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IBM HQ in Armonk is absolutely stunning piece of work.
Of course, by the time this happens JC'll have nothing green except the content of I-Bankers' wallets for Pei to work with anyway...
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Can't wait until 2015 when all the old farts are on jc list complaining about the new GS building :)
More on Pei: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._M._Pei The bank of China building in Hong Kong is one of my favorite sky scrapers http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Bank_of_China.html http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/I._M._Pei.html
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Cool-ass, I am Pee? What's up with these architect names? Do they do this on purpose?
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the list seems pretty legit. a few more things to say:
i like the pear trees. ok, so they smell. Jersey City smells. london plains are tough as nails, but they grow too big. the city will never come up with a good planting scheme for them. Pin Oak, when pruned properly, and constantly, are real beauties. Trouble is, they won't be pruned consistently, and they will overgrow into a sh!t storm of a tree. They have very low branches, unique to the oak species, and they also grow extremely thick dense branches, so after a while, they just look like crap. If taken care of though, they're probably my favorite oak tree, a close second to the swamp white oak. locust always seems to be the remedy, and they can work, but they also can get pretty big, and tall. plant them in the right spot, and you're ok. the red maples are great. they don't grow too tall, grow somewhat wide, but are manageable, and beautiful. just please, no white pine. jersey's remedy for cheap, strong growing trees, that quite honestly, are total crap and should become extinct, atleast to rural/suburban landscapes. you know what they are.....those butt ugly pines that grow so awkward and silly, you can't tell if the tree is standing upright or upside down, based on the arrangement and length of each subsequent branch. downtown JC would look so awesome with a good, well thought out tree scheme. it really would. i would love to see it.
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Ah, the hell with Koolhaas and Pei.
We want old warehouses, bicycles, and low-density housing in JC.
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Jersey City lures another world famous architect
Already the planned home of a Rem Koolhaas designed building at 111 First St., Jersey City may also become host to a design by world famous architect I.M. Pei. Pei, the famed Chinese-born architect who designed the pyramid entrances at the Louvre Museum in Paris, has designed the second Goldman Sachs tower. That building will not go up until the current Goldman Sachs building is full. "Developers and cities are realizing that architects have the power to draw attention, international attention, to their location. That was true in Milwaukee, and in Bilbao, and it's going to be true in Jersey City,'' said Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief of the Architectural Record, referring to Santiago Calatrava's Milwaukee Art Museum and Frank Gehry's design for the Guggenheim Museum in Spain. Associated Press
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Yes. Yes you can. Around September last year, Lowes had their trees marked down to the $5 -$10 range and they were glad to see them go. Keep in mind not everyone likes trees so about 1/3 will be ripped out/stolen/vandalized and another 1/3 will die because you can't water them as needed. Bring a friend so you only look half as crazy digging in the street at 5:00 AM. People like to yell funny stuff as you drive through the city with a tree hanging from your car. Woo hoo.
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You pretty much panned every tree. I'll try to review what's out there in JC in a balanced way. The following 10 trees are the ones the ones that make up 95% of the JC street trees. These are the ones in pits. It's a whole different world if you start getting the lawns involved. They're roughly orderd from most common to least. You may opt not to get one of these just because there are alot of them out there already. 1. Bradford Pear - These were developed as the ultimate street tree. fast growers, drought tolerant, lots of pretty white flowers in the spring. Some people don't like the way the flowers smell. These tend to be weak-wooded and fall apart when they mature which is a problem that was not anticipated. These can be gotten cheap at Lowes but nobody really recommends planting these anymore. If you're dead set on getting a flowering pear then pick up a Cleveland Select (also cheap and readily available). They were bred to fix the breakage problems with the Bradfords. Time will tell... FYI, these make tiny, inedible 1/4 inch pears. People plant them for the flowers and drought tolerance. 2. Kwanzaan Cherry - Very nice pink flower display in the spring. Only grow to about 20' so they don't contribute to the tree-lined street effect much. They do OK in the tree pits. Good for under power lines 3. Little Leaf Linden - Out of all the dying trees in the city, these top the list. They just don't do well in very sunny or very shady spots. A nice medium sized tree if you have the right location. Heart shaped leaves. Yellow fall color. 