# 253 Hancock Ave, Jersey City

Condominium · 2 units · built c. 1890 · Block 1602, Lot 20.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/1602/20/253-hancock-ave

More construction in Mount Pleasant: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/mount-pleasant.md

Every lot on block 1602: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/1602.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued May 9, 2025, estimated cost $2K, described as “Replacement of 40 Gal Gas water heater”
- Alteration, issued Jul 28, 2020, described as “Interior demolition”
- Alteration, issued Feb 24, 2020, described as “Water heater”
- Alteration, issued Aug 28, 2006, described as “Replace old wooden steps with new concrete blocks with existing footing”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,228,100
- Assessed land: $473,000
- Assessed improvements: $798,100
- Exemptions and abatements: $43,000
- Condo units with their own tax lots: 2

## Zoning

R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).

## Recent sales

- Aug 9, 2021: $540,000, Unit 0002, 932 sq ft, sold with other lots
- Jun 23, 2021: $940,000, Unit 0001, 2,047 sq ft, sold with other lots
- Oct 29, 2019: $700,000, 2,588 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, 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