5734 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD

Jefferson Twp, Morris County · Block 513, Lot 2.1

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Assessment year 2026 · Rate year 2025 · Prior rate 2024

Assessments are tax year 2026; latest published general rate we have is 2025. Estimate uses that rate until the 2026 rate is loaded.

Estimated tax story (homeowner view)
+3.4%

Estimated tax up $18,800 ($545,764 → $564,564) using 2024→2025 rates (2.903 → 3.003) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: 0.0% ($18,800,000 → $18,800,000).

Assessment

Land$3,385,900
Improvements$15,414,100
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$18,800,000
Town avg ratio used69.72% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$26,965,003
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$583,552.00
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$564,564
Mailing address (2026)P O BOX 422, NEW HARTFORD; CT, 06057

How the ratio works: New Jersey towns often assess below full market value. The average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123) estimates what percent of true market value the town’s assessments represent. Implied equalized value ≈ assessed net ÷ (ratio ÷ 100). Example: assessed $187,600 at 55.89% ≈ $335,700 equalized. Tax bills still use assessed value × the general tax rate — not the equalized figure.

Change since the 2014 sale of $21,250,000: implied equalized value $26,965,003 is $5,715,003 above that sale. This is not an appraisal.

Building permits for 5734 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 25 permits for 5734 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD in Jefferson Twp. 14 are still open in the state file. Permit 20251263, an alteration, was issued 17 Nov 2025 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $2,495.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
20210611 Alteration International Residential Code 1 Jul 2021 7 Jul 2021, Certificate of Approval $17,500
20210611 Alteration International Residential Code 1 Jul 2021 Open in the state file $2,500
20210976 Alteration Business Uses 22 Sep 2021 2 Nov 2021, Certificate of Approval $7,500
20220811 Alteration Business Uses 21 Jul 2022 Open in the state file $56,850
20220882 Alteration Business Uses 9 Aug 2022 22 Sep 2023, Certificate of Approval $4,000
20220936 Alteration International Residential Code 24 Aug 2022 Open in the state file $47,425
20220811+A Alteration Business Uses 30 Aug 2022 Open in the state file $0
20230053 Alteration Business Uses 13 Jan 2023 Open in the state file $750
20230105 Alteration Business Uses 26 Jan 2023 9 Jun 2023, Certificate of Approval $92,500
20230503 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 3 May 2023 18 Sep 2023, Certificate of Approval $268,000
20230852 Alteration International Residential Code 20 Jul 2023 Open in the state file $2,300
20230503+A Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 31 Aug 2023 Open in the state file $5,000
20231202 Alteration Business Uses 25 Oct 2023 12 Jan 2024, Certificate of Approval $7,400
20231288 Alteration International Residential Code 15 Nov 2023 Open in the state file $2,095
20231302 Alteration Business Uses 20 Nov 2023 9 May 2024, Certificate of Approval $185,320
20231343 Alteration Business Uses 7 Dec 2023 28 Feb 2024, Certificate of Occupancy $17,100
20231354 Alteration Business Uses 12 Dec 2023 Open in the state file $5,200
20240110 Alteration Business Uses 24 Jan 2024 14 Feb 2024, Certificate of Approval $3,286
20250444 Alteration Business Uses 25 Apr 2025 8 May 2025, Certificate of Approval $8,000
20250519 Alteration Business Uses 16 May 2025 27 May 2025, Certificate of Approval $16,300
20250672+B Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 27 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $4,000
20250672+A Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 27 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $2,000
20250672 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 27 Jun 2025 Open in the state file $10,500
20250672+C Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 10 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $300
20251263 Alteration International Residential Code 17 Nov 2025 Open in the state file $2,495

The file does not name the work. This file is a full record from 2021 on. Older permits are mostly missing. A repair from before then can be absent here and still be at the Jefferson Twp construction office.

