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effort268 OP t1_iyl1jls wrote

Looks like this should be ready by Spring/earlySummer

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Kalebxtentacion t1_iyke4h0 wrote

That looks beautiful The design lowkey warming up to me

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66nexus t1_iymt286 wrote

I genuinely like it.

-the Ironbound off of Ferry St. never really screamed architectural dreamland, so maybe this looks better than it should? I still like it either way.

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sutisuc t1_iymgft2 wrote

Such an eyesore

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VroomRutabaga t1_iymkvd3 wrote

It has nothing to do with the community. Neither the height which casts a shadow. It’s fugly as hell. And it’s not affordable for anyone in the community.

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sutisuc t1_iymmrlt wrote

The best is the city council gave them tax abatements after they already started building it.

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effort268 OP t1_iymtp6i wrote

Yeah that was the worst part!! City Hall is selling out

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Atuk-77 t1_iymvob1 wrote

That’s a stretch with many factory jobs shutting down, the community have found jobs with higher wages in construction and driving industries. However, the main reason for this building is to attract young professionals.

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Echos_myron123 t1_iyquosd wrote

What are you talking about? There haven't been factories in the Ironbound for decades and no, deindustrialization did not lead to better wages in other industries for the majority of the working class.

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sutisuc t1_iyyzqry wrote

Which factories are you referring to?

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Newarkguy1836 t1_izrea5w wrote

You don't grow the city population by moving people from one block of the city to another. Development is meant to increase the population. The city used to have close to half a million residents. The city fathers built an infrastructure to support 1 million people because the expected to expand Newark into all of Essex County. But lo and behold racist anti Italian and anti Irish bigotry dominating the 19th century NJ legislature passed laws to prohibit Newark, Camden & JC from growing further and introduced the dead end obstacle & referendum process to annexations. Newark has the same square mileage as Manhattan. Obviously Newark is not going to get manhattanized, but it can easily support half a million.

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calambre10 t1_iyo2jzl wrote

It's soulless, generic, oversized and cheaply made. ITS PERFECT!!! This is exactly what the Ironbound needed! /s

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Newarkguy1836 t1_izrdu7v wrote

Well if this building is cheap why don't you spend a few of your hidden trillions and give Newark a beautiful building in your taste?

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Atuk-77 t1_iymv3il wrote

I looks fine, what’s gonna make it depends largely on what they put at the floor level which seems to be ready for a high end restaurant

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ahtasva t1_iymocxn wrote

😂😂the comments on this post are hilarious; reminds me of grandmas standing around trying to convince each other their their grand baby is the prettiest🤦🏾

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Alarming-Shine-3739 t1_j0nnn0f wrote

this building is so ugly the size of the ENTIRE FUCKING BLOCK and blocking out a ton of light i hope it collapses

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thebruns t1_iyn7jfk wrote

Looks nice, but residential lighting is idiotic. PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP. Stop creating carbon emissions so people get worse sleep

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