Public Space

For all of its history, Jersey City has been a conduit for transport between NYC and the rest of the country. Over time, the logistics of transportation has changed leaving artifacts of a bygone era all over the city. Now the long forgotten Bergen Arches are the subject of a proposed community-based redevelopment project led by local residents and activists.

A four-building plan that would create over 2,000 new student seats within a “park-like” campus has emerged at a large vacant lot in Jersey City.

The current facility could be demolished as soon as February and will be replaced by a 25,000-square-foot building complete with a restaurant, two banquet halls, and a rooftop bar.

Several companies are bringing over 3,000 housing units, a 1.5-acre park, and more than 73,000 square feet of retail space to a post-industrial neighborhood near the Hoboken border.

Storage Platforms has closed on several parcels in South Orange following the approval of a plan to build a four-story facility.

New renders have been revealed for the 20-story hotel, a project that will now include almost $5 million in community givebacks.

A $5.5 million plan to overhaul a pedestrian zone in Jersey City is starting to come together near the Hudson River waterfront.

Several blocks near the Grove Street PATH station are close to being fully revamped into a carless stretch with fresh pavers, infrastructure improvements, and new public spaces.

The Jersey City planning board will soon be reviewing a city-backed proposal that will refurbish the waterfront stretch.

An effort to move a popular Harlem sculpture installation to a sprawling greenspace in Jersey City could start within days if a fundraiser bridges a gap in the project’s funding.