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Re: Jersey Ave. funeral home foreclosure
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I'll bet if the reno had taken place a decade from now it would have been as a single family home and we would be calling it "the Mansion" with no irony.

When I went to school in Pittsburgh 30 odd years ago there was a run down neighborhood of former mansions called Shadyside that were mostly rooming houses for students. Now it's opulent single families again and one of the most desirable parts of town. The mansions of McGinley Sq may have their day again yet!

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I was pulling for it to be called The Embalment, but I guess that wouldn't have the same marketing power as The Mansion.

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Judging from the real estate projects in Jersey City over the last decade, there's clearly a market for stunning mediocrity.

Yes, I've noticed the names on the west side. Are any of them "The Building"?

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I believe lack of creativity is or was considered more chic. Ever notice that the older buildings on Park, Madison and Fifth Avenues in Manhattan only have number addresses, but those on CPW and Westend, once considered the retreat for the less desirable millionaires, have names.

Also, look at definition 2b.
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I don't know, but it's both hilarious and kind of pathetic that they're calling it "The Mansion".


I thought so too, until I did a little research and found it it was a mansion before it was a funeral home.


I was hoping they would be capable of at least a tiny bit of creativity. I'd hate to tell people I live in "The Mansion". It's also going to be subdivided... does that make you think of mansions?

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I don't know, but it's both hilarious and kind of pathetic that they're calling it "The Mansion".


I thought so too, until I did a little research and found it it was a mansion before it was a funeral home.

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It does actaullay look like a mansion, so not so far-fetched.

Shame they had to build the new bit on the side, but still way nicer than had it been demolished and some modern thing been built there.

Well done developer, whoever you are.

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I don't know, but it's both hilarious and kind of pathetic that they're calling it "The Mansion".

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anyone know the inside scoop on this? WHen it may be done, prices, etc? Their website has nothing.

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ah dang, they got rid of the horses!

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I hear a half way house

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Well, we could all hope for something fun to move into that old funeral home on 4th & Jersey, but it looks like we won't get our wish.

Construction started this morning to convert it into apartments. Apparently there will be ten units in all, including the main building and the garage. Not sure if it will be a condo or rentals.

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I wonder if there are any spirits from the past hanging around in the building

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I hope they keep that marble fountain with the four horses. I've convinced my little niece and nephew that they come alive when there's a full moon, and run amok in the new Hamilton Park playground. (That climbing wall looks awfully hoof-dented, don't you think?)

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WOW. i walk by this building all the time. i'm obsessed with it. i wonder where you can find info about who is converting it & what their plans are?

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Well, we could all hope for something fun to move into that old funeral home on 4th & Jersey, but it looks like we won't get our wish.

Construction started this morning to convert it into apartments. Apparently there will be ten units in all, including the main building and the garage. Not sure if it will be a condo or rentals.

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I couldn's agree with you more, Tern - the place looks +1000% better. Does anyone know what the plans are for it?

I'm always surprised that the church building across the street hasn't been purchased up - the little church looks abandoned - and turned into condos or a private home.

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Wow, doesn't this place look a thousand times better now with all that horrible white and green siding and paint off!

It looks almost beautiful, great news for the neighborhood that they are refurbishing this place rather than demolishing and building some disproportional modern carbuncle.

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View Larger Map ================================================== Downtown: 587-593 Jersey Ave -- Bankruptcy Auction - Could go for only $710,000 Prime Downtown Corner Redevelopment Site Situated on 7,000+ Sq Ft Corner Lot ? 587-593 Jersey Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 ? County: Hudson Block: 23 Lots: A & B ? Subdivision & Site Approval Plan (Case # Z06-021 & Z06-022) ? Application to Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Jersey City Approved November 2006 ? Subdivide Existing Merged Parcels into 2 Lots and Develop a New 3 Unit Townhome on One Lot and Convert the Former Funeral Home into a 7 Unit Residential Building on the Other Lot ? Lot Size: .16 Acres (7,122 Sq Ft) ? Lot Dimensions: 100' x 75' ? Annual Real Estate Taxes: Appx $17,100 Inspections/Viewings: Mondays, January 11th & 18th; 11:00 am -1:00 pm each day. Auction Date & Time: Thursday, January 21st at 11:00 am. Terms & Conditions of Sale: The property will be sold free and clear of all liens, claims & encumbrances. The Trustee, through her Auctioneer, has received and accepted a $685,000 offer subject to higher or better offers to be tendered at the public auction. The next acceptable bid must be equal to or greater than $710,000. In order to register to bid, all prospective bidders must present a certified check in the amount of $68,500 made payable to "Marianne T. O'Toole, as Chapter 7 Trustee". Please download the complete Terms and Conditions of Sale. Marianne T. O'Toole, Chapter 7 Trustee David R. Maltz, Auctioneer DCA# 762794 Richard B. Maltz, Licensed Real Estate Broker Phone (516) 349-7022 Fax (516) 349-0105 http://www.maltzauctions.com/auction_detail.php?id=122822

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... and when I happen to walk by it , it smells terrible.

