598 Jersey Ave, Jersey City
Commercial · Block 11205, Lot 43.
Building permits
- Alteration, issued Feb 26, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Oil tank removal”
- Alteration, issued Oct 25, 2016, described as “Side walk bridge”
- Alteration, issued May 8, 2014, estimated cost $25K
- Alteration, issued Oct 21, 2013, described as “Exterior wood wall temporary bracing.”
- Alteration, issued May 12, 2009, described as “Emergency repair of flat roof area, (church)”
- Alteration, issued Mar 7, 2002, described as “New Roof, Shingles All Around House”
- Alteration, issued Sep 12, 2000, described as “Repiar Northwall, Point Loose Brick, Block Up 4 Windows”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $2,500,000
- 2025 tax
- $58,375
- Assessed land
- $1,450,000
- Assessed improvements
- $1,050,000
- Last sale
- $50,000 in 1985
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
- Zoning Board case Z2025-0088: Subdivision, Fees Due, applied Nov 26, 2025. Minor subdivision of existing 8,323.3 square foot lot into two (2) new lots. Proposed New Lot 43.01 will be an approximately 5,227.3 square foot lot which will be improved as proposed by the Site Plan application submitted under Case No…
- Zoning Board case Z2025-0006: Site Plan, Fees Due, applied Jan 11, 2025. Proposed Adaptive Re-Use of an existing church for Multifamily development with fourteen (14) units and twenty-six (26) bicycle parking spaces. Applicant has a simultaneous application submitted to the HPC under Case No. H-25-009.
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-25-0009: Application, Approved, applied Jan 6, 2025. Proposed Adaptive Re-Use of existing church to Multifamily development with 14 units and basement bicycle parking space
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-24-0018: Application, Approved, applied Jan 18, 2024. Remove oil tank outside building structure.
- 598 Jersey Avenue (case Z21-006): Approved, 16 units, 5 stories, 70 feet tall
In the news
Downtown Jersey City’s Abandoned North Baptist Church Wins Historic Preservation Approval for Revival Plan, Jersey Digs, Mar 31, 2026.