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Fang and I went down there last weekend to do the same thing. The black and whites haven't come back from the lab yet, but here's a Polaroid of 111 that I particularly like:
 All in all it was a pretty fun day. Cold as nordic hell, but well worth it. Here's the rest of the set if anyone's interested. Like I said, more will be added when I get the prints back from the lab, and I'm sure Fang will be posting soon enough with her set. I strongly suggest people go down there at least just to take a look around while they still can. It's a real shame.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 21:06
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Or the Hearst building in New York.
There are mixed results with these combo projects, but in general I think its better to preserve most of an old building and cap it with an ugly tower than to remove the old building entirely. Example: Penn Station. If the old penn station had mostly been preserved with an ugly 1960's style tower coming out of the top, I think that would have been better than the existing station / MSG combo, since now there is none of the old penn station left.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 18:03
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Like I.M. Pei and the Louvre? Some like it, some hate it. Challenging indeed....
Posted on: 2007/2/13 17:56
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preliminary sketches were released a while back. you can check some of them out on jcvibe.com
just mixing the brick base with a tower will be challenging. the tower itself might be an architectural feat as the base, but together not so cute methinks. hopefully i will be proven wrong.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 17:52
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If you stop and talk to the workers they are actually recycling the building.Since the plans are no where near finished the demo company is taking its time.The old wood is sold one place and the bricks are worth more than you think.I grabbed a bucket of bricks if anybody wants one.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 17:45
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A remarkable post. How do you know the tower will be hideous if its plans have not been released yet? Been talking to Koolhaas lately?
Posted on: 2007/2/13 17:41
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Thank you for the explanation, I have been trying to figure out what was going on with those.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 16:57
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they are required to save the bricks and use them in construction of the base of the new structure. you can see on site they are wrapping them up in bundles. so i am thinking brick structure on bottom that resembles a semi-historic structure, with hideous glass tower looming over the base. i just hope it has some retail or art space on the bottom. it was supposed to get a performing arts space so we will see. no plans yet though they should be released soon.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 16:53
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But just a little community consciousness ought to help these people make even more money by increasing rental rates and sales prices. If Paulus Hook had a supermarket and P.S. 37 (Cordero - Newport/Harsimus Cove) were a lot better, I'd think that would really help property values a lot. Anyhow, the big thing is that Jersey City needs a real chamber of commerce, to help business people here think a little better about how to maximize profits over the next 20 years, as opposed to just making a quick buck today.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 16:05
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It was designated as historic, but Goldman said that it was too decrepit and could not be preserved. The first plan was to deconstruct it, preserve the outside shell, and build it back around the inner tower(s). But, then they said it would not be preserved. Money talks! It was a great artists' community. It was a great and stimulating community place. It is a shame.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 15:47
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I saw some good shows there and Uncle Joe's it's a shame that there are fewer and fewer places to see live music in JC.
Please correct me if I'm wrong! 
Posted on: 2007/2/13 14:58
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Alb. . . i see your point but I don't think developers think that way.
They see a plot of land and they think that if they put 800 units there they can make X amount of money. They don't care about the community or the future of the area. It's a slash and burn mentality where they will make a couple hundred million and bring their money to their mansion in connecticut. Ten years from now they'll be building up some other up and coming neighborhood (newark perhaps).
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Were you allowed to go inside or did you just sneak in when the guard was hanging around in the front?
Posted on: 2007/2/13 14:49
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Aside from being sad, this is dumb. If other Jersey City developers and property managers had a clue, they would have gone and bought Goldman out just to keep the Lorillard building standing. The condos and offices at Newport and Harborside would be worth a lot more if there were a bunch of cool shops at restaurants in the old warehouse district. Anyhow, at this point, is the developer knocking down the outer walls of the building, or just the inner courtyard?
Posted on: 2007/2/13 14:43
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One of the first times I felt that I really "experienced" Jersey City was during an Artists Studio Tour at 111 First. I believe my first trip to Uncle Joe's followed--just one of many many more that would follow.
I'll raise a glass to another fallen JC soldier!
Posted on: 2007/2/13 14:32
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Would have been nice to have a decent night club open in that area. I thought that building was historic in a sense and could not be bulldozed, guess I was wrong!!
Posted on: 2007/2/13 13:24
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"If its a lesson in love; watch out. I suffer from a very sexy learning disability."
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Having lost several lofts spaces myself over the years it is sad to see these pictures.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 12:21
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111 is half rubble now.. we took one last look before it turns into another overpriced condo tower.
111 First St.
Posted on: 2007/2/13 10:00
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