# 545 M.L. King Drive, Jersey City

Mixed use · 36 units · built 2023 · Block 18503, Lot 7.01.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/18503/7.01/545-m-l-king-drive

More construction in Jackson Hill (Bergen-Lafayette): https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/bergen-lafayette/jackson-hill.md

## Building permits

- New — Multi-Family, issued Nov 23, 2021, estimated cost $300K, 36 units, 5 stories
- Alteration, issued Jul 6, 2026, estimated cost $66K, 4 stories, described as “Build-out empty space to plans attached”
- Alteration, issued Dec 11, 2025, estimated cost $3K, described as “Install sign”
- Alteration, issued Jun 9, 2025, estimated cost $73K, 1 story, described as “Dental office fit-out (manmeet arora dds pc) cost of construction: $73,000”
- Alteration, issued Sep 5, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Permit update - as build”
- Alteration, issued Aug 7, 2023, described as “Electric and plumbing update 20213831”
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Jan 20, 2023, estimated cost $160K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Mar 22, 2022, estimated cost $3K
- Alteration — Residential, issued Dec 21, 2021, estimated cost $22K
- Alteration — Residential, issued Dec 21, 2021, estimated cost $3K
- Demolition — Residential, issued Oct 21, 2021, estimated cost $60K
- Alteration, issued Oct 21, 2021, described as “Demo house”
- Alteration, issued Jun 10, 2021, described as “Cap Sewer”
- Alteration, issued Mar 30, 2015, described as “1 (400) amp service”
- Alteration, issued Nov 26, 2014, described as “Cut clean and remove 1000 gallon oil tank”
- Alteration, issued Sep 26, 2003, described as “1 Water Heater 1 Flue Pipe”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $9,029,900
- 2025 tax: $210,848
- Assessed land: $1,572,700
- Assessed improvements: $7,457,200

## Zoning

Jackson Hill Redevelopment Plan, Neighborhood Mixed Use.

## Flood zone

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

## Board and land use applications

- 545 Martin Luther King Drive (case P21-115): Completed, 36 units, 5 stories, 55 feet tall, 4,439 sq ft retail

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