Loew’s Jersey Theatre Shuts Down For $72 Million Renovation
The historic facility in Jersey City will be closed for several years.
Jersey City Issues Moratorium on Demolition Permits
To combat what many dub the “Bayonne Box,” a citywide six-month freeze has been placed on the acceptance of applications that are seeking to demolish any 1-4 family home.
NJIT’s Plans to Demolish Buildings in Historic District Temporarily Derailed
The State Historic Preservation Office denied New Jersey Institute of Technology’s application to demolish four buildings within the city’s first and oldest historic district.
Four-Year Battle to Save Historic Paulus Hook School Could Finally Be Decided
A four-year-long fight to save a historically significant 19th-century building in Jersey City from demolition could be decided tonight.
18th-Century Home in Madison in Danger of Demolition
Demolition permits have been filed for a Colonial-era home in Madison and soon the historic home will likely be gone forever.
Restoration Begins on Newark’s Bonnell Building
Another historic but neglected building in one of New Jersey’s oldest stretches of downtown is getting a facelift, bringing more residential units plus some revitalized retail back to the heart of Newark.
Jersey City Denies St. Peter’s Request to Demolish Historic Buildings
A marathon hearing of the Historical Preservation Commission ended in denying the school’s request to tear down two deteriorating structures.
James Street Community Rushes to Stall NJIT’s Demolition of Historic School
A decade-long battle to save a landmark in Newark’s University Heights nearly ended in demolition. Frantic phone calls to lawyers and city officials managed to stay the wrecking ball in the eleventh hour — for now.
Beloved Cape May Point Landmark Saved, But Other Historic Demolitions Continue As Usual
A beloved landmark in Cape May Point was recently saved from demolition, however, the oldest home in the town was torn down this year and a Victorian dating to 1876 will be next.
How a Tool for Historic Preservation was Wielded for Demolition in Jersey City
Five years ago, Jersey City’s historic preservation office created a tool to help homeowners designate their homes a landmark. But it soon became wielded “almost exclusively” by real estate prospectors for demolition.
