A local community group set Jersey City ablaze over the weekend with news that Trader Joe’s is close to a deal that would bring the grocer Downtown and further digging has revealed a few hints as to where the company could be opening.
The buzz all began when the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District posted on Instagram about the grocer’s possible arrival. “Rumor has it that Trader Joe’s is in the final stages of signing a lease right here in Downtown Jersey City,” read the post, adding that the plan is to open the location in 2026.
An exact location wasn’t disclosed as to where TJ’s was opening, but a closer look at city records from last year include a few interesting indications. The most prominent involve 55 Hudson Street, a 58-story tower being built by Tishman-Speyer that began work in 2023.
The development is in the home stretch of construction and per city records, the developers applied for a deviation for the maximum number of off-street retail parking spaces provided last year. An application was eventually approved by the city’s Planning Board last July to increase the number of retail parking spaces from 31 to 62 spaces, also decreasing the parking for the building’s residential component…