SFH tear down & construct a new 2-family house in Jersey City, NJ

[Chitra Mary]

Hi,

In trying to tear down a single family house and build a two family house in Jersey City, NJ; this is the general trend here in JC nowadays. Am looking for information on the various legalities, paperwork and steps involved in this type of work if I am not hiring a builder and doing it myself since builders are very expensive in JC and take a huge margin from the actual cost of construction. I have info on how to obtain the loan for this as of now and I know zoning conversion won't be an issue. Many thanks!

[Chris Martino]

Hi @Chitra Mary,

Before you do anything you need to make sure the house is not historic and you can knock it down. You will need to submit a historic application along with color photos of the property and the 1938 tax card. The tax card can be obtained at the tax assessor's office on Grove St. You can also call the Jersey City Planning office and they can walk you through the process and any docs you will need.