Jersey City To Break Ground On First New Firehouse In 20 Years

Jersey City NJ

16 August, 2021

12:25 PM

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JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City is getting its first new firehouse in 20 years. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Tuesday to celebrate the new station in Bergen-Lafayette. Located at 627 Grand Street, the proposed new station will replace the 116-year-old condemned station. The previous station was condemned after the floor collapsed inside the single-bay structure, originally built for horse-drawn fire apparatus. The new firehouse is the latest investment the city has made to the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood and to public safety in recent months. The Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood is one of Jersey City's most densely populated areas. The new firehouse cost $5.6 million and will be two-stories. The first floor of the station will be for fire trucks and day-to-day operations and equipment. The second floor will have a kitchen, gym and officer's quarters and the Captain's office.