# 857 Bergen Ave, Jersey City

Mixed use · 51 units · Block 12107, Lot 25.01.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/12107/25.01/857-bergen-ave

More construction in Journal Square: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/journal-square/journal-square.md

## Building permits

- New — Multi-Family, issued Jan 17, 2023, estimated cost $14.3M, 51 units, 5 stories
- Alteration, issued Mar 19, 2025, estimated cost $4K, described as “Proposed exterior signage”
- Alteration, issued Feb 1, 2024, estimated cost $153K, 6 stories, described as “Installation of (1) Traction Elevator”
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Dec 1, 2022, estimated cost $6K
- Demolition — Commercial, issued Sep 26, 2022, estimated cost $80K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Aug 22, 2022, estimated cost $30K
- Alteration, issued Jan 28, 2022, described as “One sewer disconnect”
- Alteration, issued Dec 20, 2011, described as “6- receptacles.”
- Alteration, issued Aug 14, 2008, described as “Renovations to accomodate a Sattelite Health Facility with work to include revising the existing top unit (gas fired) and the supply returns, trunk ducts up through the building cost of construction: $210,000.00”
- Alteration, issued Apr 11, 2008, described as “Demolition of existing 1st. floor partitions as per plans”
- Alteration, issued Nov 23, 1999, described as “Water Service Connection”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,885,500
- 2025 tax: $265,851
- Assessed land: $3,600,000
- Assessed improvements: $285,500
- Last sale: $2,780,000 in 2022

## Zoning

Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan, Zone 8 - Bergen Square.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Board and land use applications

- Planning Board case P23-088: Legacy - Land Use, Fees Paid, applied Apr 27, 2023. Applicant is requesting administrative amendments approval to facilitate a change to the egress onto Vroom Court and to preserve a brick arch within the 855 Bergen storefront fa�ade (See attached 03/24/23 PB Reissuance Set)
- 855-857 Bergen Avenue (case P20-082): Completed, 51 units, 5 stories, 59 feet tall, 1,305 sq ft retail

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