Port Liberté, Jersey City

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Port Liberté is a neighborhood in Jersey City that used to be one of the many ports on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. It was filled with industrial buildings until 1980 when developers began to transform the neighborhood into an upscale residential complex. The community is a European style village located along the western side of Upper New York Bay. The community has canals, gardens, playgrounds, and even a restaurant. The neighborhood is home to many luxury condominiums and townhouses that offer views of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. In addition, many of the residences have canals on the back making the village perfect for boating. Many of the canals are also lined with walkways, gardens, and docks. The Liberty National Golf Course lies about 2 minutes away and Lower Manhattan is about 15 minutes away.

Port Liberte from Liberty State Park in July 2007.
Port Liberte from Liberty State Park in July 2007.

[edit] History

Port Liberté was designed by Francois Spoerry, a French architect, who attempted to adapt Mr. Spoerry's concept at Port Grimaud, a waterfront project in St.-Tropez, France.

Commenced in the 80's, this European-style mixed-use complex planned for 2,280 residential units, a 245-boat slip marina, 590 canal boat slips, 350-room hotel, a 46,000square-foot office building, retail/commercial spaces recreation facilities, a health club and a yacht club. However, the complexity of the design, the costly canal engineering and the collapse of Wall Street in the late 1980's drove the project to bankruptcy. Only 37 town homes and 363 of the planned residential units are completed. Applied Company based at Hoboken, New Jersey took it over, abandoned the canal plan and completed Phase 2 and Phase 2 of construction in early 2000's.

Today, Port Liberte, with the only man-made island in the tri-state area, is a thriving family friendly community with over 100 toddlers roaming the Port Liberte Central Park or the Playground. The residents enjoy the luxury resort lifestyle on the banks of Hudson River and at the edge of the stunning Liberty National Golf Course.

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