Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken Sign Company for Washington Street Shops and Restaurants
Gogi Signs designs, builds, prints, installs, repairs and replaces custom signs for businesses across Hoboken. We make storefront signs, channel letters, dimensional lettering, custom awnings and window graphics. We also make blade signs where allowed, directories, ADA signs and indoor signs.
20+ Years Experience
Serving New Jersey Since 2005
In-House Production
Fabrication & Large-Format Printing
Commercial Installation
Insured Installation Crew
Hoboken & Hudson County
Local Sign Service
Sign Company in Hoboken
Custom Signs for Hoboken Businesses
Hoboken is a storefront city. Think of Washington Street, First Street and the uptown business blocks. Add local restaurants, offices, mixed-use buildings and businesses near the PATH and the waterfront. They all sit in a small, very walkable area.
That changes what a business sign has to do.
Our New Jersey team handles storefront signs, channel letters, dimensional lettering, custom awnings and window graphics. We also do blade and projecting signs where allowed, directories, ADA signs, office signs and indoor graphics. We handle tenant changes and sign repair too, from site survey to install.
Sidewalk First
Hoboken Signs Are Designed for the Sidewalk First
Most storefronts here do not sit behind deep parking lots. Customers walk right past the business. They come from both ends of the block or from the PATH station. Some cross the street just a few feet from the door.
Washington Street is the main shopping street. But restaurants, shops, offices, salons, gyms, medical practices and service firms are spread across the other mixed-use streets too. Here, bigger is not always better. A storefront works better when three jobs are kept apart:
- Identification : The business name and logo on the primary storefront sign.
- The entrance : Made clear by the awning, door, windows or a projecting sign.
- Close-range detail : Hours, menus, pickup notes, suite numbers and other details on the glass and door.
Split that way, the storefront reads clearly from across the street and from right beside it.
Storefront Signs
Storefront Signs for Washington Street and Hoboken Business Districts
A Hoboken storefront often has little wall space. Upper floor windows, next door tenants, trim, awnings and glass all compete for the same area. The signs need to fit the building, not cover it.
- Fascia and wall signs : sized to the storefront width, sign band, trim, tenant space and the way people approach.
- Channel letters : where the building and the local rules allow them.
- Dimensional letters and logos : in metal, acrylic and PVC for exterior walls and entrances.
- Blade and projecting signs : where allowed, when people on the sidewalk need to see you.
Our Products
Signs We Make for Hoboken Businesses
Our New Jersey shop makes built, printed, outdoor, indoor and temporary signs for businesses across Hoboken.
Channel Letters
Lit and unlit letters for storefronts and building signs.
Custom Awnings
Fabric storefront and entrance awnings with your colors, logo, lettering and graphics.
Window Graphics and Lettering
Printed graphics, logos, hours, vinyl lettering, privacy film, decorative film and short term promos.
Lobby and Reception Signs
Dimensional logos, acrylic signs, metal letters, wall graphics, plaques and reception logo signs.
Directories
Building, floor, office, department and tenant directories for shared and mixed-use buildings.
ADA Signs
Tactile room signs, Braille signs, accessible restroom signs and directional signs.
Office and Suite Signs
Room numbers, suite plaques, office names, department signs and tenant signs you can swap out.
Banners and Temporary Graphics
Grand openings, coming soon signs, events, leasing graphics, construction periods and short term promos.
Vehicle Graphics and Lettering
Business lettering, logos, decals, contact details and graphics for company vehicles.
How It Works
From Site Survey Through Installation
Gogi Signs has served New Jersey businesses since 2005.
01
Site Survey
We measure the storefront and photograph the building front. We note existing signs, brackets, awning frames, mounting points and the entrance.
02
Design and Planning
We fit the artwork to the storefront width, the sign band, the building details and the approvals the address will need.
03
Fabrication and Printing
Once you approve, we build it in our shop. That covers cutting, large format printing, vinyl, finishing and wiring where needed.
04
Installation
Our insured install crew sets up site access. They remove old signs when that is part of the job, then install the new signs and graphics.
05
Future Service
Later, a tenant may change or lights may need repair. Window graphics may need replacing or an awning may need a new cover. We can come back to the property.
Approvals & Historic Review
Hoboken Requires Approval Before a Business Sign Goes Up
Here the order matters more than the size. Much of the Central Business District sits inside the Historic District. Historic Preservation Commission approval comes before the zoning permit.
- Permit first : You need a permit before you put up, install, paint, change or move a sign. It goes through the zoning permit process.
- Where the rules live : Section 196-31 of the Hoboken Zoning Code.
