Newport and Exchange Place are redeveloped waterfront areas consisting mostly of residential towers, hotels and office buildings.

Newport is a planned mixed-use community, built on the old Erie Lackawanna Railway yards, made up of residential rentals, condos, office buildings, a marina, schools, restaurants, hotels, Newport Centre Mall, a waterfront walkway, transportation facilities, and on-site parking for more than 15,000 vehicles.

Exchange Place was built on the grounds of the old Jersey City Penn Station, ferry and shipping terminals. It is now a bustling business and financial district.

To the west lie three brownstone neighborhoods with protected historic districts ? Hamilton Park, Van Vorst Park, and Harsimus Cove.

Jersey City consists of ten Districts; Greenville, West Side, Journal Square, The Heights, Historic Downtown, The Waterfront, the Hackensack Riverfront, McGinley Square, Liberty State Park and Bergen/Lafayette.