's new-construction luxury tier is actually being built. Per public records, two custom builds on the same cul-de-sac cleared $5.45 million combined in 2025 — one a Premier Design Custom Homes project completed in January, the other a 7,062-square-foot four-floor new build that closed mid-year. This is the corridor doing the opposite of Lenape Trail's slow-trading old-money pattern.
Orenda Circle ranks #5 in our verified ranking of Westfield NJ's ten most expensive streets, distinguished from the other top corridors by one defining characteristic: nearly every recent $2.5M+ transaction here has involved new construction. Where Woodland Avenue's $5.275M record sits on near-acre estate land, where Watchung Fork trades discreetly off-market, and where Breeze Knoll Drive commands its hillside elevation premium, Orenda Circle is something different — a corridor builders have actively colonized to deliver turnkey luxury product to the relocating Manhattan and Hoboken buyer pool.
This profile is assembled exclusively from publicly available sources: Garden State Multiple Listing Service records, Union County deed filings, builder project archives, public property-record aggregators, and historical Westfield Patch reporting. The story it tells is concrete: when a 0.32-acre parcel can support a 7,062-square-foot four-floor custom build that sells at $2.65 million within ninety days of listing, the corridor has effectively become its own micro-market within Westfield's broader luxury landscape.
Sale data verified against Garden State Multiple Listing Service records #3942431 and #3967445 (376 Orenda Circle), Premier Design Custom Homes' published project archive (378 Orenda Circle), and Union County public deed filings. Historical comparable data sourced from contemporaneous Westfield Patch reporting (February 2013). Street-level assessment data, lot sizes, build years, and property tax records sourced from PropertyShark and NJPropertyRecords public-record aggregations. Cross-corridor comparable analysis drawn from our verified ranking of Westfield's ten most expensive streets. No private listing data, confidential broker communications, or unverified transaction information is referenced.
Orenda Circle's 2025 luxury cycle was anchored by two new-construction closings six months apart: a January 2025 Premier Design Custom Homes build at 378 Orenda Circle, followed by a 7,062-square-foot custom Colonial at 376 Orenda Circle later in the year. Both properties are documented in public sources; both moved at full or near-full asking; both represented new builds rather than legacy renovations.
Seven-bedroom, eight-bath Colonial with full finished basement, built by Premier Design Custom Homes (Gerald Infantino, principal) and completed January 2025. Exterior specifications include maintenance-free Hardie Plank siding, real stone veneer accents, Azek trim, Timbertech PVC handrails, and a GAF Timberline HD Lifetime warranty roof with metal roofing over the front porch. Andersen 400 Series windows. Two-car garage with carriage-house style doors. Per the builder's published archive, the property closed at $2,850,000 against a $2,895,000 list — 98.4% of asking, a return profile that indicates demand is meeting supply tightly on this corridor.
Seven-bedroom, 6.5-bath custom Colonial across four floors and 7,062 finished square feet. Total assessment $2,139,900 ($1,677,900 building / $462,000 land), 2024 tax burden $48,190. Listed January 2025 (GSMLS #3942431); relisted June 2025 (GSMLS #3967445). Specifications include butler's pantry with wine refrigerator and wet bar, quartz countertops, en-suite first-floor bedroom with cathedral ceiling, finished lower-level rec spaces, and in-law suite. Closed at $2,650,000 — a $55,000 premium over the asking price.
The clearest evidence of Orenda Circle's transformation into Westfield's new-construction luxury corridor lives in the comparison between current sales and the street's 2013 transaction history. Per Westfield Patch reporting from February 11, 2013, 382 Orenda Circle — a six-bedroom, 5.5-bath home — was listed at $1,599,000 and closed at $1,371,000. That's a corridor where, twelve years ago, a six-bedroom luxury home was the upper tier of the street and traded for less than half of what current new construction commands.
