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Liberty Harbor amendment: planning staff proposes moving townhouse allotment into towers; council asks for affordability language

Jersey City Municipal Council · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Planning previewed a Liberty Harbor redevelopment amendment that would replace townhouse allocations with two towers and reconfigure parking; staff said total floor area and permitted unit counts would not change. Councilmembers requested offline briefings and discussed writing in affordability requirements and parking limits.

Planning staff gave council a first reading overview of a proposed amendment to the Liberty Harbor redevelopment plan. The amendment would reconfigure an area currently planned for townhouses and move floor area into taller towers adjacent to the waterfront and golf course; net permitted square footage and maximum unit counts were not changed in the proposal.

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