Hudson County NJ

Bayonne to Determine Whether Bayonne Plumbing Supply Property is an Area in Need of Redevelopment

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Hudson County NJ, Infill, TOD by | No Comments Friday, January 24, 2014

Public Notice:

 

  NOTICE OF HEARING CITY OF BAYONNE PLANNING BOARD “BAYONNE PLUMBING REDEVELOPMENT STUDY AREA”   PLEASE BE ADVISED that the City of Bayonne Planning Board (the “Planning Board” or “Board”) will conduct a public hearing on February 11, 2014, to determine whether or not certain properties in the City identified in this notice (the “Study Area” or “Bayonne Plumbing Redevelopment Study Area”) may be designated as an area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the criteria set forth in Sections 5 and 6 of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-1 et. seq.). This hearing will take place on February 11, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., in the Dorothy E. Harrington Municipal Council Chambers, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002.   Based on the testimony presented at this hearing, the Planning Board may take action and recommend to the City Council that all or a portion of the Study Area be designated in need of redevelopment. This recommendation will be sent to the City Council of the City of Bayonne for further action as per the requirements of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. If the Study Area is determined to meet the criteria for designation as an area in need of redevelopment, the Municipal Council further authorizes the City to use all of those powers provided under the Redevelopment Law for use in a redevelopment area, including the power of eminent domain pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(c).  The Study Area is identified on the City Tax Assessor’s Records as follows:  Block 446, Lot 1  A map showing the boundaries of the Study Area and the location of the parcel included in that area is on file at the office of Planning and Zoning, Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. The report that will be considered by the Planning Board at its February 11, 2014 hearing also is on file at the office of Planning and Zoning, Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. The map and the report may be viewed during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Any interested party may appear at said hearing and participate therein. All evidence provided at the hearing, given orally or in writing, shall be received and considered and made a
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Weehawken to Provide Tax Incentives for Hotel Development on Port Imperial South

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Commerical, Hudson County NJ by | No Comments Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Public Notice:

