Zoning Board Meeting, August 6, 2026
Approved: Memorialization of site plan amendment for 201 Newark Avenue, 7-0
What happened
On August 6, 2026, Jersey City approved Memorialization of site plan amendment for 201 Newark Avenue (7-0).
The Jersey City Zoning Board of Adjustment approved case Z-2025-0023 (Benjamin Wine on behalf of applicant partners LLC) for a four-story, 13-unit residential building at 12 Harman Street, granting height, density, and rear-yard variances on a 7-0 vote with staff support.
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City, NJ
- Date
- August 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 7-0
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings12 Harmon Street
Approved 7-084 Cole Street
Denied 5-1201 Newark Avenue
Approved 7-0Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Variances and site plan for 12 Harman Street
Approval of variances and site plan for a four-story, 13-unit residential building (one affordable unit) at 12 Harman Street, stepped down from four to three stories with an 11-foot side yard setback. Variances: D6 height (43.5 feet where 35 permitted), D5 density (120 units/acre where 42 standard), and a 2.4-foot rear yard deviation (17.5 feet where 19.9 required). Benjamin Wine of Prime and Bella represented the applicant partners LLC. Approved 7-0.
- applicant agree to the conditions in the memo
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Key Decisions (3)
Variances and site plan for 12 Harman Street
Variances for 84 Cole Street
Memorialization of site plan amendment for 201 Newark Avenue
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Development Activity (3)
12 Harman Street residential building
Residential
84 Cole Street two-family residence
Residential
201 Newark Avenue site plan amendment (outdoor seating deck)
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
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Sentiment
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Who spoke
16 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney, 3 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 2 Witness, 1 Unknown.
Identified name roles: 3 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney, 2 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 2 Witness.
Speaker sample: Gene O'Connell, Applicant Rep.
11 more identified names in Pro: 3 Commissioner, 1 Attorney, 2 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 1 Applicant Rep, 2 Witness.
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Zoning terms (10)
95 recorded timestamps
- zoning (11 timestamps)
- residential (6 timestamps)
- setback (18 timestamps)
- variance (25 timestamps)
- density (8 timestamps)
- approved (6 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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