I love the history and growth of this tower
Sometime in 2013 - Jared Kushner acquires the old Jersey Journal building at 30 Journal Square for $3.5 million.
March 14, 2014 - YIMBY reports that a tower of about 40 floor residential building is planned for the site and releases the first renderings
August 26, 2015 - Jersey City's city planning department releases data showing that the tower has grown to 50 floors
September 9, 2015 - Curbed reports that the tower will rise to a height of 650 feet
September 13, 2015 - New renderings from HPA Urban show the relation of 30 Journal Square with the 56 and 70 story twin tower development across the street. Of note is the historic Jersey Journal appears to face demolition in this plan
January 25, 2016 - SkyscraperPage user CIA posts in the New York Supertall thread to alert the community of a substantial tower planned for 30 Journal Square
January 28, 2016 - Jersey City Council is set to approve a zoning amendment which will allow a mixed-use tower of over one million sqft, with a maximum tower floor plate of 12,900 sqft, and no height limit, in exchange for preservation of the 30 Journal Square building, a public plaza with a bunch of neat design features that will act as an extension of the work being done on the northside of the street, high quality retail including a possible beer garden, and a new promenade connecting Journal Square to streets at the rear of the property. Who wants to show up at the council meeting on Thursday and get more details and possible renderings?
