Making sure all residents benefit from development remains a significant concern — in Jersey City and anywhere else that ground is broken.

Ben LoPiccolo knows the issue inside and out. He is the founder of the Ben LoPiccolo Development Group – or BLDG-UP – a real estate investment advisory and consulting firm based in Jersey City. And he is president of the Jersey City Apartment Owners Association, an advocacy group.

Now, Flores and other Jersey City residents are raising the issue of application fees with their municipal leaders and starting to get some traction, as candidates in the city’s hotly contested mayoral race express an interest in changing the process.

In an editorial, Jersey City Apartment Owners Association Executive Director Wendy Paul presents data showing that rents in the city are decreasing.

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