**Worked has commenced on a new six-story, 45-unit building at 380 Newark Avenue (pictured above). The new building will contain 45 apartments, a rooftop with gym, 3,800 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 3,000 square feet of roof deck, and a 20-car parking garage. —NY Yimby
**Police estimate that more than 1,000 people gathered at the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Mall last night for the Rally to Defend Immigrant Rights. —NJ.com
**A new poll by Realtor.com lists Jersey City as the 8th most rapidly gentrifying city in the United States. Topping the list is Charleston, South Carolina. —Curbed
**321 Warren Street — which is expected to break ground later this year — recently got a new design care of New York-based firm, Fogarty Finger. The rental complex will house 60 studios, 58 one-bedrooms, 42 two-bedrooms, and 14 three-bedroom units. There will also be a 1,400 square foot retail component, which will be next to a ground-floor 150-seat black box performance theater. 321 Warren Streeet will also include art space on the second floor. —Jersey Digs
**Razza is offering $12 take-out pizzas through Thursday of this week. That’s up from the $10 they were previously charging. (Still an amazing deal if you ask me.)—Razza
**More than 1,000 gallons of electric fluid are leaking into the Newport Harbor. According to the U.S. Coast Gurard, a PSE&G power cable is believed to have been leaking the fluid since October. Cleanup is underway, but there’s no official timeline for containment of the leak. Officials say the fluid should have a minimal environmental impact. —NJ.com
(Rendering: Scott Mahaffey Architect)
