Hudson Greene

Hudson Greene
77 Hudson Street (left) and 70 Greene Street (right)
(2011)
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
Type77 Hudson: residential condominiums
70 Greene: rental apartments
Location77 Hudson Street, and
70 Greene Street
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°42′52″N 74°02′07″W / 40.71450°N 74.0353°W / 40.71450; -74.0353
Construction started2006
Completed77 Hudson: 2009
70 Greene: 2010
Management77 Hudson: K. Hovnanian Homes
70 Greene: Equity Residential
Height
Roof500 ft (150 m)
Technical details
Floor count48
Floor area77 Hudson: 551,500 sq ft (51,240 m2), 70 Greene: 491,017 sq ft (45,617.0 m2) [1][2]
Lifts/elevators6 in each tower
Design and construction
Architect(s)Cetra/Ruddy, Inc.

Hudson Greene is an apartment complex in Jersey City, New Jersey which consists two towers, the East Tower at 77 Hudson Street, which are condominiums,[3] and the West Tower at 70 Greene Street, which are rental apartments.[4] Both have 48 floors and are 500 ft (152m) tall. They are tied with each other for 16th tallest building in Jersey City. Construction on the towers began on June 25, 2006, and was completed in 2009 (77 Hudson) and 2010 (70 Greene). The East Tower at 77 Hudson Street has 420 residences and 19,000 square feet (1,800 m2) of street-level retail space. The building was designed by the architectural firm CetraRuddy.[5]

Building construction was beset with several problems. A fire on the West Tower in October 2007 delayed construction.[6] Fighting the fire proved difficult due to the stage of construction and status of floors and standpipes.[7] Five months later, in March 2008, a construction worker fell 14 floors to his death.[8]

The building is part of a larger building boom in Jersey City's decayed railroad, warehouse and waterfront district which is being rebuilt as large towers like this.[9][10] It has been described as "one of the most handsome in Jersey City thanks to its blue glass facades, gentle angles and balcony projections on its lower sections."[10] It won several awards including:[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hudson Greene East Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hudson Greene West Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "77hudson.com". 77hudson.com.
  4. ^ "70 Greene Apartments - Downtown Jersey City - 70 Greene Street - EquityApartments.com". www.equityapartments.com.
  5. ^ Ouroussoff, Nicolai. "Near-Empty Tower Still Holds Hope" New York Times (June 28, 2010)
  6. ^ "UPDATE: High-rise fire was at 70 Greene St. portion of residential complex". The Jersey Journal. October 9, 2007.
  7. ^ "Frozen zone placed around Jersey City fire". ABC Channel 7 Eyewitness News. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Construction worker dies in fall from high-rise, police say". The Jersey Journal. March 27, 2008.
  9. ^ Cotter, Robert; Wenger, Jeff (2015). "Jersey City on the Rise" (PDF). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) quoted in Horsley, infra.
  10. ^ a b Horsley, Carter (May 3, 2016). "Skyline Wars: New Jersey's Waterfront Transforms With a Tall Tower Boom". 6sqft. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "Hudson Greene", Archinect


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