The structural shift between 2013 and 2025 isn't just price appreciation. It's a different product entirely. The 2013 sale at $1.371M reflected what existing Orenda Circle inventory looked like: established 1955–1975 era construction, modestly updated, on the .32–.50 acre lots typical of the corridor. The 2025 closings at $2.85M and $2.65M reflect what the street has become: ground-up new construction, builder-developer product engineered explicitly for the relocating high-net-worth buyer who wants institutional-grade build quality without renovation risk. Same street, fundamentally different inventory.
For context, 308 Orenda Circle — a non-new-construction property — closed at $1,725,000 in September 2024 per PropertyShark records. The price spread between renovated-original ($1.725M) and new-construction ($2.85M) on the same corridor — over $1.1 million — quantifies the premium that Westfield's $2.5M-tier buyers are paying specifically for new construction, not just for an Orenda Circle address.
Premier Design Custom Homes — a Westfield-based builder with documented projects at 378 Orenda Circle, 10 Bell Drive, 930 Tice Place, 624 Green Briar Court, 44 Mohawk Trail, 219 Lynn Lane, 46 Mohawk Trail, 746 Coolidge Street, 15 Tamaques Way, and others throughout the town — has been particularly active on Orenda Circle. The 378 Orenda Circle build is part of an extended portfolio of Westfield new-construction projects by the same builder. This concentration of builder activity is itself a market signal: experienced Westfield builders deploy capital where they expect predictable absorption at predictable margins, and Orenda Circle has earned that designation.
Orenda Circle parcels are large enough to support 6,000–7,500 square foot new construction without zoning friction, but compact enough (.32–.50 acres) that builders aren't paying estate-tier land costs. This is the sweet spot for builder economics. Larger lots on streets like Lenape Trail or Watchung Fork cost too much to acquire for new construction; smaller lots in the rest of Westfield can't support the square footage that today's $2.5M+ buyers expect. Orenda Circle fits the ratio precisely.
The original 1955–1975 era inventory on Orenda Circle was solid suburban construction but was not architecturally distinguished or historically protected. Builders can acquire older Orenda Circle homes, demolish them, and replace them with $2.85M new construction without the regulatory or social friction that would attach to demolishing comparable inventory in the historic Dudley Park district or Wychwood Manor's preservation-minded sections. This permissiveness is structural, not coincidental.
The buyer profile for a $2.85M turnkey new build on Orenda Circle is narrow and well-defined: dual-income professional households relocating from Manhattan, Hoboken, or Jersey City, seeking institutional build quality, low maintenance burden, and the Westfield Public School District. Builders can pre-market their projects to this audience with high confidence that any well-executed Orenda Circle build at the right price band will find a buyer in days, not months. The 378 Orenda Circle close at 98.4% of asking reflects this dynamic.
“Orenda is where builders go when they want a guaranteed sale in the $2.5–3M range. Premier Design has practically built the street, and the buyer pool here is a specific cohort — young executive families, half local move-ups, half from Hoboken or Jersey City who want institutional build quality without giving up the commute. When 378 Orenda closes at 98.4% of asking and 376 Orenda closes above list, that's the market telling builders to keep going.
If you own an original 1955–1975 era home on Orenda Circle, the value of your lot to a new-construction builder is materially different from the value of your existing home to an end-user buyer. The 308 Orenda Circle close at $1.725M reflects renovated-original pricing; the 378 Orenda Circle close at $2.85M reflects what the same land can support after new construction. A pre-listing strategy review should explicitly model both scenarios — sale to a builder for tear-down at land-value-plus pricing, versus sale to an end-user buyer at renovated-original pricing. The right answer is property-specific and depends on the home's condition, the buyer pool willing to pay for renovated original, and current builder demand.
If you're a relocating buyer with $2.5M–$3.0M to spend on Westfield new construction, Orenda Circle is your most likely landing spot. Builders are actively producing inventory at this price band on this specific corridor. Streets like Breeze Knoll Drive and Lenape Trail also support $2.5M+ pricing but rarely offer new construction; the inventory there is older, established, and renovation-dependent. Orenda Circle is where the market is currently being supplied for your specific buyer profile.
