Add the Philly Pretzel Factory to the list of chain restaurants coming to downtown Jersey City. The pretzel factory is the second chain opening in the base of the Montgomery-Greene tower; Van Houtte Cafe also opened next door.
Paulus Hook will soon have a new home decor and accessories boutique on Washington Street. The Paulus Hook neighborhood is beginning to develop a critical mass of boutique stores; Citiroots will be next door to Betty’s Bassinet, and just a few blocks away from LIFE Men’s Store and Giggles N Barks.
Cocoa Bakery and Cafe is coming to Liberty Harbor North, a few doors down from Edible Arrangements. The bakery and cafe is the product of pastry chef Jessica Isaacs of notable Manhattan eatery, Nobu. Meanwhile, a few blocks away, the Made with Love Organic Bakery will soon be replacing Sweet Priscilla. The new bakery is […]
The Monaco Towers, a pair of two residential high rises long since delayed have broken ground on a Washington Blvd site. The project’s location is in the former parking lot of the Doubletree Hotel. The Monaco Towers was first approved as a condominium tower, but later switched to a rental building. Earlier this year the […]
For over a year, the Newark Avenue storefront at Bay Street has been more or less partially renovated, but vacant. In the past few weeks though, signs of life have appeared at the seemingly abandoned project with the old building facade ripped down, and the former “Palace Drugs” half removed. New doors have been installed. […]
Downtown watering hole PJ Ryan’s has changed things up and is now operating as O’Hara’s Downtown. Supposedly not much else is changing.
Edible Arrangements, the fruit cut like flowers, is the first retail shop to open in Liberty Harbor North. Earlier this summer the banner announcing the arrival of the shop went up. Still, the real question yet to be answered is how many fruit flower bouquets does the world need?
Progress continues on the mixed use project on the east side of Hamilton Park. The main tower’s exterior is mostly finished with the exception of the ground floor. Above, the retail spaces along McWilliams Place immediately to the east of Hamilton Park. The project will bring several shops and restaurants to the Hamilton Park neighborhood
Along Second Street, the first floor wall has been erected. A sign on the sales office proclaims 40% of units have sold.
The exterior of the building seems nearly complete; the ground floor is clearly some sort of retail though there are not yet any signs indicating the occupants. Hopefully this retail space will not simply add to the vacant store fronts of Newark Avenue.
