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Gold Coast hits pay dirt - revitalized Jersey City
The Star-Ledger ^ | 30 August 2004 | Steve Chambers

Posted on 08/30/2004 7:27:40 PM PDT by Lorianne

Three decades ago, the Jersey City waterfront was a wasteland of abandoned rail yards and decaying brownstones, the worst of which were heroin shooting galleries.

Four waves of development later, the downtown historic districts boast some of the nicest brownstone blocks in the Garden State, wholly restored beauties that once couldn't be given away for $7,500 but now sell for up to $1 million. The waterfront has seen so much growth that Jersey City now has more office space than Denver, Cleveland or Kansas City, and young families are starting to rethink flight to the suburbs.

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: planning; realesate; rehabilitation; urbanization

1 posted on 08/30/2004 7:27:40 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

Two words: Brett Schundler. It's a shame that the CORRUPT American is New Jersey's governor, not him. I blame it on the RINOs.


2 posted on 08/30/2004 7:34:46 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: conservative in nyc

They don't even mention him. What a disgrace of a newspaper.


3 posted on 08/30/2004 7:37:12 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: Lorianne

Think this'll help encourage more East Coasters to stay there, instead of evacuating and buggering up all the good states?


4 posted on 08/30/2004 7:38:34 PM PDT by Hank Rearden (Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
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To: Tribune7

I noticed that, too. No mention of Brett --- the force behind Jersey City's turn around.


5 posted on 08/30/2004 7:38:55 PM PDT by Exit148 (Loose Change Club report.:since last Freepathon$12.87/ average 2.15/week. Painless!)
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