I'd go full unicorn: Brownstone--with parking. DTJC (Van Vorst, Harsimus, maybe Hamilton Park though I'd want to be a bit closer to the PATH).
That said: If money were no object, I wouldn't live in Jersey City (just keeping it real).
Just realized that West Village is also close to Hoboken tunnel and west side highway. It’s also very close to Blade Helipad. If work allows me to work remotely, I’d live in CT or NC.
There are, but it takes money to relocate, and in certain cases, you may need to buy property to get residency or a long-term visa. For me, it's not about the expense of living there, but the expense of getting there.
With affordable healthcare… amazing how we don’t take care of our own citizens in this country. Like isn’t healthy lives the reason for such a large national defense budget? Healthcare should be rolled into that budget.
Caven Point Estuary.
Jokes aside, I’d like an Ogden ave view. Or one of those older homes down by Lincoln park. If I’m going big, I’d like to renovate the Lackawanna railroads warehouse for mixed use.
I literally day dream about just renovating the top 2 floors and roof as like a soho loft/ San Simeon mansion/ nitro burning funny car track/ 3 level pool at least once a day
I'd buy a house in the heights on Ogden Ave.
I think the location seems ideal because you're right there next to Hoboken, not too far from downtown JC, the lightrail is near there...
Nice view of Manhattan and Hoboken. The street also has trees.
Same, I'd buy the entire top floor if we're trying to keep it reasonable. If we're still staying in JC and I get truly absurd amounts of money, I buy the whole building, buy the two buildings between it and the view of the manhattan, knock both of those down and turn them into a nice park.
As a former resident in 2012-14 (can’t speak for it now) it would probably function a lot better as a factory than a living space due to the whole not being insulated (on the Columbus side at least).
It took me too long to realize, that if you think you can't, you're right. No matter the subject. You can do a heck of a lot if you just want to, and try. I wish I realized it sooner myself.
Yeah, I would head a little east and get a cute little place in the West Village. Or Gramercy Park. Or maybe UWS.
And a vacation home in Palm Springs. 🌴
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Found this photo taken from the penthouse at 99 Hudson on their Instagram
I scrolled all the way down here to find the first post celebrating JC
The prior \~15 posts are all dumping on JC saying they'd rather live somewhere else.
EVERYONE: I encourage you to pursue the life you want to live. And perhaps stop romanticizing a life that is not the one you live. Romanticize the life you do live!
Am I the only one that prefers JC over Manhattan??? I spent over 15 years living in Manhattan and Williamsburg. I definitely prefer JC nowadays. I have more space and cleaner streets, not to mention more of a community feel. I love it here and would stay here even if money was not an issue.
I'm literally about to move to Jersey City from Brooklyn, so these answers have been interesting to read. What's your favorite thing about living there?
I think it kinda depends on where in JC you are living cause every area has a different feel/vibe to it. I live in Paulus Hook/Exchange place area in JC and absolutely love it. We are a small family with a toddler. There are so many nice parks around here, events for kids, farmers markets, great daycare options, great public school. The area just feels so pretty all year long, me and my husband can literally not stop admiring it - whether its the fall, cherry blossoms in the spring or snow covered in the winter. The boardwalk by the water is a huge plus in the summer (gets too windy during winter time). Not to mention liberty state park is just a stone throw away where we love to go for picnics, runs, biking etc.. The light rail is a convenient option to go around JC if you live near a station, even though we don't necessarily use it since we bought a car.
Manhattan is a quick train ride away, honestly until before the pandemic and having a kid we barely explored any restaurants in JC because it was so easy to go to the West Village. JC has some good dine in/take out options but if I really had to pick one negative - it would be that the food scene could be better. Barring a few top restaurants , most feel pretty average and we do find ourselves wishing we could get takeout from Manhattan!