 TOWNSHIP OF WEEHAWKEN HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND  AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF A HOTEL ON BLOCK 64.01, LOT 3.02 IN FOR PORT IMPERIAL SOUTH  ORDINANCE #16-2013   WHEREAS, pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., the Township designated an approximately 23.518-acre portion of the planned development known as Port Imperial South, being delineated on the official Tax Map of the Township of Weehawken, Hudson County, New Jersey as Block 36.05, Lot 1.01 and Block 64.01, Lots 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 3.02, and 3.03 (the “Redevelopment Area”), as an area in need of redevelopment and adopted a redevelopment plan for the Redevelopment Area (“Redevelopment Plan”); and WHEREAS, XSS, L.L.C., a nationally prominent, experienced hotel developer, has proposed to develop and construct an approximately 221-room Renaissance Hotel and an approximately 154-room Residence Inn Extended Stay Hotel (the hotel uses, together, being referred to as the “Project”), consistent with the Redevelopment Plan, on Block 64.01, Lot 3.02 within the Redevelopment Area (the “Land”); and WHEREAS, under the Redevelopment Plan and the approvals for Port Imperial South, the Land is to be developed as a mixed use commercial facility including space for interior parking, retail uses, and ultimately hotel uses, and the parking and retail spaces having already been constructed, the current proposal by XSS, L.L.C. fulfills the Port Imperial South planned development and completes development of the Land as contemplated in the Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, the Project will be developed within air space defined and designated for hotel use in that certain Master Deed, as amended, creating and governing a commercial condominium regime with respect to the Land (the “Condominium);” and WHEREAS, XSS, L.L.C. will create an affiliated urban renewal entity pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et seq. (“PILOT Law”) to develop the Project (the “Entity”), and the Entity will enter into a redevelopment agreement with the Township setting forth the terms and conditions under which the Entity agrees to develop the Project; and WHEREAS, the PILOT Law authorizes the Township to accept annual service charges or payments in lieu of regular property taxes (i.e., PILOTs) with respect to improvements made within an area in need of redevelopment and the Mayor and Council have determined that it is appropriate to do so for a term of fifteen (15) years with respect to the Project; and  WHEREAS, pursuant to the PILOT Law, the Mayor and Council have received and reviewed a certain application for a PILOT Agreement with respect to the Project improvements (the “Application”), including data on the Project and a proposed form of financial agreement, and finding that the Application satisfies the submission requirements of the PILOT Law and that the Project is consistent with the Redevelopment Plan, have adopted a Resolution approving the Application; and WHEREAS, the parties have discussed and negotiated the proposed form of financial agreement, a copy of which is dated November 25, 2013 and is on file with the Township Clerk, and the Mayor and Council have determined that it is appropriate to approve the execution of a financial agreement with the Entity substantially in the form on file with the Township Clerk; and  WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council make the following findings with respect to the relative benefits of the Project to the redevelopment of the Redevelopment Area when compared to the costs, if any, associated with the tax exemption: a. The tax exemption will benefit the Township and its inhabitants by implementing the Redevelopment Plan and, thus, furthering the redevelopment of the Redevelopment Area, which had been an unproductive and vacant property for many years. The Land had remained undeveloped until the recent construction of the parking and retail structure thereon. The development of a hotel in conjunction with the newly developed parking and retail improvements will complete the redevelopment of this formerly vacant and fallow area. b. The Township’s review and analysis indicate that the benefits of the Project outweigh any costs to the Township. c. The Project will contribute to the economic growth of existing local businesses and to the creation of new businesses which will cater to the residents of the Project and the other residents of the Township. d. The stabilization of the real estate taxes for the Project is a critical component to its developability and the Mayor and Council are satisfied that the PILOT Agreement is an important component of the Project. e. The proposed development will generate significant municipal revenues and new business activities to Weehawken, and will provide a facility that can accommodate events for up to 750 people which will be a positive feature for many Township residents who seek to take advantage of that opportunity. f. The availability of the tax exemption is important for attracting the required financing to the Project. The total project cost is estimated to be approximately $105,000,000. Without the PILOT Agreement, it would be difficult to attract the required construction and permanent financing that are needed to develop this project. g. It is expected that the Project will create approximately jobs during construction and 150 new permanent jobs. h. It is not anticipated that there will be any large or extraordinary municipal costs associated with the Project, since all of the municipal services and infrastructure necessary to support this development are currently in place and available.  WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council assess the importance of the financial agreement in obtaining development of the Project and influencing the locational decisions of probable occupants as follows: a. The relative stability and predictability of the service charges is considered to have been significant in attracting the interest of XSS, L.L.C., a nationally recognized hotel developer, in developing the Project at this location. It will allow the Entity to stabilize its expenses, which will insure the likelihood of the Project’s success and ensure that it will have a positive impact on the surrounding area. b. The Land is part of what was once a large rail transport facility. This 2.037 acre site has already undergone environmental remediation and the installation of basic improvements and infrastructure, the cost of which is shared by all units of the Condominium. The tax exemption will ameliorate these costs, which if not shared by the Project, would have made development of the Land economically unfeasible; and  WHEREAS, as recited above, the Entity to be created by XSS, L.L.C. will be entering into a redevelopment agreement pursuant to which it will assume the obligations associated with developing the Project, and therefore, this Ordinance is contingent upon the timely and satisfactory occurrence of the following: a. Creation of the Entity in compliance with the PILOT Law; and b. Execution of an appropriate redevelopment agreement; and  WHEREAS, because the Township owns a parking unit in the Condominium, with appurtenant rights pursuant to the Condominium documents and a certain Operating Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011, and because certain amendments to the Master Deed, Bylaws and Plans for the Condominium are anticipated, this Ordinance is further contingent upon the Township’s satisfactory review of (a) any amendments to the Condominium documents, and (b) the impact of the transfer of the Hotel Unit on the Township’s rights under the Operating Agreement, in order to confirm that the amendments and/or the transfer does not adversely affect the Township’s representation in the Condominium, the terms of the existing PILOT agreement or Operating Agreement, or the parking tax and other revenues generated by the existing parking uses.  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Township of Weehawken, County of Hudson and State of New Jersey as follows: Section 1. The findings set forth above are hereby adopted and made part of this Ordinance. Section 2. Pursuant to the authority granted under the PILOT Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 et seq., this Ordinance authorizes the execution of a financial agreement with the Entity with respect to the improvements constituting the Project, generally comprising an approximately 221-room Renaissance Hotel and an approximately 154-room Residence Inn Extended Stay Hotel, within the Condominum located on Block 64.01, Lot 3.02, as shown on the official tax maps of Weehawken Township. Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute the financial agreement in substantially the form dated November 25, 2013 and on file with the Township Clerk, upon the Entity’s demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the Township’s legal counsel, that it has been properly created under the laws of the State of New Jersey and subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions: a. Execution of an appropriate redevelopment agreement; and b. The Township’s satisfactory review of (a) any amendments to the Master Deed, Bylaws, or Plans for the Condominium, and (b) the economic impact of the transfer of the Hotel Unit on the Township’s rights under the Operating Agreement, in order to confirm that neither the amendments nor the transfer adversely affects the Township’s representation in the Condominium, the terms of the existing PILOT agreement and/or Operating Agreement, or the parking tax and other revenues generated by the existing parking uses. Section 4. The financial agreement herein authorized shall be subject to all requirements of the PILOT Law and all applicable federal, State and local laws and regulations on pollution control, worker safety, discrimination in employment, housing provision, zoning, planning and building code requirements.  The foregoing Ordinance was adopted for first reading by the Township Council of the Township of Weehawken, New Jersey, on November 25th , 2013 and ordered published, and will be further considered before final passage at a public hearing on January 8th 2014, at 7 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 400 Park Avenue, Weehawken, New Jersey. A copy of this Ordinance has been posted on the bulletin board upon which public notices are customarily posted on in the Town Hall of the Town of Weehawken, and a copy (at no charge) is available up to and including the time of such meeting to the members of the public of the Town who shall request such copies, at the Office of the Town Clerk in said Town Hall in Weehawken, New Jersey.  Rola Dahboul Township Clerk  12/31/13 $184.33  

