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Events
We’re
Back,
Baby!
Cooperator
Events Expo Returns to NJ this Fall!
www.nj-expo.com
Cooperator Events is pleased to announce
the return of our in-person expos! This fall,
the Cooperator Events New Jersey Expo will
take place at the Meadowlands Exposition
Center on Wednesday, October 27, 2021,
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We have an ex-
citing line-up of exhibitors who are eager to
interact in person, covering every aspect of
multifamily living—from board governance,
financial planning, and community engage-
ment, to roof repair, energy management,
and lawncare. Like our past in-person expos,
the Cooperator Events New Jersey Fall Expo
2021 will include a full day of free workshops,
seminars, networking, and more. And as al-
ways, registration and attendance are FREE
to all! Visit www.nj-expo.com to see who’s
exhibiting, get more information, and regis-
ter as an exhibitor or an attendee. This will
be a must-attend event for all condo, co-op,
and HOA board members, property manag-
ers, residents, and real estate professionals in
the Garden State! We look forward to seeing
you there in person!
Development
LeFrak Plans Massive Revitalization Project
in Jersey City
The Newport area of Jersey City is under-
going a transformation
Jersey Digs
describes
as “one of New Jersey’s largest revitaliza-
tion efforts ever.” LeFrak, owners of the site
there at 2 Sixth Street, is planning to build a
mixed-use residential development with 1,998
units divided amongst five high-rise tow-
ers designed by NYC-based architecture firm
Arquitectonica.
The five proposed towers would ascend
from three separate building bases, reports
Jersey Digs.
The westernmost building would
have an eight-story podium base with two
offset 33-story towers and a 349-car park-
ing garage making up the first five floors. The
middle building would also have an eight-story
base, made up entirely of parking for 660 cars,
reports the outlet. From there would rise a
33-story tower and a 39-story tower. Both the
western and the middle buildings are proposed
to have two- and three-bedroom duplex town-
homes wrapping around the taller portions,
and would feature roof terraces with over
35,000 square feet of greenery. The buildings
will also include bicycle storage, as well as ame-
nity spaces, including an entertainment room,
a health center, an indoor pool, a club lounge,
yoga and game rooms, and one 3,185 square-
foot ground floor retail space.
Although the Planning Board was sched-
uled to hear the development proposal in
April, the item was carried to the May meet-
ing;
Jersey Digs
reports recently that a public
notice now lists the hearing as “carried to an
uncertain date.”
Meanwhile, the board of Mandalay on the
Hudson, a nearby condominium development
on 2nd Street, has started a Change.org peti-
tion opposing the development, reports
Jersey
Digs.
The Mandalay board cites overcrowding
and lack of transparency as reasons that Jersey
City’s council, planning committees, and envi-
ronmental agencies should deny the project
proposal. “The planned construction of five
congested high-rise buildings with the tallest,
51-story tower, at the shore end of the ground
of Pier 6, which has only narrow side walkways
for public access to the Hudson River shoreline
and no green space, is just one of many exam-
ples of enriching developers at the expense of
our safety and quality of life,” the board states.
Jersey Digs
notes that LeFrak’s proposal
includes extending Sixth Street westbound
from its current terminus near the start of
the pier. The road would run along the pier’s
southern portion; three loops would be con-
structed within the development to access the
buildings and parking garages. The proposal
would also add over half a mile to the Hudson
River Waterfront Walkway throughout the
entire perimeter of the pier, plus some addi-
tional open space between the buildings.
Law & Legislation
Legal Strife Mounts at NJ’s Tallest Building
In the fourth lawsuit filed this year against
China Overseas Holdings over its 99 Hudson
Street condo project,
Jersey Digs
reports that a
former employee of the developer alleges that
she experienced sexism and threat of deporta-
tion while working for the company.
Mengxun Han, a Columbia University
graduate who identifies as a “resident alien” of
the U.S., worked for China Overseas Holdings
as an architectural planner on 99 Hudson, cur-
rently New Jersey’s tallest building at 79 sto-
ries. She says the company agreed to sponsor
her as an H-1B nonimmigrant worker on a
temporary basis when she was hired, accord-
ing to
Jersey Digs.
In February, she filed a lawsuit against her
employer alleging that it “manipulat[ed] job
titles and employee responsibilities when sub-
mitting petitions in support of visa applica-
tions” and allowed several senior employees to
work without proper documentation. Workers
who were not U.S. citizens could face deporta-
tion in as little as 60 days if their visa became
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