Stephanie Spear 
The main warehouse of Dykes Lumber has been located at 1899 Park Avenue in Weehawken since 1947. The iconic yellow signage once stood alongside the Maxwell House coffee billboard and the lighted Malibu Diner sign, creating as good a welcome mat as one could find when entering the northern part of Hoboken. Dykes, the proverbial last man standing, is getting torn down as part of the regional Gateway Development Project. The lumber shop has now moved its Weehawken location to North Bergen as part of a legal settlement reached as part of the region’s Gateway Development. The purchase means that the entire Dykes property will be razed — and while the fate of the iconic signage is unconfirmed at this time, it’s likely it’ll suffer the same fate. Read on for more about the future of Dykes Lumber in Hudson County, NJ.
What is the Gateway Development Project?
The Gateway Development is a regional project, supported by federal, state, and local governments, to improve rail infrastructure. Dozens of smaller projects make up the overall effort, some of which have focused on adding additional tracks, bridge improvements, and reinforcing existing infrastructure.
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The most significant project within the portfolio is the Hudson Tunnel Project, which will upgrade the rail infrastructure between Newark, New Jersey, and Manhattan’s Penn Station. Since Hudson County is the Jersey home base for the Hudson River railway crossings, a significant amount of work will be staged and/or take place here.
What’s Happening to the Dykes Property?
Dykes was founded in 1909 and is a lumberyard that is the region’s go-to spot for moulding, cabinets, building materials, doors, and more. Professionals and DIY’ers love the wide selection. There are eight other Dykes locations throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The Hudson County Dykes location is now at 6001 Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen.
The Dykes property was identified in a 2021 study by the Federal Railroad Agency as geographically relevant location for staging materials and construction equipment for the Hudson Tunnel Project. The property is 2.4 acres in size and was purchased by Amtrak for $60 million, per a legal settlement with the business in July 2024.
A statement from the law firm Carlin, Ward, Ash & Heiart LLC, which represented Dykes, revealed that the transaction was most likely the largest eminent domain settlement in the New Jersey. The sale price came after experts demonstrated the true valuation of the lot for housing and other businesses. Part of the settlement allowed Dykes to remain in the Weehawken location until March 31st, 2025.
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The Hoboken Girl team has reached out to Dykes Lumber to learn more about the new location and will update this piece with any further comments.
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