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Port Imperial

Weehawken Township, NJ

Port Imperial is located on the Hudson River Gold Coast in West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, which is one of the strongest rental markets in the country, benefiting from a surging market in Manhattan with tight inventory and very few planned construction starts due to expiration of the 42 la tax abatement. It is a 200-acre master-planned waterfront community permitted and developed by Canoe Brook’s predecessor company, Roseland Property Company, over the past 24 years. It is a $4 billion master-planned development comprised of over 7,500 rental and for-sale apartments and townhomes, 150,000 SF of retail, two Marriott hotels, two public garages servicing the NY Waterway ferry terminal, and over 20 acres of public space including: parks, sports fields, outdoor retail plazas and a riverfront walkway that extends two-miles long. Upon completion, Port Imperial will represent one of the largest and most valuable single planned developments in the history of the state of New Jersey – offering residents direct access to midtown and downtown Manhattan and the surrounding area. This redevelopment will be the first in the community to seek a LEED Platinum designation for sustainability efforts, and is on track to LEED Platinum certification.

Project Details

Size

200 ACRES

Location

Weehawken Township, NJ

SERVICES

LAND PLANNING – MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY

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Key participants

Chris Lessard

PRESIDENT & CEO

Lessard Design team’s talent and dedication to their clients and business make you an excellent choice for any commercial or residential project. As a real estate developer in the Washington DC area, we have worked with many design firms. Lessard Design has consistently designed creative, efficient, and architecturally attractive buildings. Our projects have been on time, and on budget.

LDI has been great to work with and have demonstrated creativity, responsiveness, design acumen, an ethic of teamwork, and follow-through throughout the entitlement, design and execution process of our projects. From start to finish, their experience and depth deliver the quality, cost sensitivity and schedule efficiency that result in value to the stakeholder. Jurisdictions are impressed. Lenders comfortable. Contractors supported. Investors confident. Everyone wins with LDI.

Collaborating with Lessard Design brings out the best in residential projects. They are creative, technical, and prompt, which allows me to make informed design decisions at every stage of the development cycle. Not only are they attentive to detail from the start, but they also balance aesthetics and functionality in a way that makes a material difference to both the bottom line and, ultimately, the resident experience.

I’ve had the pleasure to work with Chris Boone and Luz Del Mar Rosado of Lessard Design over the past couple of years. Chris and Luz have worked on several of our projects, and they’ve consistently been reliable, responsive, and great collaborators from start to finish. Chris and Luz are the kind of architects you can count on to stay engaged throughout the process. They communicate clearly, respond quickly, and always keep the broader project goals in mind. They do a great job balancing creative design with practical considerations which makes them a real asset on any development team. I’ve really appreciated their teamwork and the professionalism they bring to each project, and I wouldn’t hesitate to work with them again.

As an innovative investor, developer and place-maker with a national platform, RXR is committed to working with design firms that embrace a customer and community-centered approach to building properties, services and products that create enduring value for all stakeholders. The team at Lessard Design is a true testament of that! Whether it’s a luxury condominium project such as The Ritz-Carlton Residences, North Hills or a best-in-class multifamily project such as Atlantic Station, Stamford - Lessard Design team’s expertise in residential design, attention to detail, and overall attitude in the creative process certainly did not go unnoticed. We appreciate the Lessard Design team’s dedication, vision, and commitment in achieving our goals.

We have had the pleasure of working with Lessard Design, Inc. for more than 15 years. We have worked with the firm on well over a dozen multifamily and mixed use projects and the reason we always go back to them is because they are very responsive to our requirements. We are a very hands on and exacting development and construction firm and it takes a special type of design professional that can listen to its client, work collaboratively and provide the kind of architectural designs, plans, materials and results that Lessard Design has provided to us over a sustained period of time.

