Rendering courtesy of C3D Architecture.
By: Michael Yound 8:00 am on February 28, 2025
A new rendering has been revealed for Park Tower, a proposed 47-story residential building at 629 Newark Avenue in the Journal Square section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Designed by C3D Architecture and developed by Namdar Group, the structure can potentially be built as of right, yielding 1,151 rental units, 5,000 square feet of retail space, and 26,000 square feet of office space. The project site is bound by the corner of Newark and Central Avenues to the east and Lott Street to the west, and is currently home to a small surface-level parking lot flanked by several two- and three-story structures.
The main rendering above depicts a ground-level view looking up at the monolithic tower. The design consists of a base comprised of three-story rounded columns forming a motif of triangular voids, followed by a uniform glass curtain wall rising uninterrupted to the flat roof parapet of the skyscraper. The pinnacle is capped with a decorative crown incorporating sloped rounded columns, complementing the base of the superstructure, as well as chamfered triangular corners.
The following Google Street View images show the existing site conditions at 629 Newark Avenue.
The three structures along Newark Avenue. Image via Google Maps.
The parking lot along Central Avenue. Image via Google Maps.
The four structures along Lott Street. Image via Google Maps.
In recent news, Namer Group acquired a $32 million loan from Post Road Group for refinancing and pre-development work for 629 Newark Avenue and other nearby projects the developer is constructing. A portion of the deal was brokered by HKS Real Estate Advisors.
The development site is a short walk northeast of the Journal Square PATH station, providing access to Newark Penn Station to the west, and the Oculus at the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan to the east.
A demolition time frame and completion date for 629 Newark Avenue has yet to be announced.