# 279 Communipaw Ave, Jersey City

Three-family · built c. 1885 · Block 20303, Lot 21.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/20303/21/279-communipaw-ave

More construction in Lafayette: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/bergen-lafayette/lafayette.md

Every lot on block 20303: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/20303.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Sep 22, 2026, estimated cost $10K, 4 stories, described as “Rehabilitation of a 4 story building consisting of two (2) duplexes each two bedrooms each with 2 1/2 bathrooms each.”
- Alteration, issued Feb 25, 2020, described as “One 550 gal ust removal”
- Alteration, issued Aug 28, 2001, described as “Em.lites”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $382,100
- 2025 tax: $8,922
- Assessed land: $164,600
- Assessed improvements: $217,500
- Last sale: $725,000 in 2020

## Zoning

Morris Canal Redevelopment Plan, Residential.

## Recent sales

- Oct 17, 2025: $925,000, 2,027 sq ft ($456 per sq ft)
- Apr 3, 2020: $725,000, 2,027 sq ft, sold with other lots
- Dec 9, 2019: $600,000, 2,027 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.

## Board and land use applications

- Planning Board case P2025-0159: Site Plan Extension, Approved, applied Aug 1, 2025. One year extension of existing approvals to January 10, 2026.

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