Jersey City leaders say they intend to bring affordable housing and community space to a property once slated to be the North American outpost of a famed French art museum — further distancing themselves from the previous mayor’s vision for the site.
Jersey City Mayor James Solomon, who took office in January, announced Monday that the city would work with Kushner Real Estate Group on new plans for the Artwalk Towers development at 808 Pavonia Ave. in Journal Square. But the announcement didn’t say how much housing the mayor and developer have in mind.
The Artwalk Towers were the latest proposed site for a satellite branch of Centre Pompidou, the modern art museum and cultural site in Paris. The push to bring a Pompidou presence to Jersey City was led by former mayor Steve Fulop. Solomon announced last month he had no intention to proceed with the plan, citing a $255 million city budget shortfall he blamed on Fulop…