Annisia Cialone presentation.

1. ANNISIA CIALONE, AICP, PP, LEED AP
DIRECTOR: DEPT OF HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, + COMMERCE

2. MANHATTAN
STATEN
ISLAND
JERSEY
CITY
HOBOKEN
BAYONNE
BROOKLYN
NEWARK
KEARNY
REGIONAL CONTEXT
• Most diverse city in the country
• 2nd largest city in NJ
(2017 census est. Pop of 270,753 ppl )
• 15 sq miles of land area and 22 linear
miles of coastline
• Well connected by transit with 3
major operators
(Port Authority: PATH, NJT: light rail
and bus, NY Waterway ferry service)
• Liberty State Park as major regional
destination
• World-class views
Path Station
JC Municipal BorderN
Ferry Terminal
RIPE FOR REDEVELOPMENT
Light Rail Station
View from Hudson River Waterfront

3. REDEVELOPMENT IN JC

4. ZONING + REDEVELOPMENT
• 87 Redevelopment Plan Areas
• First RDP adopted 1952
• Ranging from 100+acre sites to 1 small
city block
• Challenges in limiting scope/districting
(plans within plans)
• Lack of universal language for density
standards (du/acre, du/block, FAR,
building envelope)
• Managing “spot-zoning” amendments
• Reconciling outdated parking
standards
• Reconciling concentration of density
within the floodplain
…IT’S A LOT.

5. JERSEY CITY RDPs
GREGORY PARK | 1952
MONGOMERY GATEWAY | 1978 NEWPORT | 1985 LIBERTY HARBOR NORTH | 2001

6. BENEFITS OF REDEVELOPMENT

7. LEVERAGING BONUSES
$$ MEETS COMMUNITY NEEDS
CULTURAL FACILITIES
In-Progress: Provost Square in Powerhouse Arts District
Give-Back: New theater / gallery / performing arts space as part
of 4-phase development
RESILIENCY + OPEN SPACE
Developing: Grand Jersey RDP
Give-Back: Subsurface stormwater storage + land rise at major
breach point with public park build-out
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE
Testing: Canal Crossing RDP, Jersey Ave Light Rail RDP
Give-Back: Build-out of new light rail station + platform /
pedestrian access
PUBLIC FACILITIES
In-Progress: Statco in Emerson District of Jersey Avenue Park RDP
Give-Back: New Police Station and New Coles Street Park

8. OPTIMIZING SITE POTENTIAL
A PATH FOR CRITICAL FACILITIES
• Originally part of Paulus Hook
RDP
• Separated out into Block 13102
RDP : adopted 2016
• Provided increased density
bonuses for the following
community benefits:
• Annex to Public School 16 built
+ turned over to BOE in past-
capacity neighborhood
• Improvements to existing
senior housing building at
southeast corner of the block
• 5% affordable units in new
tower (deed restricted for 20
year min.) >37 affordable units
• Public plaza / open space built
at northwest corner of property
25 Columbus | Mixed-use Tower (5% affordable)
100 Montgomery | Existing Tower
PS 16 Annex | New School Build-out

9. ADAPTING TO CURRENT TRENDS
• Redevelopment and Brownfields
o RDP outdated by the time
development can happen
o RDP didn’t capture adjacent
growth + new demand
• Expanding the Intention
o Original permitted uses not
comprehensive
o Beyond residential : How can
we help these areas feel less
manufactured?
o Expanding the notion of mixed-
use
Resi + ground floor commercial
can still be sterile
• Reconciling Context
o Surrounding area hasn’t
“caught-up” with original vision,
or has surpassed
o Existing building stock >
encouraging adaptive reuse
NEW INDUSTRIAL OVERLAY
RDP STUDY AREA
NEARBY SIGNIFICANT GROWTH
AMENDING PLANS

10. CHALLENGES OF REDEVELOPMENT

11. CHALLENGES IN RDPs
POWERHOUSE ARTS DISTRICT RDP
Adopted: 2004
Challenges: Reconciling the floodplain with the RDP, Arts
Contribution Requirements > within our purview to oversee?
ENOS JONES RDP
Adopted: 2018
Challenges: Redevelopment abutting historic districts, writing
redevelopment for the flood plain > beyond building protection
JOURNAL SQUARE 2060
Adopted: 2010
Challenges: How much is too much? TDR policies vs
transit capacity, Density by envelope
MANAGING SMART GROWTH POLICIES

12. REBLIGHTING COMPLETED PLANS
• Original RDP adopted in 1975
• Plan was fully built-out by mid early 80’s,
but no Certificate of Completion was
issued.
• Plan called for low-rise, low density,
auto-oriented development
• Site is located in a transit-rich area, just
1 block from Grove Street Path Station
• Surrounding context has become high-
density, mixed-use
• Challenges in re-blighting area when
plan is still active
CHALLENGES IN RDPs
POTENTIAL | Re-blight RDP Area
EXISTING | Implemented RDP ADJACENT CONTEXT | Waldo Lofts
ADJACENT CONTEXT | The Oakman

13. CHALLENGES IN RDPs
WEBSTER AVE RDP
Adopted: 1979
Challenge: 40% of plan area is existing non-conforming with
permitted density. *EXPIRATIONS-WHAT NOW? (2019)
OCEAN BAYVIEW RDP
Adopted: 1977
Challenge: Requires large lot to permit multifamily and ground
floor retail uses (10,000sf) *EXPIRATIONS-WHAT NOW? (2017)
CAVEN POINT RDP
Adopted: 1984
Challenge: No objective to conserve environmental resources or
maintain public access (privatizing + profitizing the waterfront)
OLD PLANS : DATED VISIONS