{"id":229033,"date":"2026-05-12T20:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229033\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:44:21","slug":"construction-begins-to-convert-historic-jersey-city-firehouse-in-retail-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/229033\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Begins to Convert Historic Jersey City Firehouse in Retail Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>         <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-96295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/155-morgan-construction-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"155 Morgan Construction\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"  \/>Construction is underway at 155 Morgan Street to rehabilitate a former firehouse into a possible restaurant. Photo by Chris Fry\/Jersey Digs.<\/p>\n<p>A firehouse that once served as the music headquarters for Queen Latifah has started undergoing a conversion into a possible restaurant, as construction has ramped up at a property in the heart of the Powerhouse Arts District.<\/p>\n<p>Jersey Digs <a href=\"https:\/\/jerseydigs.com\/155-morgan-street-jersey-city-firehouse\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> last year about plans to overhaul 155 Morgan Street. Jersey City\u2019s Council voted unanimously that same year to advance a resolution to study the property, which was once owned by Queen Latifah and used as offices for her Flavor Unit production company before sitting vacant in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Silverman, who is behind many Downtown revitalization developments in Jersey City, currently owns the land and is hoping to turn it into a restaurant and banquet hall with event space. The property is currently included in Jersey City\u2019s Scatter Site Redevelopment Plan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-96296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/155-morgan-rear-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"155 Morgan Rear\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"  \/>The rear of the 155 Morgan Street already features a covered rooftop. Photo by Chris Fry\/Jersey Digs.<\/p>\n<p>Construction has officially started on the property, which was first built in the 1900s. Permits issued for the property indicate that current work consists of reconstructing a structurally compromised masonry wall, new electrical work, new sewer lines, and a new fire sprinkler system.<\/p>\n<p>The two-floor space is currently being constructed as a \u201cvanilla box,\u201d perhaps an indicator that a tenant is not yet in place.\u00a0The building is situated in a prominent area that has seen a ton of growth, including the forthcoming Jersey City Symphony\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &#039;Segoe UI&#039;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &#039;Open Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/jerseydigs.com\/new-jersey-symphony-jersey-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">theater,<\/a> currently under construction across the street.<\/p>\n<p>The project is one of two former firehouses in Jersey City\u2019s Downtown section that is undergoing renovation and repurposing. Another property at 244 Bay Street was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/jerseydigs.com\/jersey-city-firehouse-redevelopment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">approved<\/a> to be converted into two apartments with ground-floor retail space at the former Jersey City Gong Club site, another historic building that dates to the 19th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Construction is underway at 155 Morgan Street to rehabilitate a former firehouse into a possible restaurant. 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