Hoboken Council To Vote On 25-Story Affordable Housing Building: Watch With Link

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken's City Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday night on the proposed Garage B Redevelopment plan, which will include a 25-story building containing workforce and affordable housing.

The proposed building at Second and Hudson streets would rise on the current site of municipal Garage B. READ MORE: Hoboken Parking Garage To Become Residences

The city does not yet have a developer for the project. They would send out requests for proposals once a plan is approved.

The city said, in its announcement, "Garage B is a 40-year-old municipal parking garage in substantial need of repair ... The plan seeks to transform the property to a transit-oriented, mixed-used site to include a new state-of-the-art municipal parking garage, active ground-floor retail, and residential housing."

Council members are split on how they will vote. A resident also posted a letter on Patch arguing against the structure. (Post your own letter using these instructions.)

The Planning Board voted Monday that the project isn't in sync with the city's master plan, reported Hudson County View.

The meeting agenda and packet are here.

Hoboken's nine-member City Council meets at 7 p.m. Watch on the city's Facebook page, head to City Hall, 94 Newark St., or watch on YouTube.

Update

The City Council voted 5-3 in favor of the project. Councilman Jim Doyle, Councilman Paul Presinzano, and Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher voted no.