# 88 Highway 139, Jersey City

Industrial · built c. 1 · Block 6603, Lot 31.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/6603/31/88-highway-139

More construction in Reservoir: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/reservoir.md

## Building permits

- New construction, issued Sep 11, 2026, estimated cost $6.0M, 22 units, 5 stories, described as “Footing Foundation Partial Permit for the Property - 5 story - 22 units residential building.”
- Demolition, issued Feb 27, 2024, described as “Complete demolition”
- Alteration, issued Sep 12, 2008, described as “Awning”
- Alteration, issued Aug 6, 2008, described as “Elec: 5 Door contacts (3 single open doors, 2 overhead doors), 4 duel tech motion detectors, 2 panic buttons, 1 keypad, 1 outside siren & a 3200m control panel.”
- Alteration, issued Jan 9, 2008, described as “Demolition & renovation as per plans cost of construction 300,000.00”
- Alteration, issued Aug 23, 2005, described as “Approx 3500 square foot flat roof tear off, install new base sheet, install GAF trowel down modified roofing - no torches -”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,908,100
- 2025 tax: $53,238
- Assessed land: $2,808,100
- Assessed improvements: $100,000
- Last sale: $1,300,000 in 2020

## Zoning

R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).

## Recent sales

- Dec 4, 2020: $1,300,000, 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.

## Board and land use applications

- Zoning Board case Z2025-0083: Site Plan or Subdivision Extension, Approved, applied Nov 4, 2025. One year extension of existing approvals granted under application No. Z22-053.
- 88 HIGHWAY 139 (case Z22-053): Approved 2023, 22 units, 6 stories, 65 feet tall, 11 parking spaces

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