Residents are invited to attend a public meeting for a presentation and discussion of the final conceptual design for 1600 Park & Hoboken Cove. The meeting will take place on Monday, January 23rd at 6:00pm in the basement floor conference room of City Hall, 94 Washington Street.
The City has commissioned the professional landscape architect Imbiano Quigley (IQ) to design the parks at 1600 Park and Hoboken Cove. Based on input from two earlier community meetings, IQ has developed four preliminary conceptual designs for the parks. Residents can view the four designs at http://www.hobokennj.org/1600park.
The design concepts are also on display in the lobby of City Hall through early January, alongside the design ideas of a studio class of graduate students in the Landscape Architecture program at City College in New York.
The concepts demonstrate a variety of active and passive park features. As residents review these designs, they are asked to consider mixing and matching elements from the various concepts, as opposed to choosing one concept over another. This is an opportunity for the community to think broadly about which elements will make for the best park to meet the present and future needs of this area and Hoboken as a whole.
The public can submit feedback on the preliminary design concepts by emailing 1600park@hobokennj.org or through the comment box in the lobby of City Hall. City Hall is typically open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00pm but will be closed on Friday, December 23rd and Monday, December 26th.
The City of Hoboken is in the process of revising the designs to create new parks and public space at 1600 Park and Hoboken Cove. Revisions are underway based on community input regarding connectivity between the parks and new flexibility regarding the height of the proposed recreation field. The City has commissioned the professional landscape architect Imbiano Quigley (IQ) to design the site. The consultant will be presenting multiple concepts to the stakeholders committee and receiving feedback from the stakeholders for consensus on a final conceptual design.
Concurrently, a studio class of graduate students in the Landscape Architecture program at City College in New York has been working to creatively consider the same constraints and develop design ideas of their own. A set of the studio class’ design ideas, a culmination of a semester-long collaboration effort, will be on display starting Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in the lobby of City Hall, 94 Washington Street. Professor and Landscape Architect Lee Weintraub worked with members of the stakeholder committee to guide the students in their work over the last 10 weeks. Director of Community Development Brandy Forbes and the City’s consultants Remington and Vernick also provided input into the students’ work.
The public is invited to see the exhibit which opens Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. All of the students will be in attendance to describe their work. Later in the week the formal concepts from the City’s professionals IQ will also be on display in the City Hall Lobby.
December 7, 2011
Dear Hudson Tea Building, Shipyard, and concerned Hoboken residents,
As you may know, the Department of Environmental Protection recently approved a permit application for two proposed multi-story buildings to be built on the pier in front of the Hudson Tea Building. I publicly advocated against the DEP approval of this project, and I share many residents’ concerns with this decision. I am writing to advise you that the City is currently pursuing an appeal of this decision.
Since many residents are concerned about protecting Hoboken’s waterfront, I wanted to reach out and make sure that residents understand this is the beginning of the approval process for this project.
The City of Hoboken is working to produce the Redevelopment Plan for Hoboken Terminal and Rail Yards property. On Thursday, November 10th, 2011, residents joined City officials for a second community meeting about the Redevelopment Plan. Click here to download and view the presentation made at the community meeting. Residents who were unable to attend can complete and return the Comments Sheet to provide their input. The completed form can be mailed or emailed to the addresses listed below.
Contact Information
Brandy A. Forbes, AICP, PP
Community Development Director
City of Hoboken
94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Email: redevelopmentnjtransit@hobokennj.org
The City of Hoboken is working to produce the Redevelopment Plan for Hoboken Terminal and Rail Yards property. Residents are invited to participate in a conversation about the Redevelopment Plan and this important site within the City.
The second community meeting will:
We want to share our ideas and hear residents’ ideas and concerns. Help us in this effort by attending and encouraging your family and friends to do so as well.
Second Community Meeting
Thursday, November 10th 2011
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Rue School, 301 Garden Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
The City of Hoboken has finalized the conceptual design for the September 11th Memorial. Engineering drawings and estimates are being completed, and the City will go out to bid for construction once all necessary funds have been secured.
�Hoboken was greatly impacted by the attacks of September 11th, and it is important that we have a permanent memorial for our community and visitors to remember, reflect, and come together,� said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. �I thank the September 11th Memorial Committee, the City Council, and the community for their donations and ongoing support for this memorial. I also thank the NFL for their recent contribution and welcome additional donations from the community as we work to secure final funding for this project.�
Donations can be made to the 9/11 Memorial Fund trust account and mailed to the City of Hoboken, c/o Business Administrator, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030.
Mayor Dawn Zimmer is requesting that $3 million in Hudson County Open Space grant funding originally awarded for purchasing land for a park on the Henkel site be repurposed for land acquisition for a Southwest Park. Hudson County provided municipalities with a one-time opportunity to repurpose previously awarded grants where the projects had not yet been completed towards other projects where the funds could be used within the next 12 months. Three years ago, Hoboken received a $3 million grant to purchase land on the Henkel site. The process for land acquisition stalled due to a number of complexities.
Since the City Council approved $20 million in bonds for the acquisition of land for new parks, the Administration has been engaging land owners in Southwest Hoboken, but they have not been willing to sell their properties.
�I thank the City Council for providing my Administration with the tools we need to re-engage property owners and negotiate from a position of strength so we can acquire land at a price that is fair to both property owners and taxpayers,� said Mayor Zimmer. �We are on our way to making the Southwest Park a reality. Although the Henkel site is not something that could be acquired within the next 12 months, it remains a goal for acquisition for a new park.�
The request for repurposing the funds requires approval of the Hudson County Board of Freeholders.
In a memo to the City Council, Mayor Dawn Zimmer provides an update on the repurposing of $3 million in grant money provided by the Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund.
The full text of the memo is included below.
An application was submitted by Shipyard Associates to build two 11-story towers on the pier in front of the Hudson Tea Building.
The Zimmer Administration took the following actions in response to the application:
The DEP responded and noted that the application is incomplete and contains several deficiencies. Click here to view the letter from the DEP.
