Business View Civil Municipal June 2023

161 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 6 with a lower cost of living, brought an influx of people across the river and into the Township of North Bergen during the pandemic, drawn to the quality of life that the community offers. On the subject of economic development, Schwartz reports, “There’s a tremendous amount going on right now. We have developed all throughout the township, but there are specific pockets that are really very active at the moment.” River Road is one such area, with the Solaia development, a 14-story condominium building that is one of many properties newly completed or under construction in this sought-after area of the community. “River Road runs along the Hudson, at the base of the Palisade cliffs, and it’s facing Manhattan, it’s got great views. It’s very convenient to get in and out of the city, and there continues to be a lot of development along there,” he says. Although predominantly residential, there are also some commercial projects in the works along River Road, including TOWNSHI P OF NORTH BERGEN