55 Hudson Street is topped out and adding its facade in Jersey City. Photo by Chris Fry/Jersey Digs.
The largest development currently underway along the Jersey City waterfront is starting to come into shape as one tower is topped out and another across the street is ramping up construction.
Work on Tishman-Speyer’s ambitious 55 Hudson has been well underway since work began in 2023. The tower has reached its apex, with the facade on the lower floors starting to come into shape along with the curtain wall on the upper floors.
55 Hudson rises 637 feet at its tallest point and sports a six-story podium base. The tower will eventually consist of 1,017 dwelling units, breaking down as 298 studios, 514 one-bedrooms, 203 two-bedrooms, and two three-bedroom spaces.
Photo by Chris Fry/Jersey Digs.
A total of 62,749 square feet of retail will face the Hudson Street side of the building under the plan, which includes one large double-height storefront space. While some rumors have swirled about a potential large grocery store eventually calling the property home, nothing concrete has been announced.
The development will also include a new parking garage with 378 parking spaces that features 539 bicycle spots. 55 Hudson will additionally feature a seventh-floor amenity deck with an outdoor pool, tennis courts, a dog run, garden area, and grilling sections plus a 57th floor amenity space with indoor and outdoor areas.
The construction of 55 Hudson Street is set to create a new plaza along Hudson Street across from the Hudson Bergen Light Rail trackage, one component of work that hopes to activate the streetscape around the two-phased project.
Work on 50 Hudson Street, the development’s second phase, began earlier this year. Photo by Chris Fry/Jersey Digs.
Speaking of the project’s second phase, work on 50 Hudson Street has officially begun across the street. That section obtained a $331 million construction loan earlier this year.
Work has started on the existing 467-space underground parking facility that has been on the property for years, which will be incorporated into another 42-story tower with a two-story podium that tops out at 476 feet.
The 924 units in the 50 Hudson Street portion are also planned to skew smaller, breaking down as 259 studios, 444 one-bedrooms, 221 two-bedrooms. The development of 50 Hudson Street will expand the existing retail and seating area along Morris Street by about an acre when completed.
An existing plaza along Morris Street will be expanded with the construction of 50 Hudson Street. Photo by Chris Fry/Jersey Digs.
The 50 Hudson Street portion of the development doesn’t have an estimated timeline for completion, but Tishman Speyer hopes to wrap construction on 55 Hudson Street during the fourth quarter of 2026.