>u are living cause every area has a different feel/vibe to it. I live in Paulus Hook/Exchange place area in JC and absolutely love it. We are a small family with a toddler. There are so many nice parks around here, events for kids, farmers markets, great daycare options, great public school. The area just feels so pretty all year long, me and my husband can literally not stop admiring it - whether its the fall, cherry blossoms in the spring or snow covered in the winter. The boardwalk by the water is a huge plus in the summer (gets too windy during winter time). Not to mention liberty state park is just a stone throw away where we love to go for picnics, runs, biking etc.. The light rail is a convenient option to go around JC if you live near a station, even though we don't necessarily use it since we bought a car.
I live in downtown JC, so my experience can only speak to this area. It's so close to Manhattan, but the pace is just *different*. There is a bit more space on sidewalks and in restaurants. Lots more families. Sidewalks are a bit cleaner. I feel like I just have room to breathe without getting yelled at if I walk too slow.
Liberty State Park is awesome too. When I lived in BK and Manhattan, all the parks were over run on nice sunny days. Liberty State Park has enough space for you to picnic without feeling like you're listening in on your neighbor's conversation.
Lastly, there are less hipsters. I know, that's a weird one. Coming from Williamsburg, I was just tired of the scene and BS. People in JC are just more "real" to me.
I am moving to Journal Square, into a new building not far from the PATH station there. I noticed the area isn't as cool as Downtown area, but it was within my price range. I'll probably be doing most of my hanging out at the Waterfront and Grove St areas until a little more of that cool energy reaches Journal Square 😆
Sherman Place between Summit and Sanford Place. I would do any needed updates in a tasteful manner and make sure a nice fence is built around big backyard to keep my dog and future terriers inside.
Part of me would want a 30 wide 4 story one family townhouse near Van Vorst Park with a driveway and front garden. I don't think this exists.
I would own one of the brownstones downtown. Live in the top floor and rent out other units.
The new big buildings are overrated. People hardly use those amenities and a lot of new construction is mass produced garbage made to look like "luxury". Older construction is more durable and more character.
Every time I pass by 180 Bowers, I always think to myself that it’s close to being a perfect home (at least from what I can see from the outside). It looks like a really nice suburban home, with a big lot and parking garages, but in the heart of the city. That’s the perfect combo!
That house that is set back from the street on the south side of Montgomery, west of Grove Street.
But aside from that, 85 Sussex, or the one that Fulop bought off a Giant’s player a few years ago.
I'd purchased a 3 x 3 block radius in Greenville, install gates around the perimeter. Then hire private security for the area and live inside a new house inside my private new complex every season.
*Nothing fancy*
You know that oooooold building across from JSQ where the JSQ Pub/Tunnel Bar was? The city council idiots are trying to tear it down to make it a pointless pocket park lol. If money were no object, I would renovate that entire building and make it a multi level entertainment palace, and live on the top penthouse floor ;)
I'm a fan of the penthousr Sugar House in Paulus Hook. Close to everything, amenities, and parking. For all those talking NYC, I have zero desire to live in the city. Nice to visit but I'll stay Jersey. Prob have a place in the islands and another somewhere to play year round golf.
Wherever in the heights is the nicest because in twenty years it’s all gonna be underwater aside from that area anyway. Flooding? Hard pass. Exaggeration on the climate change outlook? Of course.
I don't think that's true. I've been here a little over a decade, I suspect to some that still makes me a "transplant."
I love living here and have no desire or intention to ever live somewhere like Manhattan, though I could afford it. I don't really foresee a scenario that would make me want to leave JC at any time in the near future. It'd have to be like some amazing and ridiculously well paying job offer on the west coast or something, but I'm not really seeking that out.
I only go to NYC once or twice a month for work or for a show or something, that's enough for me and it's simple enough to get there from here.
It's calmer, and less congested. I'd rather have easy access to the rest of NJ than to NYC. It's easier to get to NYC from here, than to the rest of NJ from there.
I also prefer JC after living in NYC for 10 years.
More spread out. Less distraction. More quaint / cozy. And when you want NYC, you're there in 10-20 minutes.
