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Marking the farthest point of Newport in Jersey City, nearly adjacent to the Hoboken border, LeFrak has designs to build the master-planned neighborhood’s tallest tower.

Ultimately part of a trio of structures, the building would reach 47 stories high along the Hudson River Waterfront, according to project plans. The mixed-use rental site is set for 529 units and 2,364 square feet of retail space.

The tower, 20 Long Slip, bookends Newport‘s 1.1-mile stretch along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. More than 20,000 people call the live-work-play neighborhood’s 16 luxury rental buildings home. In addition to Manhattan views, the length of the waterfront offers playgrounds, public art installations, programming and other amenities.

The Jersey City Planning Board issued preliminary major site plan approval in 2022. Now, LeFrak is proposing to split the work further. Zeroing in on the eastern-most tower (Site 8A), the update also refines certain details. Most significant, the retail footprint was  reduced from 6,800 square feet. Additionally, the building is down from 48 stories and its prior 571 units.

The originally slated unit count across the three towers was upward of 1,100. 

20 Long Slip’s planned mix includes:

• 298 one-bedroom units (average 762 square feet);
• 180 two-bedroom units (average 1,130 square feet);
• 49 three-bedroom units (average 1,550 square feet);
• Two four-bedroom units (average 2,499 square feet).

The layout for the sixth floor includes amenities for tenants. A coworking space, fitness center, kid’s room, game lounge and clubhouse are complemented by 2,720 square feet of outdoor terrace space.

Eventually, the plan calls for connecting 8A’s sixth floor to planned “Building B.”

For now, 20 Long Slip would offer surface lot parking (with electric vehicle chargers). According to a LeFrak spokesperson, the tower at Site 8B (the connecting building) will have a parking structure for both buildings — thus eventually phasing out the surface lot.

Hill West Architects is executive architect. Arquitectonica is the design architect. Dresden Robin is civil engineer, landscape architect and planner.

The revised proposal is expected to go before the Jersey City Planning Board next month.

According to a LeFrak, the company is hopeful construction can begin following wrap-up of The Bisby, which topped out at 33 stories last June. To that end, subcontractors are encouraged to reach out to get in on the bidding process.