Jersey City Skyscraper Has Launched

Journal Squared's massing steps back as it rises and is clad with a grid of white metal panels and punched windows. Image credit: Qualls Benson

04 June 2021 | Jersey City, United States

The second rental skyscraper at Journal Squared has opened. Located at 537 Summit Avenue in Jersey City, the 68-story building stands 230 meters (754 feet) tall.

Its 704 residences range from studio and micro-studio apartments up to three-bedroom floor plans. There is also a collection of one-bedroom homes with dens.

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Journal Squared Tower 2 also introduces roughly 6,503 square meters (70,000 square feet) of amenity spaces to the expanding complex, for a total combined amenity space of around 9,290 square meters (100,000 square feet.) This includes multiple lounges and co-working spaces, a fitness center with a yoga and group studio spaces, an indoor bouldering wall, and a personal training room. Outdoor amenities include the top-floor Sky Lounge, in addition to a rooftop pool deck with fire pits and barbecue stations.

To date, the building is over 50 percent leased and initial occupancy is underway.

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