**Hudson Exchange West — the mega residential complex being built at the former Metro Plaza site — recently celebrated the topping out of its first residential tower. The mixed-use tower will consist of 421 units, 20% of which will be affordable. The tower will include 10,000 square feet of retail, a seven-story parking garage, rooftop pool, amenity deck, bike paths, and various street improvements in the surrounding area. It’s the first of 11 towers that will ultimately form Hudson Exchange West. The first tower is scheduled for completion by January 2018.
**City officials have signed off on a plan to construct a five-story residential building with 308 rental units on a lot next to the Liberty State Park Light Rail station. —NJ.com
**The Port Authority has announced that the curbside area along Magnolia that people use to drop off/pick up passengers at the JSQ PATH station will be closed for upgrades for the rest of the year. —Port Authority
**You can now use your MetroCard, SmartLink, or a PATH voucher (the latter are only handed out at the WTC station) to ride the weekend shuttle buses that have replaced the PATH 33rd street line. —NJ.com
**Congratulations to everyone who participated in Sunday’s Jersey City Triathlon. Race results have now been posted online. —JC Triathlon
(Image: Hudson Exchange)
