The City of Hoboken is considering the adoption of a redevelopment plan to revitalize the current property owned by the City at the site of Garage B, located on Second Street between Hudson and River Streets. Residents are invited to participate in a virtual zoom webinar on January 7, at 6 pm, hosted by the Hoboken Department of Community Development, to learn more about the proposed project. The Zoom Webinar log-in information can be accessed below.
Garage B is a 40-year-old municipal parking garage in substantial need of repair, as identified by a previous study conducted by the City. The plan seeks to transform the property to a transit-oriented, mixed-used site to include a new state-of-the-art municipal parking garage, active ground-floor retail, and residential housing. The residential portion of the site would include a minimum of 20% affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. The remaining balance of the residential units would be affordable to households making no more than 120% of the regional median household income (workforce housing) in the region. No market-rate housing is currently part of the Redevelopment Plan.
The intent of workforce housing is to provide opportunities for working- and middle-class residents to live within the City of Hoboken. These residents can include police and fire officers, teachers, municipal workers, nurses, and other essential workers.
The plan also proposes a new modern public parking garage that will maintain or exceed the current number of spaces in the garage, with additional objectives including:
1. A variety of complementary mixed uses that maximize the site’s proximity to the Hoboken Terminal, a key transit hub for New Jersey Transit commuter trains, regional PATH service, Light Rail Station, buses, and ferry service.
2. Ensure that new construction is respectful, harmonious, and compatible with the surrounding area.
3. Prioritize appropriately sized space for ground floor uses, such as retail, entertainment or recreation, for example, that activate the pedestrian experience on Hudson Place and River Street and fill the existing retail void along those corridors.
4. Provide new housing that is affordable to a range of incomes, with housing for low- moderate- and workforce level incomes that exceed City affordable housing set-side requirements.
5. Replace an aging parking structure that is costly to maintain with a state-of-the-art parking facility that can continue to provide revenue to the City.
6. Provide parking sufficient to accommodate current existing Garage B users and anticipated future users, based on a comprehensive Parking Needs Assessment that must be prepared in advance of any Redevelopment Agreement.
7. Encourage building architecture that creates space for light and air, particularly on any residential tower above a parking garage base, through the use of strategic setbacks, orientation of towers, material use, and other design strategies.
The plan also calls for Vision Zero pedestrian safety improvements, stormwater mitigation strategies to reduce localized flooding, sustainable design and energy efficient designs, and modern standards to reduce the City’s significant long-term costs of maintaining the parking garage.
The site of Garage B lies within the area previously authorized by the Hoboken City Council as a “Non-Condemnation Area in Need of Redevelopment”. The redevelopment area designation provided the initial step for the City to contemplate a Redevelopment Plan. If the plan is adopted by the City Council, the City anticipates sending out a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified developers for concept plans which would be consistent with the requirements of the Redevelopment Plan. If and when this occurs, the City will provide for an additional public process, in advance of a potential Redevelopment Agreement between the City and a developer.
To access additional information and read the full, proposed redevelopment plan draft, please visit the Hoboken “Redevelopment and Studies” website: https://www.hobokennj.gov/resources/redevelopment-areas-and-studies
Virtual community meeting information:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar!
When: Jan 7, 2025 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Garage B Redevelopment Plan Community Meeting
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