Grand Street: Foundations Laid

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Friday, June 24th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 572 views | Permalink |

In what is a reoccuring theme, more vacant land is getting what looks to be the foundations for new row houses. We’re not really sure, but based on the footprints, we’re thinking there will be about 8 apartment units going in across the street from the Brownstoner diner. These units would be a brisk walk […]

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Morgan Point And Other Developments We Missed

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Friday, June 24th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 743 views | Permalink |

We mentioned a few weeks back about the Columbus Plaza filling in some vacant land and making the area a nicer place to walk. Now it seems that one block to the north will be another new complex, filling in the vacant land. That’s not all. Jersey City Vibe has several more developments listed in […]

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W Hotel Mystery Returns

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Friday, June 24th, 2005 | Hoboken | 600 views | Permalink |

During our first week, readers asked us about the mysterious W Hotel, with which we responded with the eloquence of a school girl. In either case, its back on our radar as The Bergen Record Reports: “In North Jersey, the W Hotel plans to build a 25-story waterfront tower in Hoboken that will have 225 […]

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Protests and Condominiums: Perfect Together

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Friday, June 24th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 579 views | Permalink |

417 Market Rate Condominiums planned for Greene Street near Exchange Place were granted 20 year abatements by the city council. Does anyone is this city pay propert taxes?

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Blogtastic: More Local Blogs

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Friday, June 24th, 2005 | Uncategorized | 602 views | Permalink |

You probably thought by now we would have grown tired of blogging about blogging. But we haven’t, and we won’t. The first of today’s blogs is about the area, the others are written by bloggers from the area. Dojo-MojoMy New JerseyGenius Lessons And in our never ending quest to find new blogs, we’ll beg again […]

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Here Comes the Bulldozers

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 | Uncategorized | 684 views | Permalink |

Today the Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing local city officials to take private property through eminent domain, even in an area that is not blighted. The tool has been seen as essential for urban redevelopment by cities looking to boost tax revenues with retail and office space. This ruling could be seen as […]

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Your Congressman Is A Slumlord

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 | Uncategorized | 654 views | Permalink |

U.S. Representatives’ financial dealings were release by Congress last week. Hudson County Congressman Bob Menendez revealed earning thousands from rental properties. At least when the toilet backs up, you really can blame the government.

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Views: Essex Street, Jersey City

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 | Uncategorized | 591 views | Permalink |

Liberty towers looms over essex street row houses.

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Has the Bubble Burst?

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 | Uncategorized | 595 views | Permalink |

Everyone is waiting for the real estate bubble to pop. With dozens of unused Open House signs cluttering this alley off of York Stret, we are left wondering when. The apocalypse is now.

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Santa Clause Does Hoboken

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Thursday, June 23rd, 2005 | Hoboken | 630 views | Permalink |

Mister Snitch! points us to some video’s showing quite a unique perspective of life in Hoboken. Our personal favorite includes the short video of dozens of Santa’s storming Washington Street “A surreal night on Washington Street features a Santa gang putting the ‘HO!’ in Hoboken”.

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