Not going to start a thread just yet, but word in my building is they are restarting "The Ellipse" next door (25 14th Street). This is a old proposal in Newport from 2006. The building is out on a pier.
Not sure if they are staying with the Arquitectonia design or getting a new one. The rumors are saying 45 floors still so that would likely keep it around 459 ft as it is in the database. If it stays that tall it will help extend the JC skyline north when looking from Manhattan.
I can hear the pile drivers going now. I'll take pictures from the roof of my building once they get a little further along since they just started prep last week.
Both are out of date as new developments have been proposed. My analysis - there are some small sites with huge density allowances on the waterfront. 99 Hudson will likely have company in the 900ft+ department soon. Also note the "no height limit" area of Journal Square.
I hope they propose a condo building above what zoning currently allows as there is so few high rise homeownership options in Jersey City. Everything seems to be rental.
I hope they propose a condo building above what zoning currently allows as there is so few high rise homeownership options in Jersey City. Everything seems to be rental.
Anyone live in the area?
I live right there. Always figured it'd be a matter of time before these empty lots get developed.
The added retail will be nice but there is a lot of empty retail around here as it is. The bottom of my building sat empty for 2 years and just finally got its first tenant, but they only take up half the retail space. More restaurants have been closing than opening around here, too.
The two new condo towers will be a nice fit to Northern Newport. It'll be a really good spot, right next to the park and across the street from Target. Other than the piers and the cement plant there is no more undeveloped space left in the Newport area. I hope Target doesn't get swallowed up (although in this environment, it probably will, along with Modell's / Staples).
Hopefully as development continues, it'll start moving back West, filling in the empty space between the cast iron lofts (the awfully named 'Soho West').
What this area (Waterfront + Newport) really needs though is more retail. Sure you've got the Mall there, but the streetscapes are barren with pedestal parking garages surrounding you. I'd love to see lines of boutique stores tracing the sidewalks a la NYC. I think the sizable residential population could support it and it would incentivize more people to come and stay in Jersey City rather than using it simply as a cheaper place to rest your head after a long day's work across the river. Cafes, clothiers, restaurants, etc. Target needs some competition
New residential mid-rise coming to Hamilton Square, across from the Newport Centre Mall:
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The 17-story, 397-unit building is planned for the corner of Ninth Street and Marin Boulevard, near the Unico Towers. The developer is Jonathan Kushner, of KRE Group, which is behind the three-tower project going up in Journal Square.
Late June - Downtown Jersey City Update from Brandon Nagle
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The Newark Street Pedestrian Plaza has apparently become permanent, as the road markings are being removed.
Jersey Avenue and Christopher Columbus 7? story retail and residential building
Liberty Harbor
Montgomery and Grove condos
33 Park Avenue, once the foundation piles are finished and the slab is poured, this will begin rising fast. They can't excavate due to flooding.
99 Hudson Street site was empty of cars, but untouched.
The new hotel by Harborside
URL Harborside. It was 42 stories high as of June 28th.
The old Harborside model is still prominently displayed.
The large building in the front and the left twin were built exactly as is. The two tall right side buildings have been replaced by URL Harborside's three 70 story towers. The tall building on the left remains a parking lot.
Trump Plaza II
Marbella II (M2) and 110 First Street
This dog park was destroyed during construction and is being rebuilt to a different design.
143 Second Street (they are doing some kind of renovation here.)
Bayonne City Council to consider 46th Street redevelopment plan tonight
- A redevelopment plan that would allow an apartment complex to be built up to 10 stories tall in a neighborhood of mostly two-story homes will be considered at the City Council meeting at City Hall tonight at 7 p.m.
The plan, which targets the northwestern corner of 46th Street and Broadway, will be open for public comment before it is voted on, if the council decides to take a vote on it.
The city's five council members could take a final vote to accept or reject the redevelopment plan; table the plan for another meeting but leave it unchanged; or table the plan for another meeting while considering making amendments to it.
If approved by the council, the plan would help pave the way for developer Lance Lucarelli of The L Group to build what he has said would be a nine-story building with retail stores on the first floor and 88 apartment units on the upper floors.
Normally, following the city's Master Plan, a building can be built at 46th Street and Broadway with a max height of 45 feet, according to city Business Administrator Joe DeMarco. Under the redevelopment plan, the max would go up to 120 feet.
Hopefully this will get approved. The vote appears to be pushed back.
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The City Council last night ended up tabling the redevelopment plan for the next City Council meeting on August 19 at 7 p.m., after a councilman appeared confused during the final vote for the plan.