Commercial Demolition
We take down stores, offices, warehouses, parking garages and mixed-use buildings across New Jersey. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the lot is left graded and clean.
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Jersey City, the second largest city in New Jersey, sits between the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers. Much of its ground is old fill, and much of its housing went up before 1940. When a site makes room for a new building, the old structure has to come down first. State figures put the city among New Jersey's busiest for demolition in 2022 and 2023.
TTL Services is a Paterson demolition contractor, and Jersey City is part of our service area. We take down whole buildings here for developers, general contractors, public owners and property owners. Then we haul the debris away and leave the lot ready for the next foundation. Call or text (201) 673-5470 to talk through a building in Jersey City.
Tell us about the building or the site and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
The Census Bureau's survey counts about 135,000 homes in Jersey City, with a median year built of 1971. Nearly three in ten went up in 1939 or earlier, and about as many in 2000 or later.
Most homes here are in shared buildings. About three in ten sit in buildings with two to four units. About as many are in buildings of 50 units or more. Only about one in fourteen is a detached house.
The state counted 172 housing units demolished in Jersey City in 2022, fourth on its list of towns. Of those, 160 were in one- and two-family houses. In 2023 the count was 127, second in the state. Our house demolition work takes down the whole house and the old foundation, then backfills the hole.
Jersey City puts demolition permits through a historic review first. Under the city's demolition chapter, the Zoning Officer's prior approval comes before the permit. The application goes to the Historic Preservation Officer in the Division of City Planning. That officer has 45 days to act once the application is complete.
If the officer recommends denial, the Historic Preservation Commission reviews the application. An approval stays good for one year. The city's historic districts include Paulus Hook, Van Vorst Park, Hamilton Park and Harsimus Cove. Work there also needs a certificate from the Historic Preservation Commission first.
The permit itself comes from the Division of the Construction Code Official at the City Hall Annex. The city asks applicants to allow 20 business days for review. Water from a fire hydrant during a demolition takes a separate application and fee. The construction office has the final word, and its checklist can change.
FEMA's maps put about 31 percent of Jersey City's land in the 1 percent annual chance flood zone. About 7 percent more sits in the 0.2 percent zone. The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority runs the water and sewer systems. Its sewers are combined, so stormwater flows into them too.
Much of the city sits on old fill. The federal soil survey maps about two thirds of its land as urban land, covered by buildings and pavement. About a tenth is a soil the survey says formed in construction debris mixed with moved soil. A dig here can turn up old brick and concrete, and our foundation excavation work hauls those spoils away.
For the new building's plans, the city's checklist asks for a flood map check. Work within 500 feet of the Hudson River can add a Waterfront Development Permit. The checklist also asks for a soil erosion plan when a project displaces 5,000 square feet of soil or more. That plan goes to the Hudson Essex Passaic Soil Conservation District.
The city's open data catalog lists about 100 redevelopment plans. They include Journal Square 2060, the Powerhouse Arts District, Exchange Place, Newport, Paulus Hook and Liberty Harbor. On the West Side along the Hackensack River sit the Route 440 Culver, Hackensack River Edge and Bayfront plans.
On a site with an old building, the city's checklist wants the demolition permit issued and inspected first. Only then can plans for the new building go in. The Powerhouse Arts District plan surrounds an old railroad powerhouse that the city lists as a landmark.
Our commercial demolition work takes down warehouses and multi-story commercial buildings for the owner's redevelopment. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the lot is graded for the builder.
Communities and areas we serve around Jersey City: Journal Square, Paulus Hook, Hamilton Park, Van Vorst Park, Harsimus Cove, Exchange Place, Newport, Powerhouse Arts District, McGinley Square, Greenville, Liberty Harbor, Route 440.
Jersey City ZIP codes served: 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311.
Jersey City is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(201) 673-5470 We take down stores, offices, warehouses, parking garages and mixed-use buildings across New Jersey. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the lot is left graded and clean.
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We take down factories and plants across New Jersey, old mill buildings included. Heavy concrete and structural steel are sorted out and sent to recycling.
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We take down whole houses and multi-family buildings across Paterson and North Jersey, foundation and all. The debris leaves in our trucks, and the lot is graded for the next foundation.
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We bid public demolition for New Jersey towns, counties, school districts and authorities, then take the buildings down. Public jobs are the main line of our work.
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We demolish structures a town has ordered down after a fire, a collapse, storm damage or a vehicle strike. We work under the order and leave the site stable.
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One contract covers the asbestos and the teardown. The licensed asbestos abatement contractor we work with does the abatement, then we take the building down.
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We load out the debris from our teardowns and site work and haul it in our own trucks. Concrete and metal go to recycling, and the lot is left clean.
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We dig the hole for the next foundation, after a teardown or on a cleared lot. We cut utility trenches too, and the extra dirt leaves on our trucks.
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We take a teardown lot or a raw lot and make it ready for the builder. Site preparation clears the ground first, then grades it to the plan.
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A few of the questions we hear most around Jersey City. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us what has to come down and where it stands. Call or text (201) 673-5470 or send the form, and we will come look at the job.
Tell us about the building or the site and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.