Hudson Now is reporting that the Toll Brothers three tower plan was approved at this evenings meeting, recasting the Powerhouse Arts District as a high rise luxury community and allowing redevelopment to finally move forward. The tallest building will stand 40 stories. As a concession, Toll Brothers will build a 500 seat theater.
Two new rental towers opened late last year around the Grove Street PATH station. 50 Columbus, a Costas Kondylis designed tower east of Marin and Grove Pointe, a condo / rental mixed tower between Grove and Marin. 50 Columbus is now 75% leased, claims this press release, meaning 300 of the 400 luxury apartments are […]
For some, the arrival of a Starbucks on Grove Street means Jersey City has finally arrived. Or, Jersey City is officially over. Either way, another Starbucks is also set to open near exchange place. So is Cosi. And Van Houtte Cafe. Cosi’s arrival was announced last March, but only recently have signs gone up in […]
Starbucks officially is “Coming Soon” to the base of Grove Pointe, the luxury residential tower on the corner of Columbus and Newark Avenue. Starbucks has long been rumored to be coming to the base of the tower. This is the second location in Jersey City, excluding Target’s in store coffee counter. The Newport Starbucks was […]
Newark Ave. NightsThe Village Voice justifies this site by declaring Skinner’s Loft “quietly make(s) this city the best little neighborhood in New York.” 20 acres of ick to be gold patchThe Journal reports on the cleanup of the site just west of Liberty Harbor North, a chemical infested patch of land on the edge of […]
Not much is left of 143 Newark Avenue as the fire department worked through the night to flatten the unsafe building. We have pictures of what’s left posted here. UPDATEFlickr user nosenhodge has more photos of the fire, some from the Columbus Drive side of things; larawaystone has more demolition photos from last night; seanaes […]
Hudson Now reports of a 4 alarm fire on Newark Avenue burning the building at 141 Newark Avenue and two adjacent buildings. Below, the store front of 141 Newark Avenue: Area residents have posted pictures of the fire on Flickr:devb.netlarawaystone UPDATEHudson Now is reporting two of the buildings are to be razed by the fire […]
The revitalization of Newark Avenue’s downtown business district has been the holy grail of downtown redevelopment. Even long time residents critical of new construction lament the lack of better retail options in the historic business district. The long discussed “restaurant row” zoning was heralded as a major step, and while three new restaurants opened since […]
The Journal reports Newport’s skating rink is set to open on Wednesday following the lighting of the Newport Christmas Tree. Beginning at 6:30, skating will be free for two hours. After tomorrow though, skates and rink time will cost $5 weeknights and $6 on weekends. By contrast, skating at Bryant Park (42nd St and 5th […]
Long a rallying cry for preservationists in the downtown, the Sixth Street Embankment has been the focus of a legal fight since developer Steve Hyman set his eye on the site. Advocates looking to save historic Jersey City have been fighting to preserve the structure and convert it to a park; others want the structure […]
