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Council refers Midtown Garage/Hoboken Hospital area to planning board amid debate over condemnation authority
Summary
Council voted to refer study of Midtown Garage, Hoboken Hospital and adjacent parcels for possible redevelopment; members debated whether the referral should preserve the city’s future condemnation authority before any private redevelopment occurs.
The City Council voted to refer the Midtown Garage / Hoboken Hospital area to the planning board for a study to determine whether the properties qualify as an area in need of redevelopment. Council debate focused on whether the referral should preserve the city’s condemnation authority, a procedural determination that would affect the council’s future leverage if a private owner to whom up‑zoning was granted later chose not to maintain a hospital use.
Councilmember Quintero, who spoke in favor of starting the review, described the owners’ outline — rebuilding a parking…
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