2495 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City
School · built c. 1890 · Block 17601, Lot 18.
Building permits
- New construction, issued Sep 12, 2024, estimated cost $689K, described as “New construction of concrete pad for Electrical service gear, As per drawings.”
- Major renovation, issued Sep 12, 2023, estimated cost $2.4M, described as “Window replacement, electrical upgrades, and HVAC upgrades. The project is a result of failing windows and outdated building systems, with the goal being a watertight building which is more comfortable and habitable. The windows will replac”
- Alteration — Educational, issued May 5, 2023, estimated cost $1K
- Major renovation — Educational, issued Nov 19, 2021, estimated cost $1.6M
- Alteration — Educational, issued Sep 8, 2021, estimated cost $14K
- Alteration — Educational, issued Sep 1, 2021, estimated cost $76K
- Alteration, issued Feb 17, 2021, described as “Asbestos abatement of ceiling in boiler room to allow for renovations by others”
- Alteration, issued Oct 11, 2017, described as “Boiler replacement”
- Alteration, issued Oct 10, 2017, described as “Install 1-1'' & 1-1/2'' backflow preventer in boiler room”
- Alteration, issued Sep 19, 2017, described as “Removal of interior concrete slab 10 x 10 no rebar”
- Alteration — Educational, issued Dec 11, 2015, estimated cost $18K
- Alteration, issued Jun 29, 2015, described as “Interior demo”
- Alteration, issued Jul 9, 2014, described as “Interior Renovation”
- Alteration — Educational, issued Jul 23, 2012, estimated cost $84K
- Alteration, issued Jul 21, 2011, described as “Room B3-new sink and casework room 109A-remove and relocate toilet room. Room 113A-add new toilet room room 210-remove door and add new wall.”
- Alteration, issued Dec 21, 2010, described as “PLUMB: Install water service and backflow preventer.”
- Alteration, issued Nov 9, 2009, described as “Installation of electrical outlets in various classrooms”
- Alteration, issued Jun 30, 2009, described as “Removal & disposal of floor tile & mastic from admissions off, chapel room & room 105”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $9,227,600
- Assessed land
- $945,400
- Assessed improvements
- $8,282,200
- Last sale
- $5,700,000 in 2009
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-26-0302: Application, Approved, applied Aug 12, 2026. The project consists of Masonry and Façade Restoration, and related work at Learning Community Charter School, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The project is single-prime, lump sum, all trades, all-inclusive project. The scope of Work…
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-24-0227: Application, Approved, applied May 29, 2024. Electrical Upgrades for Learning Community Charter School. The project is a full building service upgrade, panel replacement, and installation of a new switchgear and transformer. We would like to apply for a certificate of no effect, due…
- Historic Preservation Commission case H-23-0133: Application, Approved, applied Oct 5, 2023. Exterior door replacement, in kind, at 5 pairs of exterior doors along JFK Blvd. and Kensington Ave. The doors being replaced are assumed to be non-historically significant because they were replaced at some time between the 1928…