# NEWARK | 56 Park Place | 285 FT | 27 FLOORS

**URL:** <https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/newark-56-park-place-285-ft-27-floors/3671>\
**Category:** Proposed\
**Created:** [June 17, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/newark-56-park-place-285-ft-27-floors/3671 "2017-06-17T21:06:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![apophenic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@apophenic](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/apophenic)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/newark-56-park-place-285-ft-27-floors/3671/1 "2017-06-17T21:06:02Z")

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[http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/06/26-story\_hotel\_proposed\_for\_newark\_historic\_distri.html#incart\_2box\_nj-homepage-featured](http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2017/06/26-story_hotel_proposed_for_newark_historic_distri.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured)

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**Author:** ![Whathewhy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/whathewhy/32/173238_2.png) [@Whathewhy](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Whathewhy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/newark-56-park-place-285-ft-27-floors/3671/2 "2026-03-27T02:35:47Z")

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Update: 1 year late but the tower has a new design and has grown to 285ft and 27 floors from 26 floors

 ![IMG_2377](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/2/f2ffa1ee2fef3ae5964a221c07948c72b5ff6720.jpeg)  
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**Author:** ![Whathewhy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/whathewhy/32/173238_2.png) [@Whathewhy](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Whathewhy)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/newark-56-park-place-285-ft-27-floors/3671/3 "2026-05-07T20:23:54Z")

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The project has been denied by Newark’s City Planning Board for being too skinny

[Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/Newark/comments/1t433t4/the_park_tower_56_park_place_denied_by_cpb/)

Plus a rooftop render

 ![IMG4366](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/4/84b6f03d0e02e2a7e1abba286f0f63e0da0acc51.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/newark-56-park-place-285-ft-27-floors/3671/4 "2026-06-17T23:34:29Z")

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![56-park-place-rendering-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/d/0d9cc3359de1e5cb991944665ad710902ff1cd16.jpeg)

> **[Newark’s Parking Debate Takes Center Stage After Tower Denial | Jersey Digs](https://jerseydigs.com/56-park-pl-newark-tower-denial/)**
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> A proposed 27-story tower in Newark’s Military Park Historic District was denied, but the decision raised a larger question: should developers still be required to provide parking near transit?