# 160 Morgan St, Jersey City

Apartment building · 417 units · Block 11506, Lot 1.01.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/11506/1.01/160-morgan-st

More construction in Powerhouse: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/powerhouse.md

## Building permits

- New construction, issued May 2, 2013, described as “Construction of new residential high rise building with parking garage and ground floor commercial TCO FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL UNITS, LOBBY AND SALES OFFICE”
- Alteration, issued Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $1K, described as “Direct replacment of one (1) water heater this W/H serves the Blow Dry Bar not an apt.”
- Alteration, issued Feb 19, 2026, estimated cost $13K, described as “Replacement of 4 water heaters, 4 circ pumps, 2 heating pumps and 2 DHW pumps”
- Alteration, issued Aug 24, 2023, estimated cost $592K, 12 stories, described as “Modernization of 4 Traction Pass Elevs under ASME A17.1 2019, IBC 2021 w/ edits, NEC2020 & ANSI A117.1-2017, NFPA 70-2020”
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Jan 12, 2023, estimated cost $115K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Jul 5, 2022, estimated cost $3K
- Alteration — Retail, issued Mar 21, 2022, estimated cost $67K
- Alteration — Residential, issued Sep 19, 2018, estimated cost $2K
- Alteration, issued Sep 19, 2018, described as “Installation of a flat sign no electric unit 3B”
- Alteration, issued Mar 14, 2018, described as “Black aluminum sign”
- Alteration, issued Feb 21, 2018, described as “Tenant fit out for hair salon”
- Alteration, issued Feb 21, 2018, described as “Tenant fit out for wax salon”
- Alteration, issued Jan 5, 2018, described as “Burglar alarm first floor”
- Alteration, issued Sep 13, 2017, described as “Interior alteration on 1ST floor for "powerflow yoga"”
- Alteration, issued Apr 24, 2017, described as “Tenant fit out for first floor”
- Alteration, issued Jan 21, 2015, described as “Remove 3-550 Gal. UST #2 Heating oil”
- Alteration, issued Sep 9, 2014, described as “Build out of leasing office as per plans”
- Alteration, issued Mar 6, 2014, described as “Install new Elevators”
- Alteration, issued Feb 18, 2014, described as “Install hoist according to plans and 2-100 amp feeders for hoist”
- Alteration, issued Dec 10, 2013, described as “Side Walk Bridge”
- Alteration, issued Oct 30, 2013, described as “Install tower crane with electric”
- Alteration, issued Oct 24, 2013, described as “4-400 amp service (Temporary)”
- Alteration, issued Feb 14, 2012, described as “Demolition of late 20th century mason office warehouse building.”
- Alteration, issued Jun 8, 2006, described as “Remove ust”
- Alteration, issued May 10, 2006, described as “Remove Oil Tank”

2 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/11506/1.01/160-morgan-st.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $37,530,000
- 2025 tax: $3,871,052
- Assessed land: $37,530,000

## Tax breaks

- PILOT for market-rate housing, ended Sep 30, 2025, $1,284,345 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

Powerhouse Arts District Redevelopment Plan, Transition Zone / Arts Theatre.

## 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

- Zoning Board case Z2026-0026: Appeal, Fees Paid, applied Mar 11, 2026. Appeal of Notice of Violation served on February 25, 2026
- 160 Morgan Street (case Not Available): Completed, 242 units, 28 stories, 15,387 sq ft office, 209 parking spaces

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