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In a race to the top, Perkins Eastman breaks ground on New Jersey's tallest building

In a race to the top, Perkins Eastman breaks ground on New Jersey's tallest building

One of Jersey City‘s selling points is better views of the Manhattan skyline than from Manhattan itself. From the New York shores, its plain to see that Jersey City has amassed an impressive collection of skyscrapers, too. Last week, Perkins Eastman, developer China Overseas America, and city officials officially broke ground on 99 Hudson, a 79 story condominium tower that is set to be New Jersey‘s tallest building.

One block from the Hudson River and sited on what’s now a parking lot, the 800-unit building will rise 900 feet from sea level, according to a statement from Perkins Eastman. That’s 119 feet taller than the Goldman Sachs building, now the state’s tallest building, three blocks away.

Renderings depict a complex that occupies the full block. An eight story base with a roof garden sits to the west of the main tower, which has multiple stepped exposures to maximize water views.

The development will add 7,500 square feet of public plazas and green space, as well as create ground-floor retail along three sides of its block.

The project is the first large-scale condo development in more than five years, though Jersey City has seen its skyline rise dramatically over the past decade. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop’s tenure is marked by aggressive pursuit of development, including towers like these and possibly this, plus an ambitious affordable housing proposal. Jersey City, consequently, is poised to become the state’s largest as early as this year.

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