Redevelopment Plans Could Bring 7,000 Units To Jersey City

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Jersey City Municipal Council is reviewing a redevelopment plan that could bring thousands of housing units to the city. The council unanimously approved the introduction of amendments to the Jersey Avenue Light Rail Redevelopment Plan at the May 13 meeting.

The plan makes room for possibly 7,000 new housing units and calls for just over 1,300 affordable housing units. The amendments were highlighted as a way to bring the plan in line with the city's new inclusionary zoning ordinance which prioritizes affordable housing.

The plan would redevelop just over 50 acres of land just north of the Holland Tunnel. Within the redevelopment plan are two new schools, a new Hudson Bergen Light Rail station and improvements to the Holland Green Housing Complex.

According to the ordinance, the amendments were finalized through a series of public outreach and three community meetings:

"The purpose of the amendments to the Jersey Avenue Light Rail Redevelopment Plan ("Plan") is to implement a Light Rail Station Overlay bonus, a Holland Gardens Overlay bonus, an Affordable Housing Bonus and a School Development Bonus, which each detail requirements for the creation of affordable housing and other community benefits."

Under the ordinance, the base count for the number of units is listed at just over 1,700 and bonus zoning units are listed at over 6,200. Of the 1,300 affordable housing units proposed, 250 would be under the Jersey City Housing Authority.

Read the full ordinance online.