The Port Authority might be looking to sell the Freedom Tower. Even though the PA was able to build two 110 towers back in the 1960’s, a single 102 story tower may prove too much for them in 2008. Perhaps its time to rethink trusting these people with the Moynihan Station.
A train conductor’s conversation over the weekend provided a few insights on the mysterious new PATH train cars that should arrive this year. Accordingly, the new cars won’t be in service until September at the earliest, and even then, they will undergo a number of test runs through the system before customers actually see the […]
Back in December 2006, 7 story, 84 unit residential building 833 Jersey Avenue broke ground, clearing the lot and piling up some dirt. The property sits on the border of Jersey City and Hoboken, one of the last downtown frontiers. We mostly assumed this project was dead last year when months passed with no activity […]
Someone from Liberty Harbor North’s sales department isn’t happy with their Google rank. Links to the website LibertyHarbor.com have begun appearing on Jersey City focused message boards in posts that are little more than human generated spam. Posts on JCList linking to LibertyHarbor.com appeared as non sequitur statements in threads having little to do with […]
According to The Real Deal, the Toll Brothers posted a quarterly loss due to to slowing demand. The Toll Brothers have plans to build three towers in the heart of the Powerhouse Arts District in downtown Jersey City. Manhattan Toll Brothers projects have been a beacon of hope for the company, but towers in still […]
The long anticipated movie theater in the northwest corner of Hoboken broke ground today during a ceremony involving Mayor Roberts. A movie theater has been planned for Hoboken for several years but seemed as though the project was to be abandoned last year when several deadlines were missed. Hoboken411 was actually there, with video footage. […]
A second construction crane collapsed this morning on the upper East side. At least two are dead, Curb ed and Gothamist have excellent live coverage. Today’s tragedy follows a crane collapse on March 15, a Saturday afternoon incident that killed 7. The immediate reaction in March by the city of New York was to launch […]
South Grove, a proposed development spanning Grove Street between York and Montgomery Streets, apparently needs a zoning change. Curbed notes their rather interesting marketing tactic. A sign has gone up asking what residents would prefer on the site, including such horrendous options as a drive through taco bell. The proposal, originally known as Majestic II, […]
The Wall Street Journal has a long winded bit on real estate prices around the nation; some neighborhoods in Manhattan continue to gain value, but according to the article, Jersey City and Hoboken are off between 3% and 14%.
Hudson Now reports. the condominium tower at 77 Hudson Street was topped off last week at 48 stories. The tower shares a parking garage with a rental building also under construction, but with a Greene Street address. The rental tower suffered a setback last year when several floors burned in a fire. Green-Blue glass began […]