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Bayonne Planning Board looks at Hi-Hat Site for Redevelopment

Posted in: Apartments, Area in Need of Redevelopment, Hudson County NJ, Infill by | No Comments Friday, January 10, 2014

Public Notice:

  NOTICE OF HEARING  CITY OF BAYONNE PLANNING BOARD  HI-HAT CATERING REDEVELOPMENT STUDY AREA   PLEASE BE ADVISED that the City of Bayonne Planning Board (the “Planning Board” or “Board”) will conduct a public hearing on January 14, 2014, to determine whether or not certain properties in the City identified in this notice (the “Study Area”) may be designated as an area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the criteria set forth in Sections 5 and 6 of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et. seq.). This hearing will take place on January 14, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., in the Dorothy E. Harrington Municipal Council Chambers, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002.  Based on the testimony presented at this hearing, the Planning Board may take action and recommend to the City Council that all or a portion of the Study Area be designated in need of redevelopment. This recommendation will be sent to the City Council of the City of Bayonne for further action as per the requirements of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. If the Study Area is determined to meet the criteria for designation as an area in need of redevelopment, the City Council further authorizes the City to use all of those powers provided under the Redevelopment Law for use in a redevelopment area, including the power of eminent domain pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(c).  The Study Area is identified on the City Tax Assessor’s Records as follows:  Block 32, Lot 21.01 (Formerly Block 32, Lots 1,2,3 and 21)  A map showing the boundaries of the Study Area and the location of the various parcels included in that area is on file at the office of Planning and Zoning, Room 13, Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. The report that will be considered by the Planning Board at its January 14, 2014 hearing also is on file at the office of Planning and Zoning, Room 13, Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. The map and the report may be viewed during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Any interested party may appear at said hearing and participate therein. All evidence provided at the hearing, given orally or in writing, shall be received and considered and made a part of the public record. Planning Board City of Bayonne   12/28/13 & 01/04/14 $110.38  

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Bayonne to determine whether site is appropriate for redevelopment

