Category: North Bergen Business & Real Estate

Nature’s Park Café now open in Braddock Park

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With warmer weather finally here and a pleasant Memorial Day weekend forecast, residents and visitors are taking advantage of one of the area’s greatest resources: James J. Braddock North Hudson Park.

And now there’s a great new reason to visit, Nature’s Park Café opened in September inside the lake house, offering a wide selection of delicious meals and snack options. Their vast international menu features everything from pancakes to quesadillas, croissants to empanadas, Jamaican beef patties to Greek yogurt.

Enjoy coffee or tea, a smoothie, juice or protein shake made from all natural ingredients – maybe paired with some avocado mash or a tasty dessert like mango Italian ices. Four legged friends aren’t forgotten either, with a variety of pet treats available.

Owner Madelin Zapata from North Bergen previously ran successful restaurants in Manhattan. This is her first venture in New Jersey. She renovated a portion of the lake house to accommodate the restaurant, with plans to install indoor seating upstairs in the near future.

Located at 5 Lakeside Drive South Nature’s Café is currently open every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., with extended hours during the summer.

For curbside pickup order ahead at www.naturesparkcafe.com and then call 201-861-8600 from the rotunda and they will deliver the food straight to your car.

Hair salon opens in North Bergen

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North Bergen has a gorgeous new full-service hair salon. Mayor Nicholas Sacco, accompanied by Commissioners Hugo Cabrera and Julio Marenco and Freeholder Anthony Vainieri, cut the ribbon on at the grand opening of The Hair Den at 9025-27 River Road.

Monique Fitzgerald, who spent the last six years as a hairstylist in Hoboken after shedding her first career as an accountant, put 16 month into completely gutting and rebuilding the interior of The Hair Den along with her husband Sharif Elsaid, and the care they put into the place shows in its beautiful design and amenities.

A native of the area and the daughter of a hair stylist, Fitzgerald always dreamed of opening her own salon here, and when she spotted the available location in her old “stomping ground,” she jumped at the chance.

The Hair Den offers all services for men, women, and children, including cutting, coloring, extensions, and much more. Call 201-282-2020 or email thehairden925@icloud.com for an appointment.

Magnolia Spa opens in uptown North Bergen

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Mayor Nicholas Sacco welcomed another great business to our community on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 with an official ribbon-cutting at Magnolia’s Salon & Spa.

Located at 9252 Kennedy Boulevard, Magnolia’s offers a huge selection of options for health and beauty treatments, including massages, facials, hair services, nail care, waxing, and foot care. Coming soon are a sauna and body scrub.

Owner Magnolia Arango hails originally from Colombia, where she began her studies in holistic treatments. She continued her studies in the U.S., where she obtained her licenses in cosmetology and massage therapy, and opened her first spa in Edgewater, before moving to North Bergen to embrace its cultural diversity. Her beautiful Kennedy Boulevard location was designed in consultation with a feng shui specialist in order to be elegant, comfortable, and inviting.

Commissioners Julio Marenco and Hugo Cabrera were joined by Freeholder Anthony Vainieri and a group of employees, friends, and supporters to help cut the ribbon and launch the new business.

Magnolia’s is open seven days a week with a staff of five professionally trained employees eager to pamper customers and offer them an optimal spa experience. For more information visit http://www.magnolia-salonspa.com or call 201-917-5529.

JP Morgan Lends $52M to Refinance North Bergen Properties

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Two warehouses in North Bergen occupied by global fashion industry distributor Bergen Shippers are being refinanced with $51.5 million from JPMorgan Chase, according to the Commercial Observer.

Cushman & Wakefield equity, debt and structured finance experts John Alascio, Mark Ehlinger and T.J. Sullivan arranged the debt for Bergen Shippers, along with industrial leasing specialist Bonni Heller.

The outlet reported that JPMorgan provided $44 million via a 10-year loan to refinance separate mortgages on industrial properties totaling 730,000 square feet at 5903 Westside Avenue and 7300 Westside Avenue in North Bergen. Cushman said 5903 Westside, a 600,000-square-foot fashion logistics center for Bergen Shipping’s Bergen Logistics, was built in 1987 for Liz Claiborne. The financing includes a $7.5 million line of credit.

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Trading bikes for burgers as Jimmy D’s closes

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The establishment that once brought droves of leather jackets and Harley Davidsons to midtown North Bergen officially closed their doors on December 21st, 2018.

Jimmy D’s Blues Saloon was purchased in 1991, and built its reputation as a fun, neighborhood dive bar. But after 25 years, the owner put the building up for sale.

Realtor (and occasionally Jimmy D’s bartender) Vienna Bello facilitated the sale of the property, however, after 4 years on the market the Blues Saloon was still up for grabs.

Bello, a lifelong Hudson County resident, decided to take a chance on the bar and re-open as “Hudson Burger & Beers.”

Why burgers?

“Before Jimmy D’s, the bar was named Ray’s Old Mill Tavern, and they were known for their burgers and cherry bombs,” says Bello. “I thought it would be great to bring that back to the neighborhood.”

Vienna says she is putting a lot of emphasis on building as a community.

“We are going to purchase our meat from Pat LaFrieda, our buns from Hudson Bread, and our beer from NJ Beer Co. All North Bergen based companies.”

But before the decor and sign changed, the bar will open for one “last hoorah” as Jimmy D’s on Friday, 1 March 2019

“Please join us as we celebrate over 25 years of memories one last time as Jimmy D’s Blues Saloon,” Bello invites the public. “Complimentary buffet style food provided while it lasts. Bring your cameras. Look forward to seeing you there!”

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North Bergen restaurant expanding to Jersey City

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JerseyDigs – A popular North Hudson Cuban restaurant is expanding south to Jersey City and will be taking up residence in a soon-to-open development.

Rumba Cubana, who have locations in North Bergen and in Guttenberg along JFK Boulevard East, just signed on to lease retail space on the ground floor of SILVERMAN’s upcoming Park Francis building. The company, who are officially opening the latest property on Tuesday, recently announced Rumba Cubana’s signing on their Instagram account.

Read more at JerseyDigs.com

Wawa coming to North Bergen?

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South New Jersayans are familiar with convience store chain Wawa with self-serve computer touch-screen menus for food orders. Currently, the closest Wawa to North Bergen is located in Hackensack, NJ. On Feb. 2nd, 2016 North Bergen’s Planning Board could change that when they will vote to “CONSTRUCT WAWA CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL STATION AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WITH DRIVETHRU” on the 7408 Tonnelle Ave.

Read more at NorthBergen.org