Board Approval Received
Jersey City, NJ
804 Newark is a new mixed-used development proposed for a prominent corner site in the Little India neighborhoodof Jersey City. The first and partial second floors are designated as commercial space providing anopen plan with a double-height floor-to-ceiling glass storefront which opens to the corner, contributing tothe lively retail environment of the area. The front facade on Newark is narrow relative to the long side of thebuilding, extending out over the corner and returning to align with the adjacent building. The long facade is designed as an articulated metal surface that undulates to accommodate variations in the residential programsat the interior. Clad in corrugated aluminum siding, textured pre-cast concrete panels at the street level andcompressed paper-board panels at the front of the building, this material palette executed in a monochromebringstexture and interest while maintaining a level of restraint amongst the busy visual language of the street.