Development

A new 16-story mixed-use tower called 289 Jordan is being proposed near the corner of Mercer Street and Jordan Avenue in the McGinley Square neighborhood of Jersey City.

The Newark Warehouse Company Building has largely been vacant in recent years. Now a new proposal hopes to convert the historic warehouse into a trendy loft-style office complex.

For many years, vacant lots have lined many of the streets in Essex County’s second largest city. However, times are starting to change across East Orange. A massive new 17-story tower at 20-30 Evergreen Place is just one of many new developments in the city.

LSC is developing a massive complex called SciTech Scity along Phillip Street near Jersey City Boulevard. When completed, the campus will be a science and technology district, home to the Liberty Science K-12 School, a research and workspace facility called Edge Works, and a residential community known as Scholars Village.

A five-story development is rising at 747 Grand Street, between Arlington Avenue and Harmon Street, in Jersey City’s Ward F. When completed, the building, which was originally dubbed ‘Grand Parc Residences’, will contain 36 market rate residential rental units.

Over the past decade, there has been significant investment made in the downtowns of the region’s largest cities, Newark and Jersey City. Now, developers are eyeing New Jersey’s fourth largest city as a place for new projects.

A long-neglected building just a stone’s throw away from Journal Square’s building boom is finally getting some much-needed TLC, perhaps a small sign that some of the neighborhood’s older properties might soon see a piece of the area’s revitalization.

A vacant brownstone in Newark’s Military Park Commons Historic District is being expanded into a 15-unit residential development.

The combination of transit-oriented development and increasing demand for walkable downtowns has created a perfect storm. One developer, JMF Properties, is positioned right at the intersection of these twin trends. Their new communities combine commuter convenience with the ability for residents to live, work, and play in the same neighborhoods.

Once a hub of industry in Central Essex County, the City of Orange is beginning to see more redevelopment. Earlier this year, two new projects opened up and now the former F. Berg & Company Hat Factory is being converted into lofts-style condos.