# JERSEY CITY | 80 Bay St | FT | 40 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Proposed\ **Created:** [September 13, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982 "2014-09-13T07:04:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/1 "2014-09-13T07:04:13Z")
Continuing the discussion from [JERSEY CITY | The Waterfront Redevelopment](http://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-the-waterfront-redevelopment/282): ## [Renovation of Jersey City Powerhouse now includes plans for 40-story highrise](http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/09/jersey_city_restarting_renovation_of_powerhouse_completed_with_40-story_highrise.html) By Terrence T. McDonald on September 10, 2014 at 3:06 PM [http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/pgmain/img/jersey-journal/photo/2014/09/10/-f59717a036720441.JPG](http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/pgmain/img/jersey-journal/photo/2014/09/10/-f59717a036720441.JPG) _Matt Gade_ > Jersey City is moving forward with plans to build a $179 million retail and commercial complex inside the long-dormant Powerhouse in Downtown Jersey City, a project the city says will be “game changing” for the neighborhood. > The plans include a new component, a 40-story residential tower housing 370 units and 200 parking spaces. Baltimore-based Cordish Companies, the developer behind the project, calls the tower an “expansion” of the 108-year-old Powerhouse, located on Washington Street. > Mayor Steve Fulop said the tower is a vital component to making the long-stalled Powerhouse redevelopment financially feasible. Because of its historic nature, renovating the 180,000-square-foot behemoth will cost a tidy sum, and Cordish is facing a funding gap of as high as $40 million, Fulop said. > “The project won’t make sense for any developer economically without some sort of structure next to it,” he told The Jersey Journal. “The math won’t work.” > Blake Cordish, vice president of the Cordish Companies, which transformed an old power plant into an entertainment complex in Baltimore’s touristy Inner Harbor, said the company doesn’t have renderings of its plan for the Powerhouse yet. But Cordish told The Jersey Journal he would deliver “a world-class development.” > The newest plans for the Powerhouse were revealed in an Aug. 11 letter from Cordish to city officials. In it, Cordish said he anticipates a nearly four-year process for stabilization, remediation and construction. There’s no timetable for the anticipated start of this process. > […] ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/2 "2014-09-22T22:08:56Z")
The funny part is that the NIMBYS want the power station to stay. They say that its an essential part of the neighborhood and that it would ruin the urban fabric. If anything, its a giant eyesore. Eh, but then again, most of them can’t think logically. ---
**Author:** ![MrVenaCava](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mrvenacava/32/1526_2.png) [@MrVenaCava](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MrVenaCava)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/3 "2014-09-22T22:39:11Z")
I don’t see anything urban about a power station; if anything, it’s suburban since it’s not installed underground and hidden. They have a slippery argument… ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/4 "2018-03-16T12:11:03Z")
> **[Jersey City ends $400M suit against Port Authority, gets $17.75M in land deal...](https://hudsoncountyview.com/jersey-city-ends-400m-suit-against-port-authority-gets-17-75m-in-land-deal/)** > > Jersey City has resolved their $40M suit against the PANYNJ over allegedly unpaid property taxes, receiving a $17.75M land payment. ![POWERHOUSE](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/d/3d387e72e21cae69452138e54e32779d21978d8e.jpg) So main takeaways: - Powerhouse transfers ownership from Port Authority to the city - Powerhouse stabilization and redevelopment can continue - The triangular plot will be owned by the city where the transformers in front of the Powerhouse will go, as well as the 40-story high rise that’s planned. (check article above) - Jersey City gets 35 million from payments from the Port Authority - Port Authority will conduct a feasibility study for a Marion PATH Station Pretty great news all around! The Powerhouse really needs some care. It can be a _huge_ catalyst for this area. I made this graphic so people understand this better. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/5 "2026-02-20T03:31:54Z")
> **[Historic Jersey City Powerhouse Declared "Unstable Structure" | Jersey Digs](https://jerseydigs.com/jersey-city-powerhouse-declared-unstable/)** > > An iconic but troubled Jersey City landmark has fallen into such disrepair that several roads will remain closed around the property for the foreseeable future. ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/6 "2026-02-20T12:30:11Z")
