# 397 First St, Jersey City

Three-family · built c. 1885 · Block 12603, Lot 5.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/12603/5/397-first-st

More construction in The Village: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/the-village.md

Every lot on block 12603: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/12603.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Aug 7, 2001, described as “4-meters”
- Alteration, issued Jan 13, 1999, described as “Sheetrock tile finish work”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $844,800
- 2025 tax: $19,726
- Assessed land: $634,600
- Assessed improvements: $210,200

## Zoning

RC-3 (Residential Commercial District 3).

## Recent sales

- Feb 24, 2025: $1,200,000, 1,560 sq ft ($769 per sq ft)
- Nov 1, 2021: $890,000, 1,560 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 X, moderate risk: a 0.2% chance of flooding each year. FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).

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