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Groundbreaking for new apartment complex marks renewed interest in Jersey City neighborhood

Rendering of Baker Building courtesy of Point Capital Development

By Matthew Speiser | The Jersey Journal
on April 07, 2015 at 5:06 PM, updated April 07, 2015 at 5:18 PM

JERSEY CITY - For the first time in a long time, development is happening in Bergen-Lafayette.

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today with local developer John Fiorito and Ward F Councilwoman Diane Coleman, Councilwoman at Large Joyce Watterman, and community advocate June Jones at 234 Suydam Ave. -- the site of what will soon be a brand new 83 unit residential apartment complex.

"This is the largest project that we have seen in Ward F in a number of years and it really speaks to what we are trying to achieve here," said Fulop. "We want to encourage development away from the water front so we are very proud to have the partners that we do and we want to make sure this is a great place to live, to work, and to raise a family."

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