- Common categories : The City lists wall signs, window signs and awning signs. It notes that other types may be allowed under the ordinance.
- Historic review : Some CBD businesses are also in the Historic District. They need HPC approval for a new sign or a change to the building front before the zoning permit.
- A dedicated application : The City has a Historic Preservation category for signs, awnings, repair and restoration.
- Over the sidewalk : Signs and awnings that stick out over a street or sidewalk fall under the projection rules. They need the City’s permission.
- Awnings specifically : Cloth or canvas awnings are allowed over sidewalks with permission. Support frames must follow set height and projection rules.
- What the address decides : Sign type, size, lighting, mounting, historic review, awning design and how far it sticks out. Also whether an old sign can be reused, and what the landlord requires.
On an older storefront, the sign has to work around what is already there. That means masonry, classic storefront shapes, cornices and trim, transom windows and old brackets. It also means historic details, upper floor windows and old attachment points. Dimensional lettering, fabric awnings, approved projecting signs, window lettering and well sized wall signs usually fit that building better than an oversized sign.
The order is property first, fabrication second. The application is filed by you or your landlord. We help with drawings and paperwork, but we do not file permits for you.
Using the Glass
The Storefront Should Still Look Like a Storefront
Hoboken businesses often have valuable street level glass. It can carry useful details. But if you fill every window with graphics, the business gets harder to read from the sidewalk. We split storefront glass into three levels:
- Business identification : The name or logo, where the window backs up the main outside sign.
- Entry information : Hours, suite number, pickup notes, door signs and access details.
- Promotional graphics : Seasonal promos, product images, grand opening graphics and short term offers.
Privacy is handled on its own. Offices, medical practices, salons and gyms may need frosted or decorative film. That does not mean the whole storefront has to be blocked out. We make cut vinyl lettering, printed window graphics, frosted privacy film and decorative film. We also make door graphics, temporary window graphics, partial coverage and graphics that face inside.
The goal is to use the glass without losing the storefront behind it.
Custom Awnings
Custom Awnings Have a Natural Place in Hoboken
Fabric awnings suit Hoboken’s buildings very well. They mark each storefront bay and make the entrance clear. They add a second place for the business name. And they work with older masonry fronts without a large sign structure.
The City’s street rules cover awnings over sidewalks. Cloth or canvas awnings are allowed with the City’s permission. Support frames must follow set height and projection rules. Any sign, awning or similar item that sticks out over a street or sidewalk needs City review and permission.
We make and install custom fabric awnings with your name, logo, colors, valance lettering and new covers. A sound existing frame can often get new fabric instead of being replaced.
Who We Work With
Businesses We Serve Throughout Hoboken
Street level restaurants and shops, offices and practices upstairs, and the managed buildings that hold both.
Nearby service areas: Hoboken is part of our Hudson County sign company coverage. We also serve nearby businesses through our Jersey City sign company, Union City sign services and West New York business signs pages.
Restaurants and Cafés
Customers read the business at several distances. They see the name from across the street and the awning or projecting sign up close. Then come the hours and menu at the door, and menus and wall graphics inside.
Retail Stores
Outside signs, window graphics, awnings, short term promos and indoor branding.
Professional Offices
Directories, dimensional logos, suite signs, reception signs, privacy film and office plaques. The name alone rarely gets a visitor to the right door.
Medical and Dental Practices
Outside signs, privacy graphics, reception signs, ADA signs, directories and wayfinding.
Mixed-Use and Multi-Tenant
A shop on the first floor, offices upstairs, a separate apartment entrance and a shared lobby. Outside signs, tenant listings at the shared entrance, lobby directories and suite signs.
Property Managers
Tenants change all the time in these buildings. We set standard specs for lobby directories, suite signs, door plaques, ADA and floor signs, awning graphics, replacement panels, leasing graphics and removal.
Salons and Wellness
Storefront signs, window lettering and privacy film for ground floor glass, without closing off the front.
Service Companies
Storefront or office signs, door graphics, indoor signs and vehicle lettering for businesses working across Hudson County.
Tenant Changeover
Taking Over an Existing Hoboken Storefront?
Older business spaces come with sign hardware already in place. We inspect it before we decide what has to be rebuilt.
What you may inherit
- Wall-sign mounting points and channel-letter raceways
- Electrical wiring
- Awning frames and projecting-sign brackets
- Window vinyl and door graphics
- Directory systems, interior plaques and reception signs
A good awning frame may only need a new cover. A directory may need one tenant listing. A sound bracket may be reused if the new sign and the City’s approval allow it. Using an existing mounting spot can also save needless work on the building front.
