# 629 Newark Ave, Jersey City

Mixed use · 2 units · built c. 1880 · Block 8001, Lot 16.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/8001/16/629-newark-ave

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

## Building permits

- Demolition, issued Sep 8, 2026, described as “Complete Demolition of a Commercial Building”
- Demolition, issued Sep 8, 2026, described as “Complete Demolition of a Commercial Building”
- Alteration — Commercial, issued Dec 28, 2021, estimated cost $3K
- Alteration — Multi-Family, issued Dec 2, 2021, estimated cost $339K
- Alteration, issued Dec 2, 2015, described as “Replace hot water heater”
- Alteration, issued Aug 2, 2013, described as “Renovation of existing restaurant”
- Alteration, issued Dec 20, 2010, described as “Apply siding to cover over hang in front of building, cover holes in over hang with metal”
- Alteration, issued Sep 15, 2010, described as “Outdoor sign canopy.”
- Alteration, issued Oct 9, 2009, described as “New 4IN water line”
- Alteration, issued Apr 27, 2009, described as “Alteration for new restaurant cost of construction: $200,000.00”
- Alteration, issued Nov 9, 2005, described as “1 100 amp service 1 100 amp sub panel”
- Alteration, issued Jun 7, 2005, described as “Conversion of 2nd & 3rd floor into residential to accomodate two residential and one commercial unit”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $614,400
- 2025 tax: $14,346
- Assessed land: $198,600
- Assessed improvements: $415,800
- Last sale: $2,000,000 in 2024

## Zoning

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

## Recent sales

- Sep 26, 2024: $2,000,000
- Sep 7, 2022: $2,300,000, sold with other lots
- Dec 2, 2021: $1,540,000, sold with other lots
- Apr 21, 2021: $965,000, 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

- 8-16 Lott St, 625-639 Newark Ave (case P2025-0067): Approved 2026, 1,049 units, 105 affordable, 47 stories, 515 feet tall, 2,392 sq ft retail

## In the news

[Jersey City’s 1,049-Unit Park Tower Secures $390 Million Construction Loan](https://jerseydigs.com/park-tower-jersey-city-construction-loan/), Jersey Digs, Sep 17, 2026.

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