▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁complex ▁le ase ▁agre ements ▁with ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁gave ▁it ▁little ▁influence ▁on ▁its ▁management . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁water front ▁domin ated ▁Hob oken ▁politics , ▁with ▁various ▁civ ic ▁groups ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁eng aging ▁in ▁sometimes ▁nast y , ▁sometimes ▁abs urd ▁politics ▁and ▁court ▁cases . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁agre ements ▁were ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁Port ▁Author ity ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁various ▁levels ▁of ▁government , ▁Hob oken ▁citizens , ▁and ▁private ▁developers ▁to ▁build ▁commercial ▁and ▁resident ial ▁buildings ▁and ▁" open ▁spaces " ▁( most ly ▁along ▁the ▁bulk head ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁un - util ized ▁Pier ▁A ). ▁ ▁The ▁northern ▁portion , ▁which ▁had ▁remained ▁in ▁private ▁hands , ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁re - develop ed . ▁While ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁dry - d ock ▁and ▁production ▁facilities ▁were ▁raz ed ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁mid - r ise ▁a partment ▁houses , ▁many ▁sold ▁as ▁invest ment ▁" cond os ", ▁some ▁buildings ▁were ▁renov ated ▁for ▁adapt ive ▁re - use ▁( not ably ▁the ▁Te a ▁Building , ▁formerly ▁home ▁to ▁Li pton ▁Te a , ▁and ▁the ▁Machine ▁Sh op , ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Hob oken ▁Historic ▁Museum ). ▁Z oning ▁requires ▁that ▁new ▁construction ▁follow ▁the ▁street ▁grid ▁and ▁limits ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁new ▁construction ▁to