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Plans for the first phase of the Richard Meier-designed Teachers Village in Newark have been closing in on completion, but it appears that something slightly larger is on the horizon, in the form of SoMA Newark. RBH Group, which is the firm behind the Meier project, has posted new renderings of their greater plan, and — assuming the scheme is actually built — the collective change will result in the complete rebirth of the city.

Teachers Village residential district

The SoMA scheme would boost Newark’s vertical profile significantly, and looks to include at least one potential ‘supertall’ standing over 1,000 feet. Altogether, the plan would add three major office towers, in addition to several slender residential skyscrapers. Collectively, the high-rises could even push Downtown Newark’s height past Jersey City and Downtown Brooklyn — though the apparent goal of a 2025 completion date leaves room for alterations before all aspects are constructed.

http://newyorkyimby.com/2014/04/revealed-soma-newark.html

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towerpower123 said:

All images are from my blog,
http://urbanismvsmodernism.blogspot.com/


The area currently: Richard Meier's Teacher's Village, all new construction

The building on the right was hit by a bus that was trying to avoid a taxi that crossed into oncoming traffic. All 4 of the short buildings in the foreground will be town down and replaced by an approximately 30 story tower.

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The following three images are from the Teacher's Village homepage.

http://www.teachersvillage.com/about.html

Current view

2015?!!? view showing the 30 story tower to replace the bus crash buildings that will be topped by a tall spire and an about 15 story building that might be part of the Teacher's Village project. Also, the Calumet building will be torn down, due to horrible structural decay from being without a facade for 10 years, and replaced with a replacement of the same scale.

The 2025 aerial view shows the potential if the whole development actually goes ahead. The best part is that no significant buildings will be lost to build this, reversing a 60+ year trend. The tallest towers will replace the now empty Bank of America fortress (two halves surrounded by 10 foot iron fences and connected by skybridge across the street and to their 2 level parking deck) by the corner of University and Market Streets, with a third tower on the useless entry plaza for Essex County College. The rest of the buildings will replace a number of rather forgetable buildings between University and Washington Streets, with a few near the Teacher's Village. The megatower on Broad Street will be on at the Northwest corner of Hill Street on a fenced off green space. The southernmost building, the massive about 15 story building in the background, is currently a huge vacant lot by West Kinney Street. A backhoe has been sitting on that site for more than a month, causing false hopes of actual development on that site.

If even a small portion of this plan happens, Newark will be in for an unparalleled renewal and revitalization that will give it a skyline that will be comparable with Baltimore, Boston, and Jersey City. The best part is, most of the development will cover surface lots or tiny, rather unimportant buildings that stand alone in empty lots. Hopefully some sort of rail-based transit system will be put in place to expedite this massive growth. The closest rail station is the Newark Light Rail station at the corner or Raymond Boulevard and Washington Street, seen just to the right of the huge redbrick Prudential building. 11 Years could bring amazing things to Newark!

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