A local non-profit dedicated to helping Hoboken’s neediest residents has been given the green light to build a mixed-use complex that will include a large pantry facility on the ground floor.
During their June 25 meeting, Hoboken’s Zoning Board unanimously approved an application to revamp 122 Adams Street. The property, formerly home to a Knights of Columbus outpost, was recently purchased by the Hoboken Community Center.
The non-profit runs a 96-room, single-resident occupancy building for low-income residents at 1301 Washington Street inside a former YMCA. Their latest venture aims to assist residents of Hoboken’s west side while creating some new residential units.
Designed by Nastasi Architects, the approved plan calls for a five-story mixed-use building containing eight residential units on the top floors. The rear-facing unit on the second floor will sport a private terrace, with the building also slated to feature a green roof.
The ground floor pantry facility will span over 3,700 square feet plus a loading bay that will be located on the northern side of the building. The development will feature a modern look but remain mostly in scale with the surrounding neighborhood.
The board granted the project a total of four variances when approving the project, including approving eight units where six are allowed, a deviation for five extra feet in height, and for providing no off-street parking where 11 spaces are required for the pantry.
The Hoboken Community Center has not announced a timeline as to when the project could break ground, but the current building at 122 Adams Street is already vacant.
