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JCman24 wrote:
It's outrageously insensitive of a lung doctor to set up shop on a block that doesn't have parking out front. What was he thinking?

I do not know how long the doctor has been there but behind Duane Reed was a parking lot that the public used for years. It is no longer there due to development.

I_heart_JC wrote:

take-out burger joint. they really classed-up that storefront. I hope they succeed, if only as a reward for making that corner so much prettier than it was when it housed an endless succession of lackluster delis.

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I suppose that's their prerogative, but if patrons want to enjoy outdoor seating they won't get the business. Simple as that. If patrons want to eat inside (and don't ban them "on principal") they will be ok.

Skinner's has rooftop alfresco dining already, maybe they don't need more outdoor space.

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hero69 wrote:
i would be happier with 4 or 5 stories which is consistent with the rest of the block and create a more uniform look/height

What rest of the block!? The whole area between 8h and 9th Streets (between Manila and Marin) is ringed by tall buildings. And, across from this location is the god-awful looking Newport parking deck. I am really, really baffled by people's seeming opposition to what would essentially be the beginning of the end for the bad 80's policies that allowed certain design/building choices to happen.

There is no neighborhood to speak of when you are talking about Marin Blvd North of 2nd Street. Is either fences, or parking lots, or nothing. I am glad to hear a developer is already approved for that block between 8th and 9th. With any luck, the JCFD HQ structure with 70's government building aesthetics will be gone soon, as well.

hero69 wrote:
BARF, this tower as proposed is just not appropriate for the neighborhood. i am all for sensible development. i would love to see an even taller building but not on that site, in a historical neighborhood.

bodhipooh wrote:
And, by the way, an stagnating murder rate is not something to crow about, when just about every other major city has seen declining murder rates for the past decade, and year on year.

Among the 10 largest cities in the US, Chicago is second only to Philadelphia. Among the 20 largest cities in the US, it is third, surpassed only by Detroit (duh!) and Philadelphia. In that top 20 group, the next closest city has a murder rate that is a full third lower.

bodhipooh wrote:

There is SO MUCH WRONG with your post. There is no such thing as a successful program to reduce gun violence in Chicago.

Just this past weekend, they had 47 people shot and wounded, and 2 homicides. That's 1 person per hour. You call that a success?? If anyone wants to see what a hellhole Chicago has become (which shows no sign of improving, or abating) check out this site, which is tracking the mayhem in the Windy City:
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third_street_hats wrote:
Anyone have any info on where the white star folks are opening their next location?

They've teased a few photos on instagram, but they look like they could just be concept renderings:

https://instagram.com/p/2qiYVkoaJZ

https://instagram.com/p/2qx7uFIaFI

Hopefully it's called something other than White Star.

AlexC wrote:
Good to hear this and it makes perfect sense, but to be fair, Food Trucks and Madame Claude are not competitors. But Pizza and Food Trucks are pretty close, and that's probably why the Two Boots owner is threatened.

I_heart_JC wrote:
Phillip Santella, who's been working at Madame Claude for six years and sampled some of the food trucks' eats, thought the food truck rally was good for the neighborhood.
"Businesses bring businesses," said Santella, a Jersey City resident. "People over there can see us, and people over here can see them...We're established. They're not a threat."

bingo.

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Frinjc wrote:
Quite a different story at the Monty Bar near the Grove Path, it looks like it isn't going to make it except if new investors, so sad..

WTF??!??! Why does it have to be so difficult to open a new business in JC??? How many good potential businesses are we going to lose before something is done about the process? Embarrassing.

I think this project tops Atomic Wings for best potential business that was under construction forever and never opened.

Sutherland wrote:
moby,

I live in the area too. I would love for it to be a decent restaurant. But instead I'm frustrated by how disappointing the place is. I once had such bad service I wouldn't go in there for nearly a year.

With the White Star just a few blocks away, there's an alternative with better bar food and beer selections.

nafco wrote:

But yeah, way too many people have their own car here. Im a hypocrite bc I had one too in JSQ. I guess its more of a reflection of every other city in America as we all know NYC is an exception to the rule when it comes to people dont have cars. However, JC is kind of unique for a city this small to have 24/7 mass transit, even as shitty as the PATH is. It is non-stop so you can get by without a car. But as long as there are giant box stores in downtown, there will be a ton of people who need their cars here.

user1111 wrote:
According to city data 07302 alone there are over 3,500 cars dtjc

Cars and other vehicles available in 07302 in houses/condos/apartments

no vehicle: 892
1 vehicle: 3,261
2 vehicles: 606
3 vehicles: 143
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 16

For renters its even higher..
no vehicle: 5,537
1 vehicle: 5,627
2 vehicles: 819
3 vehicles: 89
4 vehicles: 24
5+ vehicles: 39



Read more: http://www.city-data.com/zips/07302.html#ixzz3XaA7BFsp

JCMan8 wrote:
Count me as another who doesn't believe this article for a second. There is absolutely no way the average apartment in all of Hudson County rents for $3,000 a month.

New buildings sure. New and old buildings on the "Gold Coast," maybe. But zero chance all buildings in Hudson County average out to $3,000 a month.

In case the article writer didn't realize, Hudson County is a big place. A lot of it is dumpy and crappy. When you have huge swaths of land where the average rent is $1,500 or less (and those are the fine areas, not the dumps where rents are lower), the other areas would need to average $4,500+ to balance out to $3,000 for the whole county. Not a chance.

Voyeur wrote:
Rentals in DTJC are going nuts as we have discussed many times on these threads, but can the area truly be said to be "booming" if all the new construction, and consequently demand, is for rentals?

The article does not mention condo/coop/single family development at all, and while Fulop touts the 8,000 new units that will open up in JC in the next couple of years, I understand that almost all of them - if not all of them - will be rental buildings.

I'm interested as to why none of these developers are going for condo construction versus rentals - why is that? I would think operating a high rise rental building is far more lucrative in the long run than condos, but are there other factors at play here?