On Monday, leaders celebrated the opening of the Hudson Place public plaza in Hoboken, the first completed phase in the mixed-use Hoboken Connect master plan. Developed by LCOR, the complex will also include a 27-story residential building dubbed Charlie, as well as a new office tower and renovations to the historic Lackawanna Ferry Terminal that will convert its second story into an events venue. The development site is located east of Hudson Street and south of Observer Highway.
Project partners, state government officials, and representatives from NJ Transit attended the ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome the public to the Hudson Place plaza.
Photo by Michael Young.
Hudson Place. Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Hudson Place. Photo by Michael Young.
The below map details the layout of the Hoboken Connect master plan, with Hudson Place spanning between the city’s commercial corridor and transit centers, including the recently redesigned Hoboken Bus Terminal and the Hoboken Terminal intermodal station.
Charlie, the residential tower, recently topped out at Site 2. The office building will occupy Site 1 and has yet to begin construction. The project will also revamp Warrington Plaza at the eastern end of the complex.
Hoboken Connect.
The following photos show the current state of work on Charlie. Designed by Salas O’Brien and Allied, with SLCE Architects as the architect of record, the 365,000-square-foot structure will yield 386 rental units, with 20 percent dedicated to affordable housing. The project will also feature ground-floor retail space and an extensive amenity offering, and is slated to become New Jersey’s largest 100-percent electric residential development. The property occupies the site of a former surface-level parking lot along Observer Highway between Washington and Garden Streets.
The brick façade and grid of windows has begun installation on the lower levels, while crews above work to frame out the reinforced concrete superstructure with metal studs and insulation boards.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Charlie. Photo by Michael Young.
Ryan Serhant of SERHANT. New Development is handling leasing and marketing of the apartments, which will come in studio to three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a concierge-attended lobby, a coworking space, dining areas with a chef’s entertainment kitchen, a fitness center, and an outdoor rooftop pool.
The building will incorporate numerous sustainability measures, including a geothermal system comprised of 66 wells reaching depths of up to 850 feet, enabling efficient heating and cooling while significantly reducing carbon emissions. The structure will also utilize green roofs and advanced stormwater management systems, and the developer is targeting LEED Gold certification.
The following rendering of the upper levels showcases the panoramic views of the New York City skyline across the Hudson River. The project is targeting a completion date in 2027.
Charlie at Hoboken Connect.
The following rendering previews the office tower, looking west from Warrington Plaza. The building will begin with a rectangular podium clad in light gray brick, while the bulk of the structure above will feature an angular massing with a glass curtain wall. The tower is shown with a series of seven double-height pocketed terraces featuring large-scale landscaping on its eastern face, and two additional tiers of terraces will line the upper setbacks.
The office component at Hoboken Connect. Rendering courtesy of LCOR
Renovation work is also progressing on the Lackawanna Ferry Terminal component of Hoboken Terminal. The project includes an exterior overhaul and will convert the second floor into a venue with publicly accessible commercial and exhibition space.
The Lackawanna Ferry Terminal. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lackawanna Ferry Terminal. Photo by Michael Young.
The Lackawanna Ferry Terminal. Photo by Michael Young.
Hoboken Connect. Photo by Michael Young.
Some $450 million has been invested into the revitalization of the bus, train, and ferry terminals, including $176 million in state funding from the New Jersey Debt Defeasance Fund authorized by Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature. The project cost for the entire Hoboken Connect master plan is approximately $900 million.
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But where will NJT employees park for free?
Kudos to Hoboken for maintaining the Erie & Lackawanna terminal, and incorporating a very usable transit hub into the downtown design. Hoboken does a good job of maintaining its character incorporating new structures into its historic, generally low-profile scheme.