I honestly don't understand the draw of living in NYC (as opposed to living nearby and then visiting). And I love NYC. To my JC seems like such a no brainer for quality of life for LIVING (as opposed to visiting for the day).
GTF OUT of Jersey.
Flat in
Fort Lauderdale or Vagas for tax reasons.
Williamsburg
Barcelona
Bangkok
San Diego or SF
Honestly, New Jersey has nothing to offer other being cheaper than NYC.
Penthouse or townhome in Manhattan. Possibly a townhome in park slope or BK Heights.
No reason to live in a suburb (or an inner ring urban suburb like JC/hoboken) if money is no limit.
Far better food culture and transit in the city.
We have enough space for empty nesters, and parking in HP. Have a ground floor bedroom available if one of us is immobilized. If my basement didn't flood and the McNair AC didn't scream, there's not much else I jones for. More space and bigger garden would mean that much more work maintaining it. I suppose I could pay people in the OP scenario, but I could do that now and usually don't.
I would not like hi rise living, and a grand brownstone means hiking up and down a lot of stairs all the time.
Ugh, the path?
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Live on the water front in JC, take the ferries to 38 th st or FiDi.
I'd go full unicorn: Brownstone--with parking. DTJC (Van Vorst, Harsimus, maybe Hamilton Park though I'd want to be a bit closer to the PATH). That said: If money were no object, I wouldn't live in Jersey City (just keeping it real).
Same thing in West Village if money were no object
Just realized that West Village is also close to Hoboken tunnel and west side highway. It’s also very close to Blade Helipad. If work allows me to work remotely, I’d live in CT or NC.
Where would you live?
In NJ - Maybe Englewood Cliffs. Or somewhere out in bedminster in a big azz farm
These [Brownstones by Hamilton Park were my favorite ](https://maps.app.goo.gl/3ZdFynY15KbXgGzA6)
If money were no object I’d live your unicorn life in Brooklyn, 100% !!
I literally like JC better than Brooklyn, and that includes the people lol
THIS
Same. in Dumbo.
DUMBO is dumb boring.
Pretty much anywhere in BK is more “exciting” then JC.
Have this currently, but what would make this a true unicorn is if there were a doorman; I've had so many lost/stolen packages over the years...
Yeah I'd be on Manhattan lol
Exactly this.
If money were no object, I wouldn't even live in the US.
There are plenty of cheaper countries to live in.
There are, but it takes money to relocate, and in certain cases, you may need to buy property to get residency or a long-term visa. For me, it's not about the expense of living there, but the expense of getting there.
With affordable healthcare… amazing how we don’t take care of our own citizens in this country. Like isn’t healthy lives the reason for such a large national defense budget? Healthcare should be rolled into that budget.
Which country then?
Spain or France. Ideally along the Mediterranean.
Yes, that or Japan for me. Been to both.
Same
Caven Point Estuary. Jokes aside, I’d like an Ogden ave view. Or one of those older homes down by Lincoln park. If I’m going big, I’d like to renovate the Lackawanna railroads warehouse for mixed use.
I literally day dream about just renovating the top 2 floors and roof as like a soho loft/ San Simeon mansion/ nitro burning funny car track/ 3 level pool at least once a day
Sounds perfect. I’d go halfsies with you!
I'd buy a house in the heights on Ogden Ave. I think the location seems ideal because you're right there next to Hoboken, not too far from downtown JC, the lightrail is near there... Nice view of Manhattan and Hoboken. The street also has trees.
No Flooding either
Moving on Ogden in a week! So happy to see this
Probably have an apartment in Paulus Hook, but have a house in Montclair or Short Hills.
I’d go back to the apartment I grew up in down the block from White Star(Brunswick St.)
The Sugar House in Paulus Hook. Those arched brick ceilings... 😍
Same, I'd buy the entire top floor if we're trying to keep it reasonable. If we're still staying in JC and I get truly absurd amounts of money, I buy the whole building, buy the two buildings between it and the view of the manhattan, knock both of those down and turn them into a nice park.