There's a reason. Did you ever see one of those news stories about a dry cleaner that suddenly and unexpectedly goes out of business and the customers clothes get locked inside and they can't get them back? This was a similar situation except it wasn't clothes that got locked inside. I remember how irate the customers were when they couldn't get their dead relatives back.


you're joking.....right?

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An interesting sidebar to the funeral home that it once was the residence of Dr. Kopechne, the uncle of Mary Jo Kopechne, who died in July of '69 when Ted Kennedy's car went off the Chappaquiddick Bridge. Just a bit more lore to the place.

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Hi have heard about the coffin corner in the old homes.

I looked it up on the net:

The above is actually a very popular architectural myth that grows with every historic house tour. The reason for the indentations on the staircases is purely architecturaly decorative. Evidence does not exist which shows that people could not merely move the body downstairs where the coffin was being kept for showing.

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any home older than say 70 or 80 years has had dead bodies in and out of it.

funerals used to be held in living rooms.

in old homes and apartment buildings with narrow staircases, you often see little alcoves cut into the walls at the landings. though they conveniently hold statues of the Virgin Mary, they're called "coffin corners," because that extra bit of space made it easier for a coffin to make it upstairs.

I'd be more freaked out living in a place where a lot of people died.....like a converted hospital.

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I think it would be awesome. Great location. Anyone know how to contact the owners?

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i was wondering what was up with that place


i kind of feel like it would be creepy living in an old funeral home....

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While it sits empty, the neighbors are loving all the free off-street parking they're getting.

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There are a group of investor that bought it for about $1mm a couple years ago. They want $2mm if you have the pocket change.

Honestly - if I had the coin it would be an awesome single family home.

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Funeraria Las Americas
591 Jersey Ave
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 435-8223‎

tax info for that property:
https://www.cityofjerseycity.com/WebTa ... ummary.aspx?Account=30643

p.s. the way to use that site is by putting as much of the address onto the "property location" line of this site

https://www.cityofjerseycity.com/WebTaxInquiry/AccountSearch.aspx

and then select the correct property

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past disciplinary matters (paid off. not enough to bankrupt):

G) #05-128 Funeraria Las Americas, Jersey City, uniform penalty letter for violation of N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.6, 13:36-5.5(a)(4), 13:36-5.6(b), 13:36-5.21(b), 13:36-9.7(d)(2), 13:36-9.6(b)(2), 13:36-1.9(a)(2), and 13:36-5.1(b) paid $3,850.00 October 21, 2005.

H) #05-129 Funeraria Las Americas, Newark, uniform penalty letter for violation of N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.21(b), 13:36-9.7(d)(2), 13:36-9.6 (b)(2), 13:36-1.9(a)(2), 13:36-9.5(b)(1), and 13:36-9.6(b)(1) paid $2000.00 October 21, 2005.

I) #05-130 Funeraria Las Americas, Paterson, uniform penalty letter for violation of N.J.A.C. 13:36-5.6, 13:36-5.5(a)(4), 13:36-5.6(b), 13:36-5.5(a)(3), 13:36-5.21(b), 13:36-9.7(d)(2), 13:36-9.6(b)(2), 13:36-1.9(a)(2), and 13:36-5.1(b) paid $2350.00 October 21, 2005.

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Does anyone know anything about the large, seemingly abandoned funeral home on the corner of Jersey at 4th street? It's a really interesting building, but hasn't been in use for years--yet no For Sale sign is ever there.

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does anyone know if people are paying for parking at the old abandoned funeral home (on jersey and fourth), or is parking up for grabs?


It's not zoned for multiple car parking so the owner of funeral home is in violation of parking authority ordinance and several have complained to me personally while making calls to Councilman Fulop on their behalf.

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does anyone know if people are paying for parking at the old abandoned funeral home (on jersey and fourth), or is parking up for grabs?

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