# 206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City

Mixed use · 1 unit · built 2001 · Block 14203, Lot 30.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/14203/30/206-van-vorst-street

More construction in Paulus Hook: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/paulus-hook.md

## Building permits

- New construction, issued May 18, 2026, estimated cost $268K, 2 units, 4 stories, described as “148 Morris St - New 2 family House”
- New construction, issued May 14, 2026, estimated cost $267K, 4 stories, described as “New lot 30.03 proposed new townhouse as per plans”
- New construction, issued May 14, 2026, estimated cost $268K, 4 stories, described as “154 Morris St New lot 30.05 proposed new townhouse as per plans”
- New construction, issued May 14, 2026, estimated cost $268K, 4 stories, described as “152 Morris lot 30.04 proposed new townhouse as per plans”
- Alteration, issued Dec 18, 2024, estimated cost $27K, described as “Lobby upgrade - Install ADA Ramp”
- Alteration, issued Dec 18, 2024, estimated cost $208K, described as “Interior Alteration - Daycare \*TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION: $131,100”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,115,100
- 2024 tax: $69,560
- Assessed land: $1,518,500
- Assessed improvements: $1,596,600
- Last sale: $5,900,000 in 2023

## Zoning

Tidewater Basin Redevelopment Plan, Historic Buffer.

## 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

- Planning Board case P2025-0170: Site Plan Amendment, Approved, applied Aug 13, 2025. Amendment to prior site plan approval P23-084 as to 206 Van Vorst Street, Block 14203, Lots 30.01, 30.02, 30.03, 30.04, 30.05 & 306 (fka Part of Lot 30), for amendments as to the townhouses on Lots 30.02-30.05 including: reconfiguration of…
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-24-0238: Application, Approved, applied Jun 3, 2024. Interior Alteration - Daycare
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-24-0237: Application, Approved, applied Jun 3, 2024. Lobby upgrade - no exterior work
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-24-0167: Application, Approved, applied Apr 19, 2024. CONE application as to certain alterations to Bel Fuse building located at 206 Van Vorst Street, Block 14203, Lot 30.
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-23-0140: Application, Approved, applied Oct 13, 2023. Subdivision of Lot 30 of Block 14203 into 7 new Lots
- Planning Board case P23-083: Legacy - Land Use, Approved, applied Apr 12, 2023. Proposed Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision of an existing building and parking lot into seven lots. One lot is proposed with the existing building and remaining six lots are associated with a separate site plan application filed…
- Planning Board case P23-084: Legacy - Land Use, Approved, applied Apr 12, 2023. Development of 5 subdivided lots (Proposed Lots 30.02, 30.03, 30.04, 30.05 & 30.06) each with a 4-story 2 residential unit duplex townhouse. Lot 30.01 to be used as a playground area for an intended day care use in the adjacent (Lot 30.7)…

## In the news

[Townhouse Plan Approved for Block of Van Vorst Street in Jersey City](https://jerseydigs.com/206-van-vorst-st-jersey-city-approved/), Jersey Digs, Oct 25, 2024.

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