The Times reports that New York real estate blog Curbed.com has obtained $1.5 million in an effort to expand its real estate blogging empire. Meanwhile, NewYorksSixth.com has raise $15 for beer.
The Journal reports Port Authority officials are considering a fare hike as high as 50 cents for the PATH– to be announced after Tuesday’s legislative election. Officials at the bi-state agency are considering hikes from 25 to 50 cents, with the latter increase bringing the current $1.50 fare up to the same price as riding […]
Tenth Street condominium building Schroeder Lofts is pretty much completed except for a small retail space on the corner of Erie. It seems this space will soon be The Embankment bar, lounge and restaurant. The Embankment will likely be similar to The Merchant, a Grove Street bar and restaurant by the same folks. The Embankment […]
Construction materials from the Hoboken W Hotel fell and struck a car, according to a post on JCList, and later picked on by Hoboken Now. We have photos of the tower from September available Here.
New to the constructionporn scene is the Jersey City Construction blog. Having sneaked past the rent-a-cops in Newport, the JC Construction blog brings us photos of the now 26 story Aqua building, as well as some shots of the elephant statues in front of the Shore Club.
The Port Authority announced by press release a $500 Million upgrade to the 40 year old signal system which promises to increase the number of peak trains. Along with new cars being phased in starting next year, the upgrade would improve capacity above the 50,000 passengers per hour at current peak levels. Even without delays […]
Arson to BlameIt seems the fire at 77 Hudson Street might in fact have been suspicious. The big clock by the riverColgate Clock gets some love from the Jersey City Reporter. Cook hit 40 bags of CocaineIf you’ve been wondering why downtown bar Lucky 7’s hasn’t been as fun lately, it might have something to […]
The Lefrak family may have built working class digs in Queens, but the LeFraks, after restoring the upper case F are focusing on luxury markets like Newport, reports the NY Times. But more interesting is LeFrak’s aversion to debt; “There is little or no debt on the family’s holdings: 22 million square feet of residential […]
Bloomberg radio reports York Street is closed between Warren and Hudson due to a fire at a highrise construction project– 77 Hudson most likely candidate. UPDATE: MASSIVE FIRE AT 77 HUDSON STREET AWESOME PHOTOS Video, News Story More Photos JCLIst Thread More Photos on Wired Forums News CoverageFire Not SuspiciousUpdate on the status of 77 […]
The 645 foot tower coming to Journal Square just got a little bit more real with new renderings unveiled. The double tower design is no longer symmetrical in height, as amended earlier this year. The second tower will be approximately 468 feet. The renderings show an iconic structure overlooking downtown Jersey City and lower Manhattan. […]
