# 637 Jersey Ave, Jersey City

Three-family · built c. 1880 · Block 11202, Lot 19.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/11202/19/637-jersey-ave

More construction in Hamilton Park: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/hamilton-park.md

Every lot on block 11202: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/11202.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Dec 2, 2024, estimated cost $14K, described as “Remove rubber roof membrane install new JM modified bitumen torch down system.”
- Alteration, issued Apr 17, 2000, described as “Emergency Exit Lights”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,347,300
- 2025 tax: $31,459
- Assessed land: $578,000
- Assessed improvements: $769,300
- Last sale: $1,650,000 in 2023

## Zoning

H (Historic District).

## Recent sales

- Mar 31, 2023: $1,650,000, 2,835 sq ft, sold with other lots

Open-market sales since mid-2019, from the state’s SR1A sales file.

## 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).

## Landmarks

Part of Hamilton Park Historic District (Jersey City historic district).

## Board and land use applications

- Historic Preservation Commission case H23-206: Application, Approved, applied May 31, 2023. Remove existing rubber flat roof material. Install new rubber flat roof membrane.

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