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Hoboken unveils Garage B redevelopment plan proposing 20% affordable, 80% workforce housing and replacement 800-space garage
Summary
City officials presented a draft redevelopment plan that would replace Garage B with a modern municipal garage and build housing above it: 20% of units set aside as income‑qualified affordable housing and the remaining 80% as workforce housing (up to 120% of regional median income). The administration emphasized transparency, a project labor agreement and an RFP-driven selection process; residents pressed officials on parking mitigation, repair costs and project timing.
Hoboken City officials on a virtual community call presented a draft redevelopment plan for Garage B that calls for a replacement municipal parking garage plus housing, including a 20% affordable set‑aside and 80% workforce housing. Director of Community Development Chris Brown said the garage site is city‑owned and identified it at "2nd Street between River and Hudson, just north of 5 Marine View Plaza." Mayor Bala framed the plan as a response to a regional affordability crisis and said the draft "calls for housing, a requirement of 20% affordable housing and the balance of the, 80% to be, what's called workforce housing."
The administration described key requirements in the draft: a minimum of 800 vehicular spaces in the replacement municipal garage; at least 15,000 square feet of ground‑floor retail; a minimum 50% green roof; and bulk standards that include a maximum envelope up to 250 feet to provide design flexibility. Brown said the project would require developers to deliver a parking needs assessment, an interim parking mitigation plan…
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