A large, long-vacant parcel near one of Jersey City’s newer green spaces has another revitalization plan after a previously approved development failed to get off the ground.
During a recent meeting, Jersey City’s Planning Board signed off on a new application for 87 Van Horne Street. A previous proposal called Parkview Apartments was approved for the property and even scheduled a groundbreaking for March 2020, right before COVID-19 hit, which effectively derailed the project.
Brooklyn-based Wallabout Realty acquired all the properties for $4.6 million in 2016 and still owns the land, which abuts the 17-acre Berry Lane Park. The development is situated within the Morris Canal Redevelopment Plan and is slated to rise six stories, topping out at 81 feet.
Designed by MHS Architecture, the approved complex includes 170 dwelling units breaking down as 75 studios, 35 one-bedroom, 55 two-bedrooms, and five three-bedrooms. The ground level of the development includes a garage with 109 vehicle parking spaces, including 48 stacked spaces, and a bike room with 85 spots.
The project will include 18 on-site moderate-income affordable units, with the developers slated to make a separate cash contribution to the Jersey City Redevelopment Authority of $306,000 to create another 17 affordable units elsewhere.
Perks at the future complex include an amenity roof deck and a green roof, a 2,200-square-foot first-floor lounge for residents, a 1,200-square-foot gym facility, and a 500-square-foot dog grooming area.
84 Van Horne will feature a light gray brick veneer exterior and white composite metal panels. The development of the project will additionally dedicate a portion of the land to Jersey City to provide on-street parking, public utility relocations, and a new public road that will create 25 on-street parking spaces.
Jersey City’s Planning Board granted three variances to the development during approval, including deviations related to maximum building coverage, minimum building setback along a new street, and minimum building setback for residential stories along a railroad right-of-way. A possible construction timeline for the project has not been announced.
