The American Building podcast series debuts this Tuesday with guest Matthias Hollwich, the architect behind Jersey City’s new Journal Squared tower. Next week will feature Samer Hanini, founder of Hanini Group, followed by Jon Pickard and Martin Ditto.

The oldest-standing public school in Newark is getting a long-awaited restoration and will continue its legacy educating young people of color.

The Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is expected to hear a plan associated with Paramount Assets that calls for bringing a major mixed-use development near Prudential’s headquarters.

A developer recently bought 503 South Orange Avenue in Newark and was recently approved to buy neighboring 505 South Orange Avenue. Now, the company is seeking to construct a four-story mixed-use building on the premises.

The Newark Municipal Council adopted a resolution that will allow for the sale of a corner property near Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in the South Ward to a local developer.

Jack the Ripper, the infamous 19th-century serial killer, was in the news last month when someone claimed to know his identity. What many don’t know is that Newark had its own “Jack the Ripper” scare a century ago.

Jersey Digs first reported in 2017 that a project called Vesey Street Commons was in the works for the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark. Now, months after we reported that the property had been sold, a 72-unit development proposal for the site could receive a tax abatement.

The City of Newark is considering a 30-year tax abatement for a proposed age-restricted development in the East Ward.

In the next decade, thousands of new residences in Newark and Jersey City will vie for space with existing landmarks. A new class of social media influencers is hoping they can help salvage this history through stunning imagery.

The company seeking to bring a 299-unit mixed-use development to a large vacant tract in Newark’s Lower Broadway neighborhood is seeking amended approvals.