4. London Plane - These are a cross between the American Sycamore and the Oriental Plane Tree. London crept into the name because they were just about the only tree that would grow in London during their industrial revolution (think pollution). These are tough trees. These are the trees with the mottled bark that looks like camouflage so there's a bit of interest year-round. They get big. Drought tolerant. Pale yellow fall color. 5. Pin Oak - Fast grower. The acorns make a mess in the fall but the squirrels love them. Oaks tend to like acidic soil and the minerals that leech from the sidewalks make the soil basic. These seem to be able to handle it though as there are scads of them out there. No tap root. Scarlet/maroon/brown fall color. The dead leaves cling on the tree all winter giving the appearance the tree is dead but it's not. They heave sidewalks more than most trees on this list. 6. Honey Locust - Most of the ones planted in the city are the thornless/podless variety. Another drought tolerant tree which made it a popular choice at one time. Fernlike leaves don't make much mess. Nice yellow fall color. Somewhat boring but they will grow in a tree pit. 7. Zelkova - These were supposed to be a suitable replacement for the American elm after Dutch elm disease nearly wiped them all out. They don't get as tall or spread as much so much of the wow factor isn't there. Yellow/orange/red fall color, sometimes all on the same tree. The fall color can be vibrant (usually better than average for JC) but you just don't know what you'll get. If they bred these for consistent fall color they might have a hit but an OK street tree otherwise. 7. Norway Maple - Considered invasive in parts of the US but that's not a problem in the city. They do good in the tree pits but they struggle a bit when we have a hot spell. Fast grower. Yellow fall color. 8. Red maple - Red maples need more water then your average street tree so these are not an optimal choice but they're out there along with the Norway maples. They've been breeding red maples for drought tolerance and spectacular fall color. If you're at Lowes/HD and have your heart set on a maple then go for one of the named varieties (red sunset, etc.) . Yellow-red fall color. Fast grower. 9. Japanese Pagoda Tree - White blooms in June after most other trees have stopped blooming. Fernlike leaves don't make a mess in the fall. Seed pods aren't too obnoxious. Yellow fall color. Spreading canopy. Not much bad to say about these. 10. Ginkgo - Grows tall but doesn't spread much. People love them or hate them. Lemony yellow fall color. 11. Flowering Plum - People love them for the pink flowers and purple leaves but these are the second-most dead tree out there. Lots planted, not many make it. May be good if you plan of taking care of your tree. Not good just to forget it after the planting. Good for under power lines. ----- OK, sot that's not 10 but those the common JC street trees. Here's some comments on the $50 trees offered by the city not in the list above: Scarlet Oak = Pin Oak . Autumn Cherry - These will flower in the fall/winter during warm spells. I'm not sure if these will do well in a tree pit. Doesn't get tall. Good for under power lines Green Pillar Oak - I don't know anything about these. European Hornbeam - The few I've seen out there were dense and narrow, more like a hedge. I guess they'd be OK if you want to block people from looking into your home as they drive by. I don't know how they'll look when mature. ----- And here are some comments on the seeds I collected this fall: Eastern Redbud - I actually found two of these growing in pits in Paulus Hook. Nice pink flowers in the spring. Heart shaped leaves. Doesn't get tall. Pale yellow fall color. Will require regular pruning when young to get a single trunked tree. Lowes has these for a reasonable price. Many make it to the discount period. Mimosa - Fernlike leaves. Puffy pink flowers in the summer. Spreading canopy. These have a tropical look to them. Short-lived (~25 yrs). Invasive in the southern US but not much of a problem here. White Birch - I got these seeds in LSP. A pioneer species that may be good for things like vacant lots. Birches need more water than average and probably won't do well as a street tree. Black Locust - Another LSP pioneer. These and the white birches obviously can handle crappy soil. Nice white flowers in the spring. Fernlike leaves. Invasive roots. Again, probably better for a vacant lot but will do good by the street if no pipes are nearby. Kentucky Coffee Tree - The locusts, mimosa, pagoda tree and this one are all legumes with fernlike leaves and seed pods. These are pretty similar but the seed pods are on the large side but like the others they will do well near the street. Look for Kentucky coffee trees on Warren St. across from the post office. I think the pods are still hanging. The "coffee" they used to make from the seeds was found to be poisonous. ----- OK, so I did alot of research to find a tree that's not on every block and will survive in a 2' square pit. You may be asking what got planted. I planted Autumn Blaze Maples.
