Tell Hoboken What You Want To See In Monroe Street Park

HOBOKEN, NJ — Residents can attend the first in a series of public "engagement sessions" about the proposed 1.43-acre resiliency park at Eighth and Monroe streets.

The session will take place in person only at the Hoboken High School cafeteria at 800 Clinton St. at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26.

The city acquired the property through a settlement and land swap with Ironstate Development. The property originally would have contained 186 residential units.

The project team will use public input gathered through future surveys and meetings to incorporate feedback regarding the community's open space needs into the final design, the city said.

"Instead of a large residential building, residents in west Hoboken will soon have another beautiful resiliency park to enjoy," said Mayor Bhalla. "Not only will this park improve the quality of life for everyone and provide important outdoor amenities, but it will also be the latest step to add even more flood infrastructure to the park to tackle heavy rainfall flooding."

As part of the agreement, the city secured approximately $550,000 in funding from the developer for the 800 Monroe design process. The city will also receive $15 million in community benefit contributions for the construction of the park and Green Circuit, which includes a protected bike lane, through a new redevelopment agreement for 930 Monroe St.

The park will become the city's fourth resiliency park following the Southwest Resiliency Park and its expansion, the Seventh & Jackson Resiliency Park, and the Northwest Resiliency Park, currently under construction. Once completed, all four resiliency parks will detain more than 3 million gallons of stormwater during heavy rainfall events.

For more information on 800 Monroe Resiliency Park, go to hobokennj.gov/800monroe.