This is the home page from the www.bayfrontjerseycity.com website.

Bayfront sets in motion the transformation of a key section of Jersey City’s west side. The Redevelopment Plan is sweeping and when completed will boast new housing, retail, office space, parkland and many other amenities. Hundreds of Jersey City residents, business owners, government officials and faculty from New Jersey City University worked with Urban Planner Tony Nelessen in 2003 to create the Bayside Plan, a true public/private partnership. After incorporating data from public visioning sessions, interviews with stakeholders, and community surveys, the plan was completed. In addition to the clear benefits to residents and the environment, there exists a strong economic value to the plan. It is estimated that redevelopment of Jersey City’s west side would generate substantial city tax revenues when the project is completed. What’s more, thousands of new jobs will be created throughout the process.

Bayfront, which is part of a larger vision called the Jersey City Bayside Development Plan, presents a unique opportunity for Jersey City. It transforms old industrial, commercial, and municipal sites into a new pedestrian friendly urban neighborhood that will be a model of environmentally-conscious design.

The Bayfront Redevelopment Plan focuses on one of Jersey City’s most underused natural assets, the Hackensack River, by featuring new parks, recreation space and a waterfront park walkway. It adopts basic components of urban Smart Growth with access to mass transit, green spaces and paths for pedestrians and cyclists. New offices and residences will be built with the environment in mind. The plan envisions incorporating sustainable design standards that address renewable energy and materials, a sustainable stormwater management plan, and green roofs and terraces. It also incorporates two parks extending from Route 440 to the Hackensack River as well as the continuation of the Riverwalk in Society Hill.

Bayfront residential structures are intended to be a combination of multi-story residential units, new residential condominiums and apartment towers. Retail will be the focus along a pedestrian way and the transit plaza creating a European style shopping street in Jersey City. Enhancing the sustainability of Bayfront will be the creation of a jobs-to-housing balance through the incorporation of new professional office space.

I think it’s going to be a long and drawn out process without taking into account the current market conditions.  Given the diffuculty of securing large construction loans especially for condo development and the remediation process, I think we may see quite a few changes to this plan before implementation.  The fact that the process is moving forward is promising, but inconclusive of the final outcome.

This project is ambitious and seriously needed.  Jersey City’s West side has gone under utilzed for far too long.  With proper management, planning and implementation of smart growth and sustainable building principles, this project will have a signifanct impact on the future of our great city. 

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Monaco Towers (San Remo and Monaco I & II) are a $210 million residential and retail development spanning Washington Boulevard from Fourth to Sixth Streets in Jersey City, NJ.

Monaco Towers will be comprised 524 rental homes and 11,000 square feet of retail space, in two 50-story high-rise buildings. This Jersey City development project is a joint venture between the Jersey City based Garden State Developers and Roseland Property Co.

Monaco Towers are currently scheduled for completion by 2011.

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Hello,

 

This blog will serve as a medium to update, explain and gain access to the tools, features (new and old) etc. of Locally Located.com.

 

This first post will be a broad stroke covering a few of the larger applications of the site…

Locally Located.com will be launching in early January 2009.

We will be focusing on the Jersey City and Hoboken real estate markets (condos, rentals, commercial etc.) initially.  However everyone is welcome to use the site for all their real estate needs as we plan to be expanding throughout Hudson and Bergen Counties here in New Jersey and beyond in the near future.

 

Locally Located.com is comprised of a team of real estate sales and marketing professionals.  We have extensive experience in all facets of real estate and have been nominated and won numerous  awards from different real estate bodies regionally and nationally.

 

When we formed Locally Located.com our intention was to provide an all encompassing marketing vehicle where individuals, businesses (big and small) could effectively market and sell their condos, rentals, land, retail space etc, for the lowest cost possible while delivering measurable results.

 

We implemented a PPC (pay per click) model to the real estate listing process.  This provides all the benefits people seek from an advertising campaign – simple, inexpensive, only pay for results, and testable. Below are a few features this listing model provides…

• Local PPC is a kind of advertising that allows you to reach your target market more cost efficiently than traditional advertising.
• Simplified pricing at fixed rates.
• No minimum advertising budget.
• Spend Less, Get More!

We have formed strategic relationships with many of the nation’s largest real estate website like trulia.com and zillow.com. So if you list real estate on Locally Located we will in turn “feed” your property to these other sites for FREE!  So not only will people see your Jersey City condo, rental, retail space here, but on many of the nation’s largest real estate websites as well!

 

We at the Locally Located team also wanted to find a sounding board for people to conduct business, ask questions, get answers, and inform the local community about the latest real estate happenings.

In order to best facilitate these ideas we created a online social haven in the form of blogs, forums, and “Talk to a Local”.  Blogs and forums have firmly rooted their place in American real estate culture. “Talk to a Local” is a question and answer platform to post a question about Jersey City or Hoboken and receive a quick response from a local in the know.  We will get into more detail on all three at a later date.

Below are just a few of the many features found here…

Local Info – local demographics

Hot Topics – the latest news, blogs, forums

Mortgage rate clicker – up to date mortgage information

Local Pro’s – real estate professionals searchable database

Local Links – city, town and borough website links

Great Links – Do you have a real estate related question?  You will find the answer here.

Talk to you soon,

 

 

Locally Located team

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Crystal Point

A new 42-story signature condominium building rising high above the dazzling Hudson River on Jersey City, NJ’s waterfront. Crystal Point is situated a mere 25 feet from the river on the final piece of developable waterfront land in Jersey City that directly faces Manhattan, the distinctive building features 269 premium residences and sweeping views of the ever changing skyline stretching from lower Manhattan to the George Washington Bridge. Each home will have water views, a rare advantage experienced only at Crystal Point.

The stunning new landmark boasts magnificently-appointed one-, two-and three-bedroom home designs, offering from 800 to 1,817 square-feet of living space complemented by a wide array of premium finishes.  Crystal Point’s stylish interior features will include kitchens with Italian Pedini wood and glass cabinetry, quartzite counters, under cabinet task lighting, full height pantries, islands with breakfast bars and full Jenn-Air appliance suite.   Floor-to-ceiling windows will drench the homes in natural light and most of the residences will offer balconies, expanding the already sensational views.  Each Crystal Point residence will also have SMART home technology capabilities and washer and dryer.

Crystal Point offers superb amenities such as the Crystal Spa which will feature a thermal bath, sauna, steam and treatment room.  There will also be a yoga/aerobics room, game room with billiard and poker table, state-of-the-art fitness center, lounge with catering kitchen and flat screen televisions, kid’s room and a screening room within the Crystal Club and expansive outdoor deck overlooking the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline will feature a lap pool, hot tub, private cabanas and lounge chair seating, as well as a BBQ and dining area, fire pits with accompanying seating, and a children’s play area. The full-service building will also offer a professional concierge, and valet parking, while a lobby level restaurant will serve residents and the community at large. 

If you have questions about Crystal Point, please contact the Crystal Point Sales Office.

Crystal Point Sales Office

Open 7 days a week from 10:00am to 6:00pm

80 1^st Street

 Jersey City, NJ 07302

tel: 201.433.7778

fax: 201.433.7757

website: www.crystalpointcondos.com

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