Hoboken Parking Garage To Become Residences: Meeting Link Here

HOBOKEN, NJ — The city of Hoboken is hoping to turn a parking garage into workforce housing with parking. They're holding a virtual public meeting on Tuesday night.

Under the plan, Municipal Garage B, located at Second and Hudson streets, would become a mix of affordable and workforce housing.

Members of Hoboken's City Council were mixed in their opinions of the current plan.

"The Administration is proposing a major project for Garage B, including a potential 25-story building, without first getting feedback from our community," said Councilman Paul Presinzano this week. "This is a serious lapse in transparency. That’s why I demanded the proposal be pulled from the City Council agenda in December 2024 until residents have a chance to see the plans and share their input."

Councilwoman Emily Jabbour said, "This is a project that I'm particularly excited to see move forward and discuss as part of a larger platform to address affordability of housing in Hoboken."

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 an announcement, "Garage B is a 40-year-old municipal parking garage in substantial need of repair, as identified by a previous study conducted by the City. 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."

They said the residential portion of the site would include a minimum of 20 percent affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households. The rest would be affordable to households making no more than 120 percent of the regional median household income (workforce housing) in the region.

Councilman Ruben Ramos Jr. said a second meeting will be held at some point after the first, but the date has not yet been set.

The link via Zoom is here. The passcode is 432339.

The city's full announcement is here.