What the changeover covers
- Previous sign removal and window-vinyl removal
- Existing-condition survey and storefront measurements
- New exterior identification and channel-letter replacement
- Awning recovering
- New window graphics and door lettering
- Directory updates, suite signs and reception identification
- Temporary coming-soon graphics, then final installation
Other parts may be worn, unsafe, in the wrong place or a poor fit for the new business. Those come off.
Repair & Refacing
Sign Repair, Refacing, and Replacement
Hoboken has many older storefront signs, so a project often starts with something already on the building. Lights fail, letters come loose and faces fade. Vinyl wears, awning fabric ages, tenant names change and directory listings go out of date.
Gogi Signs repairs and updates business signs, even when another company built them. Common service work includes:
- Channel-letter repair
- LED and electrical service
- Replacement sign faces
- Dimensional-letter repair
- Projecting-sign repair
- Awning recovering
- Window-vinyl replacement
- Directory updates
- Tenant-panel replacement
- Sign removal
- Interior sign replacement
- New tenant conversion
If the old structure is still useful, a repair or new face may make more sense than a new sign. When repair is no longer practical, we can build a new sign. It needs the same approvals as any new sign.
Warehouse & Logistics
Warehouse, Logistics and Industrial Signage
Hudson County still plays a key role in logistics. It sits beside Manhattan and Newark, with major highways, rail lines, ports and regional transit. That keeps logistics and related business strong, mostly in the western and southern parts of the county.
- Building identification : Outside letters and wall signs sized to the property and to how customers and trucks arrive.
- Dock and door numbers : Numbers for loading docks, overhead doors, warehouse doors and receiving.
- Entrance identification : Visitor, employee and freight entrances kept clearly separate.
- Parking and directional : Loading, delivery, pickup and traffic flow inside the property.
- Safety and facility signs : Restricted areas, departments and work areas.
- Vehicle graphics : The same identity carried away from the building.
Serving Hoboken
Serving Hoboken and the Hudson County Market
Gogi Signs serves businesses throughout Hoboken, including around:
- Washington Street
- First Street
- Uptown Hoboken
- Central Business District
- PATH station area
- Waterfront
Hoboken’s tight street grid and mixed-use buildings make its sign needs very different from nearby suburbs. Businesses here need strong signs for people on foot, storefront graphics and indoor tenant signs. The signs also need to work with the existing building.
Some companies have several Hudson County locations. Our New Jersey shop can be your one source for building and installing signs. Each address is still handled to its own town rules.
2005
Serving New Jersey since
HPC first
Historic review before zoning
Insured
Commercial installation crew
In-house
Fabrication & large-format printing
Get Started
Planning a Sign Project in Hoboken?
You may be opening a Washington Street storefront, taking over a restaurant or moving into a mixed-use building. You may need an office directory updated, an awning recovered, window graphics added or a sign fixed. In every case, start with the exact property address and photos.
The address matters even more here. Zoning and historic review may decide the sign type before anything is drawn.
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The property address and a photo of the building start the job.
- Serving New Jersey since 2005
- In-house fabrication and printing
- Insured installation crew
- Repair and refacing on existing signs
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions About Signs in Hoboken
Yes. Hoboken states that a permit is required before erecting, installing, painting, altering, or relocating a sign. Sign approval is part of the zoning permit process.
The City’s business guide lists wall signs, window signs and awning signs as common types. It notes that other types may also be used under the zoning ordinance.
Possibly. Much of Hoboken’s Central Business District overlaps the Historic District. Businesses in that area need Historic Preservation Commission approval for a new sign or a change to the building front. That comes before the zoning permit.
Hoboken allows some cloth or canvas awnings over sidewalks, with City permission and size limits. Signs, awnings and other items that stick out over a street or sidewalk need review and approval.
Sometimes. We check the frame, attachment points, size and condition first. Then we tell you if new fabric on it is practical.
Yes. We can remove the old sign. We inspect the mounting, wiring, brackets, awning frames, directories and other parts to see what can be reused.
Yes. If your sign system allows single parts to be swapped, we can make a new tenant listing, office plaque or suite sign. We do not need to replace the whole system.
Yes. We make frosted film, decorative film, cut vinyl, logos, privacy bands and other graphics for storefront and indoor glass.
Yes. We can inspect and service existing business signs, no matter who made them, when repair is safe and practical.
Send the exact Hoboken property address and storefront photos. Add your logo or artwork, photos of any signs already there, and any landlord or property sign rules you have. The address matters most, because zoning and historic review may affect the sign.