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pookie2010 wrote: This real estate office is located in the Heights and they have rentals.

http://www.cbswensenrealestate.com/

Did you see the name under Contact Info? Google it.

missmags wrote:
I have lived in Journal Square for 4 years now and when I moved here it was partly because it was up and coming, close to the city and "affordable" compared to other areas. It's been 4 years and there have been barely any changes.

Obviously JSQ was hit by the economy and like everyone else our market value's have gone down. I have basically put it in my head that I would need another couple years before I can (hopefully) regain my equity which is a reality I have to deal with.

What are people's opinions on the JSQ area? Do people know of developments in the area or things in the pipeline.

Let me know what you think.

hero69 wrote:
I agree that they should turn the empty lot into a nice park. I think Jersey City (probably all of Jersey except maybe Hoboken) fails to realize the benefit of having public spaces that attract people who will linger and perhaps buy stuff. Right now, about the only people who linger in that area are bad seeds

dtjcview wrote:
I had a neighbor once in a condo block, who always complained about noise that supposedly came from my condo. She asked me not to watch my TV, flush my toilet, open or close doors, do laundry or make unreasonable noise after 11pm. To be a nice guy, I actually tried to humor her. She then wrote to the condo owners and stated that I would dial my own home phone from outside, and leave it ringing for hours just to annoy her.

One day I got a note through the door, it wasn't intended for me but for another neighbor. It said "Sorry to disturb you. I've just called an ambulance because I'm not feeling well. I hope the noise of the ambulance doesn't bother you". Sadly, she died. If she had knocked on my door I would have given her any help I could, and today she might still be alive.

Is there a point to this? Dunno. We live in a city. If the noise is excessive, call the police and let them deal with it. Sometimes the person complaining has the problem imo.

coronalime wrote: No need to give perez hits. NJ.com had it first: and autotuned: Frankly, I'm suprised nobody posted this in "Favorite Downtown Weirdos". I guess heights weirdos don't count.

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borisp wrote:
I am not sure, - how do you mean "kill"? Will they send some assassins in the dark of the night?

Or, do you mean, - they will provide much better value to the customers by selling goods and services at better prices and people will choose to shop there?

Actually Boris, they don't provide better value to their customers, they merely externalize costs in a way that masks the true cost to the consumer.

For instance, since many of their employees are paid less than a living wage, all taxpayers end up contributing to social programs to support employees of Walmart.

Or, as another example, because price is the primary driver for products, Walmart often pressures suppliers to use cheaper components on products sold in their stores that then end up leading to more waste collected by municipalities, more waste in landfills, and higher long term costs for the consumer who now must replace the faulty product.

But I know for you poors, its easier to think of Walmart as providing you a great discount rather than think about the broader implications of saving four pennies at the register.

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pookie2010 wrote:

YOU WANT A COSTCO WHEN JERSEY CITY ALREADY HAS A BJS AS WELL. YOU ARE BEING SO SELFISH!!!

BJs and Costco are not comparable. You might as well be saying "why have a Walmart when there is already a Target?"

While I would much rather see a Costco (and save myself a bi-weekly drive to Clifton) I can at least say that any of the options currently being proposed are better than the "high cube warehouse" that was originally proposed for the site. I just hope that they can manage the additional traffic on 440 which is already a nightmare during rush hour (and frequently on weekends as well).

It seems traffic doesn't enter into these decisions. Just look at all the big box development along Tonnele in N Bergen, that stretch of road is a disaster, and they keep building! It can take you 1/2 hr just to get out of the lot of the new Walmart-BJ's center. But they have a Harbor Freight Tools!