A large vacant lot in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood of Jersey City could soon be home to a four-building charter school site that would create over 2,000 new student seats in the district.
A North Arlington-based entity called Friends of Quality Education Inc. is looking to transform 79 Caven Point Avenue into the Canal Crossing Charter Public School Campus. The property in question is a narrow but long Battleship-shaped vacant lot with Caven Point Avenue to the north, Bayview Avenue to the south, and Cinelease Studios to the west.
The proposed campus, designed by KSS Architects, falls entirely within the Canal Crossing Redevelopment Area. It would be home to public school facilities for both BelovED Community Charter School and the Empowerment Academy Charter School if the plan goes through, with the largest…