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Hudson County NJ by | No Comments Sunday, December 29, 2013
NOTICE OF HEARING CITY OF BAYONNE PLANNING BOARD REDEVELOPMENT STUDY AREA PLEASE BE ADVISED that the City of Bayonne Planning Board (the “Planning Board” or “Board”) will conduct a public hearing on January 14, 2014, to determine whether or not certain properties in the City identified in this notice (the “Study Area”) may be designated as an area in need of redevelopment pursuant to the criteria set forth in Sections 5 and 6 of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-1 et. seq.). This hearing will take place on January 14, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., in the Dorothy E. Harrington Municipal Council Chambers, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. Based on the testimony presented at this hearing, the Planning Board may take action and recommend to the City Council that all or a portion of the Study Area be designated in need of redevelopment. This recommendation will be sent to the City Council of the City of Bayonne for further action as per the requirements of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. If the Study Area is determined to meet the criteria for designation as an area in need of redevelopment, the City Council further authorizes the City to use all of those powers provided under the Redevelopment Law for use in a redevelopment area, including the power of eminent domain pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-8(c). The Study Area is identified on the City Tax Assessor’s Records as follows: Block 411, Lots 2,3,4 and 5 A map showing the boundaries of the Study Area and the location of the various parcels included in that area is on file at the office of Planning and Zoning, Room 13, Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. The report that will be considered by the Planning Board at its January 14, 2014 hearing also is on file at the office of Planning and Zoning, Room 13, Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey 07002. The map and the report may be viewed during regular business hours, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any interested party may appear at said hearing and participate therein. All evidence provided at the hearing, given orally or in writing, shall be received and considered and made a part of the public record. Planning Board City of Bayonne 12/28/13 & 01/04/14 $107.32   
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Kearny Passes Ordinance Adopting Redevelopment Plan

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Hudson County NJ by | No Comments Saturday, December 28, 2013

Public Notice:

TOWN OF KEARNY PUBLIC NOTICE A FULL COPY IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE 2013-(O)-48 ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7 FOR DELINEATED AREA (BLOCK 134, LOTS 1,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 AND 13) TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED: AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF KEARNY HELD DECEMBER 23, 2013, THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS PASSED ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE, ORDERED SIGNED BY THE MAYOR, ATTESTED TO BY THE TOWN CLERK, ENGROSSED IN THE ORDINANCE BOOK AND PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO LAW. PATRICIA CARPENTER TOWN CLERK 12/28/13 $56.32   

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Jersey City “Invitation to Bid” for Phase II Rehab of Existing Building

Posted in: Contractors, Hudson County NJ by | No Comments Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Public Notice:

INVITATION TO BID Sealed Bids will be received by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency for the “Phase II Rehabilitation of the Existing Building at 292 MLK Drive”, Contract No. 14-01-FO1 (”Project”) owned by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, at the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency offices at 66 York Street, Second Floor, in the City of Jersey City, New Jersey at 11:00 a.m. on January 16, 2014, at which time all Bids will be opened and read aloud. The Bid Specification, including the Drawings and Technical Specifications, is on file at the offices of the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, 66 York Street, Second Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302. The provisions of the Bid Specification shall control acceptability of all Bids. Copies of the Bid Specifications may be obtained by depositing fifty ($50.00) dollars (non-refundable) in check or money order drawn to the order of the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency. A Bid Guaranty by a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the Bid, but in no case to exceed $20,000.00, shall be submitted with each Bid. A Consent of Surety issued from a surety company authorized to do business in New Jersey, that such company will provide the Bidder with a Performance and Payment Bond as called for in the Bid Specification shall also be submitted with each bid. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Bid Specification be paid to this Project. Contractors must comply with P.L. 1999 C.238 (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.48, et seq.) “The Public Works Contractor Registration Act” and Business Registration pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-44. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L.1975, c. 127 (N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq.) and N.J.A.C. 17:27-1.1, et seq., regarding Equal Employment Opportunity. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of P.L. 1997, c.33 (N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2) regarding the Statement of Ownership disclosure. The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency reserves the right to reject any and all Bids or to waive any informality in the Bidding. Bids may be held by the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening of the Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating qualifications of the Bidders, unless the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency obtains consent from the Bidders to extend such time. It is strongly recommended that Bidders attend the Pre – Bid meetings at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 30, and Monday, January 6, 2014 at 292 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302. Any questions on the Bid Specifications may be submitted in writing no later than 4:00 p.m. on January 8, 2014. All written questions are to be directed to Franklyn Ore at oref@jcnj.org and a copy emailed to John Winckelmann at jwinckelmann@lwdmr.com. JERSEY CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FRANKLYN ORE PROJECT MANAGER 12/24/13 $86.92

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Hoboken Planning Board Passes Resolution on North West Redevelopment Plan

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Hudson County NJ by | No Comments Monday, December 16, 2013

Public Notice: 

