Major Supermarket Applies To Open In 54-Story Jersey City Tower

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Journal Square, the neighborhood and transportation hub in central Jersey City, continues to evolve with a major supermarket applying to open on a main street.

A Whole Foods is in development for the area, a spokesperson for the company confirmed for Patch this week.

She declined to share further details, but reports say the store has applied to open on the ground floor of a planned 54-story mixed-use tower on Kennedy Blvd.

Jersey City got its first Whole Foods three years ago in the thriving downtown area near the waterfront. Several residential towers away from the waterfront as well, near the Journal Square PATH train station.

The 54-story tower would rise across the street from an existing residential tower and adjacent to the historic Loews Theater, which is undergoing a multimillion dollar renovation. The address is 2873 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

The supermarket is on the packed Planning Board agenda for Tuesday.

Know of a business coming to Jersey City or Hoboken? Let Patch know.

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