# JERSEY CITY | 87 Newkirk Street | FT | 15 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [August 8, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684 "2014-08-08T19:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **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:** [August 8, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/1 "2014-08-08T19:10:46Z")
Continuing the discussion from [JERSEY CITY | Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan](http://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-journal-square-2060-redevelopment-plan/248): ## [Kennedy Lofts in Jersey City’s Journal Square may be joined by an upscale neighbor](http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/08/kennedy_lofts_in_jersey_citys_journal_square_may_be_joined_by_an_upscale_neighbor.html#incart_river) By Jonathan Lin | The Jersey Journal on August 06, 2014 at 5:30 PM [http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/pgmain/img/jersey-journal/photo/2014/08/05/-df47b81161edd028.JPG](http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/pgmain/img/jersey-journal/photo/2014/08/05/-df47b81161edd028.JPG) _Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 - Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal_ > The structure currently on 87 Newkirk St., formerly the offices of Hudson County officials, is being demolished to make way for “a multi-story residential building” with market-rate rentals, according to Brooklyn-based Knight & Swan LLC, the developer handling the project. > The site of the demolition is right across the street from newly-opened Kennedy Lofts at 100 Newkirk St., where Federico Manaigo, the principal of Knight and Swan LLC, attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. > “We just demolished a vacant, abandoned office building,” Manaigo told The Jersey Journal on the roof of Kennedy Lofts, shortly after the ceremony ended. “[The project we’re doing] is a nice revitalization for the area.” > An architect is currently working on the conceptual design for the residential building, he said, and Knight & Swan LLC hope to begin construction in the first half of 2015. Manaigo was not able to say how many stories and how many units the building is slated to offer if and when it is completed. > […] [http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/pgmain/img/jersey-journal/photo/2014/08/05/-06432324a68b23fe.JPG](http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/pgmain/img/jersey-journal/photo/2014/08/05/-06432324a68b23fe.JPG) _Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal_ ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/2 "2018-04-13T19:26:10Z")
> **[Reveal For 15-Story, 113-Unit Mixed-Use Building Planned At 87 Newkirk...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/10/reveal-for-15-story-113-unit-mixed-use-building-planned-at-87-newkirk-street-jersey-city.html)** > > YIMBY has the reveal for the 15-story, 113-unit mixed-use building planned at 87 Newkirk Street, in Jersey City. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/1/0113916016e92b638dbc28f42839a0ae7869c145.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/3 "2018-04-13T19:28:10Z")
Excavation has begun ![IMG_20180413_133231_1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/8/78e12cd9c969457e929885b7e1c4473c7160c5d6.jpg) ![IMG_20180413_133224](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/a/8aa551fcc935a2a2bf279cdd0be03289b0188d1f.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/4 "2018-05-01T19:26:56Z")
There will be a groundbreaking ceremony for this building at 1pm on May 3, attended by the mayor. As you can see above, ground has already technically been broken, but this ceremony will probably mark the start of full-swing construction. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/5 "2018-05-01T20:25:12Z")
Great News! That site was vacant for so long! This area is prime for some bigger buildings as it is 1 block from the PATH station. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/6 "2018-06-02T19:42:38Z")
Yesterday Excavation is complete I think and foundation work has begun. They had the st closed down and the excavators were out of the hole. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/4/24aa97903d7373a68411f510aee5d6157c907e68.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/1/b1dcd86d1cb1cbce546f8b8ad4ce8ef486cc6c1c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/7 "2018-06-02T21:04:57Z")
I don’t have pictures, but I can confirm that a substantial amount of the foundation and the footing for the core have been poured. This one will be going vertical in no time. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/8 "2018-10-10T23:50:37Z")
This one is topped out. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/0/e002b0f7d78eac413fa82e17360a7947180ed59f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/b/6b5ebf86e3cd451959791a43dc94f79c73d3f2ff.jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 10, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/9 "2018-12-10T23:19:15Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3a6287fca60e78bce57c1f61c9aba8e2d492171e.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/b/0b4edd87d61d884f6609681a92d8d290421b557f.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/4/b4ffb01aa4cd72b530883581ee6b63eded97026c.jpeg) [Photos by Oron\_Zchut](https://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=154815622#post154815622) ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/10 "2019-03-27T17:05:02Z")
From the backside of the Journal Sq station: ![canva-photo-editor%20(1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/b/4b067bc2c9637d8ded2063eb0c9a7daa48589012.png) ---
**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:** [April 4, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/11 "2019-04-04T16:47:43Z")
Moved to u/c. Duplicate thread merged with this one. ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/12 "2019-07-03T00:31:40Z")
Can someone edit the thread title so it says 15 floors? Why isn’t the thread title with the more complete/correct info chosen when threads are merged? @YIMBY ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/a/fa3e3989a809d1ef626689e85c54a09f6958d09b.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/6/86368d3fc2518444d5e59d38228b4e82739be72d.jpeg) ---
**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:** [July 4, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/13 "2019-07-04T01:36:15Z")
![IMG_20190703_153604~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/4/d46ef4e740477726f71e12c6a4d01ec3f89b9c2f.jpeg) Added some bulk to the skyline. There’s reports from other forums that 30 Journal Square has gotten a height cut of 200ft. I think it’ll still be a welcome addition to the neighborhood ---
**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/14 "2019-07-04T02:11:52Z")
It’s getting a height cut of four stories. No way that’s a 200-foot cut. But yes, the latest site plan amendment shows a height of 718’. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/15 "2019-09-16T22:06:41Z")
Today ![IMG_20190916_111405](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/a/ca7afd680ae18941b565029da21d8dc50ecc4672.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Oreo\_Zchut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@Oreo\_Zchut](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Oreo_Zchut)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2020, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/16 "2020-01-19T03:39:15Z")
Seems like it should be opening up very soon - 1/11 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/3/83224326226cdd00bfaccd0ad1a73e2a6f361b4b.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/4/14d985c38ccfb262bc30be010b5cb2f0e6f7c6eb.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/9/e9e2442befa4b7599d3cfabf36ffdf65b80320fd.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/8/d882516daaadbd85cc731f3a22add0880a15f486.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/f/7fc2122ab476ea727612a8f9c4a5e542922cca53.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Oreo\_Zchut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@Oreo\_Zchut](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Oreo_Zchut)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/17 "2020-03-12T01:08:32Z")
From my window ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/2/f24f2c546a494fb2c516e21ece3a2de31aef2dd7.jpeg) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/18 "2020-03-18T03:56:46Z")
[https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/rental-building-offers/new-jersey/leasing-launches-millennial-oriented-mrk-jersey-city-rentals-1800-month/42641](https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/market-insight/rental-building-offers/new-jersey/leasing-launches-millennial-oriented-mrk-jersey-city-rentals-1800-month/42641) ---
**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:** [March 26, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/19 "2020-03-26T16:04:06Z")
> **[Leasing Launches for MRK at 97 Newkirk Street in Journal Square, Jersey City...](https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/03/mrk-rental-tower-launches-leasing-in-jersey-citys-journal-square.html)** > > The Namdar Group and Modern Spaces have launched leasing at MRK, a 16-story rental building at at 97 Newkirk Street in Journal Square, Jersey City. ---
**Author:** ![Oreo\_Zchut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/53a042/32.png) [@Oreo\_Zchut](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Oreo_Zchut)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/jersey-city-87-newkirk-street-ft-15-floors/684/20 "2020-04-09T16:46:38Z")
This is complete ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/9/09e675a4e26706d529c8227aa02f1beeb8ffc54f.jpeg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/f/7f66fd8545f92deccb92b70ba26465fe81b2b7d4.jpeg)