Architecture

Last week, the Jersey City zoning board approved a two story addition to the former firehouse at 155 Morgan Street. Before being sold last year, the building was the headquarters of Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit production company.

We’ve reached the air sealing phase of our passive house series. Air sealing is the step in the process that most significantly sets Passive House apart from standard construction. Take an inside look at the steps required to ensure the home is air tight.

Surrounded by the omnipresent sound of construction equipment, the H & M Powerhouse stands tall as a relic of Jersey City’s industrial age longing for reinvigoration. But while the city and a redeveloper have taken some steps towards reviving the landmark, its future still seems unclear.

Surrounded by brick rowhouses, brownstones, and Queen Anne style apartment buildings, the Friendship Masonic Lodge at 78 Summit Avenue in Bergen Hill is undergoing a remarkable transformation that will bring it back to life.

A beautifully renovated townhouse is available for rent in the Van Vorst Park neighborhood. The four-level home features four-bedrooms, an 800 square foot basement, and a "Zen-inspired garden” out back.

Newark may be getting a new residential project that’s built entirely out of shipping containers. Spearheaded by development partners Cor10 Concepts and Community Asset Preservation Corporation as well as C+C Architecture, the new project hopes to promote home ownership and rebuild distressed communities.

During a stroll through Hamilton Park’s tree-lined blocks of brownstones and row houses, one long brick building with the words “Wells Fargo” on the front stands out. But instead of bank tellers, ATMs and the hustle and bustle of a banking branch, the century-old building once housed key components to the early days of cross-country mail delivery.

BGT Enterprises just got approval to build a new, 59 unit condo project at 387 8th Street on what’s currently known as the Amcare...

The Soho West area of Jersey City is showing no signs of slowing down. The Cast Iron Lofts phase one is complete with phase...

After sustaining damage from Hurricane Sandy, the homeowners of this late 1800’s townhouse decided to take it as a blessing in disguise. It was the...