# 499 Washington Blvd, Jersey City

Commercial · built 2000 · Block 7303, Lot 10.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/7303/10/499-washington-blvd

More construction in Newport: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/newport.md

## Building permits

- New construction, issued Aug 3, 1998, 14 stories, described as “New 14 Story Office Building Core & Shell”
- Major renovation, issued Jun 4, 2026, estimated cost $2.0M, described as “Replacement of carpet tile and installation of new carpet tile, paint high traffic area walls, renovation on 5TH and 6TH floor new casework, wall covering, glass doors and sidelights, plumbing, electrical and mechanical modification s were”
- Alteration, issued Apr 21, 2026, estimated cost $315K, described as “Interior mechanical upgrades”
- Alteration, issued Oct 1, 2025, estimated cost $298K, described as “Renovation of core bathrooms and corridors on 9TH floor”
- Alteration, issued May 21, 2025, estimated cost $170K, described as “Berkley insurance-9TH fl. Office space conversion into conference rooms. One conference room into an office space. Total cost of construction: $169,670.00”
- Alteration, issued Dec 17, 2024, estimated cost $30K, described as “HVAC replacement and installation of a new steel frame”
- Alteration, issued Aug 26, 2024, estimated cost $7K, described as “Consists of new non-loading bearing partitions, ceilings, lighting, flooring, base, electrical, HVAC, and Fire Protection with the application of miscellaneous interior finishes. No change in use group.”
- Alteration, issued Oct 24, 2023, estimated cost $206K, described as “Interior alteration and stair removal for forbes 9TH and 10TH floors”
- Major renovation — Commercial, issued Oct 17, 2022, estimated cost $1.2M
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Oct 11, 2022, estimated cost $5K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Aug 16, 2022, estimated cost $16K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Jun 21, 2022, estimated cost $83K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Feb 2, 2022, estimated cost $740K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Jan 13, 2022, estimated cost $143K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Jan 13, 2022, estimated cost $7K
- Major renovation — Commercial, issued Oct 13, 2021, estimated cost $1.8M
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Sep 7, 2021, estimated cost $205K
- Alteration, issued Jan 29, 2020, described as “Install new panel and refeed existing circuits”
- Alteration, issued Dec 5, 2019, described as “Interior fit out vacant space”
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Oct 24, 2019, estimated cost $25K
- Alteration, issued Sep 27, 2018, described as “Tory burch two new doors on 12TH and 14TH floors”
- Alteration, issued Jul 11, 2018, described as “Interior renovation to ground floor commercial space for new restaurant "los cuernos"”
- Alteration, issued Jun 11, 2018, described as “Los Cuervos HVAC Stall new pumps vrf system, freezer and electrical alterations”
- Alteration — Residential, issued Apr 3, 2018, estimated cost $3K
- Alteration, issued Mar 27, 2018, described as “Interior demo & clean out”

53 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/7303/10/499-washington-blvd.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $123,950,700
- 2025 tax: $1,987,902
- Assessed land: $20,318,400
- Assessed improvements: $103,632,300
- Last sale: $5,978,148 in 1998

## Zoning

Newport Redevelopment Plan, Regional Commercial.

## 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

- 499 Washington Boulevard (case Not Available): Completed, 14 stories, 12,000 sq ft retail, 547,795 sq ft office, 750 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