Bergen-Lafayette

429 Bergen Avenue

Five-Story, 72-Unit Mixed-Use Building Approved At 429 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City

12:00 pm on November 21, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Earlier last month, Bayonne, N.J.-based BCB Community Bank received approval from the Jersey City Planning Board to build a five-story, 72-unit mixed-use project at 429 Bergen Avenue, located on the corner of Clendenny Avenue in the Bergen-Lafeyette section of Jersey City. The ground floor will contain 2,150 square feet of retail space and a 50-car parking garage. The 25,600-square-foot property is currently vacant and traded hands for $2 million in August, Jersey Digs reported. A construction timeline has not been disclosed.

440 Whiton Street

Ground Breaking Imminent For Six-Story, 93-Unit Residential Project At 440 Whiton Street, Jersey City

10:00 am on September 27, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The six-story, 93-unit residential project planned at 440-446 Whiton Street, located on the corner of Ash Street in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City, has been granted a 20-year tax abatement, Jersey Digs reported. The project was approved by the Jersey City Planning Board earlier this year. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with completion scheduled in early 2018. It’s unclear if the apartments will be rentals or condominiums, although a 74-car parking garage is included. Ash Urban Redevelopment is developing, though the vacant site’s architect and design have not yet been revealed.

Berry Lane Park

17.5-Acre Berry Lane Park Opens to the Public in Jersey City

6:00 am on June 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Mayor Steven Fulop, with the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) and other officials, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday for the 17.5-acre Berry Lane Park, located in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City. It is the both the city’s largest municipal park and the first new one in decades. The public park is the site of a former brownfield property bound by Garfield Avenue to the west, NJ Transit’s rail tracks to the south, and Woodward Street to the east. It features two basketball courts, two tennis courts, a baseball diamond, a soccer field, bike paths, and two plazas (one with a splash pad). Over 600 new trees have also been planted. The Department of Recreation is in charge of hosting community events and games in the park. The site once consisted of abandoned and underutilized industrial properties, although the city demolished many of the structures, then remediated and graded the land by 2014. Multiple concrete silos were preserved and utilized for the splash pond. Berry Lane Park is right across the street from NJ Transit’s Garfield Avenue Hudson-Bergen Light Rail station.

535 Grand Street

Four-Story, 40,000-Square-Foot Middle School Planned at 535 Grand Street, Jersey City

10:00 am on April 26, 2016 By Reid Wilson

BelovED Community Charter School has acquired, from the Jersey City Housing Authority, the vacant half-acre development site at 535 Grand Street, in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City, with plans to build a new four-story, 40,000-square-foot middle school. The facility will be able to accommodate 240 students in grades six through nine, according to The Jersey Journal. The building will feature a two-story cafeteria that can also be utilized as a 300-seat auditorium, a 1,250-square-foot, sound-proof music room, a gymnasium, 19 classrooms, two science rooms, two art rooms, a sub-dividable multi-purpose room, a library, and administrative offices. There will also be outdoor recreational space and a 31-car parking lot. The project is being designed by Urbahn Architects. Opening is expected in September of 2018.

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