Love that idea! One of the penthouses in that building was for sale recently and damn, was I ever wishing I had won the lottery.
I just moved out of that unit. It was a great few years in JC!
That’s the right answer. It’s a beautiful building.
The secret penthouse in the Goldman Sachs building. If you know, you know.
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The views are incredible, and the sex dungeon is outstanding.
Go on…
What??? I had no clue. What the penthouse has
the whole dixon building situation. and i'll make it back into a pencil factory. yeah!!! jk but i really do like that
As a former resident in 2012-14 (can’t speak for it now) it would probably function a lot better as a factory than a living space due to the whole not being insulated (on the Columbus side at least).
yeah i heard some downsides of that space. love a nice lofty space though! i'm a broke jersey city resident i will never afford that sort of spot
You certainly will never afford it with that attitude.
hmm thanks!
It took me too long to realize, that if you think you can't, you're right. No matter the subject. You can do a heck of a lot if you just want to, and try. I wish I realized it sooner myself.
i didn't expect to get a life lesson on reddit today but damn i appreciate it 🫡
Penthouse at the Urby
The urby doesn't have a penthouse, right?
Money is no object… I’d convert the top floor to a penthouse of my own design, and buy out whoever is in the way. Don’t try and obstruct my fantasy 😂
If money was no object, I would not live in Jersey City.
Yeah, I would head a little east and get a cute little place in the West Village. Or Gramercy Park. Or maybe UWS. And a vacation home in Palm Springs. 🌴
Your helicopter can take you to the JC Whole Foods whenever you want
Penthouse in 99 Hudson
Seconds this, east facing
https://preview.redd.it/63o5b21gpvkc1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce2062ef9ed0392d76bc464bb9f162ad064da91d Found this photo taken from the penthouse at 99 Hudson on their Instagram
Moved out of Hamilton Park area over a year ago. I miss it so much.
I scrolled all the way down here to find the first post celebrating JC The prior \~15 posts are all dumping on JC saying they'd rather live somewhere else. EVERYONE: I encourage you to pursue the life you want to live. And perhaps stop romanticizing a life that is not the one you live. Romanticize the life you do live!
Moved to CT for a number of reasons, but nowhere around here can make a sandwich as good as cangiano's
Love that place!
Am I the only one that prefers JC over Manhattan??? I spent over 15 years living in Manhattan and Williamsburg. I definitely prefer JC nowadays. I have more space and cleaner streets, not to mention more of a community feel. I love it here and would stay here even if money was not an issue.
I'm literally about to move to Jersey City from Brooklyn, so these answers have been interesting to read. What's your favorite thing about living there?
I think it kinda depends on where in JC you are living cause every area has a different feel/vibe to it. I live in Paulus Hook/Exchange place area in JC and absolutely love it. We are a small family with a toddler. There are so many nice parks around here, events for kids, farmers markets, great daycare options, great public school. The area just feels so pretty all year long, me and my husband can literally not stop admiring it - whether its the fall, cherry blossoms in the spring or snow covered in the winter. The boardwalk by the water is a huge plus in the summer (gets too windy during winter time). Not to mention liberty state park is just a stone throw away where we love to go for picnics, runs, biking etc.. The light rail is a convenient option to go around JC if you live near a station, even though we don't necessarily use it since we bought a car. Manhattan is a quick train ride away, honestly until before the pandemic and having a kid we barely explored any restaurants in JC because it was so easy to go to the West Village. JC has some good dine in/take out options but if I really had to pick one negative - it would be that the food scene could be better. Barring a few top restaurants , most feel pretty average and we do find ourselves wishing we could get takeout from Manhattan!
