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95 Greene Restaurant

Upscale lunch and dinner restaurant. Monday through Friday.
95 Greene Street
201.209.9988

95 Greene

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Porto Leggero

High end dining.

160 Greene Street
201.434.3200
Porto Leggero

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Longshoreman

A monument to Jersey City's longshoreman.Metal sculpture at Second and Hudson Streets



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C Side Restaurant and Bar

Sit down restaurant on the Hudson River; views of Manhattan; lunch and dinner Monday through Friday, and special events.

34 Exchange Place
201.915.3663
95 Green Restaurants

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Amazon Cafe

Smoothies, coffee, breakfast, wraps, sandwiches, and soups; about what should be expected from a cafe.

Harborside Plaza 10 (3 2nd Street)
201.420.9727

Amazon Cafe JC

Amazon Cafe in downtown Jersey City

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2 Montgomery Street

A low rise office building near the waterfront. 2 Montgomery Street recently received press attention when a Woodbridge, NJ based developer purchased the building for more than $50 Million. Sold along with its neighbor, 30 Montgomery Street for a combined $106 Million, a high rise mixed use complex is planned for the site.

2 Montgomery Street in downtown Jersey City was recently acquired for $50M in the hopes of redeveloping the property

2 Montgomery Street near Exchange Place in Jersey City may soon be reduced to rubble to make way for a newer, taller office complex

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Blimpie

Sub and salad shop.
75 Montgomery Street
201.413.1998

Blimpie on Montgomery Stret in Jersey City

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Grand Banks Cafe

Sushi and seafood.
75 Montgomery Street
201.521.1800
Grand Banks Cafe

Grand Banks Cafe offers Sushi and seafood in downtown Jersey City

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Dauntless Efforts

Dauntless Efforts is a sculpture by artist Matt Johnson in dedicated to the memory of the victims of 9/11 honoring construction workers working on the Harborside Financial Center in Jersey City who rushed to assist victims of the tragedy.

Pearl Street
North of Harborside Plaza 5





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Provident Bank

Located in the base of the Goldman Sach's Tower across from the Essex Street Light Rail station.

30 Hudson Street

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90 Hudson Street

12 Stories
Completed 1999




History

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Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill

Typical chain restaurant serving up typical chain restaurant food.


286 Washington Street
201.395.9500

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Green Cow

33 Hudson Street
201.434.1547

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Camilles Sidewalk Cafe

296 Washington Street
201.395.9727

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99 Montgomery Street

Contractor error lead to a leak in December 2006 that left $100,000 in damages.

7 Stories
Completed 2006, 2007


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Flamingo Bar

31 Montgomery Street
201.434.6769

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Honshu

Sushi and noddle lounge

31 Montgomery Street
201.324.2788
Honshu Lounge

Honshu noddle lounge near Jersey City's Waterfront

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Nanking

Asian Fusion located in the base of 101 Hudson Street, across from the Exchange Place light rail station.

101 Hudson Street
201.333.6500
Nanking Resturants

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Amiya

Contemporary Indian cuisine, take out menu. Lunch Buffet.

160 Greene Street
201.433.8000
Amiya Restaurant

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Wachovia Bank

Located in the base of 101 Hudson Street on the Montgomery Street side, mid-block.

101 Hudsun Street
201.413.6607

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Fat Burger

Upscale fast food joint specializing in burgers.

286 Washington Street
201.332.2244

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The Pier

Low rise rentals jutting out in the middle of the Hudson River on a pier.

1 Harborside Place
Financial District, Rental

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Montgomery Greene

113 Unit
19 Stories
Completed 2007





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City Beans

160 Greene Street
201.521.1155

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Au Bon Pain

Sandwiches, coffee, pastries; open weekdays only, catering to the business crowd.

101 Hudson Street
201.962.1867

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Katyn Monument

A monument honoring the victims of the Katyn massacre.
Exchange Place at Montgomery Street

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Liberty Real Estate of Jersey City

43 Montgomery Street
201.332.3999
Liberty Realty

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Exchange Place PATH

Renovated in 2003 after the World Trade Center attack destroyed tracks to the East. Exchange Place was refurbished along with the addition of new track, switches, tunnels, and signals to allow the station to operate as a terminus while work was completed on the World Trade Center station.



