ENR New York’s Top Starts list includes the 60 largest regional projects to break ground in 2019, compiled mostly from Dodge Analytics data. For ease of comparison, the total project cost of the 40 highest-ranking projects was $16.22 billion. That’s an 11.5% increase from the $14.5-billion total for the top 40 starts in 2018.
The 11 transportation projects on the list totaled $1.84 billion. Highlights include improvements to heavily used roadways in Jersey City, N.J., worth $97 million. Mixed-use buildings accounted for 10 jobs worth $1.4 billion. One notable project, Phase Two of the Liberty Harbor North One Park Vantage Mixed-Use Complex, was valued at $160 million. The project, also in Jersey City, will rise 448 ft and consist of 452 residential units, 7,000 sq ft of retail space and more than 100 parking spaces.