Eleven80 is a tall residential

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, Eleven 80 is located in

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, just north of

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across from Military Park. A hallmark of the Newark skyline since its construction as a 36-story office building in 1930, it is noted for its

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detail and ornamentation. Designed by prominent Newark architect Frank Grad, it was the tallest building in the city until the

National Newark Building The National Newark Building (Formerly the National Newark and Essex Bank Building) is a neo-classical office skyscraper in Newark, New Jersey. It has been the tallest building in Newark since 1931 and was tallest in New Jersey until 1989. At th ...

opened the following year. Vacant since 1986, it was converted into residential use after a $120 million renovation by the Cogswell Group, and re-opened in 2006. The new apartments were the first unsubsidized rental units in downtown Newark since completion of the

Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments The Pavilion and Colonnade Apartments are three highrise apartment buildings in Newark, New Jersey. The Pavilion Apartments are located at 108-136 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. and the Colonnade Apartments at 25-51 Clifton Avenue in the overlap ...

in 1960. The five-story base features

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panels and metal

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s decorated with geometric floral motifs. The letters "LN" can be seen above the third floor, for Lefcourt Newark, the original name of the building. Today it consists of 317 luxury one- and two-bedroom rental residences, renting at prices below the

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markets. The building features amenities including a health club, bowling alley, basketball court and media room and offers a free van service to the grocery store, train and airport.

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Graph of New Jersey's ten tallest buildingsNewark skycraper photosBCDC Newark buildings and sites
Residential skyscrapers in Newark, New Jersey Art Deco architecture in New Jersey Art Deco skyscrapers Apartment buildings in Newark, New Jersey Historic district contributing properties in Newark, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Newark, New Jersey

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