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The Village

Thai and general chinese food

62 Morris Street
201.451.4110

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Exchange Place Florist

Located in the northwest corner of the base of the Liberty Towers.

33 Hudson Street
201.435.1997

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Candlewood Suites

Typical chain hotel located on the edge of the waterfront and the Powerhouse district. Not particularly close to any PATH station.

215 Units
7 Stories
Completed 2001

21 Second Street
201.867.2900



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Jersey City Hyatt Regency

The hotel sits on a pier overlooking Manhattan. Few hotels in the world have views like this one. Also located literally above the Exchange Place PATH entrance.

350 Units
9 Stories
Completed 2002

2 Exchange Place
201.469.1234



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New York Sports Club

Located across the street from the Harborside Financial Center light rail stop.

34 Exchange Place
Suite 130
201.222.5771
NYSC

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Grandview

Built by Metro Homes, the building attempts to blend into the neighborhood, although this effect will be ruined with the completion of 77 Hudson Street, two towers rising about 50 stories across the street from the three story structure.

40 Units
Completed 2005
80 Greene Street





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70 Hudson Street

A twin with 90 Hudson Street, 70 Hudson is part of the Colgate Center redevelopment project of Jersey City's Waterfront along Hudson Street. The design reflects a modern interpretation of classical elements-- a classic colonnaded portico surrounds the base of the building, though this has been filled with glass. The three part facade also recalls nineteenth and early twentieth century American architecture, which of course also looked back to classic buildings for inspiration.

12 Stories
Completed 2000



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Harborside Financial Center Plaza 4A

Mostly a parking deck, this structure also contains a number of retail level chain restaurants.

10 Stories
Completed 2000

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Harborside Financial Center Plaza 1, 2, 3

Battery View Apartments

Affordable senior housing in the heart of downtown Jersey City.

15 Stories
Completed 1974

72 Montgomery Street



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30 Montgomery Street

And older building surrounded by new glassy boxes a block and a half from Exchange Place.

300,000 sq ft
15 Stories
Completed 1974

94 Parking Spaces





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Fifteen Exchange Place

One of the most beautiful buildings on the waterfront, Fifteen Exchange Place is also one of the oldest. The elegant decoration of the building makes its newer neighbors such as Exchange Place Center, just across the street, look like gaudy glass boxes. At the moment Merrill Lynch has offices here.

130,000 sq ft
11 Stories
Completed 1900





The entrance facing Exchange Plaza with Greek style Doric columns.





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One Exchange Place

A holdover from a bygone era, this office tower was built just as the waterfront was declining as the business center of the city. Unlike most of the waterfront office space, One Exchange Place is one of the older buildings downtown. Particularly unique are the Greek style columns along the top of the structure.

10 Stories
Completed 1920




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Exchange Place Center

Held the record for tallest building in New Jersey for one year until the Newport Tower was built. The Exchange Place PATH station is located at the foot of the building. At the turn of the last century, the exchange place area of Jersey City was considered the main business district of Jersey City.

30 stories
Completed 1989




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Mandalay

Mandalay on the Hudson is a rather generic looking high rise condominium tower overlooking Newport to the north and the financial district to the south. To the east, stunning views of Manhattan are soon to be ruined with the construction of an office tower at the end of the Second Street. The building is block away from the Harborside Light Rail station, though quite a ways from the nearest PATH stations.

269 Units
25 Stories
20 Second Street

Mandalay





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Liberty Towers

Two twins joined by a parking garage, the Liberty towers sit across the street from the Goldman Sachs tower on the corner of Hudson and Essex. Floor to ceiling glass and semi-circular design make this a fairly unique building.

648 Units
32 Stories
Completed 2003

33 Hudson Street
201.433.8700

Liberty View Towers







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Liberty Terrace

Low rise condos built at the foot of the Morris Canal overlooking New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. The Terrace matches the Liberty Towers built across the street, employing the same seafoam green windows and salmon colored brick.

128 Units
9 Stories
Completed 2006
25 Hudson Street

Liberty Terrace Condos


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Harborside Financial Center Plaza 10

Built on the tip of the waterfront, this modern glass tower overlooks lower Manhattan from a waterfront perch.

