# 20 Beacon Way, Jersey City

Apartment building · 126 units · Block 13601, Lot 8.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/13601/8/20-beacon-way

More construction in Bergen Hill: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/bergen-lafayette/bergen-hill.md

## Building permits

- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Jan 11, 2023, estimated cost $7K
- Alteration, issued Oct 8, 2015, described as “One illuminated sign”
- Alteration, issued Feb 27, 2013, described as “Installation of 2 hydraulic elevators”
- Alteration, issued Feb 21, 2013, described as “Mercury Bldg. Erection of canopy to entrance.”
- Alteration, issued Apr 13, 2012, described as “Interior fit out for 126 residential apartments work to include drywall framing, wood carpet flooring and finished carpentry”
- Alteration, issued Feb 24, 2012, described as “Install partitions at ground floor space with associated mechanical and electrical for use as temporary construction office as per plans”
- Alteration, issued Aug 9, 2010, described as “Interior Renovation of Unit # 302 Cost of Construction: $60,000.00”
- Alteration, issued Aug 9, 2010, described as “Interior Renovation of Unit # 301 Cost of Construction: 37,689.00”
- Alteration, issued May 26, 2010, described as “Cut and cap undergroung connections.”
- Alteration, issued Mar 17, 2010, described as “Interior renovation of existing building to residential (Mercury Building) TCO FOR BASEMENT, 2ND FLOOR AND COMMON AREAS ON GROUND AND 3RD FLOOR”
- Alteration, issued Feb 24, 2010, described as “150 low voltage communication pts.”
- Alteration, issued Sep 25, 2009, described as “Interior alterations of 3RD.fl. As per plans”
- Alteration, issued Sep 25, 2009, described as “Plumbing and HVAC as per drawings”
- Alteration, issued Aug 15, 2008, described as “Bldg: Structural steel framing, metal decking, concrete slab in-filled and slab packing from ground floor, bulked stairs, structural steel for elevators. \*(Plan review for bldg only-No elec, plumb or fire tech cards submitted)-LJ.”
- Alteration, issued Aug 11, 2008, described as “Electric, space heater, 1-200 amp subpanel, 1-100 amp subpanel,5 heaters.(Building A)”
- Alteration, issued Jan 9, 2008, described as “Modernization of 3 traction elevators as per plans”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $4,410,000
- 2025 tax: $102,974
- Assessed land: $4,410,000
- Last sale: $12,400,000 in 2011

## Tax breaks

- PILOT for market-rate housing, through Aug 31, 2027, $361,890 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

The Beacon Redevelopment Plan.

## Flood zone

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

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