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Hudson Generating Station

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedJersey City, NJ

241-acre former power plant demolished (2020), retrofitted 2019 for industrial use by Hilco; near NYC industrial clusters. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 22 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 4,005 units, Hudson County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,015/mo zillow · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

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Scale

60+ acre site

This site: 241 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …state-of-the-art industrial park serving growing warehouse-distribution business record · all sites with this

New use

Logistics and industrial

This site: …state-of-the-art industrial park serving growing warehouse-distribution business newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Park and open space

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Now

Status	Demolishednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	industrial, logisticsWikipedia no source
What is there now	state-of-the-art industrial park serving growing warehouse-distribution businessnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year	2019newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Hilco Redevelopment Partnersnewtypes-extraction reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2019	Sold	—	Hilco Redevelopment Partners ← PSEG Power	Wikipedia

Site context

Housing permits, Hudson County (NJ), 2024	4,005 units in 5+ unit buildings, 214 in 2–4, 917 single-family; 2023: 4,525 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	22 within 10 km, 39 within 25 km: Greenville Yard (3.5 km); St. John's Terminal (5.6 km); Getty Oil gas station (5.8 km); A&P Warehouse (5.8 km); American Thread Building (6.3 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	24,033 jobs in 1,950 establishments; average annual pay $44,624; employment location quotient 0.89; employment -1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,215 jobs; 1 in retail trade, 4 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 34017006900)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 33th income percentile as adults (8 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 34.7%; 9 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Jersey City School District (KG-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Jersey City Golden Door Charter School; The Ethical Community Charter School; Mahatma K. Gandhi School; Nicolaus Copernicus SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	14 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	83 county-logged events: 64 flash flood, 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood; $26,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 07306, 2026-09	median list price $532,750 (-2.9% on the year); 100 active listings; median 47 days on market; 8% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,025 establishments (-5%); 22,478 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $636,059 (+2% 1 yr, +16% 5 yr); typical rent $3,015/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	5,876 vehicles a day (Interstate, 1 lanes); 2 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Hudson Generating Station (power plant, 1906–2017) was demolished after closing in 2017. Hilco Redevelopment Partners acquired the 241-acre site in 2019 and completed retrofitting for industrial/logistics use by 2019. The site is now an industrial park serving warehouse-distribution businesses. The record states it is demolished (smokestack and main structure removed by 2020).

Why. The site is 241 acres (larger than most peers), closed per category (not a mall), and located in a growing county (6.3% population growth 2018–23). Nearby clusters include industrial sites within 6.5km (e.g., St. John’s Terminal, A&P Warehouse).

Where it stands. Status: Demolished. New use: Industrial/logistics. Developer: Hilco Redevelopment Partners (2019 sale from PSEG Power).

For a planner

241 acres of industrial-ready land in Hudson County (6.3% growth 2018–23)
Near NYC industrial clusters (e.g., St. John’s Terminal, 5.6km away)
No retail or housing data provided

For a developer

241 acres for industrial/logistics (median rent $1,811 cited in reasons)
Retrofit already completed (2019)
No current construction or occupancy data

What we do not know yet

No current occupancy or lease data
No details on industrial park tenant mix
County growth rate (6.3%) is from 2018–23 but no 2024 data
Traffic data shows 5,876 ADT (Interstate) but no industrial access details

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retrofit already built
closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
241 acres
county grew 6.3% 2018–23
median rent $1,811

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History and original facts

Opened	1906newtypes-extraction
Closed	2017newtypes-extraction reported
Acres	241newtypes-extraction reported
Original developer	PSEG Fossil LLCnewtypes-extraction reported
County	Hudson County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former power plant in Jersey City, New Jersey, was sold in 2019 and is being redeveloped into a state-of-the-art industrial park.

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Background

Hudson Generating Station was a power plant operated by PSEG Fossil LLC, a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). It was located in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The site was in operation from 1906 to 2017, but as of 2011 only one unit was in operation at the facility – Unit 2, which ran primarily on coal to generate electricity and was also capable of burning natural gas as a secondary fuel. Unit 2 was also equipped with several back-end technology emission controls. The generating station was closed permanently by PSEG Power on June 1, 2017.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

1906 Site began operation as a power plant (Marion Generating Station)
1906 Opened
2017 Generating station permanently closed
2017 Closed
2019 Site sold to Hilco Redevelopment Partners with plans for repurposing
2019 Retrofit: redevelop
2020 Smokestack demolished
2020 Main structure of the plant demolished

Sources

Hudson Generating Station · CC BY-SA 4.0
6 quoted sentences
Hudson Generating Station was a power plant operated by PSEG Fossil LLC
The site was in operation from 1906 to 2017
The generating station was closed permanently by PSEG Power on June 1, 2017.
The 241-acre site was sold to Chicago-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners in January 2019, which plans to repurpose the site

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Hudson Generating Station, Jersey City, NJ." Record n-b817bcbd31, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/nj/jersey-city-hudson-generating-station/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

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@misc{retrofitatlas_jerseycityhudsongeneratingstation,
  title = {Hudson Generating Station, Jersey City, NJ},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/nj/jersey-city-hudson-generating-station/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-b817bcbd31, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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