Awesome opportunity! Nice 2F w/parking in front and a cottage home in rear with a kitchen, furnace, hot water etc. Have your cake and eat it too! Excellent investment. Rear home perfect for owner occupant or artist studio or many possibilities. Detached and modern. Not a foreclosure, close fast if desired. Great West Bergen block, moments to Light Rail, mall and college.
Sold for $450,000
$450,000
281 Danforth Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305
5beds
3baths
1,368sqft
MultiFamily
Built in 1920
-- sqft lot
$624,300 Zestimate®
$329/sqft
$2,989 Estimated rent
Home value
$624,300
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,368 sqft
Property
Features
- Exterior features: Wood
Lot
- Size: 2,892 Square Feet
Details
- Parcel number: 0628001000000008
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: MultiFamily
Materials
- Frame
Condition
- Year built: 1920
Community & HOA
Location
- Region: Jersey City
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $329/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $243,300
- Annual tax amount: $5,433
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/26/2026 | Sold | $450,000+80.7%$329/sqft |
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| 8/1/2011 | Listing removed | $249,000$182/sqft |
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| 5/29/2011 | Price change | $249,000-15.6%$182/sqft |
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| 2/16/2011 | Price change | $295,000-9.2%$216/sqft |
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| 1/26/2011 | Listed for sale | $325,000+38.3%$238/sqft |
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| 10/29/2004 | Sold | $235,000$172/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,433 | $243,300 |
| 2024 | $5,433 -0.6% | $243,300 |
| 2023 | $5,467 +40.1% | $243,300 |
| 2022 | $3,903 | $243,300 |
| 2021 | $3,903 +4.2% | $243,300 |
| 2020 | $3,747 +3.5% | $243,300 |
| 2019 | $3,620 -58.4% | $243,300 |
| 2018 | $8,697 +1.3% | $243,300 +118.2% |
| 2017 | $8,587 +2.9% | $111,500 |
| 2016 | $8,342 +0.6% | $111,500 |
| 2015 | $8,289 -0.4% | $111,500 |
| 2014 | $8,325 +6.5% | $111,500 |
| 2012 | $7,814 +16.8% | $111,500 |
| 2010 | $6,691 +8.1% | $111,500 |
| 2009 | $6,190 | $111,500 |
| 2008 | -- | $111,500 |
| 2007 | -- | $111,500 |
| 2006 | -- | $111,500 |
| 2005 | -- | $111,500 |
| 2004 | -- | $111,500 |
| 2003 | -- | $111,500 |
| 2002 | -- | $111,500 |
| 2001 | -- | $111,500 |
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Neighborhood: Greenville
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GreatSchools rating
- 5/10Number 20 Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-5Distance: 0.4 mi
- 1/10Ezra L. Nolan No. 40 Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.7 mi
- 1/10Henry Snyder High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 0.9 mi
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- New Jersey
- Hudson County
- Jersey City
- 07305
- Greenville
- 281 Danforth Ave