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Renderings Revealed for 1,114-Unit Development Along Jersey City Waterfront

A company that has built some of the most prominent landmarks in Jersey City’s Newport neighborhood will soon be pitching a proposal that could bring three modern buildings, a new street, and more storefronts to the area.

Newport Associates Development, a subsidiary of LeFrak, is slated to appear before Jersey City’s planning board to present their plans for a rectangular property at 150 River Drive. The parcel is the northernmost portion of what is known as Newport’s Northeast Quadrant, which stands as one of the last vacant parcels in the community.

The glass-heavy development is designed by New York-based Hill West, a firm that has worked on several high-profile Manhattan buildings including 56 Leonard in Tribeca. The tallest portion of the project, the 47-story tall East Tower, would rise 480 feet and add 571 residences and approximately 6,800 square feet of retail space to the area.

A West Tower component would be slightly shorter at 38 floors and 390 feet, also including an open plaza facing Washington Boulevard. That portion would include 363 units and an eastbound pedestrian bridge on the seventh floor.

The types of units throughout the complex would be fairly balanced and currently break down as 96 studios, 486 one-bedrooms, 436 two-bedrooms, 92 three-bedrooms, and four units of four or more bedrooms. No affordable housing component is included in the plan, as none is required due to the proposal not deviating from the neighborhood’s zoning requirements.

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Jersey Digs