# 344 Second St, Jersey City

Four-family · built c. 1880 · Block 11107, Lot 6.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/11107/6/344-second-st

More construction in Harsimus Cove: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/harsimus-cove.md

Every lot on block 11107: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/11107.md

## Building permits

- Addition, issued Aug 18, 2026, estimated cost $1.2M, 3 units in all, 5 stories, described as “Reconstruction of existing building to add up floor and rear addition for seven condo units and one commercial space”
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Feb 6, 2023, estimated cost $3K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Jun 20, 2016, estimated cost $750
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Mar 10, 2016, estimated cost $10K
- Alteration, issued Feb 15, 2012, described as “Oil fired steam boiler replacement with tankless coil./”
- Alteration, issued May 26, 2010, described as “BLDG: Repair of front facade.”
- Alteration, issued Jan 5, 2009, described as “Install 1 275 gal. oil tank”
- Alteration, issued Jan 4, 1999, described as “Install 2 lighting fixtures”
- Alteration, issued Oct 26, 1998, described as “Install bannister inside rear entrance to basement”
- Alteration, issued Sep 17, 1998, described as “5 emerg/exit”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,540,000
- 2025 tax: $35,959
- Assessed land: $1,440,000
- Assessed improvements: $100,000
- Last sale: $1,350,000 in 2015

## Zoning

NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial 1).

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 9 ft (NAVD88). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).

## Board and land use applications

- Planning Board case P2026-0015: Site Plan Extension, Approved, applied Feb 11, 2026. Extension of existing approvals under case P23-020. Extension letter attached.
- Planning Board case P23-020: Legacy - Land Use, Approved, applied Jan 26, 2023. New construction of a 5-story, mixed-use building with 7 residential units and 1,050 sq. ft. of commercial space on the ground floor.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology