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Real Estate NJ
OCT 16
Matthews: 10-unit apartment building in Jersey City Heights fetches $1.85 million | Real Estate NJ
A mixed-use property in Jersey City is under new ownership after a $1.85 million sale.
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Jersey Digs
OCT 15
Historic Jersey City Homes Tied to Black History Could Gain New Protections
Sluggo’s laundromat at 267 Martin Luther King Dr is one of the site’s in the new inventory. Credit: City of Jersey City.
In 1889, Dorothy Fearing became Jersey City’s first Black schoolteacher, and the Bergen Hill home
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Jersey Digs
OCT 15
New 85,000-Square-Foot ShopRite Opens in Downtown Jersey City
A new ShopRite, more than 20,000 square feet larger than the former Jersey City location, is open in Hudson Exchange. Image courtesy of Wakefern Food Corporation.
A grocery store that has long planned a move to new digs
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NJBIZ - NJBIZ
OCT 15
60-story Jersey City apartment tower Everton opens
The day after Inserra ShopRite opened doors on its new Jersey City store, the mixed-use development that houses it has followed suit.
Located at 99 Provost St., adjacent to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, transit-oriented
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ROI-NJ
OCT 15
ShopRite of Hudson Exchange Place opens at Everton in Jersey City
Inserra Supermarkets Inc., a family-owned and operated Mahwah-based company, opened the ShopRite of Hudson Exchange Place on Oct. 14, an 85,000-square-foot supermarket in Jersey City.
Located on the second floor of Ever
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ROI-NJ
OCT 15
Everton opens in Jersey City’s Hudson Exchange neighborhood
Everton, a new mixed-use destination in Jersey City’s Hudson Exchange neighborhood, is now welcoming residents, retailers and visitors as the latest addition to the city’s rapidly evolving downtown community.
Developed
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Hudson County View
OCT 14
Jersey City registers 2,251 new businesses for payroll tax, netting $690k for BOE
The City of Jersey City has registered 2,251 new business for the payroll tax since January, collecting roughly $689,836 for the board of education as of August, on top of $75.9 million overall, officials said Wednesday.
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NJBIZ - NJBIZ
OCT 14
Jersey City franchisee plans 33 Krispy Kreme shops in NJ, Long Island
The basics:
Original Entrepreneurs plans 33 Krispy Kreme shops over five years
Franchise agreement covers New Jersey and Long Island
Jersey City-based group currently operates 12 Krispy Kreme locations in NJ, NY
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Voices - Jersey City
OCT 13
Jersey City Finally Seeks Buyer For Crumbling Historic Powerhouse Downtown
Jersey City is officially looking for someone to take on one of its most stubborn real estate puzzles: the century-old H&M Powerhouse, a hulking brick relic that has sat empty downtown for decades and is now, by the
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New York YIMBY (Voices - Jersey City)
OCT 13
Amenity Collection Debuts At 505 Summit In Jersey City, New Jersey
The completed amenity collection has been unveiled at 505 Summit, a 53-story residential tower in Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by HLW International and developed by Panepinto Properties, the 577-foot-tall structure
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NJBIZ - NJBIZ
OCT 13
ShopRite to open new 85,000-square-foot Jersey City store
The basics:
Inserra Supermarkets’ new Jersey City ShopRite spans 85,000 square feet
Store replaces grocer’s smaller Marin Boulevard location
New amenities include hot food, soup and sushi bars, prepared meals, AI-
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Jersey Digs
OCT 12
House of Amrut Whiskey Tasting Room Opens in Jersey City
A new whiskey-tasting room with cocktails and Indian dishes has launched along Newark Avenue. Image courtesy of House of Amrut.
A proper whiskey tasting room that explores the breadth of Indian single malts has launched
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Hudson County View
OCT 9
After HVAC repair work, Jersey City’s Five Corners library to reopen on Tuesday
Following the completion of HVAC repair work, the Five Corners Branch of the Jersey City Free Public Library is set to reopen on Tuesday, officials said. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “Five Corners Library is an esse
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Jersey Digs
OCT 9
Carlitos Barbecue Taqueria Opens in Jersey City
Carlitos is now open on the top floor of Newport Centre Mall. Image courtesy of Carlitos Barbecue Taqueria.
A growing Mexican restaurant that started as a food truck along the Jersey City waterfront has returned home, a
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Voices - Jersey City
OCT 8
Jersey City Board Greenlights 115 Units Near Hamilton Park, No Affordable Homes Required
An eight-story, 115-unit apartment building is headed for the corner of Division and 8th Streets in Jersey City's Hamilton Park neighborhood, after the city's Planning Board unanimously approved the project's final site
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Hudson County View
OCT 8
Guy hosts Kim, Menendez, & more for Jersey City affordable housing roundtable
U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) joined U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. (D-8), and many others. for an Affordable Housing Roundtable at County Plaza in Jersey City hosted by County Executive Craig Guy. By Dan Israel/Hudson County
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Jersey Digs
OCT 7
Monaco Lock Building in Jersey City Sells for $7 Million
The current home of Monaco Lock has sold and is slated for a redevelopment. Image courtesy GRID Real Estate.
A Newark Avenue property that has been home to a local business for decades has changed hands and is slated to
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CEO
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Executive
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Executive
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Co-Chair, Land Use
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Managing
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Keshav Poddar
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Real Estate & Land Use
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The Timing is Primed – 4th Wave of Projects
There are a series of historic expansions that are transforming Jersey City. The scale and depth of redevelopment and related projects happening is awe inspiring. There is an especially strong convergence of creative entrepreneurs, boutique, luxury, fashion and makers that have made the food & retail scene in Jersey City extraordinarily diverse.
Reposition Realized – Core Investment Market
The City and it’s partners have deployed an award winning branding campaign that’s been quite successful at making the case for Jersey City to employers, developers and business selection specialists. With hotel occupancy rates north of 90%, the city is welcomed as a retail, restaurant and cultural destination.
Tremendous Momentum – More than a Decade Running!
Whether it’s competitive construction costs, impressive cap rates or the growing affection millennials have, it’s also clear that Jersey City’s development, marketing and outreach efforts are firing on all cylinders. Jersey City has cemented itself as national contender for TAMI, FIRE & creative firms. Its Class A Office, Multifamily & Mixed-Use properties are the rival of many Tier 1 markets with north of $10 billion dollars of projects in construction or in the pipeline. No wonder Jersey City is considered by many the ‘Most Exciting & Energetic Domestic Growth Market’.
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KL Masters Construction
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Noble Construction
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Jared Toothman
EVP & Market Leader
Lincoln Property
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Partner
Kushner Real Estate
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Housing, Economic Development
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City of Jersey City
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Hudson Valley Property
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Executive Director
Jersey City Redevelopment
Agency – JCRA
Murat Mutlu
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INOA
Architecture
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New Jersey Housing &
Mortgage Finance Agency
Eric Fang
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Bayfront Master Planner
Stephen Cea
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Jersey City Housing
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Sculptor Real Estate
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Meridian Capital Group
Ben Van Leeuwen
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Van Leeuwen
Ice Cream
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President
Toll Brothers
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President & CEO
Columbia
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