A company is scheduled to seek approval this week in connection with a proposed four-story development in Jersey City.
The Jersey City Planning Board is slated to hear an application by 306 Bergen Avenue, LLC for an 18-unit project during its virtual meeting this Tuesday, August 25 at 5:30 p.m. An August 21 interdepartmental memorandum from Jersey City Senior Planner Cameron Black mentioned that there are also plans for “10 off-street parking spaces and 984 square feet of community area.”
The application is for a group of properties consisting of 133, 137, and 141 Kearney Avenue that are being referred to as 306 Bergen Avenue. Kearney Avenue is also known as Flip Wilson Way.
The tracts are owned by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA), according to municipal tax filings and application materials. Diana Jeffrey of the JCRA signed an affidavit of ownership authorizing 306 Bergen Avenue, LLC to make this application.
A separate ownership disclosure form involving 306 Bergen Avenue, LLC lists Eugene P. O’Connell of Jersey City along with Robert Max Benjamin and Richard Greenspan of Brooklyn as having an ownership interest. Meanwhile, Inglese Architecture + Engineering’s site plans listed Cara Squared Development as the applicant.
It is also not yet clear how many of the units in the building would be considered “affordable housing.”
A public notice issued on August 15 stated that “the applicant is seeking to construct a 4-story, 100% affordable multi-family development” and July 7 statement of principal points mentioned that “all 18 units will be affordable units.”
However, the application mentioned six “affordable housing” units under the “moderate income” category while the meeting agenda mentioned that six units would be “affordable for 30 years.” Black’s memorandum said that of the 18 units, there would be “7 market rate one bedrooms,” “5 affordable one bedrooms,” “5 market rate two bedrooms,” and “1 affordable two bedroom.”
Note to readers: The dates that applications are scheduled to be heard by the Jersey City Planning Board and other commissions are subject to change.
