# 153 Bowers St, Jersey City

Three-family · built c. 1904 · Block 2802, Lot 17.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/2802/17/153-bowers-st

More construction in Hudson City: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/hudson-city.md

Every lot on block 2802: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/2802.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Oct 27, 2025, estimated cost $610K, 3 units in all, 3 stories, described as “Gut renovation of existing 3 family home”
- Alteration, issued Apr 4, 2024, estimated cost $4K, described as “Remove 550 gallon ust”
- Alteration, issued Nov 9, 2023, estimated cost $16K, described as “200 thousand btu boiler 50 gallon water heater gas line”
- Alteration, issued Jun 19, 2019, described as “2 DETECTORS existing system”
- Alteration, issued Oct 29, 1998, described as “3 emerg/exit, 1 fixture, 1 switch”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $598,700
- 2025 tax: $13,980
- Assessed land: $225,000
- Assessed improvements: $373,700
- Last sale: $952,000 in 2024

## Zoning

R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).

## Recent sales

- Jul 5, 2024: $952,000, 4,347 sq ft ($219 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