Real estate developers KABR Group and Kushner received the Adaptive Reuse Award from the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy for their redevelopment of the 1913 Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Warehouse in Jersey City.
Now the Arts & Powerhouse Building , located at 130 Bay Street in Jersey City's Powerhouse Arts District, the property underwent an extensive $30 million renovation with the help of Manhattan-based GRO Architects, who were also recognized for the company's efforts.
Completed earlier this year, the project involved redeveloping and converting three interconnected industrial buildings into one mixed-use commercial facility. While preserving the landmark property's historic architecture — including soaring ceilings, its brick façade and original structural details — t