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Free Trees for Arbor Day 2007! This program is closed.
For Free Trees from the NJ Community Forestry Program go to this link to have your neighborhood association or group order trees: Seedling Order Form Schools, local governments, tree groups, non-profit organizations, scout groups, and any volunteer organization may apply for the free trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and maintained for two years. There are many ways the trees can be used to beautify your neighborhood. Trees can be planted in a vacant lot to create an urban forest, planted as a windbreak for a community garden or at a school, planted in a nursery, or trees can be planted randomly throughout a park or cemetery. Mail to: New Jersey Forest Service Order No. ________ Community Forestry Program Date form rec'd __/___/_ PO Box 404 Date shipped __/___/_ Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Check # $_______ Please Type or Print Clearly Municipality (where trees will be planted): _______________________________________ Organization:_________________________________________________________ Contact Name:________________________________________________________ Title:________________________________________________________________ Address (No PO Box):__________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:_______________________________________________________ Phone:______________________________________________________________ Incomplete forms will not be processed. Shipping (CIRCLE ONE) *UPS UPS orders will be sent the week of your celebration PICK UP Pick up orders will be available 4 days before your celebration HOW WILL YOUR TUBE-SEEDLINGS BE USED AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE INVOLVED? ~~Trees are to be used by groups and organizations for ARBOR DAY and Environmental Projects ONLY~~ DATE OF CELEBRATION PLEASE NOTE: ORDER BY: April 6, 2007 ***No fax or late orders accepted - order early supplies are limited *** -- If we are Unable to Fill Your Order we will Call YOU-- Office Use Only QUANTITY(Circle one) 98 DESCRIPTION OF TREES Norway Spruce/ White Pine/ Douglas Fir/ Red Oak/ N. White Cedar while supplies last - no choice AMOUNT~ FREE ~ *Shipping $ 6.00 for 98 tube-seedlings *Please make checks/payment vouchers payable to: State of New Jersey, Forest Service Directions for Pickup Orders in Jackson Township From the Turnpike, exit 7A. Take 195E From the Parkway, exit 98. Take 195W On 195, take exit 21 (527S) Go about 5 miles. The Forest Resource Education Center/Tree Nursery is on Rte 527/528 on right side.Pick up at Greenhouse Questions? call (609) 292-2532
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Jim399, I'm on the 6th St block that recently lost those three trees. I also was a little annoyed to see them go (the two live ones anyway), but I know the guys who initiated the action and they were basically doing so for safety reasons. The dying one, obviously, was a risk to be blown over one day. The other two, from what I was told, were a type (I forget the name) whose root base covered a fairly small volume relative to their height and above-ground weight and were also considered a danger to be blown over eventually. How valid all this is I have no real idea, but in any case the driving force wasn't just to remove trees for the sake of removing them. Personally, I would've taken the risk and enjoyed the trade-off of the leaf cover but then, my building isn't one that would've suffered damage if one or both were toppled.
The brutal pruning of the Polish Vet's Hall yard is another matter. That should be a gorgeous building/property but looks pretty miserable.
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Well, my understanding is that one of the problems is that there will be only a local search done, not a state wide or larger search, so your candidate pool is very small.
Currently three applicants have been selected. However, as i am slowly learning this process, parents of the school can network and demand a wider search even this late in the game. There seem to be a lot of excellent efforts underway by some great people (with a lot of energy!) starting to graasroots organize. Organize people, get them to BOE meetings, get them to go out and vote, network, research, lots of stuff that is simply hard for a small group of parents to do, let alone one or two, are starting to shift onto the shoulders of a good sized group of people with a lot of connections and will power. The key here is to go out and vote for the educational minded, not politically motivated candidate in the next election. There will be 18 candidates for 3 positions on a 9 (elected) member board. But things seem to be changing and I will post soon how to get involved on any level, even if just informational. Althea Quote:
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If the parents rally together and get involved - the principal's departure will only be a bump in the road for your childrens education. I would make it clear to the new principal, that parents do have an expectation and prepared to participate for positive development and learning for their kids. Start a PTA if there isn't one already!
