# JERSEY CITY | 148 1st St | FT | 12 FLOORS | Com

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**Created:** [July 22, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-148-1st-st-ft-12-floors-com/526 "2014-07-22T16:09:34Z")\
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## **[New Look: Jersey City’s Art House](https://www.newyorkyimby.com/category/148-first-street)**

BY: NIKOLAI FEDAK ON JUNE 23RD 2014 AT 6:30 AM

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_The Art House, image by Fogarty Finger_

> A tipster submitted renderings of Jersey City’s Art House, located at 148 First Street, in the Powerhouse Arts District. The Shuster Group is developing, and Fogarty Finger is the project’s architect.

> The Art House will have 119 units, and stands twelve stories tall; the building’s appearance is relatively simple, and the white-brick facade is interspersed with wood paneling. The envelope is flush with the street-wall, and the project is a positive infill development for a neighborhood that is rapidly growing.

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_Entryway, image by Fogarty Finger_

> Besides the exterior, part of the lobby will be used as a creative space, which will serve as a gallery for local emerging artists. Per a recent press release, “Seventy percent of all sales proceeds will go directly to the artists, with 30% donated to the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation to help fund visual art classes.”

> While Jersey City’s waterfront has been the primary beneficiary of the ongoing development boom, the Powerhouse Arts District also presents a major opportunity for growth. 148 First Street is one block south of the Hudson Exchange site, which will further improve the neighborhood, transforming acres of parking lots into a vibrant node.

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_Rooftop view, image by Fogarty Finger_

> Completion of The Art House is imminent, and leasing is now underway; the rental project is expected to open this September.

July 9 2014  
[tbal](http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3795&p=448221&viewfull=1#post448221)

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