2540 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City
Apartment building · 61 units · built c. 1914 · Block 16601, Lot 1.
Building permits
- Alteration, issued Sep 18, 2025, 5 stories, described as “Scope of work lintel repairs: remove 2 courses of brick at upper floor lintels; install waterproofing, stainless steel drip edge, weeps and new brick to match existing. Replace damaged terra cotta stones with new precast units re-glaze terr”
- Alteration, issued May 12, 2025, estimated cost $5K, 5 stories, described as “Sidewalk Shed protection”
- Alteration, issued Apr 17, 2012, described as “Installation of rpz backflow preventer, fire panel devices, electrical fire tamper switches on valves”
- Alteration, issued Jan 26, 2012, described as “Modernizing on passenger elevator”
- Alteration, issued Jul 14, 2011, described as “Facade repairs & erection of 304 linear feet of sidewalk shed.”
- Alteration, issued Aug 24, 2010, described as “Create pathway for future fiber optic communication verizon fios”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $8,380,700
- 2025 tax
- $195,689
- Assessed land
- $2,135,000
- Assessed improvements
- $6,245,700
Zoning
Boyd McGuiness Redevelopment Plan.
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- Historic Preservation Commission case H-26-0055: Application, Withdrawn, applied Feb 18, 2026. WINDOW REPLACEMENT On behalf of Capital Realty Group, Inc., Nova is evaluating the general suitability of, and compliance with, existing federal historic preservation regulations for the Fairview Apartments, located at 2540–2550 and…
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-25-0119: Application, Approved, applied Mar 31, 2025. LINTEL REPAIRS: REMOVE 2 COURSES OF BRICK AT UPPER FLOOR LINTELS; INSTALL WATERPROOFING, STAINLESS STEEL DRIP EDGE, WEEPS AND NEW BRICK TO MATCH EXISTING. REPLACE DAMAGED TERRA COTTA STONES WITH NEW PRECAST UNITS RE-GLAZE TERRA COTTA…