Sellers of older $2.5M-tier homes on other Westfield corridors need to understand what Orenda Circle's new builds are delivering at the same price point: 7,000-square-foot builds, eight bathrooms, Hardie Plank siding with stone veneer, Andersen window packages, finished basements, in-law suites, full builder warranties. This is the specification benchmark buyers will measure your home against. If you're listing a renovated-original property at $2.5M, the value proposition must be different (more land, mature trees, walkability, character) — because on pure spec, the new-construction comp will win. For the comparative framework across Westfield's luxury tier, see our 2026 Westfield market update.
If you own on Orenda Circle, Roanoke Road, or Westfield's new-construction corridors, accurate pricing requires explicit comparison of tear-down land value, renovated-original pricing, and new-construction benchmark specs. The Prodigy Team provides confidential pricing audits and listing strategy reviews specifically tuned to Westfield's builder-active corridors. Contact The Prodigy Team directly or reach us at 718-873-7345.
378 Orenda Circle, a new construction Colonial built by Premier Design Custom Homes and completed January 2025, closed at $2,850,000 against a $2,895,000 list price (98.4% of asking). 376 Orenda Circle, a 7,062-square-foot four-floor custom Colonial, closed at $2,650,000 in 2025. Combined, the two cleared $5.45 million on the same corridor within the year.
Orenda Circle is a cul-de-sac in Westfield's Indian Forest section on the town's north side, part of the network of streets developed from the 1950 Egypt Hill subdivision — which also produced Breeze Knoll Drive, Roanoke Road, and Woods End. The corridor falls within the Franklin Elementary School district.
Premier Design Custom Homes (principal Gerald Infantino, based at 405 Quantuck Lane in Westfield) is the most documented active builder on Orenda Circle. The firm's published project archive includes 378 Orenda Circle as well as projects on Bell Drive, Tice Place, Green Briar Court, Mohawk Trail, Lynn Lane, Coolidge Street, Tamaques Way, and other Westfield corridors.
Per Westfield Patch reporting, 382 Orenda Circle sold for $1,371,000 in February 2013. Twelve years later, new-construction homes on the same corridor are clearing $2.85 million — appreciation of more than 100% across the period. The shift reflects both price appreciation and a structural change in inventory type, from established existing homes to ground-up new construction.
The 2024 tax burden on 376 Orenda Circle is $48,190 (assessed $2,139,900). Tax burdens on new-construction homes valued at $2.85 million typically run in the $55,000–$65,000 annual range, per Westfield's 2.252% effective tax rate. Per PropertyShark and NJPropertyRecords public-record data.
Orenda Circle falls within the Franklin Elementary School attendance area, with students typically advancing to Roosevelt Intermediate School and Westfield Senior High School. All three are part of the Westfield Public School District, consistently among the highest-rated in Union County.
Sale data verified against Garden State Multiple Listing Service records #3942431 and #3967445 (376 Orenda Circle), Premier Design Custom Homes' published project archive (378 Orenda Circle), and Union County public deed filings. Property assessment data (lot size, tax burden, total assessment) sourced from PropertyShark and NJPropertyRecords public-record aggregations. Historical comparable data from Westfield Patch reporting (February 11, 2013, documenting 382 Orenda Circle's $1,371,000 sale). Builder portfolio data drawn from Premier Design Custom Homes' published projects archive. No private listing data, confidential broker communications, or proprietary transaction information is referenced in this analysis.
For comprehensive Westfield luxury market context, see our companion analyses: the pillar ranking of Westfield's ten most expensive streets, our profile of the $5.275M record sale at 128 Woodland Avenue, the $7.5M+ discreet luxury corridor on Watchung Fork, the hillside elevation premium on Breeze Knoll Drive, and our profile of Lenape Trail's old-money estate corridor. Broader macro market context is covered in our Westfield 2026 price trend update. For neighborhood-level orientation, explore the Westfield neighborhood overview. To discuss strategy for a property on this corridor, learn more about working with The Prodigy Team.
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