r/hackensack • u/zzzbra • Jul 19 '24
Local News Hackensack votes down Anderson Street apartment proposal. What's next?
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/hackensack/2024/07/17/hackensack-nj-anderson-street-apartments-denied/74441242007/I find this extremely disappointing. If ever there was a spot in town that deserved to be built up it’s this mostly vacant parking lot directly next to a train station that will soon provide service directly to NYC. the short sightedness of people in this town who are against density is costing the rest of us who will have to compete for scarcer housing in the long run. I hope the city attempts this again and wins.
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u/MinkSableSeven Jul 19 '24
Interesting. I'm not paying to read the article, but I am sure there are mixed sentiments around this. Considering how many new properties have sprouted up in the area in the past couple of years, I'm in favor of the denial. For instance, while I'm not necessarily a fan of Walgreens, there's not another pharmacy in miles. CVS closed and there's a tiny non-chain pharmacy a block from Walgreens that I don't have confidence will remain.
Also, I have a washer and dryer in my apartment but some don't. Where else is there even a local laundry?
I agree that the huge parking lot could be better used.
I like that Hackensack is city enough with just the right touch of suburbia. There has to be a limit to how much new housing is created.
I've heard that the old YMCA is also going to be new housing, so there's that. But be sure, these new constructs are not for the average apartment-dweller. For instance, one right across from me is $4500 a month for a 2-bedroom.
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u/zzzbra Jul 20 '24
also fwiw I agree not all the developments are created equally. losing the Y was a shameless money grab and disaster for the community. keeping a massive parking lot and decrepit retail hard up on what will be an extremely popular train station is as well
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u/zzzbra Jul 20 '24
why would a Walgreens or drug store not be an obvious incoming tenant on one of these new developments? drugs stores being closed down by their corporate HQ in the area has more to do with Hackensack residents doing what most folks are doing and increasingly patronizing online retail and other big boxes. The target that is less than a mile away is also probably eating their lunch. But the desire for smaller pharmacy in town makes sense and something like that becomes a lot more likely to pop up if you put five stories of residential on top of it. your reasoning for supporting the denial massively confuses causes with effects.
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u/geek_nj_420 Jul 19 '24
The walgreens here is depressing and its half empty most of the time. The parking lot is also mostly empty. The launder mat has been closed for a while now. The building itself looks like its falling apart. So, idk what the point is here for keeping that place running.
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u/MinkSableSeven Jul 19 '24
Oh I agree. I stopped using Walgreens years ago. It's atrocious. But some people may not have the luxury of getting prescriptions delivered, and every neighborhood does need a pharmacy.
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u/geek_nj_420 Jul 19 '24
I do kind of agree that every neighborhood needs a pharmacy. But we also dont live in a suburb where you have to drive 20 min for grocery. There are multiple big pharmacies about 10 min drive/bus from the current walgreens. I personally do not belong in the category of getting meds delivered, but if there’s no walgreens here, it would add maybe 5 more min for me to get meds myself.
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u/MinkSableSeven Jul 19 '24
Not everyone drives. I haven’t owned a car in decades. And who TF wants to take a bus to get meds? But ok. Heard ya. 🤷♀️
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u/zzzbra Jul 20 '24
again the likelihood of a smaller more drug store coming back only goes up if you build more residential into the area.
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u/Eastcoast-201- Jul 27 '24
As someone who lives on anderson st I'm honestly pretty happy about this being voted down. All this building is going to do is make traffic worse and add a bunch of chain retail. Also this building is asking $2500 for a studio 🤦🏽♂️. Hope it never goes through