St. Francis Hospital Redevelopment
St. Francis Hospital has been a major anchor on Jersey City's Hamilton Park for nearly 150 years. The Franciscan Sisters of the Pooe founded the hospital originally as a three-story brick house on Hamilton Square in 1863.The hospital expanded several times turning the east side of Hamilton Park into a jumble of building styles on a non conforming footprint.The building contained approximately 400,000 square feet of floor area.
Proposed Phases of Development
Transform the existing hospital structure located on the east side of Hamilton Park and two nearby parcels - the parking garage on Erie street and the vacant lot located at 210 Ninth Street - into residences, commercial/retail space, and enclosed parking.
The first phase of development should take place in the spring of 2006 on McWilliams Place and will take approximately one year to complete.This phase will include the facad replacement of the brown brick tower, the restoration of the circa 1920's building on the corner of Erie and Ninth Streets, and the construction of a new six story infill building on the corner of McWilliams Place and Ninth Street. In addition, the main building immediately to the south will be razed at this time. When completed, this block will contain approximately 125 residences.
The second phase of the project will be the new construction of approximately 75 and the adaptive reuse of the Nursing School on Eighth Street into appromimately 35 residences. All of the building will contain ground floor commercial space and underground parking. The commercial space contemplated to be located within the project include boutiques and cafes, The Garden Pre-School, a gym/health club and doctors/professional offices.
The Third phase of the project will be the dismantling of the parking garage on Erie Street, and replacing it with a new aesthetically pleasing brick and glass structure that will include indoor parking and approximately 65 residences with ground floor retail. The vacant lot at 210 Ninth Street will see the new construction of a five story residential building compatible with the adjacent structures.
Exeter is also committed to contributing to the rehabilitation and preservation of Hamilton Park, and has begun to refurbish the existing chain link fence that surrounds the Park.
You can find more renderings at
http://www.saintfrancisjerseycity.com/
