Historic Preservation

Demolitions in Newark’s historic districts are the new normal.

The city and Friends of the Loew’s have agreed on a Request for Proposals that would restore the facility through a $40 million revitalization, making room for both national concerts and community events at the iconic building.

From the 'Cake Boss' bakery to a 1950s cheesesteak restaurant, the city of Hoboken has begun a campaign to recognize its 25 oldest businesses.

A plan to build a municipal recycling center threatens the serenity of a historically significant 18th-century home called the Samuel P. Paul House.

A Cape May-based hotel company plans to restore a Doo Wop motel in Wildwood that many feared would be demolished. 

A local nonprofit is working to ensure Newark’s historic Weequahic High School is protected with national landmark status.

Historic buildings that weren’t demolished were often stripped of ornamentation or covered with superficial materials. However, as current tastes change in favor of that lost ornamentation, developers are restoring original facades.

An application says that the Township of Weehawken is looking to gain ownership of certain parcels along The Palisades "in order to ensure their preservation and the protection of those lands from future development."

A business that served The Heights, Jersey City for almost 50 years is slated to be replaced with a historic restoration and addition project that includes some retail space along Palisade Avenue.

People’s Preparatory Charter School will be revamping a century-old Newark synagogue into their newest campus.