Jackson Green is a 22-unit first phase of development of substantial plots of vacant land in Jersey City’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hub district. The project is a joint venture between the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency and TRF Development Partners, a Philadelphia-based not-for-profit developer, and serves as a model for future development efforts of the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency. GRO was asked to envision a series of ground-up townhouses that would demonstrate the city’s commitment to dense, but sustainable urban development just outside of Manhattan. Each of the 22 units contains 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms over 3 floors, with amenities such as double-height living spaces and outdoor spaces at the rear of the second floor and on the roof. Given the unique jog in the plan of Rose Avenue, the street that bisects the project, a level of variation is introduced into each unit, culminating with an eight-foot cantilever in the mid-block units on the western side of Rose Avenue. The project was designed with specific site and climate information to passively respond to its environs. Sustainable features of the project include a solar hot water system for each unit as well as a cable trellis system that supports the growth of climbing plants and helps to visually express to the community the project’s commitment to sustainable living.