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Plans are underway to create a statewide greenway connecting Jersey City with Phillipsburg along the former Morris Canal route. The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority recently put out a request for proposals for consultant assistance to support development of the project.

A symbol of Newark’s past is becoming a part of its future as an industrial facility in one of the city’s most dense neighborhoods is being converted into residential use.

Jeff Jordan Architects has completed a string of new projects in Jersey City ranging from renovations to brand new construction. Here’s a look at some of our favorite Jersey City projects from Jeff Jordan Architects.

The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City was a German enclave from the middle of the 19th century until World War I. Prosperous citizens, often of German descent, built the biggest and best houses on Summit Avenue and Sherman Place. Today, in the ongoing preservation conversation, we feature four of these well-preserved homes.

Tucked away in an otherwise quiet residential section of The Heights, the Jersey City Reservoir is flourishing with signs of life despite being decommissioned, a relic that provides some of the best fall foliage views right in the middle of the city.

Bergen Hill, in its heyday, was considered “the suburbs” by people who left Downtown, Jersey City for suburban mansions. Today, in the ongoing preservation conversation, we feature three JCLC Historic Homes still standing on Summit Avenue.

In a city that is seeing a huge rental building boom, The Oakman sets itself apart in one major way - it's the first large-scale, doorman condominium project in Downtown Jersey City to hit the market in over seven years. The 159-home community, which began selling late last year, is about 60% sold and recently welcomed its first residents.

The Bethesda Baptist Church has stood at 158-162 Mercer Street for over 120 years. However, a three-alarm fire tore through the structure in 2007, leaving the building vacant and abandoned for close to a decade. Now developers are planning to convert the structure into condos.

For close to a century, millions of flags were produced at the Annin Flagmakers plant in Verona until its closure in 2013. Now, the plant, located at 163 Bloomfield Avenue in Verona is being converted into a new residential development called Annin Lofts.

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.