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Originally Posted by Hamilton
LOL good God. Facepalm.
Newport is such a lost opportunity on so many levels. Close to two PATH stations literally 5 minutes from Manhattan plus two HBLR stations, yet so car-oriented and sterile and dead at street level. Acres of parking lots, and that 6-lane highway that passes for a "Boulevard." It's like a Manhattan snob's ill-conceived stereotype of what "Jersey" is about, come to life.
This site is a 6 minute walk to Hoboken PATH. This is their last chance at redemption. They better not blow it!
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They've gotten better stylistically and with retail/amenities in their more recent buildings... the Ellipse actually looks pretty damn nice. Hopefully they will keep moving the ball further but in the not too distant future they can re-imagine those big box lots and build residential on there.