# New construction in Reservoir, Jersey City Since January 2020, Jersey City has issued permits for 4 apartment buildings, 9 houses and 1 major renovation, adding 79 units in Reservoir. The latest was issued on Oct 29, 2026. Ranks 31st of 40 Jersey City neighborhoods for units: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city.md On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/reservoir ## Filings, newest first - Oct 29, 2026: 175 Hopkins Ave — House, 2 units, 2 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/6601/4/175-hopkins-ave.md - Sep 11, 2026: 88 Highway 139 — Apartment building, 22 units, 5 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/6603/31/88-highway-139.md - Jun 24, 2026: 109 Beacon Ave — Apartment building, 14 units — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5704/4/109-beacon-ave.md - Apr 30, 2026: 127 Laidlaw Ave — House, 3 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5602/26/127-laidlaw-ave.md - Sep 29, 2025: 88 Beacon Ave — Apartment building, 18 units, 4 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5705/28/88-beacon-ave.md - Apr 25, 2025: 122 St. Pauls Ave — House, 2 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/6602/19/122-st-pauls-ave.md - Nov 21, 2024: 679 Summit Avenue — House, 1 unit, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5503/8/679-summit-avenue.md - Nov 13, 2024: 105 Laidlaw Ave — House, 4 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5705/10/105-laidlaw-ave.md - May 1, 2024: 153 Laidlaw Ave — House, 2 units, 2 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5602/13/153-laidlaw-ave.md - Apr 2, 2024: 101 St. Pauls Ave — Major renovation — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5702/10/101-st-pauls-ave.md - Mar 3, 2023: 155 Laidlaw Ave — House, 2 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5602/12/155-laidlaw-ave.md - Jan 20, 2022: 132 Hopkins Avenue — House, 2 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5603/38/132-hopkins-avenue.md - Sep 1, 2021: 179 Hopkins Ave — House, 2 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/6601/2/179-hopkins-ave.md - Mar 17, 2021: 97 Laidlaw Ave — Apartment building, 5 units, 3 stories — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5705/14/97-laidlaw-ave.md ## Home sales Median sale $702,500 ($422 per sq ft) across 118 sales; the 2025 median is 55% above 2020's. Open-market sales of one- to four-family houses and condo units since mid-2019, from the state's SR1A sales file. Medians mix every kind of home sold, so a year with many new condos can move them. ## Approved projects - 696-702 Summit Avenue: 36 units, 6 stories · approved 2019 — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5602/69/696-702-summit-avenue - 84, 86 & 88 Beacon Avenue: 24 units (2 affordable), 5 stories · marked under construction — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5705/26-28/84-86-and-88-beacon-avenue - 88 HIGHWAY 139: 22 units, 6 stories · approved 2023 · permit issued — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/6603/31/88-highway-139 - 109-111 Beacon Avenue: 14 units, 5 stories · marked under construction · permit issued — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5704/3/109-111-beacon-avenue - 48 Central Ave: 0 units, 4 stories · approved 2025 — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/5702/5/48-central-ave 5 projects with 96 units. They come from Jersey City’s development tracker, which maps projects the Planning and Zoning Boards have approved. The status is the city’s own: a project stays approved until the city marks it under construction or completed, which can lag what’s happening on site. Permit issued means a building permit for its lot is in the city’s permit records. ## Nearby neighborhoods - Palisade, 0.2 mi southeast: 14 units in 6 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/palisade.md - Waverly, 0.3 mi northeast: 462 units in 51 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/waverly.md - St. Joseph's, 0.4 mi south: 772 units in 7 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/journal-square/st-josephs.md - Journal Square, 0.4 mi southwest: 8,131 units in 48 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/journal-square/journal-square.md - Sparrow Hill, 0.5 mi northwest: 80 units in 22 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/sparrow-hill.md - Van Leer, 0.7 mi southeast: 1,411 units in 13 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/downtown/van-leer.md - The Island, 0.7 mi south: 7 units in 3 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/journal-square/the-island.md - Hudson City, 0.8 mi northeast: 434 units in 157 projects — https://umarelli.org/jersey-city/heights/hudson-city.md Source: Jersey City permit records since January 2020.