NOTICE OF DECISION CITY OF HOBOKEN HOBOKEN PLANNING BOARD The City of Hoboken City Council passed a resolution on November 18, 2013, referring an ordinance to the Planning Board of the City of Hoboken to review and provide its recommendations concerning an ordinance amending the NorthWest Redevelopment Plan and Appendix A to Chapter 196. The Planning Board held a public hearing on December 3, 2013 and recommends the Governing Body proceed and pass its Ordinance Amending the Northwest Redevelopment Plan and Appendix A of Chapter 196. This resolution is available for inspection in the Planning Board office. Patricia Carcone, Zoning Board Secretary Zoning Board of Adjustment 94 Washington Street Hoboken, N.J. 07030 12/12/13 $53.26
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Jersey CIty LIberty Harbor North Redevelopment Plan will Include 900 Residential Units

Posted in: Apartments, Hudson County NJ, Mixed-Use, Redevelopment by | No Comments Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Public Notice:

 

PUBLIC NOTICE Please be advised pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12 that an application has been filed by LHN Owner, LLC with the Jersey City Planning Board for Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval with deviations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) with regard to the property located at: 155 Marin Boulevard, a/k/a 1 and 33 Park Avenue; Morris Blvd; Marin Blvd.; and 130 Marin Blvd., also known on the Jersey City Tax Maps as: Block 15901, Lot 17, Master Unit 1; Block 15901, Lot 16.01; Lot 14.01 a/k/a part of Lot 14; Lot 19; Lot 21.03 a/k/a part of Lot 21.01; and Block 15810, Lot 1 a/k/a Block 15901, part of Lot 14. The parcels are located within the Liberty Harbor North Redevelopment Plan area. The Applicant is proposing to develop a mixed-use, 2-phase project containing approximately 900 residential units, approximately 14,327 square feet of commercial space, which may include retail, restaurant and other permitted uses, approximately 900 permanent parking spaces within a parking structure, approximately 22 on-street parking spaces, approximately 14 retail signs, 2 building address signs, and 1 temporary sign. In addition, as part of the application, the Applicant proposes to improve certain rights-of-way surrounding the proposed development. The Applicant requests Preliminary Major Site Plan Approval with deviations for Phases 1 and 2 of the project and Final Major Site Plan Approval with deviations for Phase 1 of the project. As part of the application, the Applicant seeks the following deviations, variances, waivers and/or exceptions from the Liberty Harbor North Redevelopment Plan (“Redevelopment Plan”) and the Jersey City Land Development Ordinance: 1. VI.C. and Regulating Plan: Frontages of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring parking decks to be masked from the street by habitable building along Park Avenue and Marin Boulevard, where the proposed parking deck is not masked by habitable building in certain limited areas along the Park Avenue street frontages. 2. VI.A of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring a minimum of .5 space per unit to a maximum of 1 space per unit for residential uses and a maximum of 1 space per 1,000 square feet of retail space, where in Phase 1 of the project the Applicant proposes a total of 566 parking spaces (in excess of the number of spaces permitted for Phase 1), but where upon full build-out of the project the proposed number of parking spaces will fully comply with the parking space requirements. 3. Urban and Architectural Regulations of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring building fa?ade articulation to be located 80′ above sidewalk grade along Marin Boulevard, where the Applicant proposes a cornice at 60′ above the sidewalk and a pergola along the edge of the building to address this requirement. 4. V.G of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring a small roundabout in the center of the intersection of Seventh Street and Avenue E, where no such roundabout is proposed. 5. Urban and Architectural Regulations of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring the main portion of sidewalks to be constructed in concrete with mica and the outer 4′ – 5′ of sidewalks to be constructed of bricks (or similar pavers), where scored concrete with bluestone pavement is proposed for the sidewalks along the Phase 1 building street frontages and the eastern side of Marin Boulevard and asphalt sidewalks are temporarily proposed along the interim private park street frontages during Phase 1, and where scored concrete with bluestone pavement is proposed for all sidewalks upon full build-out of the project. 6. III.C. of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring that windows contain both lintels and sills, where no such window lintels or sills are proposed. 7. Urban and Architectural Regulations of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring a fa?ade articulation for XXL buildings at the 8th floor, where no such 8th floor articulation is proposed. 8. Vehicular Circulation Plan of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring Seventh Street/St. Peter’s Street to be one-way southbound, where a one-way northbound Seventh Street/St. Peter’s Street is proposed. 9. Urban and Architectural Regulations of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring lighting standards every 30 feet along Marin Boulevard, where lighting standards every 60 feet along Marin Boulevard are proposed. 10. Thoroughfare Standards of the Redevelopment Plan, requiring 13-foot-wide sidewalks along Park Avenue, where 12-foot-wide sidewalks along Park Avenue are temporarily proposed along the interim private park during Phase 1, requiring 17-foot-wide sidewalks along the western side of Marin Boulevard, where 14-foot-wide sidewalks along the western side of Marin Boulevard are temporarily proposed during Phase 1, and requiring 13-foot-wide sidewalks along South Cove/Avenue E, where 8-foot-wide sidewalks along South Cove/Avenue E are temporarily proposed along the interim private park during Phase 1, but where all sidewalk widths will be fully compliant upon full build-out of the project. 11. Any other deviations/variances, waivers and/or exceptions from the Redevelopment Plan or the Jersey City Land Development Ordinance that the Planning Board shall deem necessary in connection with this application. Any person interested in this application will have the opportunity to address the Planning Board at the public hearing on December 17, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in the Municipal Council Chambers, City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey. The application, plans, and related documents are available for public inspection on any working day between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the City Planning Division Office, 30 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302. James C. McCann, Esq., Attorney for the Applicant 201-521-1000 12/06/13 $115.99
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Jersey City 8 Story Office Building to be Converted to 56 Residential Units