What was scary for me as a kid, was the fact my mom got involved beyond the call of duty and knew all the teachers names that dealt with me and their phone numbers. She also had a list of all my friends and their numbers too. These days it appears that kids are sent to school and parents cross their fingers and hope for the best. I'll never forget when the 'old man' visited the school and wanted to know what the school was doing to help me improve my math skills and what could be done at home. He 'chewed them out' and an after school class was setup for kids needing improvement at the school - there was a small fee, but I still recall both my parents very proactive in my schooling - especially in primary school. My little reflection highlights what an influence or 'force' a parent or group of parents do have with education. I look forward to impersonating John Candy from 'Uncle Buck' visiting the principal, if my child is floundering at school or the school is not providing added help OR direction to ease the stress of learning for my child.
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Suggestion: Hold a Block Party/Tree Fundraiser. Sell cookies, M&M's, soders, etc. Buy $50 trees. Water/rinse/repeat. Been done before to great affect Downtown. -M
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So I guess that the process of photosynthesis is a load of crap too! But I like the use of the word 'might', just like the alternative 'might not'.
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That should be "complement," as in a complementary angle.  "Compliment" would be, "Hey, nice list."  As for the city's $50 tree planting deal, while there are some kinks in it, it's a killer deal. The tree we had planted nine years ago must have tapped into the sewer system or something, because it's now taller than our house. My own personal most disliked tree: those ornamental pear trees in HP. They shed branches just about every storm, and their flowers smell like dog crap.  I would love to see them culled out and replaced with a greater variety of other trees.
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Those stupid stupid trees. I love it. Humans cause 2/3 of the methane in the atmosphere, but since trees cause 1/3, cutting more of them down would be the best policy at this point. Makes sense to me. Balance of nature, shmalance of nature. "But the concentration of methane in the atmosphere has almost tripled in the last 150 years, mainly through human-influenced so-called biogenic sources such as the rise in rice cultivation or numbers of flatulent ruminating animals. According to previous estimates, these sources make up two-thirds of the 600m tonnes worldwide annual methane production." Global warming: blame the trees
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as an ex biology nerd, as well as working full time for a tree service pruning and removing trees in NJ for over a year, I have a few things to add...
I worked for a wonderful group of guys, a small company out of Warren, NJ, and they taught me quite a bit about the science of cutting/pruning trees. they also spent much of their time talking about how stupid and silly half the jobs were that we did on a daily basis, because so often the jobs we were hired to do were a result of bad planning on the city, or a home owner who didn't know what he was doing. For one, there are many great points raised so far on this thread. Tree diversity is definitely key, especially in a city, because city trees just have it tougher. They are also in a less than desireable, less natural environment so to speak, meaning they obviously would do better in an open field, forest, near a lake, etc. With that said, there are certain trees that just fare better in cities. Unfortunately, many cities just start on this crazy planting spree, planting whatever looks good or what they like, they don't know how to plant them or how much space to leave between each one, how high the tree will grow, sunlight exposure, the width of it's canopy, and the result......people that live in the area, or like you already said, PSE&G, comes around and mutilates the tree because it is becoming a nuisance. If the trees were planned better before planting, that being, the species of tree, location of its planting with keen consideration of adjacent structures, etc., you wouldn't have such a high occurence of tree hacking in JC, or the rest of NJ, for that matter. Not to mention, all it takes is one bad prune, one bad cut into a trees' main secondary branches, and you just smoked the tree. Unfortunately, most "city-friendly" trees are not the most desireable to look at. Sure, a nice, big White Oak is a magnificent sight, but the only place it makes sense to put one of those babies is smack in the middle of the park where it will have adequate room, not to mention, you better keep it away from any concrete structures like adjacent sidewalks, basketball courts, or even playgrounds, because with big beautiful trees comes big beautiful roots that act like Tremors underground (without the people eating part). Bottom line, cities are crowded, and not the ideal place for a tree, so if you want to have nice trees, they take ALOT of work and routine prunings to maintain and keep them strong, and with the constant developments going up all over JC, it is impossible to plan out where to plant a tree if when it finally starts to mature and become a real nice tree 15-20 years later, there's a condominium complex going up right next to it, resulting in either a crappy prune job or a complete removal. Of that list earlier, if I may: Black Locust: They are "ok" looking, but make an absolute mess when the seeds come out...you ever seen those huge, ugly seed pods they leave all over the ground, like 16" string beans? Good thing they started making city friendly, hybrid black locusts, the natural species of them has 3" spikes growing all over it, enough to take an eye out. I think I left atleast 3 pints of blood in Somerset County pruning those suckers. They are strong though, and is why you see so many of them in cities, but they can get big, usually bigger than anticipated. Zelkova and Gingko: an upright, ugly tree. Plum: very sensitive trees, usually crap out after a bad rain season. Red Bud: impractical. beautiful, but impractical. White Birch: they're ugly. and tacky. London Plain: I personally like the London Plain's, but they're definitely becoming a me-too tree, just like the locust species. Also, they are strong, fast growers, and usually get too big and eventually hacked up by the power company. Flowering pears are one of my favorites, but again, a me-too tree these days. My suggestion, if you have some property, research some trees, find something you know will fit there when it is fully matured, and learn how to prune it. Oh, and hope an apt. building won't be built there, too...haha.
