Tallest building in NJ planned for Jersey City

A rendering of the Downtown Jersey City skyline that includes 99 Hudson St., a 95-story residential tower that will start going up this spring. Rendering courtesy of Jersey City.

JERSEY CITY – Developers are planning "the tallest building in New Jersey," a 95-story residential tower, on the site of a Hudson Street parking lot, city officials announced today.

China Overseas America is looking to build 760 condo units and about 18,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, plus a 7,000-square-foot park, at 99 Hudson St., according to Mayor Steve Fulop.

The tower would rise 950 feet. Construction is expected to begin late this spring, once it receives approvals from the city's planning board and council.

Jersey City is already home to some of the tallest buildings in the state, including the Goldman Sachs tower at 30 Hudson St., at 781 feet; 101 Hudson St., 548 feet; and Trump Plaza, 532 feet.

In a statement, Fulop called the proposed tower "a milestone moment for Jersey City."

"Our plan here is to continue building a world-class skyline," he said. "We couldn't be more excited to attract hundreds of millions of dollars of investment into the city."

The Planning Board meets tonight at 5:30 and is expected to approve a change to a redevelopment plan that would allow the proposed tower.

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