JC waterfront started growing in the 1980’s. You may think other cities around NYC would rise up to rival JC, but I doubt it. JC is NJ’s 2nd biggest city and America’s 12th largest downtown as of 2011. It took JC 30 years so how long will the next rival need to rise up?

JC downtown (+ Hob) is the only place with

1. biggest contract job cluster outside NYC
2. residential close to CBD
3. served by subway, light rail and citibike
4. plenty of luxury condos — (better rent not buy them) more than any NJ city.
5. clean street? WhiteP smaller

There’s a good chance that I can find (contract) jobs in JC, so living in Bayonne or JC is viable.