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Jersey City Planning Board Approves 1181 Units on Coles Street

Posted in: Apartments, Area in Need of Redevelopment, Counties, Hudson County NJ, Site Plan - Subdivision by | No Comments Wednesday, May 4, 2016

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LEGAL NOTICE Planning Board of the City of Jersey City RE: 286-298 Coles Street, Jersey City, NJ Block 6003, Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 Block 6004, Lots 1 & 2 Block 6005, Lot 13 and part of Lot 7 Case No. P014-040.1 Please be advised that an application has been approved by the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City filed by Coles Street Development Co., LLC (“the Applicant”) for property located at Block 6003, Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4; Block 6004, Lots 1 and 2; Block 6005, Lot 13 and part of 7 as shown on the tax map of the City of Jersey City. The approval was for Amended Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval with Deviations for the construction of 3 buildings consisting of 1181 residential units with 720 parking spaces located at 286-298 Coles Street. The Planning Board approved variance relief from permitted height and minimum unit size in Zone 4 of the Mixed Zone of the Jersey Avenue ParkRedevelopment Plan. A resolution memorializing this approval was adopted by the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City at a meeting held on April 19, 2016. A copy of this Resolution is available for public inspection on any weekday during normal business hours at the Department of Economic Development at 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400, Jersey City, NJ Date: May 3, 2016 Donald M. Pepe, Esq. Scarinci Hollenbeck One River Centre 331 Newman Springs Road Building 3, Suite 310 Red Bank, NJ 07701-5692 05/04/16 $125.16

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Elizabeth Proposes Potential Condemnation for “Baker Center Redevelopment Area”

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Counties, Union County NJ by | No Comments Monday, March 23, 2015

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LEGAL NOTICE PROPOSED CONDEMNATION REDEVELOPMENT AREA DESIGNATION CITY OF ELIZABETH Please be advised that the Planning Board of the City of Elizabeth (“Planning Board”) will hold a public hearing (the “Hearing”) on Thursday, April 9. 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 50 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ, for the purpose of hearing persons who are interested in or would be affected by a determination that the following properties, called the “Baker Center Redevelopment Area” is a Condemnation Redevelopment Area: 829-961 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-847 827-907 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-847A 1001-1013 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-848 1015-1027 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-849 1029-1061 Newark Avenue – Tax Account No. 11-850 A Statement of Basis and boundary map has been prepared showing the boundaries of the Area, and the parcels included in the Area, as the basis for the Board’s investigation as to whether the Area meets one or more of the criteria required by the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., for designation as an “Area in Need of Redevelopment.” Copies are available for public inspection and reproduction at the offices of the City Clerk, City Hall, 50 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ, during normal business hours. Any person who is interested in this matter will have the opportunity to address the Planning Board and its professionals at this Hearing and to ask any questions concerning the contents of the Study or any other relevant issue regarding the designation of the Area, or any portion thereof, as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area. Any person who is interested in or affected by this matter will have the right to make oral or written objections at the Hearing to the designation of the Area as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area, and to provide oral or written evidence in support of these objections, all of which will be made part of the record of the Hearing. Should the Board, upon considering the Study and the testimony and evidence presented at the hearing, take action to recommend that the Area, or any portion thereof, be designated as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area, then the matter will be referred to the City Council, who will decide at a subsequent public hearing whether to adopt a resolution designating that the Area, or portion thereof, as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area. This designation of the Area as a Condemnation Redevelopment Area shall authorize the City of Elizabeth to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property in the Area. Patrick J. McNamara, Esq. Scarinci Hollenbeck 1100 Valley Brook Avenue Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Counsel to the City of Elizabeth Planning Board 3/21,28/2015 $291.40
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Jersey City’s Mixed Use Machine Keeps Humming Along

Posted in: Area in Need Determination, Hudson County NJ, Infill, Mixed-Use, Redevelopment, Site Plan - Subdivision by | No Comments Friday, November 14, 2014

Public Notice:

LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Coles Jersey Development Co., LLC (the “Applicant”) has submitted an application to the City of Jersey City Planning Board for Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision and Preliminary and Final Site Plan approval with respect to property located at Block 6003, Lots 2, 3 and 4; Block 6004, Lots 1 and 2; and Block 6005, Lot 13 and a portion of Lot 7 as shown on the Tax Map of the City of Jersey City. The project is generally bounded over a three (3) block area between Jersey Avenue, 16th Street, 17th Street, 18th Street, Coles Street and Monmouth Street. The application calls for the development of approximately 873 residential units and approximately 23,950 square feet of commercial space, along with parking, open space, and other infrastructure improvements. The proposed uses are permitted under the Jersey Avenue Park Redevelopment Plan. The application is as of right and does not seek any variance relief. In addition, the Applicant requests that the application be deemed amended to include any additional approvals, design waivers, deviations, variances or exceptions which are determined to be necessary in the review and processing of this application, whether requested by the Planning Board or otherwise. A public hearing on this application will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey where members of the public can be heard and ask questions concerning the contents of the application. Copies of the Applicant’s application and supporting plans and reports will be available for review in the office of the Department of Economic Development at 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400, Jersey City, NJ at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date, during normal business hours. Patrick J. McNamara, Esq. Scarinci Hollenbeck 802 West Park Avenue, Suite 222 Ocean, New Jersey 07712-8526 11/08/14 $85.00
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