A parcel that has been vacant for over a decade has been cleared for redevelopment along Clinton Avenue in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Image courtesy Google Maps.
A Bergen-Lafayette corner that has been home to vacant lots for many years has a plan to transform one of them into a 22-unit project that includes affordable housing.
During their January 8 meeting, Jersey City’s Zoning Board voted 6-1 to approve an application for 30 Clinton Avenue. The currently empty parcel was originally developed with the Masonic Club of Jersey City used by the Jersey City Athletic Club, later being purchased and run by the Salem Baptist Church.
The building previously home to the property was vacated sometime around 2012 and demolition soon followed. The approved plan comes from Kearny-based LAM Capital Investments LLC and was revised following community consultations that reduced the building’s height from a previously proposed five stories and decreased the unit count of the project.
The approved plan. Image courtesy Aavart Patel via the application.
Designed by architect Aavart Patel, the new vision for 30 Clinton Avenue is set to rise four stories and 42 feet. A total of 22 apartments are included in the plan, breaking down as 14 one-bedrooms, six two-bedrooms, and a pair of three-bedroom units.
A 10% affordable component included in the approved plans, meaning two affordable housing units will be created. The on-bedroom units in the building will average 781 square feet, while the two-bedroom spaces will span an average 1,029 square feet.
Image courtesy Aavart Patel via the application.
12 spaces in a ground floor garage will be featured at the development, while the roof of the building will contain a 2,958 square foot roof deck plus 2,279 square feet of green roof. The project will also plant six new street trees and includes sidewalk improvement along the public right-of-way.
The project is situated with a Neighborhood Housing (R-1) District in addition to The Junction Small Area Vision Plan. The city Zoning’s Board granted the project variances related to density, front and rear yard setbacks, maximum height, maximum rooftop appurtenance height, and construction of a stilted building when approving the project.
The future development is situated just a short walk from Arlington Park in addition to being close to Berry Lane Park and the Garfield Avenue stop along the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. A groundbreaking date for the project has not yet been announced.