For clarification since there are about 50 comments on this thread....there are two "Landmark People" being talked about on the thread as though they are interchangable...they are not.

The Newark Preservation & Landmarks Committee (NPLC) is a non profit local organization made up of largely newark residents (based on the trustees and board listed on the website). It has no governmental approval powers

www.newarklandmarks.org

The LANDMARK & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION (LHPC) is also technically a non profit also made up of volunteers largely newark residents (based on who I know of personally on the website) but has governmental powers to approve or deny applications for demolition of buildings or change of exterior of old buildings or development of new buildings in their purview (anthing at all within a historic district, whether or not it is historic in nature on its own, and then anything "registered" all over the city even it it is not in a historic district)

https://www.newarknj.gov/card/landmark-historic-preservation-commission

The buildings on newark ave? Not corporate landlords. For example the building that Porta is in is owned by a family that lives in Long Island and bought it 20 years ago. Not by one of the big Jersey City downtown Landlords.

Here is a counterpoint to the idea that Newark will naturally flow into a bustling downtown—We skipped the renegade small landlord stage and went right to the corporate landlords stage. Corporate landlords don’t want some loud music near their $4000 apartment. And so Downtown perhaps could never have the nightlife everyone thinks is naturally going to happen. Just more and more apartments near salad spots for lunch

Accurate

Wow 33 comments so far

Zaros would be better

That pink and grey is how it looked originally when it was built. They put I back to the historic facade.

I was one of those Ironbound Resident early on who thought the opposite of my neighbors: my neighbor said it would be a haven for loitering and violence and trash in the area, and I was suspicious. But ultimately when it opened it just was. I was wrong. I hope a New Use comes in there quickly, that is something creative and unique and creates a welcoming gateway to the neighborhood.

Correct. I don’t notice a foot traffic difference. Most of the downtown workers always had cafeterias in the buildings and drive in and out and never walk around for lunch.

More updates please. On turtles

Relax. It’s a major election in a democracy of 220 million people happening today (sunday). I guarantee if 10,000 Minnesotans moved to a single neighborhood In Rio de Janeiro, the Americans would be importing their holidays and big events too

Yes it was great. But the guy who ran it is back and opening up a spot on Clinton avenue called BlkBoxNwk https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/converted-building-gives-newark-artists-place-live-work

It’s not gentrification if a building with a restaurant and apartments upstairs gets torn down to become commuter parking lot.

It won’t. There is no limit in the length of time of a temporary use” and it will be a parking lot as long as we have cars that don’t fly.

ask them! I want to know what they say.

You are right to expect a lot....it will come. It takes time. People forget that the the famed Newark Ave pedestrian area in downtown JC only happened in 2015....like 15 years after the big downtown JC developments added thousands of luxury units. Things will happen slowly bit by bit. more towers leads to better streets which makes developers want to build more housing which makes the retail to do better which then creates more interest in housing, etc.

I like the new design. And to the OP @scrollhectic there is a 3bedroom 2 bath for sale at renaissance tower for $450k

111 Mulberry St Apt 4L, Newark $450,000 · 3beds · 2baths

https://apps.realtor.com/mUAZ/3eyszm9h

That way you are closest to the largest train station and access to NYC.

I recommend getting an Airbnb near Penn station to start….then from there you can go out an check out neighborhoods and showings for rental apartments.

Nothing In a large luxury building for that price in JC. But Harrison or downtown newark/ironbound for sure you can get a newer building with good management.

Agreed if the author is so upset about vinyl siding they should advocate $20k facade grants for newark homeowners of all income levels. That’s how much it would cost to tear off the vinyl on a house and redo with wood like materials like hardeeplank on top of adding insulation.

Fascinating

I was confused....but now I see this is NORTH of market street, closer to the River and near Raymond Blvd. Right now that is Mother Cabrini park, and totally fenced off and not usable at all by the public. Not even for drop off as the areas right next to train is where NNTransit and Port Authority police just park their cars behind a metal barricade

Totally. It was item number 4 on the Sept 26th hearing

“CPB-22-40 Address: 405-419 Market St Block: 179 Lots: 10,13,17,22,26,28,30,32,42,45,47-48 Description: Proposed parking lot expansion with 70 additional spaces Applicant/Owner: Raymond Newark Properties, LP Attorney: Jennifer Mazawey, Esq.”

Untrue. The developer is seeking to expand the parking lot next door to add around 70 parking spaces to the existing massive lot.