Eleven80 is a tall residential

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, United States. Named for its address at 1180

Raymond Boulevard Raymond Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Newark, New Jersey. The eastern portion of the road acts as the westbound member of a one-way pair; eastbound traffic uses Market Street and Ferry Street (Newark), Ferry Street. Raymond Boulevard car ...

, Eleven80 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 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 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 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental residences, renting at prices below the

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and Hoboken markets. The building features amenities including a health club, bowling alley, basketball court and a media room.

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Graph of New Jersey's ten tallest buildingsNewark skyscraper photosBCDC Newark buildings and sites
{{Authority control 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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