Posted in: Area in Need of Redevelopment, Conversion, Hudson County NJ, Redevelopment by | No Comments Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Public Notice:

 

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Jersey City Ord. 13-131 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO KENNEDY LOFTS URBAN RENEWAL LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO ALLOW EXISTING PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEWKIRK STREET AND JONES STREET RIGHTS OF WAY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 100 NEWKIRK STREET, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ALSO KNOWN ON THE TAX MAPS OF THE CITY OF JERSEY CITY AS BLOCK 10703, LOT 18. WHEREAS, Kennedy Lofts Urban Renewal LLC (“Petitioner”), having an address located at P.O. Box 18, Jersey City, New Jersey 07303, is the owner of the property located at 100 Newkirk Street, Jersey City, and known as Block 10703, Lot 18 on the current tax maps of the City of Jersey City (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property is improved with a vacant 1960’s era eight (8) story building previously used as an office building; and WHEREAS, pursuant to a Jersey City Planning Board Resolution for Preliminary & Final Major Site Plan approval with deviations, Case # P12-080, the Property was granted approval for the renovation, rehabilitation, and adaptive re-use of the existing building to create fifty six (56) residential units at the Property, which is located within Zone 3: Commercial Center of the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan area (“Site Plan Approval”); and WHEREAS, certain portions of the building encroach on to the Newkirk Street and Jones Street rights-of-way; and WHEREAS, in order to comply with the comments of the Jersey City Division of Engineering in connection with the Site Plan Approval, the Petitioner has requested the approval of a franchise for the portions of the building that encroach onto the municipal rights-of-way, all of which is more particularly depicted and described in the Franchise Plan, Exhibit A, Site Plan, Exhibit B, and Metes and Bounds Description, Exhibit C, attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the franchise for the building encroachments within the Newkirk Street and Jones Street rights-of-way shall be in effect for ninety-nine (99) years from the date upon which this Ordinance shall take effect; and WHEREAS, there will be no negative impact or diminishment to the rights-of-way for pedestrian use as the encroaching improvements are existing and minimally invasive to the rights of way areas; and WHEREAS, the Petitioner has filed a petition for relief and represented to the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City that the passage of this Ordinance is in the best interests of the City of Jersey City and essential for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the building; and WHEREAS, after due notice was given in accordance with law, a public hearing was held on the Petition filed by Petitioner to grant permission for use of the Newkirk Street and Jones Street rights-of-way for the following purposes: 1. The retention of the existing encroachments of the building within the rights-of-way, all of which is more particularly depicted and described in the Franchise Plan, Exhibit A, Site Plan, Exhibit B, and Metes and Bounds Descriptions, Exhibit C, attached hereto. 2. All costs associated with these encroachments will be incurred by the Petitioner, and there being no objections thereto. WHEREAS, a franchise ordinance is required to permit the retention of the private improvements within the public rights-of-way; and WHEREAS, by reason of the character of the development of the area within which this Property is situated and the Jersey City Division of Engineering comments to the Site Plan Approval, the retention of the said encroachments will advance the Property’s ability to be rehabilitated and adaptively reused by the Petitioner and will greatly benefit Jersey City and the surrounding neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the public interest will be served by said encroachments, which will be of great benefit to the citizens of Jersey City and Hudson County by permitting the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the building and the rights of the public will not be injuriously or adversely affected by the requested relief. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City, that: SECTION I. Permission be and is hereby granted to Kennedy Lofts Urban Renewal LLC, its successors and assigns, for portions of lands located within the public rights of way adjacent to 100 Newkirk Street, Jersey City, and known as Block 10703, Lot 18 on the current tax maps of the City of Jersey City, said areas being more particularly described as follows and on the Franchise Plan, Site Plan, and Metes and Bounds descriptions attached hereto as Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Exhibit C respectively to be used for the following purposes. 1. The retention of the existing encroachments of the building within the Newkirk Street and Jones Street rights-of-way, all of which is more particularly depicted and described in the Franchise Plan, Exhibit A, Site Plan, Exhibit B, and Metes and Bounds Descriptions, Exhibit C, attached hereto. 2. There will remain sufficient area in the rights-of-way for typical pedestrian use. 3. All costs associated with these existing encroachments will be incurred by the Petitioner. 4. The franchise is required in order to comply with the Jersey City Division of Engineering comments to the Site Plan Approval, and to permit the subsequent rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the building by the Petitioner, which will benefit the Petitioner, the surrounding neighborhood, and greater Jersey City. SECTION II. There shall remain no damage to the sidewalks or roadways or interference with the free and safe flow of pedestrian traffic. Kennedy Lofts Urban Renewal LLC, and its successors and assigns, shall operate and maintain all encroachments for the entire term of this Franchise at no cost or inconvenience to the City. SECTION III. The franchise granted in this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect for a period of ninety-nine (99) years from the date that this Ordinance becomes effective. