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99 Hudson Street,
image from China Overseas America
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The Jersey City Planning Board voted to amend the Colgate
Redevelopment Plan on January 20, 2015 to permit the construction of a 95
story, 990-foot residential tower at 99 Hudson Street. The site
was purchased by developer China Overseas America from Hartz Mountain
Industries in 2013, and YIMBY revealed that Perkins Eastman was
designing the site back in December.
The Planning Board noted that
current renderings are still conceptual and do not represent the final
architectural design for the site. The old plan involved the construction of a
twin-towered development, containing approximately 1,000 residential units and
1.1 million square feet of residential space. The current plan, supported by
city leaders and the community, combines the two towers into a
single building of just under 1 million square feet, with 760 units.
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99 Hudson Street, image from China Overseas America
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99 Hudson’s height will make it an instant landmark for
Jersey City once complete, and at nearly 1,000 feet in height, it will make a
statement on the skyline, towering above the 781-foot Goldman Sachs building at
30 Hudson Street. The development also learns from past planning mistakes
(which can be painfully seen in Newport) regarding the practice of having high
rise towers atop bulky parking garages. 99 Hudson is required to have
residential units wrap around much of the parking structure to hide it from
important street views.
An amendment to the Colgate Redevelopment Plan was needed
to allow modifications to the previous design, including a change in the
maximum height from 675 feet to 990 feet. 99 Hudson is also located next to the
Exchange Place PATH station and Hudson Bergen Light Rail Station, which make it
an excellent location for densification.
Construction is expected to commence in the spring. The building
will be the tallest in New Jersey once completed (the Liberty Rising
development proposed by Fireman Capital Partners is rumored to be of similar
heights, but is still in early stages of planning).
Readers
may note that the building is just 10 feet short of the exclusive 1,000-foot
club. Usually, Jersey City zoning regulations do not limit the inclusion of
building mechanical space, which would have potentially allowed 99 Hudson to
reach 1,000 feet or more. However, the lone public comment received by the Planning
Board asked for clarity on the building’s final height. The Planning Board then
amended the plan so any mechanical equipment is inclusive of the 990-foot cap
in order to provide a definitive answer to the question.
Residents
of Jersey City are strongly encouraged to attend future Planning Board
meetings and to make views known to the Planning Commission, city planners, and
developers on the types of developments you would like to see in Jersey City’s
future (and the Board’s agenda can be accessed here).
Source: New
York YIMBY
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