At the Hudson River Offing
Jersey City, the second most populous city in the state of New Jersey, with comfy far-flung quarters on a peninsula at the mouth of the Hudson River, which separates it from Manhattan, is often regarded as one of the suburbs of Greater New York.
Positive changes began here in the 1990s with arrangement of its coastline. On a place of plants and depots have become erected skyscrapers of various purposes (hotels, office buildings, residential). Today Jersey’s office spaces are filled with tenants attracted by lower prices and proximity to Manhattan. In the financial business district of Jersey City, called Exchange Place, are settled such companies as Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Chase Bank.
Construction of tall buildings right at the Hudson not terminated nowadays. In the near future there is to be erected a complex of URL™ Harborside, consisting of three luxury multi-family rental towers at Harborside on the Jersey City Waterfront Walkway. The plan is part of a new housing concept named Urban Ready Living. URL is developed by Ironstate and concrete and provides affordable, compact but spatial, partly furnished rental apartments to the market. A living brand that houses all the functionalities and easiness modern urban living needs with a great level of (communal) experience.
The project is designed by the architectural firm concrete, and specially for its implementation was created a joint venture of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation and the company Ironstate Development. The project started with the creation of an identity for this new housing brand, resulting in the architectural design of the buildings. The project features a contemporary design, onsite amenities, breathtaking views, and ideal transportation access. The towers of 220 meters and 69 stories towers seem made of rectangular blocks with offset floors, which form small shaded terraces. This is achieved due to the shift of floor slabs. The towers include 2400 apartments, commercial spaces and a parking garage.
Of the total units, 25 percent will be comprised of approximately 470-square-foot studio units, with some smaller micro studios, 59 percent one-bedroom units at approximately 630 square feet each, and 16 percent two-bedroom units at approximately 870 square feet each. The different types of apartments are flexible in use and therefore adaptable to any lifestyle. Common facilities such as a lobby café, gym, roof gardens and terraces provide space for neighbours to meet and create a local community.
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