Court Street is a 7.5 block cobblestone street that runs parallel to Washington Street, and commences mid-block between Observer Highway and Newark Street, and extends to 7th Street. Court Street from Observer Highway north to 4th Street is located within the Central Business District and Washington Street Historic District, a locally landmarked historic district of the City of Hoboken (City Code, Article IV,Section 42-18). Court Street for its entire length is located within the New Jersey and National Register-eligible Hoboken Historic District. The New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO) issued an opinion of eligibility for the district,including the street as a contributing resource, on December 11, 2016. The street is paved with squared blocks of stone or “setts,” which have sometimes been referred to as cobblestone. Court Street was laid out in 1804 by Colonel John Stevens as part of the original city plan and was likely paved with stone setts from local quarries in the late 1800s. To learn more about its history, please see the Cultural Resources Screening Report which can be found below under Design Documents.
The City has hired a Consultant Team to advance the Project, and anticipates advertising and awarding the project to a Contractor in the Spring of 2019. The Project consists of the following:
Visioning and Conceptual Design: The City has organized a Stakeholder Group to steer the project and will solicit public feedback at two (2) Public Workshop Meetings and Public Presentation at a Council Meeting. This Phase also includes the Cultural Resources Screening report (referenced above) to collect historical background data and identify of contributing character-defining historical features of the streetscape. This Phase provides multiple opportunities for Public Feedback which can be found below under Opportunities for Feedback. The goal of this task is a clear vision for the project and a chosen preferred concept.
Preliminary and Final Design: The preferred concept will be advanced to final design encompassing the distinguishing historical elements identified and building upon the feedback gathered during the Visioning and Conceptual Design. The project will be publicly advertised for Contractors to bid on the construction of the project.
Construction of the Project: Construction is anticipated to commence in the Spring of 2019 with a duration of approximately six (6) months.
(Please check back regularly as these documents will be updated and supplemented as the project advances):
Cultural Resources Screening Report
Concept Design Memo (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Schematic Design Sections (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Concept Designs (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Public Workshop #1
When: November 28, 2018 from 7:30-9 p.m.
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Hoboken Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
When: December 3, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Ground Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Public Workshop #2
When: December 17, 2018 from 7:30-9 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Public Presentation at Council Meeting
When: January 16, 2018
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Court Street is a 7.5 block cobblestone street that runs parallel to Washington Street, and commences mid-block between Observer Highway and Newark Street, and extends to 7th Street. Court Street from Observer Highway north to 4th Street is located within the Central Business District and Washington Street Historic District, a locally landmarked historic district of the City of Hoboken (City Code, Article IV,Section 42-18). Court Street for its entire length is located within the New Jersey and National Register-eligible Hoboken Historic District. The New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO) issued an opinion of eligibility for the district,including the street as a contributing resource, on December 11, 2016. The street is paved with squared blocks of stone or “setts,” which have sometimes been referred to as cobblestone. Court Street was laid out in 1804 by Colonel John Stevens as part of the original city plan and was likely paved with stone setts from local quarries in the late 1800s. To learn more about its history, please see the Cultural Resources Screening Report which can be found below under Design Documents.
The City has hired a Consultant Team to advance the Project, and anticipates advertising and awarding the project to a Contractor in the Spring of 2019. The Project consists of the following:
Visioning and Conceptual Design: The City has organized a Stakeholder Group to steer the project and will solicit public feedback at two (2) Public Workshop Meetings and Public Presentation at a Council Meeting. This Phase also includes the Cultural Resources Screening report (referenced above) to collect historical background data and identify of contributing character-defining historical features of the streetscape. This Phase provides multiple opportunities for Public Feedback which can be found below under Opportunities for Feedback. The goal of this task is a clear vision for the project and a chosen preferred concept.
Preliminary and Final Design: The preferred concept will be advanced to final design encompassing the distinguishing historical elements identified and building upon the feedback gathered during the Visioning and Conceptual Design. The project will be publicly advertised for Contractors to bid on the construction of the project.
Construction of the Project: Construction is anticipated to commence in the Spring of 2019 with a duration of approximately six (6) months.
(Please check back regularly as these documents will be updated and supplemented as the project advances):
Cultural Resources Screening Report
Concept Design Memo (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Schematic Design Sections (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Concept Designs (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Public Workshop #1
When: November 28, 2018 from 7:30-9 p.m.
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Hoboken Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
When: December 3, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Ground Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Public Workshop #2
When: December 17, 2018 from 7:30-9 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Public Presentation at Council Meeting
When: January 16, 2018
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Castle Point Terrace is a historic yellow brick street that extends from 8th Street to Elysian Park. Castle Point Terrace north of 9th Street is located within the Castle Point Historic District, a locally landmarked historic district of the City of Hoboken (City Code, Article IV, Section 42-18). Castle Point Terrace for its entire two-block length from 8th Street north to its dead-end terminus at Elysian Park (near 10th Street) is located within the New Jersey and National Register-eligible Stevens Historic District. The New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (NJHPO)issued an opinion of eligibility for the district on February 27, 1991.
Castle Point is named after the late-18th to 19th-century estate of Colonel John Stevens. Castle Point Terrace was laid out in 1903-04 and paved with brick at the request of local residents in 1909. To learn more about its history, please see the Cultural Resources Screening Report, which can be found below under Design Documents.
The City has hired a Consultant Team to advance the Project, and anticipates advertising and awarding the project to a Contractor in the Spring of 2019. The Project consists of the following:
Rehabilitation Strategy: This Phase includes the Cultural Resources Screening report (referenced above) to collect historical background data and identify of contributing character-defining historical features of the streetscapes. This Phase will develop two concepts for feedback and will ultimately result in one chosen concept alternative. This Phase provides multiple opportunities for Public Feedback which can be found below under Opportunities for Feedback. The goal of this task is to chose a preferred concept guided by historic considerations and public feedback.
Preliminary and Final Design: The concept will be advanced to final design encompassing the distinguishing historical elements identified and building upon the feedback gathered in Phase 1. The project will be publicly advertised for Contractors to bid on the construction of the project.
Construction of the Project: Construction is anticipated to commence in the Spring of 2019 with a duration of approximately six (6) months.
Design Documents:
(Please check back regularly as these documents will be updated and supplemented as the project advances):
Cultural Resources Screening Report
Concept Design Memo (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Schematic Design Sections (provided one week prior to Public Meeting)
Concept Plans (provide done week prior to Public Meeting)
Public Workshop #1
When: November 28, 2018 from 6-7:30 p.m.
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Hoboken Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
When: December 3, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Ground Floor Conference Room, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Public Presentation at Council Meeting
When: January 16, 2018
Where: Council Chambers, City Hall, 94 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
