Newport Buildings

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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 | Newport | 976 views | Permalink |

Last week we mentioned two new Newport buildings planned for 14th Street from last night’s planning board agenda. But we realized that there is in fact a third Newport building planned for that same stretch of road. Looking back at the February 27th Agenda (PDF), we noticed a 7 story building planned for 2 Shore […]

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Second Cosi Location Coming to Exchange Place

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Monday, March 12th, 2007 | Dining, Waterfront | 1,014 views | Permalink |

One Exchange Place will soon be home to Jersey City’s second Cosi, reports GlobeSt.com. The Cosi location will be essentially across the street from competitor Au Bon Pain. Both chains feature deli-style dining with a selection of gourmet panini sandwiches, salads, and pastries. Cosi is prolific throughout Manhattan though rare in New Jersey.

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Building Proposals

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Thursday, March 8th, 2007 | Newport, Waterfront | 1,000 views | Permalink |

The March 13 Planning Board Meeting agenda (PDF) went online and has revealed plans for a few new (and older) projects. First on the list is the long awaited Harborside Plaza 4. Harborside 4A, went up in 2000 as essentially a giant parking garage in anticipation of Harborside 4. But with the saturation of new […]

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Star-chitects Flock To Jersey City

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Monday, March 5th, 2007 | Waterfront | 964 views | Permalink |

Rem Koolhaas apparently isn’t the only celebrity architect with buildings that will soon grace the Jersey City Skyline. According to the an AP story on Newsday.com, world renowned architect I.M. Pei has designed a building for Goldman Sachs. The new tower has been approved but won’t be built until the current Goldman building is filled.

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Bits & Briefs

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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 | Dining, Hoboken, Newport | 1,269 views | Permalink |

Jersey PearlThe New York Post discovers Jersey City. Most interesting tidbit– only 8 units remain in the North Tower of the Shore Club. Tea for TwoJersey Journal shows Janam Indian Tea Shop the love. NJ Transit study to determine light rail’s impactNext week officials ask whether people prefer jet packs or flying cars. Hoboken Southwest […]

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Land Values Could Close Icon

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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 | Waterfront | 1,188 views | Permalink |

The Jersey Journal is reportingthat the Flamingo Bar and Diner is being sold, and listed at $4 Million, suspects the four story building will soon be replaced with something newer, and taller, to justify the sale price. No doubt the neighborhood that the Flamingo once served is changing. Montgomery-Greene, a new condominium tower across the […]

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8 Towers, Park, Retail Planned for Metro Plaza

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Friday, February 16th, 2007 | Hamilton Park, Harsimus Cove, Newport | 1,233 views | Permalink |

The architectural firm Arquitectonica has posted new renderings of the Metropolitan, the 67 story tower planned for the northeast corner of the Metro Plaza shopping center where Pep Boys is now. Included with the renderings on the architect’s website is a short description: “A total of eight residential buildings are planned, which surround a newly […]

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Bits & Briefs

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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 | Hoboken, Paulus Hook, Waterfront | 1,272 views | Permalink |

Hoboken University Medical CenterCity taking over money losing operations at St. Mary’s hospital, hoping for federal aid, arrival of McDreamy, McSteamy by becoming a teaching hospital. City officials face challenges over clock, fate in city’s hands, time running outGoldman Sachs, Colgate and the City are fighting over the position of the historic clock and a […]

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Aqua: Higher, Fewer Units?

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Monday, January 22nd, 2007 | Newport | 1,308 views | Permalink |

The Aqua, one of the next buildings going in over at the northern end of Newport, right down in front of the as yet to be completed Shore Club, might be getting just a little higher. According to one post on the Wired New York Forums, the building is going before the planning board for […]

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Newport Expansion Revealed

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Thursday, December 14th, 2006 | Maps, Newport | 1,478 views | Permalink |

Well its not exactly fresh news that Newport will be getting a few more towers. Both the Aqua and the Ellipse were announced months ago, and The Shore Club is well under construction. However, we took the time to build a map of where the Aqua and the Ellipse will be going up in relation […]

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