My husband and I have been looking to purchase a home for a while - there is a property in Liberty Harbor that we really like. Does anyone know how this area was affected when Sandy and Irene hit? Some posts online state that Liberty Harbor Marina was the openning of the flooding into DTJC, but I don't know the severity of it.

Any comments are highly apprecaited. Thank you for your time.

Thank you. What about Irene? Any flooding during that time?

My husband and I are interested in a condo unit on Washington St around Sussex/Morris st, the sellers agent said that area is not subject to flooding. Do you live / Do you know people who live in the area? How bad/good was it in terms of flooding?

The unit we are looking at has a lot of nice features we love, but the only thing is that it has a basement (no window) which serves as the master bedroom. Flooding easily came to our mind.

Any comments are appreciated.

My husband and I are interested in buying in Dixon Mills. We read some reviews on Yelp which complained about rodent problems, sound proofing issues between units, and roof leaking problems.

have your lived in Dixon Mills? What is your experience? Any comments on the aforementioned issues, or any other concerns I need to be aware of?

Thank you.

My husband and I are looking to buy a condo unit in the Bath House (on Coles between Columbus and 1st) in DTJS. Does anyone have knowledge of this building? A couple of questions:

1. How did this area do during Sandy and Irene?
2. Any issues in the past regarding the building?

Any insights regarding this area (pros and cons) would also be appreciated.

Thank you.

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Not sure about the disclosure rule, but you can always have the seller do representation on the property's flooding history during the attorney review process. That way you have something in writing.

Update - while we were debating on the flooding issues and still had the attorney review period open, another buyer came in and took the deal away. Our search begins anew, and now we need to really consider the flood factor.

Torn between a house with potential flooding damage and an upper level condo unit that does not offer what a house can offer.

Sigh....

Thank you all for the input - I really appreciate it. It looks like dealing with flood / water is part of the package if I want to live in downturn Jersey City (unless I buy a non-ground floor condo unit). Just a quick survey, what is your average annual cost/damage in dealing with water and how much of that was covered by insurance?

Separately, I looked at geology.com and google, and they say different things about the elevation level of various streets in JC. Are there certain parts of the city that does not get water? I would think those properties sell at a premium?

Thanks. How bad was the flooding in your area during Irene and Sandy, or any other rainstorms? Can you prevent damage by actively taking certain measures?

The house is to the west of Monmouth and currently it does not have a sump pump in place and the first floor is hardwood. My realtor said this might be a good indicator - that they did not need one. We actually had the viewing on May 9, the day after the rainstorm and everything was fine; however we walked by yesterday when it rained and saw sand bags outside of the house near the crawl space.

I just would like to assess if it is the kind of risk that can be mitigated by installing a sump pump, a back-up sump pump, ect. We really like the home, but if the whole street would get flooded during heavy rain or storms, then sump pumps may not help at all? If the situation cannot be remedied by us making efforts to prevent flooding,we want out.

My husband and I are considering purchasing a home at 5th St and Monmouth. We are from Queens and are not familiar with the flooding issues here in downtown Jersey City. The seller said that they experienced flooding in Irene and had to replace the hardwood floor and lower section of the walls on the first floor, but they did not experience flooding/damage during Sandy. They said Irene was the only flooding experience they had in the past 7 years.

We'd like to know how bad the situation is around this area, as I saw some posts saying the corner of 5th and Monmouth is low-lying. Do you have to worry about water when it rains heavily, or is it just a once-in-30-years experience type of thing? How do you see it affect your daily life?

Your input is highly appreciated.