# 591 Summit Ave, Jersey City

Commercial · built c. 1925 · Block 7902, Lot 35.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/7902/35/591-summit-ave

More construction in Journal Square: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/journal-square/journal-square.md

Every lot on block 7902: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/7902.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued May 1, 2026, estimated cost $3K, described as “Recovery of Existing Awning. Please see diagram attached.”
- Alteration, issued Aug 14, 2025, estimated cost $8K, 7 stories, described as “Regroove of Traction Sheave, F/I New Hoist Rope Cables.”
- Alteration, issued Jan 13, 2025, described as “Certificate of Occupancy No work being done on rented premises. Only change of usage from barbershop (previous lease) to my Smoothie shop (current lease).”
- Alteration, issued Jun 5, 2024, estimated cost $8K, 7 stories, described as “- construction/pedestrian brige as per plans with temporary lighting”
- Alteration, issued Mar 20, 2024, estimated cost $45K, described as “Brick pointing/ Brick repair and Facade repairs- Non Structural. Sidewalk shed to be filed by others”
- Alteration, issued Mar 19, 2024, estimated cost $13K, described as “Installation of tamporarty sidewalk shed”
- Alteration — Commercial, issued May 9, 2023, estimated cost $3K
- Alteration — Retail, issued Apr 19, 2023, estimated cost $9K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Jan 18, 2023, estimated cost $23K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Oct 25, 2022, estimated cost $2K
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Aug 17, 2022, estimated cost $5K
- Alteration, issued May 6, 2021, described as “Non co letter”
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Jan 12, 2021, estimated cost $18K
- Alteration, issued Oct 7, 2020, described as “Renovation of NJ-reentry program”
- Alteration, issued Sep 16, 2020, described as “Interior clean out permit on 6TH floor for NJ re-entry program”
- Alteration, issued Mar 19, 2019, described as “Interior renovation of corridors must sign inside of jacket & owners phone before issuing”
- Alteration, issued Dec 17, 2018, described as “Bp--remove 1 existing cabinet & replace with new 6102 bts cabinet, install emerson telco cube on h-frame on roof.”
- Alteration, issued Sep 28, 2018, described as “Upgrade to existing telecommunications site”
- Alteration, issued Jun 6, 2018, described as “Replacement of existing rrh units no change in use/occupancy (existing telecommunications site)”
- Alteration, issued Mar 29, 2018, described as “1 low voltage alarm system”
- Alteration, issued Apr 21, 2017, described as “Seal individual non-illuminated lettering awning”
- Alteration, issued Dec 16, 2015, described as “Low voltage burglar alarm abandoned on 5/7/20- no activity since 2015”
- Alteration — Accessory, issued Jul 8, 2015, estimated cost $5K
- Alteration, issued Jun 29, 2015, described as “Upgrade existing t-mobile telecommunication antenna at building”
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Feb 5, 2015, estimated cost $83K

44 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/7902/35/591-summit-ave.

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $10,000,000
- 2025 tax: $233,500
- Assessed land: $766,400
- Assessed improvements: $9,233,600
- Last sale: $14,600,000 in 2016

## Zoning

Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan, Zone 5 - Commercial Main Street.

## 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