A federal judge has dismissed an 11-count lawsuit against Jersey City by the Kushner family’s development firm over the $821 million One Journal Square project that would have brought two residential skyscrapers to the heart of the city.

The 19-page ruling, issued Wednesday, rejected the claims that the city voided the redevelopment agreement with Kushner Companies and its partner, KABR, because of “political animus toward President Trump.” Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, was CEO of the company until he stepped down to take a position in his father-in-law’s administration.

The decision by U.S. District Court Judge John Michael Vazquez also said “plaintiff’s contract, quasi-contract and tort claims” were dismissed because the federal court didn’t have jurisdiction over those matters.

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop celebrated the victory Thursday morning in a Twitter post. “I said we (#JerseyCity) were right/fair all along, I said we won’t be bullied.”

To the Kushners - I said we (#JerseyCity) were right/fair all along, I said we won’t be bullied + we never wavered despite negative nonsense articles/spin attacking me/the city. Note: This AM the judge DISMISSED ALL the federal claims the Kushners filed against us - key word ALL — Steven Fulop (@StevenFulop) August 8, 2019

The decision is the latest development in a plot of land, at the corner of Sip Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard, next to the Journal Square PATH Station, that has sat dormant for the past 13 years.

The L-shaped brick strip of stores and offices, which included the Hotel on the Square, was torn down in 2006 after structural damage was discovered. Initial plans called for two 40-story towers with more than 1,000 residential units. Kushner and the KABR Group bought the lot in December 2014 for $27 million.

Their plans called for two towers, one 70 stories and other 50 stories with roughly 3,000 residential units and 160,000 square feet if commercial space.

“For two years, they dragged the city’s name through the mud, making accusations against me and against the city,” Fulop said Thursday. “The city acted properly.”

While the lawsuit claimed retaliation against the firm with ties to President Trump, the judge said in his ruling the developer failed to prove any link between the alleged animus and detrimental actions by the city.

Vazquez even pointed out that while Trump took office in January 2017, the city’s redevelopment agency did not find the developers in default of their obligations until April 2018.

“The complaint was nothing but a veiled attempt to hide the plaintiffs’ contractual shortcomings by trying to blame it on Mayor Fulop and an alleged political animus,” said Victor Afanador of Lite DePalma Greeberg, LLC, the outside counsel representing the city. “The plaintiffs alleged various baseless constitutional violations to bolster what at most amounts to a mere contract dispute that has no business in federal court."

Kushner Companies will re-file an amended pleading to address the issues raised by the District Court, an official said.

“Mayor Steven Fulop’s declaration of ‘victory’ today is laughable but not surprising from this Jersey City politician,” Emily Wolf, general counsel for Kushner Companies, said in a statement. “The court made no final rulings on the merits of the claims, including whether Fulop and the City retaliated against One Journal Square based on Fulop’s publicly proclaimed political animus towards Kushner Companies.”

The dispute between the city and the Kushners arose when the city made it known that the $821 million project would not be receiving a tax abatement.

Journal Square has seen major development, like Journal Squared, since development was first proposed at the site, and no longer does the city need to offer incentives to developers.

“We haven’t given out a tax abatement in three years,” Fulop said. “The One Journal Square project isn’t the only game in town. We are very proud of the development in Journal Square.”

With the federal lawsuit dismissed, the mayor said the city will have a conversation with the developers to see if the project will move forward.

In a separate case, Kushner Companies successfully sued Jersey City for public records sought in Open Public Records Act requests. On Friday a judge denied a motion by the city to dismiss criminal contempt proceedings and ordered it to turn over thousands of emails requested more than a year ago.

The documents were sought to bolster the developer’s federal case. The firm had asked the city for documents related to applications for tax abatements sought by the previous owners of the One Journal Square site, emails between Fulop and council members about tax abatement requests, and all executive orders regarding abatements.

“We are confident that we will ultimately demonstrate that Fulop and the city have engaged in an egregious violation of the rights of One Journal Square,” Wolf said. “We also note the Superior Court of New Jersey has already sanctioned the city for its defiant conduct of not submitting compromising emails by awarding One Journal Square $98,000 of taxpayer money for legal fees and costs and has ordered that it will award additional fees for the continued violations which are currently pending.”

This report was updated at 11:10 p.m. with a response from Kushner Companies.