# 120 Chestnut Ave, Jersey City

Two-family · built c. 1870 · Block 9704, Lot 2.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/9704/2/120-chestnut-ave

More construction in St. Joseph's: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/journal-square/st-josephs.md

Every lot on block 9704: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/9704.md

## Building permits

- Alteration, issued Sep 8, 2026, estimated cost $25K, described as “Install heat pump”
- Alteration, issued May 10, 2017, described as “Renovate and convert two family to one family”
- Alteration, issued Apr 6, 2017, described as “New installation for HVAC. 5 ton. 92% efficiency, 100,00 btus.”
- Alteration, issued Jan 27, 2017, described as “Redo cut grounding wires to panel & ground rods”
- Alteration, issued Nov 22, 2016

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,000,800
- 2025 tax: $23,369
- Assessed land: $307,800
- Assessed improvements: $693,000
- Last sale: $1,175,000 in 2020

## Zoning

R-1 (Neighborhood Housing).

## Recent sales

- Oct 1, 2020: $1,175,000, 1,440 sq ft, 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.

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