65 Fisk Street

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. Clearly, industrial development is no longer appropriate for the Redevelopment Area. 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, which is currently under development.This 0.39-acre development site at 49 Fisk Street represents a compelling residential development opportunity in Jersey City's Route 440-Culver Redevelopment Area. Situated on Block 22103, Lot 1, the project is the second phase of a two-phase residential development, with Phase 1 already constructed and operational on the adjacent parcel. Minno & Wasko Architects & Planners have prepared proposed plans for a 6-story wood-frame residential building consistent with the Route 440-Culver Redevelopment Plan, delivering: • 99 residential apartments (48 studios, 41 one-bedrooms, 10 two-bedrooms) • 45 parking spaces (39 lift/slide puzzle stackers + 2 HC on-site, 4 off-site via Phase 1) • Rooftop community amenity terrace with shared garden and raised vegetable beds • 7 on-site EV charging stations and gray water recycling system Positioned along Fisk Street at Mallory Avenue, the site benefits from direct access to Route 440 — one of Hudson County's primary arterial corridors — and sits minutes from the emerging mixed-use activity along the Culver Avenue and West Side Avenue corridors. Newark Liberty International Airport is approximately a 15-minute drive via I-78, while the New Jersey Turnpike and I-78/I-280 interchange provide immediate regional highway access. The site is served by multiple NJ Transit bus lines connecting residents to Journal Square PATH Station — offering one-seat rides to Lower Manhattan, Midtown, and Downtown Jersey City — as well as the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system, which links the broader Bergen-Lafayette and Bayview neighborhoods to the waterfront and Exchange Place. The surrounding Route 440 corridor has seen a meaningful uptick in institutional residential investment over the past several years, with new construction rental product continuing to absorb steadily as renters price out of the waterfront and Journal Square submarkets. With proposed plans already drawn in accordance with the Route 440-Culver Redevelopment Plan, a completed Phase 1 building next door, and a straightforward residential program well-suited to the submarket, 49 Fisk Street Phase 2 is a well-positioned opportunity for a developer looking to minimize pre-development legwork and capitalize in an emerging neighborhood.