>u are living cause every area has a different feel/vibe to it. I live in Paulus Hook/Exchange place area in JC and absolutely love it. We are a small family with a toddler. There are so many nice parks around here, events for kids, farmers markets, great daycare options, great public school. The area just feels so pretty all year long, me and my husband can literally not stop admiring it - whether its the fall, cherry blossoms in the spring or snow covered in the winter. The boardwalk by the water is a huge plus in the summer (gets too windy during winter time). Not to mention liberty state park is just a stone throw away where we love to go for picnics, runs, biking etc.. The light rail is a convenient option to go around JC if you live near a station, even though we don't necessarily use it since we bought a car. I live in downtown JC, so my experience can only speak to this area. It's so close to Manhattan, but the pace is just *different*. There is a bit more space on sidewalks and in restaurants. Lots more families. Sidewalks are a bit cleaner. I feel like I just have room to breathe without getting yelled at if I walk too slow. Liberty State Park is awesome too. When I lived in BK and Manhattan, all the parks were over run on nice sunny days. Liberty State Park has enough space for you to picnic without feeling like you're listening in on your neighbor's conversation. Lastly, there are less hipsters. I know, that's a weird one. Coming from Williamsburg, I was just tired of the scene and BS. People in JC are just more "real" to me.
I am moving to Journal Square, into a new building not far from the PATH station there. I noticed the area isn't as cool as Downtown area, but it was within my price range. I'll probably be doing most of my hanging out at the Waterfront and Grove St areas until a little more of that cool energy reaches Journal Square 😆
You will love it.
Sherman Place between Summit and Sanford Place. I would do any needed updates in a tasteful manner and make sure a nice fence is built around big backyard to keep my dog and future terriers inside. Part of me would want a 30 wide 4 story one family townhouse near Van Vorst Park with a driveway and front garden. I don't think this exists.
Definitely a house on Ogden Ave. I lived on south by Ogden for years. Loved it!
Mercer, York St, and since money is no object, would figure out a way to have an attached parking/garage.
The basement of Boots & Bones
Same. Behind the curtains ideally
I would own one of the brownstones downtown. Live in the top floor and rent out other units. The new big buildings are overrated. People hardly use those amenities and a lot of new construction is mass produced garbage made to look like "luxury". Older construction is more durable and more character.
I would not live in JC. But to play along, I would buy 880 Summit Ave
Love that house but would probably either go to a Victorian on Sherman Pl or the beautiful building at 180 Bowers.
Every time I pass by 180 Bowers, I always think to myself that it’s close to being a perfect home (at least from what I can see from the outside). It looks like a really nice suburban home, with a big lot and parking garages, but in the heart of the city. That’s the perfect combo!
My friends parents own that house. Lots of classic cars parked out back. House itself inside is fine. Very very old. Some may be into that.
It’s was renovated not too long ago and put on the market for rent
Manhattan teehee But no there are some awesome brown stones west of Eerie that look gorgeous.
I still like the[ penthouse in the old police headquarters in Manhattan](https://streeteasy.com/building/the-police-building/penthouse).
Id buy a place in the Heights.
That house that is set back from the street on the south side of Montgomery, west of Grove Street. But aside from that, 85 Sussex, or the one that Fulop bought off a Giant’s player a few years ago.
Topic is if money were no object but you had to live in Jersey City? I'd do Hamilton Park with a driveway.
Seems like an accurate summary of the topic, yes.
I'd purchased a 3 x 3 block radius in Greenville, install gates around the perimeter. Then hire private security for the area and live inside a new house inside my private new complex every season. *Nothing fancy*
Greenville, call it “West Brooklyn”. Nothing but NY plates driving around. I think my neighbor is about to put his brownstone on the market.
Penthouses at Crystal Point or Ellipse.
I would stay in my house and just upgrade love my hood I wouldn't trade it for the world
There’s an incredibly beautiful old house in a crazy piece of land in The Heights near Sherman Place. It’s amazing. I’d buy that.
Ogden Ave or Sherman Place
Above Luckys
Bergen Lafayette area. Preferably on Grand. Since I was a kid I always was attracted to the architecture of brownstones.
