RFP: Help revitalize a neighborhood in New Jersey by redeveloping a strategically located parking lot into a mixed-use building

In Jersey City, New Jersey, the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency is currently seeking proposals from qualified developers for the acquisition and redevelopment of the property at 174 Newark Avenue.

Currently used as a surface parking lot, the property is located along Jersey City’s popular Pedestrian Plaza, which hosts numerous restaurants and shops.

It’s also within the 174 Newark Avenue Redevelopment Plan, which hopes to:

1. promote the redevelopment of the existing surface parking area with an economically viable mixed-use commercial building, including the retention of publicly accessible off-street parking within the structure;
2. activate the streetscape and pedestrian realm and create a more pleasant, safe and economically vibrant area;
3. improve sidewalk areas with new pavement, street trees and decorative features to improve pedestrian safety and the aesthetics of the pedestrian environment in this area; and
4. promote the inclusion of multiple commercial uses within the building in order to diversify the types commercial uses in the area and promote additional economic vitality.

ISSUE DATE: October 7, 2022
DUE DATE: December 10, 2022

Photo courtesy of Jersey City Redevelopment Agency.

See full RFP (PDF).