It’s okay

Got u

570 broad street

I am sorry it’s at 570 broad street

Behind the building

I imagine the tower being topped out early next year maybe even late this year but as for opening 2025 is probably the latest

Dude I’ve been imagining the tower on every highway that u can see the skyline on, it’s going to look so cool. Interested in seeing what the final height will be

Finally I’ve been waiting for this for the longest. I am so happy, definitely have to see it in person. This thing is going to rise pretty quickly now the foundation is done.

Sadly no zone call for this meeting, this is a hands on experience to help the developer meet the undying standards of James street association. But a meeting with the group itself would be cool to have once a month

Yes that is thee Calvin Sounder😂 Issues the developer is facing is not meeting with the James street association, and most likely the design of the tower. If we can convince them to make the building have modern art deco facade that pays tribute to the neighborhood and maybe the James street association can have a new headquarters on the inside. The tower should offer an observation deck or floor so people can go inside in visit, than the most of the profits can go to the James Street Association to help restore and prevent historic buildings from getting demolished. And maybe we can incorporate the facade into the new tower

No not really all I have is this post and chat, don’t really know how to do the discord server stuff

Nah it was my idea to meet with them, I wanted to with the design and convince them to make the tower art deco with the same body design. I figure with our minds and their architects we can create something for Newark from the people who live eat and sleep in Newark. Who knows we might be able to live in the tower for free 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

Bet the location is 520 broad street on the 15th floor I believe

I was thinking we can go Tuesday at 12pm Does that sound good

This is what l texted the Arc Tower attorney Calvin to show the developer!

• Good afternoon Calvin, my name is Kaleb Jackson. I work at swahili village in downtown Newark. Me and others on the Newark Reddit page who support the tower and its benefits to the city and neighborhood are wondering if the project is dead or having to be scaled down to meet the standards for the people on James Street. Honestly this is America there is no law in Newark or in this country that says your tower can't be built. The zoning laws in that area allows for a building that tall and even taller. It's a very beautiful structure and looks like a better version of an already beautiful tower called halo. I still want to see this thing get approved, options the developers can make is to keep the same design but make the building art deco in facade. Like look at one theater square materials, or both of Shaq tower materials if we can make the tower look like some of the buildings in the historic area maybe they can approve it.

• The tower could also include the facade of the buildings that are getting demolish or something. An art deco building may not be shinny and beautiful as a glass tower but an Art deco building this tall would be amazing, the last art deco building that is tall is the National Newark Building and if this tower was to dethrone that building it could be by another Art deco style building. I don't know how it will look with the current design but anything is possible. I would love to work with the developer or the architect to see what we can do. Other than that we still have hope, especially the kids my age because we need places to live in the future. Newark can't be the same Newark I seen when I was in elementary school.

• Downtown looks a little bit different only in certain areas. The historic district needs to understand this is our city too and just because we don't live in the area doesn't mean I don't have the right to fight for something that could help us a lot. With all those units that's more people paying taxes, that's more money going to our schools. Final statement that building does have to go down because it's old. We already had a building collapse during the summer on beaver street. This building is by a school, if it does decide to fall down who is in danger the James street association or those poor kids who walk pass the building to go home or to school.

Does City Sqaure fall in an historic district?

Exactly

Y’all remember that development that was supposed to be built in both the empty plots of land that grove street goes between. Years later and still got nothing, I rather see a Walmart now than wait for housing to come right there

The kawaida tower still not starting is what’s so surprised to me, you would think this would be a passion project for the mayor. But most of these projects got tax abatements or looking for money to fund the construction. But 2024 is when some should start construction hopefully

Yes

Wym annex 16 other towns

It really would to instead of being on its own