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There have been various free tree plans in Jersey City in recent years. I know around 20 trees were planted on Sherman Place in late 2005, compliments of various agencies.** I believe blocks around Lincoln Park -- where residents spearheaded these efforts -- have gotten more trees.
The New Jersey Tree Foundation sponsored this program. A Weichert realtor named Dan Pelosi was instrumental in hooking up JC with the Foundation. **For our part, we had to provide bags of mulch and help out with physically planting the tree. In return we got healthy, fairly big trees (mine was around 5 years old, if I recall correctly). This program really was terrific.
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that was the most current application i could find. i don't believe there is a newer one. maybe someone on the deforestation board could help?
:D hurtle, can we just plant trees covertly around town? ...kinda like how the hippies used to try to grow illegal plants at city halls?
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The $50 they charge is a fantastic deal if they're still doing it, Those applications are from 2005. You have to be the property owner (or get their permission) to participate though. Out of their selections, there are a ton of the following growing in the city already: Kwanzaan Cherry Zelkova Flowering Plum Scarlet Oak Little Leaf Linden Unfortunately, that doesn't leave many choices. The trees at Home Depot and Lowes go on deep discount (~50%) in July and they're practically giving them away by September. You can go and write down all the names they have, research them for something suitable for your location and go back. They're not as big as the trees the city plants but you can get something that's not on every block if you're lucky. I picked up the followig tree seeds this autumn from around the city. If anyone wants to try to grow a tree from scratch I can pass some on to you: Honey Locust Easten Redbud White Birch Ginkgo Black Locust Mimosa London Plane Tree Kentucky Coffee Tree
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One word, boy-o: paper. Paper comes from trees. Paper is the bane of my existance. On a more serious note, I second Parkman's comments about the sustainable use of trees.
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Apart from absorbing CO2, trees also emit the much more influential greenhouse gas, methane. De-forestation between 1990 and 2000 may actually be responsible for the observed slowing of methane flows to the atmosphere. "We now have the spectre that new forests might increase greenhouse warming through methane emissions rather than decrease it by being sinks for CO2," - New Zealand atmospheric scientist Dr. David Lowe Scientists question trees' role in global warming
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I can't believe that the powers that be, are cutting trees down just to upset residents.
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if you feel strongly about having trees around, you could buy a tree for the street you live on, provided that you will care for the tree. where ever you see an empty "block" of sidewalk, there is an opportunity for a tree to grow.
