HUDSON COUNTY — In a move that has the potential to save on rent and solve some of the county’s logistical problems, the Hudson County Freeholders are exploring the option of purchasing a building at 830 Bergen Ave. in Jersey City, currently serving as the back office headquarters of provident bank.
If the county gets approvals for bonding and can negotiate the sale for about $10.5 million, the county would move some of the offices currently located at the Meadowview campus in Secaucus to the new facility, and then move the Duncan Avenue offices for the Hudson County prosecutor to Meadowview, leaving the Duncan Avenue property for development as the new club house for the county golf course currently under construction nearby.
Jersey City municipal operations could also relocate some offices from 30 Montgomery St. to the Bergen Avenue site, renting space essentially from Hudson County for half the rate it spends today.
Also envisioned in the plan would be the moving of Hudson County Improvement Authority offices to Bergen Avenue from the current rented offices on Summit Avenue in Jersey City.
If all goes well, the county expects to close on the deal by May 1.