Small urban infill projects bring diversity, contrast, and scale to our city environments. As micro developers, designers and builders, the challenge begins with the small lot, busy streets, zero
setbacks from property lines and a lack of space for construction storage and scaffolding. By
combining these challenges, the development and construction are integrated into the architecture.
The twenty five foot wide lot produces four single-family residences with the inherent
urban quality of narrow, linear space. For architects, the main goal is to maintain an
interior-exterior connection while creating a spacious and quiet living environment in the city. This is
achieved by constructing continuous spaces from property line to property line. Spatially, the residences offer a quiet respite within the city core. This project utilizes a variety of design strategies to elevate it above the more mundane infill developments typical of
speculative housing. Significant attention has been focused on the exterior skin of
the project, its scale and materiality in relation to the surrounding historic fabric.
Within the existing urban context of brick and wood, the proposed project’s interior
wood frame structure receives exterior skins of brick, cedar wood and glass. Materially, the brick,
wood and glass accentuate the diverse urban fabric of Jersey City. Also aligned with the intentions of the historic fabric are the building scale and articulation of details; the façade ratios are
reflective of those of its neighbors, window proportions are oriented as their historic precedents on
the block and details showcase craftsmanship. 
The proposed project also aims to align itself with a sensitive approach to the
environment, building a “green edifice” in a variety of ways. There are several approaches in line
with these goals such as an accessible planted roof, efficient building systems and fixtures,
specifying environmentally responsible materials, and cutting back the building’s footprint on the lot so as to reduce storm water runoff.
The 93-Bright Street project seeks to raise the level of building quality and potentially to become a
benchmark for other developments in the surrounding area. Its commitment to high-quality design,
spatial innovation, and material refinement will provide Jersey City with a successful example
of how increased housing density can be achieved while at the same time, improving the
quality of the surrounding city fabric. We are proposing a building at 93 Bright street that will harmoniously co-exist with its neighbors within a historic context, while bringing an elevated level of
building performance to the community.