For more than thirty years I have trusted Lessard Design with large scale development projects in the north-east region and in the recent years on several of our waterfront developments along the Hudson River overlooking Manhattan. They are a versatile hardworking team with assertive and innovative solutions. Beyond designing great looking buildings, their design approach has proven to deliver successful rentable properties. Their professional quality is one of many reasons of our long history together and we look forward to collaborating with them on more opportunities ahead.

I have worked with Lessard Design for over a decade on multiple developments with consistent outstanding results, every time we present them with our vision and goals, they transform them into something great. Lessard’s multi-region presence provides valuable insight on new trends and solutions, they are creative, technical, and yet flexible when changes are necessary, their teams always deliver, always on time and with great quality.

I have worked with Lessard Design for a generation developing numerous Apartment Communities comprising thousands of Apartment Homes. I can say with confidence and without exaggeration, Lessard Design one of the most experienced, professional and creative multifamily architects in the world. As we all know, this is only achieved by having great people working within a well functioning organization. I have developed a close working relationship with many of Lessard’s professionals and I continue to be impressed by their expertise and the organization as a whole Lessard is a “Gold Standard” in the industry.

Lessard Design partnered with Toll Brothers on the creation of a series of five single-family model homes, known as the Executive Series. The Executive Series models have been successfully integrated into the many Toll Brothers communities over the years. We value these designs that Lessard Design created, and they have been popular with buyers over the years in many different markets.

Lessard Design has consistently delivered innovative, functional, and market-driven floorplans that have become the foundation of several of our subdivisions. These designs not only maximize livability and efficiency but also enhance the overall value and appeal of the neighborhoods in which they are built. What sets them apart is their ability to balance creativity with practicality. They listen closely to both developer and buyer needs, producing designs that are cost-effective to build while also highly desirable to homeowners. The consistency and quality of their work across multiple projects have made them a trusted partner in our developments. We would highly recommend Lessard Design to anyone seeking a skilled and reliable architectural team with a strong track record in residential design.

Kushner has been working with Lessard on several multifamily projects in New Jersey over the past few years and has thoroughly enjoyed the partnership with Lessard. From innovative concept planning to creative designs, Lessard brings wealth of design and planning expertise to the process. We work with Lessard on many projects in the early planning and due diligence stages where it is crucial to maximize density and select the right product type to maximize efficiency and value. Lessard’s team is professional and works expeditiously on our projects turning deliverables on tight deadlines. We look forward to many more successful projects with Lessard. Thank you to Luz, Chris, Maurice, Ernesto, Val, and many other amazing Lessard employees for their hard work and dedication towards our projects!

I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Lessard Design team on two projects so far and look forward to continuing our strong partnership on many more. Their designs are both elegant and highly efficient — a combination that’s essential in multifamily development. The best compliment I can offer is that the Lessard team handled several major design changes with professionalism, positivity, and a truly collaborative spirit.

Over the past 20-plus years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Lessard Design, Inc. on almost 20 different projects, specifically with Chris Lessard and his team of principals, notably Ulises Monte De Oca, Luz Del Mar Rosado, and Chris Boone. In each project, the Lessard leadership group brings thoughtful and practical solutions to the challenges we face as developers, which then translate into best-in-class design. Lessard has always approached my projects as if they were their own to build so they provide meaningful insight not just to design, but also to efficiency, operations, cost, and brand presence. Their execution is fast and comprehensive which is critical and much appreciated.

I am pleased to offer this recommendation for Luz Del Mar Rosado, Architect at Lessard Design, Inc., whom I had the opportunity to work with on the design of a large-scale multifamily development consisting of more than 250 units and 450,000 square feet. Ms. Rosado led the architectural effort with confidence and precision, coordinating effectively with consultants, ownership, and construction stakeholders. I would also like to recognize the strength of her supporting team, including Ruben Olmeda-Santana and Teresa Bermudez, who contributed meaningfully to the success of the project. I would not hesitate to work with Luz Del Mar Rosado and Lessard Design again, and I recommend without reservation to any developer, owner, or organization seeking an architect capable of delivering thoughtful, efficient, and well-executed multifamily design.