![29042](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/c/6c76c6f621b5f534a6eb85970287c51cd1be3d58.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![green4994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@green4994](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/green4994)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/7 "2026-09-30T00:37:56Z")
The new substation is on track for completion by the end of the year, and an RFP for the Powerhouse was issued on Sept. 15 with proposals due Dec. 3: > **[Redevelopment Agency Seeks Proposals for Historic Powerhouse](https://jcitytimes.com/redevelopment-agency-seeks-proposals-for-historic-powerhouse/)** > > Subscribe today to access this content Get Access The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency (JCRA) is now formally seeking proposals for the Powerhouse building, soon to be vacated by the Port Authority… I really want to believe a Domino-style redevelopment is possible. I guess we’ll see soon. ---
**Author:** ![Terek\_Williams](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/terek_williams/32/78219_2.png) [@Terek\_Williams](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Terek_Williams)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/8 "2026-09-30T14:10:16Z")
What’s “domino style”? ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/9 "2026-09-30T14:51:41Z")
He is referring to the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg. Fingers crossed we get something even resembling that. Jersey City has not been great with designing/ building really great public spaces. ---
**Author:** ![G\_Stram](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/g_stram/32/42634_2.png) [@G\_Stram](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/G_Stram)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/10 "2026-09-30T17:19:33Z")
I think this building is too far gone for a developer to justify the cost of saving it ---
**Author:** ![the726](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the726/32/13225_2.png) [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/11 "2026-09-30T18:19:07Z")
Well it’s on the National Register of Historic Places and also a municipal historical landmark so demolition would come at a great price, if they even allow it to be demolished. I can’t even imagine the local pushback if there’s no plan to even salvage parts of the building. ---
**Author:** ![b264](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/b264/32/177793_2.png) [@b264](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/b264)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/12 "2026-09-30T18:33:07Z")
A great price? The bigger price is blocking development which can help ease cost of living for our children. ---
**Author:** ![Terek\_Williams](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/terek_williams/32/78219_2.png) [@Terek\_Williams](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Terek_Williams)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/13 "2026-09-30T19:40:07Z")
Lol I thought that powerhouse building was beyond repair ---
**Author:** ![b264](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/b264/32/177793_2.png) [@b264](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/b264)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/14 "2026-09-30T19:58:27Z")
It’s currently held together by straps ---
**Author:** ![maishih717](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@maishih717](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/maishih717)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-80-bay-st-ft-40-floors/982/15 "2026-09-30T21:40:49Z")
Here’s the RFP: > **[Powerhouse-1.pdf](https://thejcra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Powerhouse-1.pdf)** > > 1446.19 KB Some highlights: > The Agency is open to proposals that feature a range of uses and a mix of uses on the Properties. Broadly, the Agency seeks to rehabilitate the Properties as a cultural anchor for the Powerhouse Arts District, in balance with the need to achieve a project that is economically viable and can be executed in a reasonable timeframe. > Proposals must include a detailed, viable plan for preservation of the existing historic Powerhouse building, taking into account the very significant anticipated capital needs. While the Agency prefers proposals that do not expand development beyond the historic footprint of the Powerhouse, it will consider proposals that include additional development of the Properties to the extent respondents can demonstrate such development is necessary to accomplish preservation of the building. > Proposals may include projects which require amendments to the Redevelopment Plan. A Proposal that does not comply with the Redevelopment [Plan] may be approved by the Agency subject to the Respondent obtaining such Redevelopment Plan amendments. It is the sole responsibility of the Respondent to seek the necessary Redevelopment Plan amendments and such amendments must be approved by the City. Proposals must include maintaining the existing historic building and additional development of the Properties. So it seems like they’re open to zoning variances if needed to make it viable to rehab the building.