Flood zone for 5734 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD

The flood map could not be checked for 5734 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD, because the address did not place a point on the map. Assessment and tax figures on this page are from our own records.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 802.2 feet and the highest at 863.2 feet (NAVD88).

These figures are estimates. The zone and any flood elevation come from FEMA’s flood map at a point for this address, and that point can fall in the street. The high and low come from the state’s 10-foot ground scan of the lot outline. A cell can catch a ditch, the street, or the edge of the lot. They are not a survey and not an insurance rating. A licensed surveyor measures the ground and the building. The town floodplain administrator, or a licensed engineer, confirms what the zone means for this lot. No zone at this point, or zone X, does not mean the lot will not flood.

Water and sewer for 5734 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD

The water and sewer maps could not be checked for 5734 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD, because the address did not place a point on the map.

Year-by-year assessed value & tax

From NJ MOD-IV files (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Tax is the MOD-IV billed amount when present; otherwise —. Current mailing is in Assessment above.

Year Assessed net Tax
2026 $18,800,000 —
2025 $18,800,000 $583,552.00
2024 $18,800,000 $564,376.00
2023 $18,800,000 $550,088.00

Assessed value & ratio history

Parcel assessed nets come from MOD-IV year files (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). Town average ratios are from Abstract / Chapter 123 when available — implied equalized = assessed ÷ (ratio ÷ 100).

Tax year Assessed net Avg ratio Implied equalized Assessed Δ Equalized Δ
2023 $18,800,000 91.97% $20,441,448 — —
2024 $18,800,000 86.58% $21,714,022 0.0% +6.2%
2025 $18,800,000 81.01% $23,207,011 0.0% +6.9%
2026 $18,800,000 69.72% $26,965,003 0.0% +16.2%

Tax year history

Assessed net is from that year’s MOD-IV file. Est. tax = assessed × that year’s general rate when we have the rate sheet. Billed tax is the MOD-IV tax field when present (often empty for the newest file year).

Tax year Assessment net General rate Est. tax (that year) Billed tax Est. vs prior
2023 $18,800,000 2.829 $531,852 $550,088.00 —
2024 $18,800,000 2.903 $545,764 $564,376.00 +2.6%
2025 $18,800,000 3.003 $564,564 $583,552.00 +3.4%
2026 $18,800,000 — — — —

Where your money goes

Component $ = net × (component rate ÷ 100). Percents are share of school + county + municipal components for rate year 2025.

Schools
$340,280 60.3%
County
$55,460 9.8%
Municipal
$168,824 29.9%

Of the estimated increase of $18,800, the school portion moved $12,032 up, the county portion $1,692 up, and the municipal portion $5,076 up. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (1.810)$340,280
County (0.287)$53,956
County open space (0.008)$1,504
Municipal purpose (0.847)$159,236
Municipal open space (0.010)$1,880
Municipal library (0.041)$7,708

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class—
BuildingRETAIL CENTER
Land description15.530 AC
Dwellings—
Commercial units—
Year built2002
Acreage15.53
ZoningC-1 — town zoning code
Tax map page85
Additional lots—
Census tract / block—
Special tax codesG01 — Garbage or solid-waste district 1
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$21,250,000 · 3/31/2014 · sale assessment $16,000,000
Deed book / page22511 / 01594

The class, building class, SR1A, and special-tax words are the state’s names for those codes. The zoning code is the town’s. A code that is not on the state list keeps the code and says so.

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Sources: NJ Division of Taxation MOD-IV (current parcel file) and tax rates for 2025 (Abstract of Ratables). Building permits are read live from the NJ construction-permit file for this block and lot. The flood zone is read live from FEMA’s flood map at a point for this address. The high and low are read live from the state’s 10-foot ground scan. Water and sewer are read live from the state’s service-area maps at that same point. Those map readings are estimates, not a survey and not a hookup record. Estimates are not an official tax bill. Owner names are not shown. Water and sewer · Full disclaimer.