HOBOKEN | Hilton Hotel | 270 FT | 20 FLOORS

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Credit: Cooper Carry Associates via Jersey Digs

It calls for a 20-story, 238 room Hilton Hotel to be constructed flush against the rear of the existing Post Office building. The hotel, designed by New York-based Cooper Carry Associates, would feature a restaurant and bar plus a 6,000 square foot rooftop event space that would be utilized for banquets and weddings.

KMS says the hotel will have “iconic architecture,” which appears quite modern and glass-heavy from the released renderings. The property would also have a fitness center and 6,000 square feet of conference rooms. An aerial site plan additionally shows a retail space included on the corner of 1st Street and Sinatra Drive.

The project will be built in conjunction with the United States Post Office, the owner of the property that will also see some improvements. As part of the agreement, KMS will build a larger, enclosed loading dock on 1st Street and add an underground parking garage for the Post Office’s vehicles, which are currently being stored in the parking lot.

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Final Deal for Revamped Hoboken Hilton Project Moves Forward

Despite some heated back and forth between public officials, the Mile Square City officially moved ahead on a plan for a Hilton hotel along its waterfront, and new details and updated renderings have been released as to what the development is set to look like.

A lot of different versions of the project have been drawn up since KMS Development announced their desire to build a new hotel on a parking lot behind the Frank Sinatra Post Office. After over three hours of discussion, the final deal was approved by Hoboken’s city council this week in an 8-1 vote. There are a few notable changes in the hotel’s design; the building’s footprint will now total 12,647 square feet and include 20 stories, rising 270 feet at its tallest point.

he eventual Hilton hotel, which has a 20% bulk height increase from the previous version, will be entered on Sinatra Drive through a 1,234-square-foot lobby that will cover the first and second floors. A restaurant and bar will be situated on the second floor overlooking 1st Street, while the 18th and 19th stories of the building will feature high ceilings and meeting space, plus a ballroom.

The property’s top floor will consist of another bar and event space, including a 2,899-square-foot outdoor terrace section that will be open to the public at least 300 days per year under the agreement. The remaining floors will house the hotel’s 349 rooms, and a 959-square-foot ground-floor retail space will be flood-proofed and front Sinatra Drive.

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Developer of Hoboken Hilton Finalizes Land Deal, Sets Construction Timeline


August 18, 2022

A hospitality project that has been in the works for over a decade finally has a plan for putting shovels in the ground as the developer behind the proposed Hoboken Hilton has officially acquired a waterfront parcel to realize their vision.

Philadelphia-based KMS Development Partners (KMS) announced that they have closed on a subdivided US Postal Service lot on Sinatra Drive between Newark Street and First Street. The company had unveiled a plan to bring a 20-story Hilton to the property way back in 2016, with approvals being granted the following year.

A long saga ensued after two nearby landowners filed a lawsuit against KMS and the city over the redevelopment agreement, claiming that community givebacks included in the deal represented a “blatant quid pro quo.” After a judge ruled against the city and KMS, Hoboken’s city council voided that agreement and approved a new pact that included a $3.2 million payment from KMS to go towards infrastructure improvements.

After that agreement withstood a second lawsuit, the project took a step forward last July when Hoboken’s city council unanimously approved a parking lease agreement that will clear Post Office vehicles currently parked at the Hilton development site.

KMS officially acquired the property on August 3, which will sport an address of One Sinatra Drive. Designed by Cooper Carry Associates, the 349-room hotel will feature a second-floor restaurant and bar, a 959-square-foot ground-floor retail storefront, and a top floor bar and event space set to include a 2,899-square-foot outdoor terrace.

“With the purchase of the property completed and local approvals secured, we are now working to finalize project drawings and to secure the remaining pieces of construction financing.”

Besides the $3.2 million payment towards infrastructure improvements and upgrades to the Post Office facility, KMS will also be investing $1.5 million in streetscaping, paving, sidewalks, lighting, utilities, landscaping, and stormwater control in the vicinity of the hotel.

“We are excited to have reached another important milestone in the history of this project and continue to be appreciative of the continued support from Mayor Bhalla, the members of the City Council and the broader Hoboken community,” added Martin.

KMS anticipates that the construction phase of the project will begin in late spring/early summer 2023. The Hilton will be Hoboken’s second major hotel facility when completed, as the 223-room W Hotel at 225 River Street is currently the city’s only significant lodging facility.

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