480 Washington Blvd, Jersey City
Vacant land · built 2005 · Block 7302, Lot 54.
Building permits
- Major renovation, issued Oct 15, 2026, estimated cost $29.9M, 9 stories, described as “The proposed project consists of converting the upper 9 stories of an existing 29 story office building into 288 residential dwelling units”
- Alteration, issued Sep 16, 2026, described as “Repair and replacement of sprayed fire-resistive materials and concrete deck repairs.”
- Alteration, issued May 27, 2026, described as “Replacement of two existing uninterruptible power supply (ups) units with new ups units on the 8TH floor furnish and install new uninterruptible power supply (ups) room exhaust system and associatedfire damper and install of supporting stee”
- Alteration, issued Sep 26, 2025, estimated cost $10K, described as “FA Modifications - Replace exiting Fike Cheetah addressable control panel with new Cheetah XI control panel in IDF East Room.”
- Alteration, issued Sep 12, 2025, estimated cost $115K, described as “Int Demo Only”
- Major renovation, issued Oct 16, 2023, estimated cost $3.5M, 4 stories, described as “CBRE-CITI 16th Floor Partial renovation, removal and installation of non-bearing partitions in existing office workspace. COST OF CONSTRUCTION - $3,108,502”
- Alteration, issued Oct 16, 2023, estimated cost $702K, described as “So Gen Office Space 20th and 21st Fl. Removal of internal staircase and re-slabbing floor. Alterations to multi-purpose rooms to include minor MEP work as well as finishes. Cost of Contruction $702,000.00”
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Jan 26, 2023, estimated cost $6K
- Alteration, issued Mar 1, 2021, described as “INTERIOR ALTERATIONS 10TH FLOOR FOR JPMC Alteration (interior) 10th floor areas for JPMC (1)”
- Alteration, issued May 19, 2020, described as “Install new sheave on SE #3”
- Alteration, issued Aug 22, 2019, described as “Interior alterations to the 18TH floor for citi”
- Alteration, issued Aug 22, 2019, described as “Interior alterations to the 19TH floor for citi as per plans 19TH floor”
- Alteration, issued Aug 7, 2019, described as “Interior alterations 24TH fl. Office space for ubs”
- Alteration, issued Aug 1, 2019, described as “Citicorp 7th Floor Replace 500,000 BTU domestic hot water boiler”
- Alteration, issued Jun 17, 2019, described as “Interior demo - 19TH floor”
- Alteration, issued Jun 17, 2019, described as “Interior demo - 18TH floor”
- Alteration, issued Apr 3, 2019, described as “New 100 amp subpanel on the 27TH floor for jpmc”
- Alteration, issued Dec 17, 2018, described as “Interior alteration to 28TH floor for jpmc”
- Alteration, issued Sep 27, 2018, described as “Interior alteration on the 27TH & 29TH fl for jpmc ****gave main plans back****”
- Alteration, issued Sep 25, 2018, described as “Interior fitout on 26TH floor for compu-share”
- Alteration, issued Sep 18, 2018, described as “Multifloor for citigroup”
- Alteration, issued Jul 30, 2018, described as “Interior alterations to the 17TH floor for citi as per plans”
- Alteration, issued Jun 13, 2018, described as “Interior demolition”
- Alteration, issued Jun 13, 2018, described as “Mechanical work as per plans ( duct work )”
- Alteration, issued Jun 8, 2018, described as “Interior alterations to 20th & 21st floors”
27 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $93,500,000
- 2025 tax
- $5,103,481
- Assessed land
- $93,500,000
Tax breaks
- PILOT for commercial or industrial, ended Jan 31, 2025, $3,063,368 a year below the full tax.
Zoning
Newport Redevelopment Plan, Residential Southern.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 9 ft (NAVD88). FEMA’s preliminary map: zone AE, high risk: a 1% chance of flooding each year, base flood elevation 11 ft (NAVD88).
Board and land use applications
- 480 Washington Boulevard Residential Conversion (case P2025-0143): Approved 2026, 288 units, 29 stories, 401 feet tall, 16,753 sq ft retail, 405,556 sq ft office, 794 parking spaces
In the news
LeFrak to Partially Convert Jersey City Office Tower to Apartments, Jersey Digs, Apr 16, 2026.