Pullman Building Hoboken Terminal

LOCATION: Hoboken, NJ

OWNER: New Jersey Transit

START DATE: 07/2011

END DATE: 09/2022

The Immigrant Station-Pullman Building is located at the southeastern end of the Hoboken Terminal between the light rail terminal and the main terminal. The building is included in the Hoboken Terminal complex which is listed on the state and national registers of Historic Places. Originally constructed in 1904, the building survived a fire on August 7, 1905 that destroyed the original Hoboken station and ferry slip. The façade and the interior of the building have not weathered the years formidably. An existing condition assessment was conducted by Sowinski Sullivan, which documented the existing state of the building in 2011. Hoboken was severely flooded in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy leaving the first-floor level inundated with water up to 3 feet in height and further damaged by high winds. A site visit was conducted again in 2013 to assess the conditions in comparison with the 2011 report. With no improvements being made to the building since the 2011 report, the building is in a continuous state of degradation which was present on the interior of the building as well as the exterior façade. The exterior and interior of the building was fully restored to house substation equipment that was damaged during Superstorm Sandy at the Hoboken Terminal. The second floor is divided into four separate spaces, and includes a substation power room, battery room, mechanical space, and NJ TRANSIT office space. The façade is restored to match the existing fabric and utilized salvageable materials that were a template for replication. This job is under construction.