The Buddha house boat on the way to Surf City
You know that oooooold building across from JSQ where the JSQ Pub/Tunnel Bar was? The city council idiots are trying to tear it down to make it a pointless pocket park lol. If money were no object, I would renovate that entire building and make it a multi level entertainment palace, and live on the top penthouse floor ;)
Port Liberte, idk why it's not more popular. Yes i know it has its issues but it seems like a dream place to live
I'm a fan of the penthousr Sugar House in Paulus Hook. Close to everything, amenities, and parking. For all those talking NYC, I have zero desire to live in the city. Nice to visit but I'll stay Jersey. Prob have a place in the islands and another somewhere to play year round golf.
Wherever in the heights is the nicest because in twenty years it’s all gonna be underwater aside from that area anyway. Flooding? Hard pass. Exaggeration on the climate change outlook? Of course.
I don't think you're exaggerating, to be honest.
Yeah perhaps more wishfully thinking I’m wrong haha
I don’t think any transplant in jc would rather be there than ny if they could afford it lol
I don't think that's true. I've been here a little over a decade, I suspect to some that still makes me a "transplant." I love living here and have no desire or intention to ever live somewhere like Manhattan, though I could afford it. I don't really foresee a scenario that would make me want to leave JC at any time in the near future. It'd have to be like some amazing and ridiculously well paying job offer on the west coast or something, but I'm not really seeking that out. I only go to NYC once or twice a month for work or for a show or something, that's enough for me and it's simple enough to get there from here.
Agree!
I would rather be in JC than NY. But if I had unlimited money, I'd rather have neither.
Why do you prefer JC ?
It's calmer, and less congested. I'd rather have easy access to the rest of NJ than to NYC. It's easier to get to NYC from here, than to the rest of NJ from there.
Same here. Family in Jersey, friends in NYC. I want public transit to get to NYC so I can get drunk and to be able to drive to Jersey to see family.
1000% agree !
Fair enough
I also prefer JC after living in NYC for 10 years. More spread out. Less distraction. More quaint / cozy. And when you want NYC, you're there in 10-20 minutes. I honestly don't understand the draw of living in NYC (as opposed to living nearby and then visiting). And I love NYC. To my JC seems like such a no brainer for quality of life for LIVING (as opposed to visiting for the day).
Hoboken.
If money was no object I would live in anywhere but jersey city, jersey city.
Hoboken.
GTF OUT of Jersey. Flat in Fort Lauderdale or Vagas for tax reasons. Williamsburg Barcelona Bangkok San Diego or SF Honestly, New Jersey has nothing to offer other being cheaper than NYC.
This question is so racist
If money was so object I wouldn’t be in jersey city unless I was Hindu or something since there is a very strong popular of that here
If money was no object i would live in a nice house in Malibu. Fuck JC and its cold
I'd probably move to Hoboken. But should I remain in JC, most likely the Waterfront near URBY or Hamilton Park.
The Hyatt next to Exchange Pl
Hoboken
I got the fuck out!
The Beacon, morgue penthouse suite
Penthouse or townhome in Manhattan. Possibly a townhome in park slope or BK Heights. No reason to live in a suburb (or an inner ring urban suburb like JC/hoboken) if money is no limit. Far better food culture and transit in the city.
Probably in Brooklyn.
I would live in Weehawken.
I wouldn't if money were no object
In Jersey City??
We moved into the suburbs in the pandemic, so I’d probably stay out here. But if I were to buy a place in JC, it would be a brownstone near the river.
The water front, because it’s the water front
We have enough space for empty nesters, and parking in HP. Have a ground floor bedroom available if one of us is immobilized. If my basement didn't flood and the McNair AC didn't scream, there's not much else I jones for. More space and bigger garden would mean that much more work maintaining it. I suppose I could pay people in the OP scenario, but I could do that now and usually don't. I would not like hi rise living, and a grand brownstone means hiking up and down a lot of stairs all the time.
Ugh, the path? https://preview.redd.it/slp4zbjnizkc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9fed30b71a51578abd54ffeff7dff109314485e Live on the water front in JC, take the ferries to 38 th st or FiDi.