The Best in Urban Design

Artist rendition of Glennview Townhouses

On October 28, 2009, the Jersey City Housing Authority and City officials broke ground for the construction of a mixed-income family development. Glennview Townhouses, named in honor of the late Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham, will consist of 63 units. Glennview is phase four of the onsite revitalization of the site known as Lafayette Gardens.

(l to r) Raj Mukherji, Chairman, Jersey City Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; Freeholder Jeffrey Dublin; Jerramiah Healy, Mayor, City of Jersey City; Diane J. Johnson, Field Office Director, Newark HUD Office; Senator Sandra Bolden-Cunningham; Councilwoman Viola Richardson; Maria T. Maio, Jersey City Housing Authority Executive Director; Ginger Cohen, Michaels Development Corporation; Michael Staton, New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency; Melvin Edwards, Artist, and Freddie Kitchens, Jersey City Housing Authority Commissioner and resident

Celebrating the best of traditional urban design, the complex is located close to mass transit, Liberty State Park and commercial corridors. The townhouses will consist of 38 public housing units, 17 tax credit affordable units and 8 market rate units for families of all incomes.

Special features include energy efficient and sustainable technologies for healthful living; spacious, light-filled units with appliances and generous indoor and outdoor storage; resident access to an onsite computer learning center, exercise room, social service programs and children's play area and the creation of local construction employment.

Jersey City's HOPE VI grant, as well as state, federal and local funds will finance construction of Glennview Townhouses. Visit HUD's website to learn more about the HOPE VI Revitalization Program.