New York City by Aviller71, on Flickr
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Pic by me. Taken today. 99 Hudson via Turnpike (NJ). Along with the back end of JC’s skyline. Journal Squared Phase can be seen.
JC via NJ Turnpike 03-13-19 by Christopher Estevez, on Flickr
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@YIMBY you should let me tag along in the next tour
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Jersey City looks pretty incredible from this vantage point.
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It looks better than Denver.
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JC just needs one super tall to tie it all together.
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The lot that Metropolis Towers are sitting on needs to be redeveloped. Two outdated towers on a surface lot in the heart of Jersey City, right by the PATH? Awful. Perfect spot for a huge mixed use development. Hotel, retail, residential.
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A few years ago, the Metropolis Towers were planning a huge redevelopment of the property. It included plans for the first Whole Foods which would have been situated between the towers. They proposed building a pedestrian walkway with retail space along Columbus Drive and Marin that would resemble an extension of Newark Ave. They also proposed a Phase 2 which would add a third tower on the western portion of the site. More details here. Not really sure why plans fell through. I think after Whole Foods pulled out, everything else became less feasible. Redeveloping the whole site would be way better, but this would have been a step forward from how it looks now.
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Rumor is that the co-op owner/residents of the Metropolis Towers apartments voted the proposal down (i.e., refused to sell their air rights to develop the Whole Foods etc).
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Well it’s their loss. Eventually, it will get redeveloped. That’s a lot of empty land sitting idle.
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Pic by me. Taken today.
99 Hudson From Union City - 03-29-19 by Christopher Estevez, on Flickr
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Isnt that a fact
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JC needs a lot more for the actual ground level to be enjoyable, but for the skyline yes. Only a supertall is needed.
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I really like this shot. Really showcases the JC skyline. If we recall 2004, it has changed ten-fold. There is an uber high quality version in the flickr below, I believe 5000x3400.
The Hudson River and Jersey City, NJ., from the Empire State Building, New York, NY… by andy (jake) jalakas, on Flickr
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Skyline with Flowers by Glenn Alexander, on Flickr
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