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Phase One of Jersey City’s 3,000-Unit Westview Development Heads to Planning Board

A project that would radically transform Jersey City’s West Side by adding high-rise residences, retail, amenities, and greenery to mostly vacant parcels along the Hackensack River could soon take a big step forward.


Ideas have been in the works to revitalize about 8.29 acres of land along Route 440 for several years. Jersey Digs has been following plans for the parcels, which span Water Street, Mallory Avenue, and Culver Avenue.

Brooklyn-based Bushburg Properties currently owns the land, portions of which will be home to an extension of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail system. That endeavor, currently under construction, will see 3,700 new feet of elevated trackage and a new rail station at the city’s Bayfront project, a reality that is worked into Bushburg’s sky-high redevelopment.

Jersey Digs had the exclusive reveal of the project back in February, which has since been rebranded as Westview per a recently launched website. The entire buildout includes 3,079 residential units split between four buildings, which have all been designed by Hoboken-based Marchetto Higgins Stieve.

The submitted plan looks to subdivide the parcels and realign several rights-of-way regarding the Light Rail extension. The first phase, set to rise at 80 Water Street on the northernmost end of the property, consists of a 30-story tower that includes 473 residential units and 344 garage parking spaces.

256 spaces for bicycles are included in the first portion, as is 11,600-square feet of ground-floor retail space plus a 4,600-square foot linear park. The initial phase is set to feature a pool on the rooftop of the parking garage component and utilize aluminum panels on the exterior for an industrial look.

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