# 281 Danforth Ave, Jersey City

Two-family · built c. 1920 · Block 28001, Lot 8.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/28001/8/281-danforth-ave

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

Every lot on block 28001: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/28001.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Oct 15, 2026, estimated cost $2K, described as “550 UST Removal”
- Alteration, issued Nov 19, 2010, described as “Replace 1 Hot Water Heater.”
- Alteration, issued Jan 26, 2006, described as “1 meter box 1-100 amp subpanel”
- Alteration, issued Oct 5, 2004, described as “1 200amp service”
- Alteration, issued Sep 1, 2004, described as “1 gas piping 1 hot air furnance”
- Alteration, issued Aug 20, 2004, described as “Abandoned 550 gallon ust”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $243,300
- 2025 tax: $5,681
- Assessed land: $83,700
- Assessed improvements: $159,600
- Last sale: $235,000 in 2004

## Zoning

R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).

## Recent sales

- Apr 27, 2026: $450,000, 1,368 sq ft ($329 per sq ft)

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