35,000 sq ft
19 Stories
Completed 2002

2 Second Street
Plaza 10

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Goldman Sachs Tower

The Goldman Sachs investment firm houses hundreds of employees in their Jersey City office tower. The completion of the tower was seen by many as the maturation of the Jersey City financial district, with the arrival of Goldman employees signaling that Jersey City had arrived on the scene.

42 Stories
Completed 2004

30 Hudson Street









30 Hudson Street dominants the waterfront skyline as seen below with Ellis Island and Liberty State park in the foreground.

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Montgomery Towers

An older tower in the heart of Jersey City. Southside views include the statue of liberty and historic brownstones will probably ensure views for years to come.
The north side overlooks the Metropolis Towers.

21 Stories
Completed 1965

135 Montgomery Street
201.433.0066

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Essex Commons

A low-rise structure nearly ready for move in across from the Liberty Towers and adjacent to the light rail line.

70 Units
7 Stories
Completed 2006

66 Essex Street




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Portofino

Located just north of the Powerhouse, the Portofino luxury highrise is situated on the rather quiet Second Street.

283 Units
26 Stories
Completed 2000

One Second Street
201.222.3111
Portofino



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Harborside Plaza 5

Building five in the Harborside complex is a major commercial office tower located in the downtown Waterfront area adjacent to the light rail line. Retail stores are along the base of the building as well as a large parking garage. The building is largely glass as the modern zeitgeist dictates.

34 Stories
Completed 2002

286 Washington Street
201.946.6100
Harborside Plaza Five





Harborside Plaza 5 in Jersey City

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The Gotham

The Gotham is downtown Jersey City is a luxury rental tower


The Gotham luxury rentals are located on Montgomery Street two blocks from City Hall. The mixed use building features ground level retail stores and restaurants, as well as a parking garage.


220 Units
22 Stories

255 Warren Street
201.333.4000
The Gotham






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Evertrust Plaza

Evertrust Plaza is one of the older downtown towers. Located on Christopher Columbus Drive, the tower is in between the Exchange Place and Grove Street PATH stations. The building is a fairly generic post-modern style building. The gated parking lot and landscaped lawns are more typical of a suburban office park than a downtown tower.

17 Stories
Completed 1986
One Evertrust Plaza



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Powerhouse

The Powerhouse was built in 1906 to power the railroads running in the Tubes connecting the Jersey City waterfront and Manhattan. The Tubes later became the PATH system, although the Powerhouse has been idle for more than a half century. In recent years, the powerhouse has developed a cult following and was the namesake to the now defunct Powerhouse Arts District. The district was designed to provide discounted housing for artists to encourage a lively arts community. The powerhouse is currently undergoing renovations, though a final plan has not been resolved. High rise development around the Powerhouse will almost certainly put further pressure on preservation efforts.

The Jersey City Powerhouse in downtown Jersey City





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101 Hudson Street

Completed in 1992, it was, for a short time, the tallest building in New Jersey until the Goldman Sachs tower (30 Hudson Street) surpassed it. The building draws many cues from early twentieth century architecture and despite its thoroughly modern construction, and is cleary influenced by the Art Deco palaces of the 1920's and 1930's. Indeed, the building even includes setbacks at progressively higher levels, a feature of classics like The Empire State and Chrysler buildings in New York, but which has fallen out of favor in more recent years.

In 2004 the building was sold to Mack-Cali, a major real estate holder in Jersey City. Currently the tower is home largely to Merrill Lynch.

101 Hudson Street
42 Stories
Completed 1992











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Iron Monkey

Every floor of the Iron Monkey is like walking into a different bar. The first floor has a pub like atmosphere. There is also a lounge and rooftop deck that at the moment has a nice view, not so much after 77 Hudson Street is finished.

97 Greene St
201.435.5756
Iron Monkey

The Iron Monkey restaurant and lounge in downtown Jersey City has an outdoor roof patio and offers live music

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Doubletree Hotel

199 Units
12 Stories
Completed 1998

455 Washington Blvd
201.499.2400

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Cafe Ritazza

International coffee chain Cafe Ritazza is located at the base of the Goldman Sachs Tower.

30 Hudson Street
201.209.9130

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Colgate Clock

The Colgate Clock was built in 1924 by the Colgate-Palmolive Company on the tip of Paulus Hook in Jersey City, where the Morris Canal met the Hudson River. It is located on a small, undeveloped park at the corner of Hudson and Essex Streets, next to the Goldman Sachs Tower.





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