301 West Side Avenue

The West Side Avenue Redevelopment Zone is located in the southwestern portion of Jersey City, along West Side Avenue; just south of the West Side Avenue Light Rail Station and extending west toward Mallory Avenue. Historically, most of West Side Avenue has existed as a neighborhood commercial corridor with ground floor commercial uses and residential uses above. The western portion of the Redevelopment Area, as well as the surrounding area to the west, developed as an industrial area. Remnants of these industrial uses continue to exist today. The area is located in close proximity to transportation like the Morris Canal and Route 440. Recognizing this shift in land use from industrial to commercial/residential uses, the Jersey City Master Plan dated May 2000 designated the western portion of the Redevelopment Area for residential development. Most of the area along West Side Avenue continues to be designated Neighborhood Commercial. As the Master Plan has recommended, this Area is much more suitable for redevelopment as a traditional urban neighborhood. Residential uses should be located along the side streets with mixed use commercial and residential development along West Side Avenue in order to create an integrated mixed-use community that also takes advantage of the Area’s location in close proximity to the West Side Avenue Light Rail Station. The northern boundary was selected to adjoin the West Side Avenue light rail station and the Water Street Redevelopment Area. The southern boundary adjoins the NJCU West Campus Village.The subject property is located on the southwest corner of West Side Avenue and Fisk Street. The lot comprises 51,885 SF and is under site plan review with the Jersey City Planning Board for the approval to build a 200-unit mixed-use building.