The buildings at 83 Waverly Street and 163 Oakland Avenue in The Heights, are being repurposed and redeveloped into the Print House, which, when completed in late 2017, will include eight condominiums, according to a post by Congress Street-based Chartier Redevelopment Group, which is behind the project. There are slated to be two one-bedroom units, four two-bedroom units, and two three-bedroom units at the complex, ranging in cost from $449,000 to $675,000 and in size from 881 to 1,644 square feet.
Chartier describes the project as an “environmentally sustainable” building “designed using passive house standards” that is set to receive LEED certification. It claims that around 90% of all construction waste will be recycled, and that the low-toxic or non-toxic building materials will be used. In addition, the wood joists from one of the old buildings will be turned into furniture, according to Chartier.
Most of the units will include an outdoor terrace, while the remaining two will each have a private deck on the roof. There will be an underground parking garage on the premises for residents, as well as an electric vehicle charging station, bicycle storage, and stroller storage. Excavation for the garage was underway as of February 22nd. Plus, an elevator will serve all floors, and the kitchens, living space, and bedrooms will have wood flooring, according to the project website.
The L-shaped property is located in the middle of a residential neighborhood, and is situated directly above the Bergen Hill Tunnels used by all NJ Transit trains traveling to and from Hoboken Terminal. The project was named the ‘Print House’ because a company called Commercial Blueprint was operated at the site. In recent years, the buildings have largely been used for residential purposes and by a business called The Wheel Factory.
Project developer Oakland Waverly, LLC’s original plans called for a five-story frontage on the Oakland Avenue side, but the company’s application was denied in April 2016 by the Jersey City Zoning Board of Adjustment. The amended plans, which call for the development to be four stories tall on both sides, was granted preliminary and final major site plan approval by the board in August 2016.
Residents of the Print House will be within close walking distance of a CitiBike station at the corner of Jefferson and Oakland Avenues, NJ Transit bus service along Central Avenue to Bayonne, Weehawken, Hoboken, and Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, Jersey City Reservoir No. 3, and Pershing Field Park. The Journal Square PATH Station is a one-mile walk from the site, as is the 2nd Street Station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.
