# 2500 Jerome Avenue, The Bronx

House of worship · built c. 1865 · Block 3190, Lot 1.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2031900001/2500-jerome-avenue

More construction in Fordham: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/fordham.md

## Building permits

- No Work, filed Mar 17, 2023
- No Work, filed Mar 17, 2023
- Alteration, filed Mar 25, 2022, estimated cost $400K, described as “Removal of portions of the basement and first floor of the church parish house, and installation of new floor structure at the basement and first floor.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 11, 2022, estimated cost $50K, described as “Sheeted trench excavation for utility connection”
- Alteration, filed Dec 13, 2021, estimated cost $450K, described as “Mechanical work filed in conjunction with alteration type 1 #240282699.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 19, 2021, estimated cost $262K, described as “Plumbing work filed in conjunction with Alteration Type 1 #240282699.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 8, 2021, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of construction plywood fence as per plans. Construction plywood fence shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2014 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed May 19, 2021, estimated cost $4K, described as “Install plywood construction fence in-conjunction with job #240282699”
- Alteration, filed Apr 29, 2021, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of construction fence as per drawings.”
- No Work, filed May 9, 2019, described as “Hope Day Event on June 1, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 3 PM for an occupancy of 220 persons.”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $1,045,800
- Market value (city estimate): $2,324,000
- Taxable value: $0
- Assessed land: $218,250
- Assessed improvements: $827,550

## Tax breaks

- Nonprofit exemption (house of worship), with no end date, about $113,448 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R8: floor area ratio 0.26 built, 6.02 allowed by base zoning.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Landmarks

Part of St. James' Episcopal Church (Individual Landmark). 22 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

## In the news

[Renderings Reveal Nine-Story Building and Church Restoration at 2500 Jerome Avenue in Fordham, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2020/10/renderings-reveal-nine-story-building-and-landmarked-church-restoration-at-2500-jerome-avenue-in-fordham-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, Oct 5, 2020.

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