New Jersey

Demolition Ongoing for Six-Story, 27-Unit Mixed-Use Project Planned at 500 Palisades Avenue, Jersey City

1:00 pm on December 7, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Hoboken-based Urban Square Properties is moving forward with demolition work to make way for a six-story, 27-unit mixed-use building at 500 Palisades Avenue, located on the corner of Bowers Street in The Heights section of Jersey City. The project will include 2,834 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, as well as a gallery. There will also be a 14-car parking garage, Jersey Digs reported. Lee Levine Architects is behind the design. The project was approved in May by the city’s Zoning Board. Urban Square then purchased the property, previously owned by CLG Properties, for roughly $1.9 million during the summer. A targeted completion date has not been revealed.

Three-Story, 340,000-Square-Foot High Tech High School Rises in Secaucus, N.J.

6:30 am on December 6, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Steel is rising into place on the three-story, 340,000-square-foot High Tech High School under construction at the end of Paul Amico Way, located in Laurel Hill Park, in southern Secaucus, New Jersey. The new vocational school will boast four academies, including performing arts, applied sciences, culinary arts, and architecture and engineering, the Jersey Journal reported. There will also be a cafeteria, a 350-seat theater, and a parking garage, according to Real Estate Weekly. The Hudson County Improvement Authority and the Hudson County Schools of Technology are the developers. DMR Architects is the design architect, while RSC Architects is serving as the executive architect. Opening is expected in September of 2018.

Five-Story, 44-Unit Residential Project Approved at 6122 Hudson Avenue, West New York, N.J.

10:00 am on December 1, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Hackensack, N.J.-based SMLI Development is planning a five-story, 44-unit residential building at 6122 Hudson Avenue, located on the corner of 62nd Street in West New York in Hudson County, New Jersey. The project will include exclusively one-bedrooms, Jersey Digs reported, as well as a 46-car parking garage. The town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the project back in October. The corner site is occupied by a three-story commercial building, which will presumably be demolished. A construction timeline has not been disclosed.

Six-Story, 25-Unit Residential Project Planned at 469 Newark Avenue, Jersey City

12:00 pm on November 29, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Morris County, N.J.-based K.D. Properties is planning to develop a six-story, 25-unit residential project at 469 Newark Avenue, located on the corner of Waldo Avenue in the Journal Square section of Jersey City. The new building will also include a 25-car parking garage on the ground floor, Jersey Digs reported. The Jersey City Board of Adjustments originally approved the project back in 2008, although it only recently received a tax exemption that will expire within five years. The site, which traded hands for $800,000 in 2015, is currently vacant. Construction is expected to be complete by early 2018.

City Launches Request for Proposals for Mixed-Use Development Site at 41 Aetna Street, Jersey City

10:00 am on November 28, 2016 By Reid Wilson

The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) has launched a request for proposals (RFP) for the city-owned development site consisting of 41 Aetna Street and the southern portion of 52 Aetna Street, located in downtown Jersey City’s Liberty Harbor section. The city is seeking a developer that would build a mixed-use project. The site could accommodate residential units, commercial spaces such as offices, retail, and hotels, and community spaces such as academic and medical facilities. Significant infrastructure work must also be done by the developer, Jersey Digs reported. The two-acre plot contains a number of small industrial structures and must first be remediated. Proposals are due December 16.

Five-Story, Eight-Unit Mixed-Use Building Tops Out at 300 Washington Street, Hoboken

2:00 pm on November 23, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Construction has topped out on the five-story, eight-unit mixed-use project under development at 300 Washington Street, located on the corner of Third Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. The new building will have retail space on the ground floor and residential units on the upper four floors, although it’s not known if the apartments will be rentals or condominiums. Hoboken-based Minervini Vandermark Architecture is behind the design, Jersey Digs reported. Completion can probably be expected in 2017. The project is six blocks from Hoboken Terminal.

Five-Story, 33-Unit Residential Project Approved At 662 Avenue C, Bayonne

11:00 am on November 22, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous Bayonne, N.J.-based LLC has proposed a five-story, 33-unit residential building at 662 Avenue C, located on the corner of West 30th Street in central Bayonne, Hudson County, just south of Jersey City. The project was approved by the city’s Planning Board back in October, Jersey Digs reported, although significant infrastructure work is required. The 10,000-square-foot property, acquired for $150,000 in 2013, is vacant. A construction timeline has not been released.

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.

Four-Story, 21-Unit Residential Building Proposed at 662 Summit Avenue, Jersey City

6:30 am on November 15, 2016 By Reid Wilson

An anonymous LLC has proposed to develop a four-story, 21-unit residential building at 662 Summit Avenue in Jersey City. That’s on the corner of Route 139 in the Heights. The project would also include 12 off-street parking spaces, Jersey Digs reported. The site consists of a small, vacant lot and a single-story commercial warehouse at 165 St. Pauls Avenue, which have to be demolished. The Jersey City Zoning Board of Adjustment must approve the project.

2.3-Million-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Development Planned at 450 Broad Street, Newark

6:30 am on November 14, 2016 By Reid Wilson

Last week, the city of Newark announced that a 7.5-acre, 2.3-million-square-foot mixed-use development is in the works at 450 Broad Street. That’s downtown, on the current site of the Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium. The project will include residential units, office space, retail, and cultural space, Jersey Digs reported. The number of units wasn’t disclosed, but the site could easily accommodate over 1,000 of them. Lotus Equity Group is the developer and Practice for Architecture Urbanism is designing the project’s master plan. The 6,200-seat baseball stadium will be demolished. The four-story parking garage just south of it isn’t part of the site.

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