242 Fourth St, Jersey City
Three-family · built c. 1870 · Block 11205, Lot 34.
Building permits
- Alteration, issued Mar 10, 2022, described as “Board of appeals”
- Alteration, issued Jun 30, 2015, described as “Interior renovation of ground floor”
- Alteration, issued Dec 19, 2014, described as “Install 4-Emergency exit lights”
- Alteration, issued May 29, 2013, described as “2ND & 3RD fl renovation of existing kitchens & baths”
- Alteration, issued Jul 19, 2012, described as “Install new sub floor and tiles on first floor and basement replace sheetrock & insulation in kitchen, 1st floor bathroom & basement bathroom (1/2 inch for wall & 5/8 inch for ceiling) install dura-rock in shower area in the basement bathro”
- Alteration, issued Jul 5, 2012, described as “Install liner for sewer pipe”
- Alteration, issued Jan 21, 2004, described as “Scrape and paint, repair lentils, finish brownstone, repair ladder and stairs”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $1,585,000
- 2025 tax
- $37,010
- Assessed land
- $646,000
- Assessed improvements
- $939,000
- Last sale
- $200,000 in 2020
Zoning
H (Historic District).
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 Harsimus Cove Historic District (Jersey City historic district).
Board and land use applications
- Historic Preservation Commission case H23-204: Application, Incomplete, applied May 31, 2023. This is a wood deck off of the kitchen French doors of the parlor level, in the back yard of the property (not visible from street; the old Synagog abuts the back of my property). The deck is a replacement for the original one removed by…