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A massive project in the heart of Journal Square is currently putting together a joint venture for its development, which could be considered a sign of the times for the historic center of Jersey City.

Jersey City’s largest green space features diverse attractions that range from restaurants to a bird sanctuary, but the land wasn’t always so pristine.

Last year we predicted 2016 would bring unprecedented development to Jersey City. As it turns out, that’s exactly what happened. If 2016 was the year of planning projects, 2017 is the year of breaking ground.

Mack-Cali is making major capital investments along the waterfront in the retail, commercial, residential, and public spaces to create a “pedestrian-friendly urban landscape at the water’s edge” and a real “live work play” neighborhood.

A prominent landmark in a rapidly developing neighborhood could be revived and expanded under a proposed new district, which would preserve a piece of Jersey City’s history and update it for modern times.

It’s been a long and winding road attempting to redevelop a warehouse-turned gym just off Riverview Park, but a new company is finally moving forward with a project that will add housing, retail and some nice historic revitalization that will fit right into the burgeoning neighborhood.

For decades optimistic prognosticators have predicted Journal Square’s renaissance. Largely, it remained just that, a prediction, with little "on the ground" to back it up. That’s all about to change.

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.

In another win for its Mural Arts Program, Jersey City is now home to the latest installment in a series of portrait murals by world-renowned street artist Eduardo Kobra.

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.