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Also, from start to finish a reval takes years.

My girlfriend does tax revals in NJ, her firm is hired by the towns and cities, it does not take years.

I'd check again if I were you. All towns and cities are not created equal, so size and number of units to be revalued play a significant roll. There are very few firms authorized to do across the board revaluations in NJ. Do a google search on the Newark reval and how long it took.

Or even better do a search on the last JC reval to see how long that took. If your girlfriend's firm can revaluate JC in less than years without loosing their shirt in lawsuits, you should marry her quickly and let me know when I can purchase stocks because her firm is the next Google.

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Without an abatement what is the likelihood of a developer breaking ground in some areas of JC ever, or anywhere in JC in this market?

1. Abatement or no abatement, no there are parts of JC, NO developer is ever going to throw a shovel into.

2. Your question assumes abatements are to encourage development in oppressed parts of the city. Fair enough. But our city gov't continues to give them out for valuable waterfront land and extends them when a developer makes a bad business decision and wants a bailout (Crystal Point).

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Also, from start to finish a reval takes years.

Xerxes wrote:

Jersey City has a recent particular pattern of growth near the PATH trains..Newport, Avalon Cove, Harborside and Paulus Hook. These areas grow as the region gets popular. Same cannot be said for areas 3/4 miles from the stations with no appreciable new development in-between.

The fate of Jersey City is intricately tied to only one factor...the financial health of New York City. If NYC booms, the Beacon can expand Westward along Bergen Avenue to Journal Square. If NYC financials struggle, the Beacon will stand alone in the dreary wilderness for a long time.

jennymayla wrote:
.....I would love to support your argument that new neighbors and influx of cash can clean up a neighborhood, there are plenty of examples around the our city that disprove that.

jsquared wrote:
.......I welcome the Beacon residents and I hope they don't think everyone outside the complex is super-ghetto and scary the way some posters here who do not live in the area imply.

1stStGuy wrote:
....Wibbit, you are right. The Beacon is a sealed-off castle complex. They are only missing the moat....

1stStGuy wrote:
I don't remember saying anything about quivering in my boots. What I DID see:
A) of course, the projects. Yes, they will be torn down. Do you know what is replacing it? More project...err, low-income housing. Wow.
B) The area itself offers nothing. Zero, Zilch, Nada.
C) The "locals". Not the type that make up quality neighbors.

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yahjcforya wrote:
Why are their HOA fees so high for whatever they provide. It almost feels like someone is pocketing the money somewhere.

Despite their location, their amenities are probably some of the best in jersey city:
-Doorman
-Fitness Center
-Yoga Room
-Indoor Pool
-Jacuzzi/Sauna
-Kids playroom
-Billiard Room/Poker Room
-Movie Room/Theater
-Dog Run
-Shuttle Service to the Path
And if I'm not mistaken (i'm sure someone on this thread will be quick to correct me!) i think their maintenance fees cover Cable or high speed internet, or something else...

The fees seem comparable to other "luxury" buildings in the area. Basically the amenities have to be there, or else why not move to a newer building that's closer to the path?

wibbit wrote:
keep in mind this is not 300k to improve traffic woes, but 300k to fund a STUDY that will look at improve traffic.

It's just mind boggling, how about just drive around there for a day or two. It doesnt take a genius to pinpoint the congestion points, muchless a 300k study.

brewster wrote:
Hoboken hopelessly screwed up that area by closing off all the northbound routes from Observer between Jackson and Park, funneling everyone into those 2 roads no matter where they're going. Trying to make a left from Newark onto Jackson is a game of chicken at high traffic, the light pattern at Grove-Monroe-Newark insures a perfectly steady stream of traffic westbound at Jackson with no gaps. Turning traffic backs up all the way to 18th.

Lafayette wrote:
Ok I would like to hear from those in Lafayette ..........

alek8 wrote:
I heard of some stories about the Medical Center, too.

They had closed off some of the top floors in the main building throughout the years. I took a tour through a couple of them in the early-90s. It had that creepy abandoned sanitarium look... rusty gurneys, old files scattered on the floor, peeling paint, the works. These areas were otherwise off limits, locked to the stairway and inaccessible via elevator.
Well the story is: People that worked in offices located under the lowest closed off floor would report hearing lots of shuffling, furniture moving on the floor above, especially after hours.

I would love to hear stories from the guys that used to work security or the dudes that had to crawl throughout all parts of the buildings patching their ancient electrical and heating systems. I bet they had some awesome tales.

Actually I wouldn't mind taking on a month to month lease.

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jennymayla wrote:
Other motives for crime may include but are not limited to:
Passion
Revenge
Anger
Rage
Jealousy
Insanity
Desperation

All poor people are not criminals. All criminals are not poor.

Not everything fits into a nice black and white (pun intended) box.

Here are some more:

Depravity
Maliciousness
Hatred
Psycopathy/sociopathy

Poverty is probably overrated as a cause for crime.

You are forgetting the most important one. Chemical dependency.

What about opportunity / opportunists and GREED that could relate to poverty!
Then you have crime that relates to gang initiations and everyone's favorite - random acts of violence / crime.

hero69 wrote:
Don't say you hate thugs because the moderator might remove your posting as he/she did when I tried to find out about getting sometype of ballot initiative going that would put thugs behind bars for a MINIMUM of 20 years for the 1st act.

wibbit wrote:
....But again you are missing my point, which is why buy it NOW? When it is so obvious the real estate will not jump for the next few years given all the economic happenings....