Planning Board Meeting, June 9, 2026
Recommends approval: Preliminary and final major site plan with deviations at 8-16 Lott Street / 625-639 Newark Avenue, unanimous
What happened
On June 9, 2026, the Planning Board recommended approval of Preliminary and final major site plan with deviations at 8-16 Lott Street / 625-639 Newark Avenue (unanimous).
The Jersey City Planning Board approved three major projects on June 9, 2026. It approved a 38-unit, six-story condominium building at 468-480 Manila Avenue (case P2025-0228) by Manila Avenue Partners LLC unanimously (6-0) with nine conditions, and approved a 47-story, 1,049-unit…
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City, NJ
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- June 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings468-480 Manila Avenue
Recommended252 Central Avenue
Recommended 5-047-story tower
RecommendedResolutions memorializing multiple board decisions
Recommended547-555 Summit Avenue
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 5
Site plan extension at 252 Central Avenue
Second one-year statutory extension of approved preliminary and final major site plan for AK 471 LLC at 252 Central Avenue, extending approval through December 2026. Historic Preservation Office raised a question about demolition given newfound historic integrity; a facade-preservation amendment may follow. Approved 5-0.
- Applicant to abide by all conditions of the original approval
- coordinate with Historic Preservation Office as needed
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Key Decisions (5)
Site plan extension at 252 Central Avenue
Preliminary and final major site plan with C variances at 468-480 Manila Avenue
Preliminary and final major site plan with deviations at 8-16 Lott Street / 625-639 Newark Avenue
Preliminary and final major site plan with C variances at 547-555 Summit Avenue
Resolutions memorializing multiple board decisions
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Development Activity (4)
252 Central Avenue site plan extension
Residential
Manila Avenue multifamily building
Residential
Park Tower at Lott Street (8-16 Lott Street)
Mixed-Use
547-555 Summit Avenue two-tower development
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Multiple large residential and mixed-use towers in Journal Square are…
Commercial Demand
Board and public expressed concern that projects in Journal Square's…
Sentiment
A councilmember voiced disappointment that publicly owned downtown land (Manila…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 14 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Chair, 4 Commissioner, 6 Witness, 3 Staff, 1 Attorney, 3 Applicant Rep, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 2 Commissioner, 6 Witness, 1 Chair, 3 Applicant Rep, 1 Staff, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: Benjamin Wine, Applicant Rep.
13 more identified names in Pro: 2 Commissioner, 6 Witness, 1 Chair, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Staff, 1 Clerk.
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Zoning terms (12)
116 recorded timestamps
- setback (12 timestamps)
- residential (47 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- historic preservation (3 timestamps)
- variance (3 timestamps)
- land use (4 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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