# 305 Fairmount Ave, Jersey City

Apartment building · 33 units · built c. 1925 · Block 16501, Lot 14.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/16501/14/305-fairmount-ave

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

Every lot on block 16501: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/16501.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Dec 4, 2025, estimated cost $13K, 34 units in all, 4 stories, described as “Renovate entire apartment as per plans and contractor. Interior work only. 305 fairmount avenue , apartment 303.”
- Alteration, issued Dec 4, 2025, estimated cost $13K, 34 units in all, 4 stories, described as “Renovate entire apartment as per plans and contract. Interior work only.”
- Alteration, issued Jan 13, 2025, estimated cost $1K, 5 stories, described as “Install sidewalk bridge as per plans”
- Alteration — Residential, issued Apr 7, 2021, estimated cost $26K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Sep 12, 2018, estimated cost $15K
- Alteration, issued Apr 14, 2014, described as “Basement partition & demolition”
- Alteration, issued Apr 7, 2014, described as “Install stainless steel chimney liner”
- Alteration, issued Nov 18, 2013, described as “Replace Fire Alarm Panel”
- Alteration, issued May 13, 2013, described as “Replace steam boiler”
- Alteration, issued Jan 14, 2013, described as “Installation of fiber optic communications, 34 communication points”
- Alteration, issued Oct 18, 2012, described as “Install low voltage Fiber Optic communication points.”
- Alteration, issued Jul 23, 2012, described as “Path creation only.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,400,000
- 2025 tax: $56,040
- Assessed land: $1,155,000
- Assessed improvements: $1,245,000
- Last sale: $850,000 in 1997

## Zoning

R-3 (Multi-Unit Mid-Rise).

## Flood zone

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

## Landmarks

Part of West Bergen - East Lincoln Park Historic District (Jersey City historic district).

## Board and land use applications

- Historic Preservation Commission case H-25-0407: Application, Approved, applied Sep 30, 2025. Renovate entire apartment as per plans and contract. Interior work only.
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-25-0408: Application, Approved, applied Sep 30, 2025. 305 Fairmount Ave apt 303. Renovate entire apartment as per plans and contract. Interior work only.

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