Tag: the heights

A loft-style apartment development is planned for The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City. The project, which occupies a former Studebaker showroom, will be named The Studebaker Lofts.

Several new businesses have opened recently along the Central Avenue corridor in The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, and more are coming. Recently, a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the opening of El Gordo Restaurant at 291 Central Ave.

Jersey City’s Riverview-Fisk Park is finally getting a new gazebo. It’s been four years since Hurricane Sandy’s winds blew the roof off the historic structure. Now, the Riverview Neighborhood Association has unveiled plans for a replacement for the destroyed gazebo.

For those who want to own a piece of history, or even actually live in one, here’s your chance—a beautiful 2 Bed/2 Bath condo in the Jersey City Heights has just been put on the market for $330,000.

In the heart of the Heights is this incredibly charming rental which features preserved historic accents as well as modern conveniences. The 2-bedroom home is on a quiet tree lined block with easy access to multiple modes of transportation.

Two new projects are in the works for Central Avenue in the Heights. The approved plans call for renovating and expanding the existing buildings, adding more residential units as well as improved commercial space.

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.

Some homes deteriorate over time, however, others only get better with age. This is one of those. After more than 150 years, this home in the Heights section of Jersey City is an immaculately preserved time capsule. All thanks to decades of stellar maintenance and loving ownership.

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.

Food & Drink news for Jersey City, a new taco joint is coming to downtown, a sneak peak of Atlas Public House which plans to open tomorrow, and Ozu Foods in the Heights begins serving lunch.