VYV Jersey City
VYV North and VYV South are two apartment buildings in an 18 acre master planned development two blocks from the Hudson riverfront. VYV was developed and is currently owned in a joint venture with Brookfield Properties. The development offers views of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, and downtown Jersey City.. The building consists of a 36-story residential towers topping out at 380 feet. The project consists of over 850 residential units, 20,000 sf of retail, and 450 parking spaces. In addition, Hudson Exchange also brings about new street improvements, including a public plaza with more than 15,000 sf of open space.
The ground-level entry plaza and eighth level amenity deck are two adjacent green spaces linked by a cascading vertical and horizontal “ribbon” element. This ribbon frames both the residential building main lobby and the parking garage vertical transportation lobbies, visually connecting the street-level circulation zone of the Jersey City community with the residential amenity-level recreation area above. The north and east facades are a dark grey brick field which honors the masonry tradition of the local vernacular exploring a sophisticated relationship between this tower and its context. An interplay between historic and modern building elements emerges with the atmospheric tower which rest between the masonry faces and reflects the integrated urban fabric of Jersey City.
The site is adjacent to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail with connection to Newport and Grove Street PATH stations with quick connections to both midtown and downtown Manhattan and New Jersey Transit commuter train service. In tandem with other sustainable architectural features, a substantial portion of the 40,000sf deck space above the parking garage is a dynamic amenity terrace with grilling stations, an outdoor screening area, and firepits.