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication according to law. In the event that the Municipal Council determines that this Ordinance must be canceled in whole or in part because of a public purpose, the City reserves the right to cancel this Ordinance or any part thereof by giving written notice to the Petitioner one year prior to the date of cancellation. SECTION IV. All costs and expenses incident to the introduction, passage and publication of this Ordinance shall be borne and paid by said Kennedy Lofts Urban Renewal LLC. SECTION V. In accepting the privileges of this Ordinance and the maintenance and use hereby authorized, Kennedy Lofts Urban Renewal LLC, its successors and assigns hereby agrees to assume full, complete and undivided responsibility for any and all injury or damage to persons or property by reason of said maintenance and use, and to indemnify and hold the City of Jersey City harmless from all injury or damage to persons or property by reason of such maintenance and use (except such injury or damage which is caused by the negligence or misconduct of the City or its officers, employees or agents) for the term of this Ordinance. Kennedy Lofts Urban Renewal LLC, its successors and assigns, shall maintain in effect, during the term of this franchise, liability insurance naming the City of Jersey City, its officers and employees as additional insured, covering the use and occupancy of the public property subject to this franchise. A certificate of insurance, in the amount of $1,000,000.00 in a form deemed acceptable by the City’s Risk Manager, shall be delivered to the Risk Manager before use or occupancy of the premises subject to this Franchise Ordinance. SECTION VI. This Ordinance shall not become effective unless an acceptance hereof in writing is filed by the Petitioner with the City Clerk. In the event that the Petitioner shall not file with the City Clerk its acceptance in writing of the provisions of this Ordinance within 30 days after receiving notice of its passage, this Ordinance shall become void and be of no effect. SECTION VII. Only with prior written consent and approval by the City Council of the City of Jersey City, which consent and approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, shall Petitioner have the right to assign or otherwise transfer its rights under this Franchise Ordinance. SECTION VIII. An easement for the duration of this Ordinance is reserved for the benefit of the City of Jersey City and all public utility companies including any cable television company as defined in the “Cable Television Act”, P.L. 1972, c. 186 (c. 48:5A-1 et seq.) for the purpose of ingress and egress over and upon the area subject to this Franchise Ordinance in order to maintain, repair or replace existing utility facilities including water lines, sewer lines, gas lines and telephone, electrical and cable television wires and poles which may be located either beneath or above the surface of the area subject to this Franchise Ordinance. SECTION IX. For the rights and privileges herein granted, said beneficiary hereunder, its successors and assigns, shall pay annually to the City of Jersey City the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), which payment shall be made annually on the 1st day of July next succeeding the time when this Ordinance shall become effective and on each first day of July thereafter until the termination of this Ordinance. SECTION X. A. All ordinances and parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. B. This Ordinance shall be a part of the Jersey City Code as though codified and fully set forth therein. The City Clerk shall have this Ordinance certified and incorporated in the official copies of the Jersey City Code. C. This Ordinance shall take effect at the time and in the manner as provided by law. D. The City Clerk and the Corporation Counsel be and they are hereby authorized and directed to change any chapter numbers, article numbers and section numbers in the event that the codification of this Ordinance reveals that there is a conflict between those numbers and the existing Code, in order to avoid confusion and possible accidental repeals of existing provisions. Public Notice City of Jersey City NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing proposed ordinance was introduced and passed on First Reading at a meeting of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City, in the County of Hudson, State of New Jersey, held on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, and that said ordinance will be taken up for further consideration for final passage at a meeting of said Municipal Council to be held in the Anna Cucci Memorial Council Chambers 280 Grove Street Jersey City, New Jersey on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as said matter can be reached, at which time and place all persons who may be interested therein will be given the opportunity to be heard concerning the same. A copy of this ordinance has been posted on the bulletin board upon which public notices are customarily posted on in the City Hall in the City of Jersey City, and a copy is available up to and including the time of such meeting to the members of the public of the City who shall request such copies, at the Office of the City Clerk, in said City Hall, in Jersey City, New Jersey. This ordinance may be found in its entirety at the City of Jersey City’s website: www.jerseycitynj.gov/agenda.aspx?id=1268 By Order of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City ________________________________ Robert Byrne City Clerk 12/10/13 $166.77
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Jersey City to Contemplate Amending Approval for 70 Units in 4 Buildings

