The Jersey City Council is slated to vote on the financial agreement with Canal Crossing project later this month, located in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood with rental units going for $1,000 and 20 percent affordable housing, Mayor James Solomon announced.
“The Canal Crossing Project is a model example for what Building for Working Families looks like. Instead of the wealthy always winning, we will build affordable housing and bring benefits to our neighborhoods,” Solomon said in a statement.
“I don’t take money from developers, and that’s how you know whose side I’m on. I’ve seen what happens when you build a city only for the wealthy — families priced out, communities left behind, and no one held accountable. That won’t happen under my watch.”
He added that the endeavor is part of a broader vision, “Building for Working Families,” which builds on a campaign pledge to make living in Jersey City more affordable…