# 257 Sherman Ave, Jersey City

Three-family · built c. 1890 · Block 2204, Lot 26.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/2204/26/257-sherman-ave

More construction in Mount Pleasant: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/mount-pleasant.md

## Building permits

- New construction, issued Aug 4, 2025, 3 stories, described as “New single family home construction”
- Alteration, issued Aug 2, 2024, 2 stories, described as “Complete demolition of 2 story 2 unit home”
- Demolition, issued Aug 2, 2024, 2 stories, described as “Complete demolition of 2 story 2 unit home”
- Alteration, issued Nov 19, 2015, described as “Removing front porch reconstruct new porch (putting same layout)”
- Alteration, issued Jul 6, 2000, described as “Vinyl Siding On Left,right Side Of Bldg & 1/2 Of Front With Rock Decoration On First Floor.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $460,900
- 2025 tax: $10,762
- Assessed land: $240,000
- Assessed improvements: $220,900
- Last sale: $835,000 in 2023

## Zoning

R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).

## Recent sales

- Aug 7, 2023: $835,000, 1,584 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.

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