Posted in: Apartments, Hudson County NJ, Site Plan - Subdivision, Uncategorized by | No Comments Monday, December 9, 2013

Public Notice:

 

LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at 5:30pm, a public hearing will be held by the Jersey City Planning Board at the City of Jersey City Municipal Council Chambers, City Hall, located at 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey regarding the application of AHM Housing Associates IV, LLC (the “Applicant”), for the property located at 326 Duncan Avenue and described on the Tax Map of the City of Jersey City as Block 14601, Lots 22, 23, 26, and 36 (the “Property”). The property is located in the R-3 Multi-Family Zone. The Applicant has applied to the Planning Board for Amended Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan approval in order to construct four (4) buildings totaling seventy (70) new residential units on the Property, referred to as Buildings H, J, K, and L to be located on Lots, 26, 22, 23, and 36 respectively. On Lot 26, Building H shall consist of a four (4) story building totaling 33,520 square feet containing twenty (20) units and requires a variance for the rear yard setback. On Lot 22, Building J shall consist of a four (4) story building totaling 18,169 square feet containing twenty-two (22) units. On Lot 23, Building K shall consist of a three (3) story building totaling 25,775 square feet containing twenty (20) units and requires variances for a front yard and side yard setbacks. On Lot 36, Building L shall consist of a three (3) story building totaling 9,617 square feet containing eight (8) units. Additionally, the Applicant requests that the Board grant any additional approvals, permits, variances, interpretations, waivers or exceptions reflected in the plans and materials filed (as same may be amended or revised from time to time without further notice) or determined to be necessary during the review and processing of this application. Any person or person affected by this application may have an opportunity to be heard at the hearing of December 17, 2013, at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers located at City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 at which time you may appear either in person, by agent or attorney and present comments which you may have regarding this application. All documents relating to this application may be inspected by the public between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. in the City Planning Division, 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302. AHM Housing Associates IV, LLC, Applicant Jennifer Carrillo-Perez, Esq. Genova Burns Giantomasi & Webster Attorneys for Applicant 494 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07102 12/07/13 $164.04
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