Planning Board Meeting, May 26, 2026
Votes on Master plan amendment within Caven Point redevelopment plan
What happened
The Jersey City Planning Board held a continued evidentiary hearing on Pulte Homes of New Jersey's Liberty Watch proposal (case P2024-0182), a 168-unit stacked-townhouse development at 200 Chapel Avenue within the Caven Point redevelopment plan, plus a related master plan amendme…
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City, NJ
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsReview and discussion of master plan
Awaiting final voteCase P2024-0240
Awaiting final voteCarry of P2024-0182 and P2024-0229 to May 26
Recommended 5-1Memorialization of
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 9
Liberty Watch preliminary and final major site plan and interim use at 200 Chapel Avenue
Continued evidentiary hearing on Pulte Homes of New Jersey's 168-unit stacked-townhouse Liberty Watch project at 200 Chapel Avenue within the Caven Point redevelopment plan. Objectors (Port Liberté HOA, Condo Associations 1 and 3) presented planner Michael Pesolano (circulation/site design concerns) and engineer Nancy Wong (100-year tidal flood/stormwater runoff onto neighboring site). Applicant presented rebuttal engineer Brian Wiesner and planner Sean Moronski. No vote; item continued to a virtual special meeting June 16, 2026 for remaining public comment, summations, and vote. Applicant consented to extension of time.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Jersey City Planning Board held a continued evidentiary hearing on Pulte Homes of New Jersey's Liberty Watch proposal (case P2024-0182), a 168-unit stacked-townhouse development at 200 Chapel Avenue within the Caven Point redevelopment plan, plus a related master plan amendme…
Key Decisions (9)
Liberty Watch preliminary and final major site plan and interim use at 200 Chapel Avenue
Master plan amendment within Caven Point redevelopment plan
Preliminary and final major site plan with C variances at 300 Communipaw Avenue
Minor site plan with C variances at 916 and 918 Westside Avenue
Application at 53 Beacon Avenue
Lot Street application
Marin Boulevard application
Application (item 8) case P2025-0106
Memorialization of resolutions
Development Activity (2)
Liberty Watch
Residential
The Oliver
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Port Liberté/Caven Point Peninsula relies on a single ingress/egress via…
Housing Demand
Continued residential development pressure on the Jersey City waterfront (168-unit…
Sentiment
Strong organized community opposition to the Liberty Watch project, with…
Infrastructure
Maintenance of the public Hudson River waterfront walkway imposes recurring…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: a staff member, 3 attorneys, the applicant's representative, 6 witnesses, and 2 members of the public.
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