So...They& #39;re building about 7,000 homes on a spit of land in Bayonne that was reclaimed from New York Bay for the Military Ocean Terminal in the 1930s. It looks like a scene from a Sunbelt subdivision, with multiple blocks springing up seemingly overnight.
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It& #39;s not ideal urbanism in many ways. Not super-close to the rail station, car ownership is assumed via a parking ratio of 1.1, closest retail (for now) is big box. But they are putting up what will be 1000& #39;s of homes, with much of the work starting since March.
And Bayonne is planning thousands more units for former industrial lands, with multiple upzones in the past 5 yrs. After JC, Bayonne seems to be the most supportive municipality for new housing construction in Hudson County today. Why? Support from trades unions seems to be key.
"This is a town where plumbers were born to plumbers and steelworkers born to steelworkers. The waterfront is part of the fabric of the city. The peninsula will not be a separate area. It will be Bayonne& #39;s greatest asset."
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