The City of Jersey City is committing to building affordable housing at the former Centre Pompidou site at 808 Pavonia Ave. in Journal Square, Mayor James Solomon and the KRE Group announced.
“The previous administration left Jersey City with no financially responsible way to move forward with the Pompidou concept. But we appreciate KRE’s willingness to partner with us on a new vision,” Solomon said in a statement.
“They came to us with a proposal for pivoting from the museum to badly needed affordable housing. That kind of flexibility deserves recognition. It’s exactly the kind of partnership this city needs, and the type of work that will be a trademark of this administration.”
The Centre Pompidou x Jersey City project was announced with great fanfare by then-Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and then-Mayor Steven Fulop in June 2021, but the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) pulled their funding in June 2024…