156 Nelson Ave, Jersey City
Four-family · built c. 1934 · Block 402, Lot 59.
Building permits
- Alteration, issued Apr 27, 2026, estimated cost $35K, 2 stories, described as “Renovation of Unit 1 including bathroom and kitchen and interior non load bearing framing.”
- Alteration, issued Feb 5, 2026, estimated cost $72K, 2 stories, described as “Interior renovation addition of a new bathroom and bedroom inside existing house footprint”
- Alteration, issued Aug 21, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Removal of 550G UST from the Sidewalk”
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Nov 1, 2022, estimated cost $15K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Jun 17, 2022, estimated cost $18K
- Alteration — Residential, issued Feb 14, 2022, estimated cost $14K
- Alteration, issued Apr 24, 2007, described as “7 smoke and heat devices and 7 detectors”
- Alteration, issued Apr 3, 2007, described as “Provide hand rail full length on exit stairs, apply 4 coats of 220 latex flat fire retardant paint on fire rated door”
- Alteration, issued Jan 8, 2007, described as “New Fire escape”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $469,800
- 2025 tax
- $10,970
- Assessed land
- $171,000
- Assessed improvements
- $298,800
- Last sale
- $1,050,000 in 2024
Zoning
R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Sep 5, 2024: $1,050,000, 3,594 sq ft ($292 per sq ft)
Open-market sales since mid-2019, from the state’s SR1A sales file.