# 4 Mercer St, Jersey City

Three-family · built c. 1892 · Block 12903, Lot 13.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/12903/13/4-mercer-st

More construction in Van Vorst Park: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/van-vorst-park.md

Every lot on block 12903: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/12903.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Mar 11, 2022, 3 stories, described as “Interior renovation, 18 X11 foot rear yard addition 3- story plus basement and facade resconstruction as per plans. \*\*\* \*\*\* returned to mark herring on 4/30/19.”
- Addition — Multi-Family, issued Feb 7, 2020, estimated cost $295K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Jul 17, 2019, estimated cost $11K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Nov 13, 2018, estimated cost $29K
- Alteration, issued Jul 6, 2018, described as “Interior demo abandoned on 5/12/20- no activity since 2018”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,579,400
- 2025 tax: $36,879
- Assessed land: $636,500
- Assessed improvements: $942,900
- Last sale: $1,905,000 in 2022

## Zoning

H (Historic District).

## Recent sales

- May 12, 2022: $1,905,000, 3,168 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 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 Van Vorst Park Historic District (Jersey City historic district).

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