I've definitely seen some new developments popping up along the train stations, especially Elizabeth (I've worked at the courthouse)

Interesting excerpt:

Their study noted that between 2015 and 2020, high-income households earning more than $150,000 per year increased by 151% in Newark and by 75% in Jersey City.

Baba Window Tinting 850 Clinton Ave 973-303-1277

He's done my last four cars, good work.

Yes and yes !

Our active peeps here already gave us this news; so I'm just posting the article on it :)

EDIT: there's also a pretty good render of the building from the river that looks pretty dope

I'd love if they converted it into something...anything we don't have to wait years and years for...

I'd be all down for tearing down the Penn Plaza complex...be it not for the very real possibility that such a move would create a parking lot that'd last for a decade before anything got built on it.

Big facts. NJIT's renderings were already bad, what we actually got was even worse. It's patently clear they didn't try (and perhaps picked the simplest cheapest designs).

We wouldn't want the stats to get in the way of your views. Please, continue.

A Springfield Ave. corridor would be awesome.

Agreed! And an elevated line would require too much 'rearranging' I think.

I honestly wish they'd extend NLR into the Ironbound (I know, fantasy), and then it could hook up to HBLR to the east. It'd provide way more local access since PATH does not...at least not in Newark.

I genuinely like it.

-the Ironbound off of Ferry St. never really screamed architectural dreamland, so maybe this looks better than it should? I still like it either way.

:)

The more 'finished' render looks like it doesn't have the 3 extra floors. Whereas the hand drawn looking render has the 3 floors included. Anyone know the deal on that (of course assuming the 3 floors are included)? Maybe the more complete looking render is a phase 1?

Are you asking regarding the tall (ish) building in front of 744, or about filling in the downtown blanks?

I vaguely remember seeing this proposed as some tallish 744 style building. While I like 'tall' this just seems better suited for filling in those downtown blanks

When I posted this earlier it got straight buried lol. Glad it's back on the forefront.

I will always prefer taller, but I do have to say I like this design. There's just a handful of blocks downtown that if they were redeveloped it'd be almost a night/day difference.

It sucks about the increase in rent scroll but glad you're staying put!

Nice! First golden age era

These smaller infill projects will make the difference in the long run (even the less attractive-looking ones lol)

I don't understand how it's considered 'cramming residents'. Quality of life was unbearable b/c of overcrowding? Yeah, no. I remember 80's and 90's Newark, overcrowding was way down on the list versus just rampant crime in general.

Unfortunately the area, while better than the 90's, won't improve if things aren't built. The city can embrace its density and it doesn't have to be a bad thing. The 90's are over. One parking space for every unit means the zoning needs a lot more work.

Wasn't there one on Broad St. some years back? Never went inside

Never had their wings, food was never cold but definitely was pricey. I liked the pulled pork though. Admittedly I went a few times around their opening, not sure if it changed thereafter...or if everything else just sucked *shrug

Damn I actually liked Dino's lol (wasn't the best of all bbq but I didn't hate it :) ). Since it closed up shop I'm probably in the minority on that opinion though.

I keep reading that 'everyone knows it as a NY airport'. But every family member and friend living in Manhattan, Queens, Bx, SI never ever consider it as such (and, of course, they go at lengths to remind just how 'in Jersey' it really is).

I know it's shared airspace, it's just annoying when the language gets pushed as if NY somehow owns the damn thing. Maybe easy for me to say since I'm on this side, but there's a lot of crying about consequences we haven't even realized yet (if they ever occur).