# 259 Van Nostrand Ave, Jersey City

Apartment building · 67 units · built 1959 · Block 25402, Lot 19.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/25402/19/259-van-nostrand-ave

More construction in Our Lady of Mercy: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/greenville/our-lady-of-mercy.md

## Building permits

- Major renovation, issued Jul 25, 2025, estimated cost $2.1M, 4 stories, described as “Interior renovation of an existing multi family building cost of contstruction: $2,086,496”
- Alteration, issued May 13, 2019, described as “Low voltage fire alarm 1 heat detector in the elevator pit ISSUE WITH OUT FOLDER AS PER DS 5/13/2019”
- Alteration, issued Mar 9, 2017, described as “Isolate tenant from existing service 1-600 amp service 1-600 Main trans switch”
- Alteration, issued Feb 21, 2017, described as “Communication points 70 for fiber optic”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,345,000
- 2025 tax: $54,756
- Assessed land: $2,345,000
- Last sale: $500,000 in 1995

## Tax breaks

- PILOT for affordable housing, ended Jul 31, 2025, $92,880 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

M (Medical).

## Recent sales

- Aug 19, 2025: $12,350,000, 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.

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