Tall & Urban News

Pile driving work has begun on the third phase of the Provost Square complex in Jersey City’s Powerhouse Arts District.

Toll Brothers has officially begun pile driving at 151 Bay Street. The parcel was formerly home to an A&P Annex facility. The existing building was partially demolished last year in preparation for construction. 

Developed by Toll Brothers and designed by SLCE Architects, phase three of Provost Square will restore the façade on the existing A & P Annex Building and repurpose it as a lobby for a new 550-seat performing arts center. The theater itself will be 2,465 square meters (26,532 square feet) and the new structure will additionally include 1,645 square meters (17,706 square feet) of multi-purpose art space.

The remainder of the phase, which will be marketed as 151 Bay Street at Provost Square, consists of a 33-story tower that shares a retail base with the project’s first portion. The new high-rise calls for 259 residences, 584 square meters (6,289 square feet) of retail, and a parking garage with 218 spaces. Twelve of the residential spaces will be designated as live/work units, including one for an artist-in-residence.

Project completion for this phase is anticipated in 36 months. Toll Brothers is asking Jersey City’s planning board for a three-year extension for the project’s fourth and final phase. When fully complete, Provost Square will consist of 950 total residential units, over 3,716 square meters (40,000 square feet) of retail space, and a 2,415-square-meter (26,000-square-foot) pedestrian plaza.

For more on this story, go to Jersey Digs.