Welcome to this very spacious single family home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, Living room, Dining room and a semi finished basement. Low Taxes! Great location, close to shopping centers, highway, NYC and public transportation.
Sold for $200,000
$200,000
242 Alexander St, Newark, NJ 07106
3beds
1,336sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1940
2,613 Square Feet Lot
$203,100 Zestimate®
$150/sqft
$2,520 Estimated rent
Home value
$203,100
$179,000 - $230,000
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Gas
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Range / Oven, Refrigerator
Features
- Basement: Yes
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,336 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 6
- Parking features: Garage - Detached
Features
- Exterior features: Vinyl
Lot
- Size: 2,613 sqft
Details
- Parcel number: 1404051000000017
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Materials
- Frame
- Roof: Asphalt
Condition
- Year built: 1940
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Utilities for property: Gas-Natural
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Newark
Other
Other facts
- Basement: Yes
- Easement: Unknown
- Exterior Description: Vinyl Siding
- Heating: 1 Unit
- Listing Type: Exclusive Right to Sell
- Garage Description: Detached Garage
- Ownership Type: Fee Simple
- Roof Description: Asphalt Shingle
- Kitchen Area: Eat-In Kitchen
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public Water
- Style: Colonial
- Primary Style: Colonial
- Construction Date/Year Built Des: Approximate
- Parking/Driveway Description: 1 Car Width
- Fuel Type: Gas-Natural
- Basement Description: Finished-Partially
- Utilities: Gas-Natural
- Appliances: Range/Oven-Gas, Refrigerator
- Town #: Newark City
- Ownership type: Fee Simple
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/2026 | Sold | $200,000+48.1%$150/sqft |
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| 12/8/2025 | Sold | $135,000-64%$101/sqft |
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| 4/12/2025 | Listing removed | $375,000$281/sqft |
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| 8/28/2024 | Pending sale | $375,000$281/sqft |
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| 7/7/2024 | Listed for sale | $375,000+38.4%$281/sqft |
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| 7/18/2023 | Listing removed | $271,000$203/sqft |
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| 4/10/2023 | Pending sale | $271,000$203/sqft |
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| 11/22/2022 | Listed for sale | $271,000+320.2%$203/sqft |
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| 7/19/2015 | Listing removed | $64,500-75.1%$48/sqft |
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| 2/3/2015 | Sold | $259,406+302.2%$194/sqft |
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| 8/30/2014 | Price change | $64,500-18.4%$48/sqft |
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| 6/12/2014 | Price change | $79,000-20.2%$59/sqft |
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| 10/10/2013 | Price change | $99,000-9.2%$74/sqft |
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| 10/12/2012 | Listed for sale | $109,000-52.6%$82/sqft |
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| 8/8/2006 | Sold | $230,000+59.5%$172/sqft |
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| 4/21/2006 | Sold | $144,200+10.9%$108/sqft |
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| 2/20/2004 | Sold | $130,000$97/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,503 +5.2% | $112,600 |
| 2024 | $4,282 +0.1% | $112,600 |
| 2023 | $4,279 | $112,600 |
| 2022 | $4,279 | $112,600 |
| 2021 | $4,279 +1% | $112,600 |
| 2020 | $4,235 +37.4% | $112,600 |
| 2019 | $3,081 | $112,600 |
| 2018 | $3,081 -20.5% | $112,600 |
| 2017 | $3,873 +4% | $112,600 |
| 2016 | $3,726 +6.7% | $112,600 |
| 2015 | $3,492 +5% | $112,600 |
| 2014 | $3,325 -11.7% | $112,600 |
| 2013 | $3,766 +3.7% | $112,600 +3.2% |
| 2012 | $3,631 +4.7% | $109,100 |
| 2011 | $3,469 +16.1% | $109,100 |
| 2010 | $2,988 +5.4% | $109,100 |
| 2009 | $2,836 +4.4% | $109,100 |
| 2008 | $2,717 | $109,100 |
| 2007 | $2,717 | $109,100 |
| 2006 | -- | $109,100 |
| 2005 | -- | $109,100 |
| 2004 | $2,357 | $109,100 |
| 2003 | -- | $109,100 +824.6% |
| 2002 | -- | $11,800 |
| 2001 | -- | $11,800 |
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Neighborhood: Lower Vailsburg
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 6/10Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-8Distance: 0.5 mi
- 1/10West Side High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.3 mi
- 1/10Central High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 1.9 mi
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Estimated market value
$203,100
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- New Jersey
- Essex County
- Newark
- 07106
- Lower Vailsburg
- 242 Alexander St

