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A few years after embracing short-term rentals, the city council is weighing an ordinance that would place heavy restrictions on them in the name of combating a housing shortage.

A Dutch architect, Frank van Dillen came up with an amazing solution to care for dementia sufferers called De Hogeweyk, or Dementia Village. In effect, it is a small village, complete with streets, gardens, stores, restaurants, theaters, and more - all staffed by trained care professionals. Could this concept work in Jersey City?

Owners of properties with commercial space would pay a new assessment under the arrangement, which was formally presented to the city council last week.

Pegasus Partners recently purchased the land and are looking to build a 24-story development that includes a 20% affordable housing component.

The Hoboken City Council could soon greenlight negotiations to bring a project to Clinton Street that includes five storefronts plus a 75,000-square-foot public works space.

Dueling inclusionary zoning ordinances and a large affordable component that could be included in the Bayfront development have created optimism that officials might address a longstanding issue.

The City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance that would use new tax revenue assessed on about 300 commercial properties to spruce up one of Jersey City’s major retail corridors.

A stretch of Downtown Newark that is mostly known for historic buildings could soon be home to a modern 579-unit apartment complex.

The company appears to be abandoning their plans for an office building on a 6th Street property and have instead submitted preliminary plans that could see five high rises built on the land.

A developer has requested an additional two stories of height be allowed in a section of a redevelopment zone in exchange for some affordable housing and open space contributions.