# 49-51 Morton Place, Jersey City

Industrial · Block 20902, Lot 85.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/20902/85/49-51-morton-place

More construction in State College: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/greenville/state-college.md

## Building permits

- New construction, issued Aug 11, 2026, 264 units, 6 stories, described as “New building construction. \*\*\*\*footing & foundation only\*\*\*\*”
- Demolition, issued Apr 29, 2026, described as “Complete Demolition of existing building.”
- Demolition, issued Apr 29, 2026, described as “Complete Demolition of existing building.”
- Alteration, issued Aug 2, 2013, described as “Enclosing two rooms”
- Alteration, issued Feb 28, 2011, described as “Stods, Sheetrock, Spakle, disconnect 1 light to a switch, moving sink”
- Alteration, issued Jul 27, 2009, described as “Relocation of hornstrobes per unit A# - 7-31-08 and electrical work”
- Alteration, issued Jul 27, 2009, described as “Alteration and Electrical”
- Alteration, issued Dec 26, 2007, described as “Tear off & put on new roof”
- Alteration, issued Jun 17, 2004, described as “Replace 42 sprinkler heads”
- Alteration, issued May 6, 2004, described as “Renovate existing bathroom”
- Alteration, issued Dec 3, 2001, described as “Existing Building, New Non Bearing Partitions, Site Work As Per Plans Filed Senior Daily Health Care Center Final Cost Of Construction: $428,000.00”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $3,000,000
- 2025 tax: $70,050
- Assessed land: $1,082,300
- Assessed improvements: $1,917,700
- Last sale: $2,500,000 in 2021

## Zoning

Green Villa Redevelopment Plan, Zone C.

## Recent sales

- Nov 12, 2021: $2,500,000, 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 P2025-0203: Site Plan Amendment, Approved, applied Oct 3, 2025. Amended Final Site Plan approval for previously approved Case No. P2023-0047, for property located at 38, 40, 42 and 46 Morton Place; 43, 45, 47, 49 and 51 Morton Place; and 202, 204, 206, 208 and 210 Orient Avenue, and designated as Block…
- Planning Board case P2023-0047: Site Plan, Approved, applied Aug 17, 2023. Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval

## In the news

[Dead-End Block in Jersey City Could See 264 Apartments, Pickleball Court](https://jerseydigs.com/49-51-morton-place-jersey-city-development/), Jersey Digs, Aug 12, 2025.

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