# 159 Pearsall Ave, Jersey City

Two-family · built c. 1925 · Block 29201, Lot 40.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/29201/40/159-pearsall-ave

More construction in South Greenville: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/greenville/south-greenville.md

Every lot on block 29201: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/29201.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Mar 24, 2026, estimated cost $150, 2 stories, described as “System size changed from 11.61kw with 27 430w modules and 60A fuses to to 5.16kw with 12 430w modules with 35A fuses”
- Alteration, issued Oct 17, 2025, estimated cost $22K, described as “Rooftop Solar Installation - PERMIT UPDATES”
- Alteration, issued Nov 1, 2024, estimated cost $51K, described as “Rooftop solar installation, panels will not exceed height of roof”
- Alteration, issued Jun 8, 2020, described as “1 water heater floor 2”
- Alteration, issued May 18, 2017, described as “10 runs flex/hard dots - new furnace, ac, receptacles, and switch”
- Alteration, issued Mar 29, 2017
- Alteration, issued Mar 16, 2010, described as “Removal of 550 gal UST tank”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $510,400
- 2025 tax: $11,918
- Assessed land: $89,000
- Assessed improvements: $421,400
- Last sale: $750,000 in 2024

## Zoning

R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).

## Recent sales

- Apr 24, 2024: $750,000, 2,394 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