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Chelseafc5505 t1_j5kox7o wrote

The big construction cranes on site are only necessary for taller structures. Some projects only need them for a short period of time to move certain structural elements into place, and then the crane is gone.

Tons of stuff has been going up, maybe not yet all the 'towers' that were projected, but if you haven't seen the development happening, you haven't been looking close enough.

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NewNewark t1_j5kqfrt wrote

What has broken ground in the last 6 months?

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Chelseafc5505 t1_j5kz1kf wrote

Just looking out my window, I can see two projects currently going up...

55 Norfolk (only like 5 stories, never had a crane) 165 residential units & 3200sqft of retail.

Not sure the exact address, but there's one that's been going up on/around Hoyt Street (behind Giovanni's pizza across from NJIT) that actually has the crane up right now.

I don't follow all the exact projects, names, addresses, developers, city approval processes, inside leg measurements for the developer's CEO like some of the weirdos in here do.

My point was that a lack of cranes in the skyline is not an indication of a lack of development. These things take time, there is always plenty of red tape and hoops to jump through.

Just take a drive or walk around and you'll see an insane amount of stuff happening. Sure, they aren't all 75 story skyscrapers, but that's irrelevant.

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