http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/dpw/tree_planting.html
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Jersey City hopes image will rise with proposed Koolhaas tower
By JANET FRANKSTON LORIN Associated Press Writer March 4, 2007, 7:12 PM EST JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- With its prime location across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan, Jersey City has been drawing new residents and businesses for years with its stunning views of the New York skyline and cheaper rents. But now New Jersey's second largest city is commanding something more than a quick commute to Manhattan: the cachet of an avant-garde 52-story condominium and hotel tower to anchor an arts district, designed by internationally acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas. He announced plans last week for a 1.2 million-square-foot building with an unusual design: three rectangular slabs stacked perpendicular to each other. City officials have called it a 600-foot-tall piece of art. The new building will replace a brick 130-year-old former tobacco factory, now being demolished. Developers with the Athena Group and BLDG Management Co., both of New York, said its 300 condominium units are expected to have a price range of $500,000 to $1 million. Like many cities around the world, Jersey City is trying to use architecture to upgrade its image, said Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for the New Yorker magazine. "Architecture is increasingly one of those bootstraps that cities use to bootstrap themselves up a couple of notches," he said. "It shows that Jersey City has reached a new level and it makes sense to do something like this today." Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief of the Architectural Record, agreed. "Developers and cities are realizing that architects have the power to draw attention, international attention, to their location. That was true in Milwaukee, and in Bilbao, and it's going to be true in Jersey City," he said, referring to Santiago Calatrava's Milwaukee Art Museum and Frank Gehry's design for the Guggenheim Museum in Spain. In other words, design can change perception, he said. Imaginative or poetic buildings change the entire perceived personality of a city. "I have no way of knowing whether Koolhaas' building can do that, but really great buildings can do that," he said. Koolhaas' $400 million building at 111 First St., to be complete in three or four years, will add to Jersey City's emerging real estate portfolio. The city already has a sleek and elegant new office tower designed by Cesar Pelli for Goldman Sachs, the tallest building in New Jersey. Goldberger described it a 2004 New Yorker magazine critique as "the anchor of a new city, a kind of Shanghai on the Hudson, that has sprung up over the past decade on what was once industrial land." In addition, the city has approved plans for a second Goldman Sachs tower, designed by famed architect I.M. Pei, but it won't be built until the first tower is filled, said Jersey City's planning director Robert Cotter. Another established brand in real estate, Donald Trump, has attached his name to two condo towers, expected to sell $1 million apartments. The Koolhaas tower will put Jersey City on the world map for other reasons, said Hilary Ballon, a professor of architectural history at Columbia University. "People will want to see a Koolhaas building," she said. "It's not that he's just a famous architect. It's what his work stands for." The Dutch architect, a winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architectural Prize, has also designed the Prada store in New York, the Casa da Musica concert hall in Porto, Portugal, and the China Central Television Headquarters, under construction in Beijing. He said in an interview with The Associated Press that he wants the Jersey City building, with its mix of uses, to inspire social interaction, life and energy. In addition to condos and a hotel, it will include artist lofts and studios, gallery and retail space, as well as several levels of public space. "We are creating something slightly more memorable and slightly more energetic," he said. "What New Jersey lacks is some visible evidence of a new beginning." That new beginning began creeping across the Hudson two decades ago with the Newport, a 600-acre project by the New York development family LeFrak, which has more of a suburban feel and includes its own PATH stop as well as office space, housing and a shopping mall. The more urban Koolhaas building wouldn't have been possible 20 years ago, said Michael Beyard, a senior fellow with the Urban Land Institute, a Washington-based think tank that promotes responsible development. He said the building will raise the value and importance of Jersey City's location. "As the value is added, as the area becomes more acceptable as a destination for residential, office and retailing, the value of the property continues to rise," he said. More is likely to follow, Ivy said. He said Koolhaas' name alone will draw attention. "Let's say the intellectual investment will attract scrutiny and perhaps attract others to join the party," he said. Cotter, the planning director, said the Pelli building was a crucial piece of the city's waterfront development, but the Koolhaas project is a step beyond, a breakthrough for Jersey City. "We will now have a building that people will come just to see," he said. Copyright 2007 Newsday Inc.
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Re: Embankment- Update Thread
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Not too shy to talk
 
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Well, yes, clearly leaving the embankment as is isn't a realistic option, it's just my blue-sky vision of the future (Jesus, now I'm using officespeak on a Sunday).
I'm all for the park, but mainly because it would protect the embankment from destruction. Not so say that I'm looking forward to that park, I'm sure that if we do it right it will be beautiful. But I'd much rather look out my window and see what I see now: a big old Ben Grimm of a wall, standing there so long that full saplings have grown between its bricks.
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Re: Please Stop Cutting Down Trees in JC
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Home away from home
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-Trees get old and need to be removed before they fall on us. They need to be replaced periodically with new ones. -Trees need to be pruned to promote healthy growth and provide sunlight to plant life under their canopies. -Trees need to have a variety of species growing near each other, so if disease strikes a single group, you do not lose the entire environment. Jersey City ?Parks and Deforestry? was presented with an awarded for replacing and planting more new trees last year then any other municipality in NJ. Hamilton Tree Co., who pruned HP and Van Vorst Park are professionals, not amateurs; they understand the necessity of reduction in order to produce healthy growth. Observe how HP looks this spring when the new growth comes in. If you want a target for your concern, try PSEG, they have no concept of how to remove growth on street trees and balance safety with esthetics.
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