HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken Historic Preservation Commission plans to unveil a massive architectural survey of more than 1,600 properties within the city during a special meeting at the Hoboken Public Library on Wednesday, April 3.

According to a city news release, the public meeting will take place on April 3 at the Hoboken Public Library, 500 Park Avenue, from 6 to 8 p.m. The seven-month-long, "intensive-level architectural survey" was sponsored by the NJ Historic Preservation Office and conducted by AECOM. It provides a much-needed update to the existing information on properties within the districts, city officials said.

In addition, the data will help Hoboken's Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment and Historic Preservation Commission make "informed land use decisions in accordance with the Master Plan, local ordinance and municipal land use law," officials added. During the presentation, AECOM staff will explain the process of conducting the intensive survey and how a better understanding of the historic resources that comprise the historic district will enhance the community's understanding and ability to prepare for, and recover from, future storm events.

According to city officials: "In addition to the survey forms, the project has produced a historic overview, two public meetings, and an intensive-level survey report. It will also make recommendations regarding New Jersey and National Register eligibility for resources in and adjacent to the National Register (NR) eligible Hoboken Historic District." The last Hoboken citywide survey of buildings was conducted in 1979, officials said.

The project was made possible through U.S. Housing and Urban Development Community Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program funding.