LeFrak has proposed a 47-story, 529-unit luxury apartment tower at 20 Long Slip in Jersey City, in what would be the tallest and northernmost building in its master-planned Newport neighborhood. — Renderings courtesy: Newport
By Joshua Burd
LeFrak is offering a new look at a proposed 529-unit luxury apartment tower in Jersey City, in a project that would be the tallest and northernmost building in its iconic Newport district along the Hudson River.
The developer, which has made slight tweaks to the project in recent weeks, said it would seek final site plan approval at a meeting next month of the city’s planning board. That would mark a key step for what would be the first of several phases at the site, located just south of the Hoboken border, where its plans call for more than 1,100 units across three buildings.
The initial project at 20 Long Slip would rise 47 stories and include 2,364 square feet of retail space, according to a representative for Newport. That would make it Newport’s tallest tower and the last building to border the development’s 1.1 miles of the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway.
“We are hopeful that this will be the next project that we begin after construction of The Bisby has concluded,” the spokesman said, referring to LeFrak’s 387-unit project at 30 Park Lane North, which topped out last summer. “We do not have an exact commencement date yet but we do encourage all subcontractors to reach out to us to participate in our bidding process at this time.”
Designed by New York-based Arquitectonica with executive architect work by Hill West, the new tower would have a sixth-floor amenity space with a 2,730-square-foot wraparound terrace spanning the entire east side of the property, the spokesman said. Other offerings would include a 1,348-square-foot game room, a 2,087-square-foot clubhouse, a 1,500-square-foot coworking space and a 2,200-square-foot fitness center.
It would be among the latest additions to the LeFrak family’s pioneering, master-planned Newport neighborhood, where it has transformed hundreds of acres of former industrial property over the course of four decades. Located along the Hudson River and just south of the Holland Tunnel, the area today is home to gleaming residential and office towers, hotels, shops, restaurants and large swaths of recreation space.
