Preserve Art Deco building with ties to Mayor Hague-era politics | Opinion
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
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By Christopher Perez
During a developer-hosted meeting in August seeking community feedback on a development idea, the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy discovered that Jersey City’s Historic Preservation Office issued a Determination of Significance in February 2020 that 500 Communipaw Ave. did not meet enough of the qualifying criteria to be protected from demolition as a historic structure.
The city’s legal process does not include public notification of the decisions rendered by the Historic Preservation Office. Often, the public does not know there is permission to demolish a building till the wrecking ball arrives.