Jersey City Rising

**Malcontent** · August 7th, 2012, 07:23 PM

Any renderings of Harborside available online?

**citybooster** · August 7th, 2012, 07:55 PM

Only so far I saw on the links to Mack Cali.Looks very impressive in the skyline,if odd due to the 11 First Rem Koolhaus staggered influence.

**citybooster** · August 7th, 2012, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by ianmac47

Those will be huge in comparison to the 300 sqft studios Bloomberg wants built.

I actually think Bloomberg starts at 275 square feet. It's kind of cramped but I bet the prices will look sane compared to Manhattan. Just think they are a bit small.

**ianmac47** · August 8th, 2012, 11:13 AM

The JC Independent has an article about a new tower proposal for Journal Square.

http://www.jerseycityindependent.com...-neighborhood/

**citybooster** · August 8th, 2012, 09:05 PM

Yep,the Journal Squared proposal.I don't want to hear about them....I want to see them done.We've heard about developmentment in the Journal Square area for years now.I thought the city was giving the developers of the main two tower project six months or the city was going to find new developers to expedite development.Another 42 story tower on Summit Avenue..and this three tower project by HWKN/Kushner.Enough time for talk.....let's get something developed down there!And for good measure replace that god awful New Jersey Transit piece of shit with a world class tower/transit center.Hey,one can dream!

**tbal** · August 8th, 2012, 09:45 PM

That project will probably only start construction only if MEPT doesn't start first. And even so, I'm sure that won't break ground until at least Spring 2014 (even though the developer claims to be aiming for late 2013 right now).

**citybooster** · August 9th, 2012, 01:08 AM

They are totally separate projects,though I do hope for once a groundbreaking claimed for late 2013 actually means late 2013.With the price of apartments in New York,rental projects like these could offer a much more reasonable alternative.The article basically formulates that once actual development starts,there could be a slew of high rise construction in that area designated for high rises.Of course there are the namby pamby "Oh it's too big for the neighborhood "types but the area is in need of a major overhaul,and it's not going to mean a high rise ALL over the area.

**Nexis4Jersey** · August 10th, 2012, 01:22 AM

3 General JC pictures i took on Tuesday..

Silver Dollar Pancakes to wrap up a long day @ Brownstone Diner by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

Grove Street Historic Downtown - Jersey City,New Jersey by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

**lofter1** · August 10th, 2012, 11:06 AM

These look way too big to be official Silver Dollar Pancakes.

And the scoop of butter makes it look like a Pancake Sundae. Kind of disgusting.

I like me pancakes thin. With a little butter. And a splash of good (real) maple syrup.

But not in August.

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Silver Dollar Pancakes to wrap up a long day @ Brownstone Diner by Nexis4Jersey09, on Flickr

**Nexis4Jersey** · August 10th, 2012, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by lofter1

These look way too big to be official Silver Dollar Pancakes.

And the scoop of butter makes it look like a Pancake Sundae. Kind of disgusting.

I like me pancakes thin. With a little butter. And a splash of good (real) maple syrup.

But not in August.

Hehe , I hate syrup....unless its strawberry. There Pancakes are huge and i never finish them....nor anything there. I always take it home.... My mom makes Silver Dollar pancakes thin....these were thick but rich and good.

**citybooster** · August 13th, 2012, 01:10 PM

My brother looked on the Mack Cali site and saw that the planning phases are three...there will be three buildings overall,not four and the buildings look a little taller with more apartments to cover the difference.
69 stories for the first one,and a street between the projects leading to the light rail.Wish that there would be more info overall though it looks like the most ambitious, largest residential project we've seen so far.

**Nexis4Jersey** · August 13th, 2012, 01:10 PM

What happened to the Jersey Avenue Extension to Liberty State Park?

**lammius** · August 14th, 2012, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

What happened to the Jersey Avenue Extension to Liberty State Park?

City submitted an application for a USDOT TIGER grant last year to match local funds for the extension. The application was not successful. I'm not sure what Plan B is (or if there is a Plan B at this point).

**tbal** · August 14th, 2012, 11:48 PM

These pics are actually from August 5th, and I've been meaning to post them since but have been really lazy lol. Anyway, here are a few updates on major projects:

340 Third Street (with three more levels to go, this should be much taller than its 4-story neighbor; notice how the first floor is almost as tall as the two-story building on the left in the second picture):