535-603 MOUNTAIN AVE

New Providence Boro, Union County · Block 320, Lot 17.1

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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)
-7.3%

Estimated tax down $346,282 ($4,715,389 → $4,369,107) using 2024→2025 rates (5.162 → 5.242) × assessed net.

Assessment net change: -8.8% ($91,348,100 → $83,348,100).

Assessment

Land$9,107,800
Improvements$74,240,300
Net (taxable assessed, 2026)$83,348,100
Town avg ratio used34.32% (Average ratio (Director’s / Chapter 123))
Implied equalized value$242,855,769
2025 tax (MOD-IV billed)$4,779,717.40
Est. 2025 tax @ general rate$4,369,107
Mailing address (2026)P.O. BOX 92129, SOUTHLAKE; TX, 76092

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.

The stored sale is not used for a change-since-sale figure. SR1A 25 — Full consideration under $100 marks it non-usable, or the price is a nominal amount.

Building permits for 535-603 MOUNTAIN AVE

The New Jersey construction-permit file lists 28 permits for 535-603 MOUNTAIN AVE in New Providence Boro. 9 are still open in the state file. Permit 25-36748+A, an alteration, was issued 26 Sep 2025 and is open in the state file. The reported cost is $23,500.

Permit Type Use Issued Closed Reported cost
19-31263 Alteration Medical, nursing care, for 6+ occupants 13 Mar 2019 24 Jan 2024, Certificate of Approval $57,500
20-32045 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 10 Feb 2020 7 Feb 2022, Certificate of Approval $5,000
20-32044 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 10 Feb 2020 7 Feb 2022, Certificate of Approval $4,000
21-32850 Alteration International Residential Code 26 Jan 2021 9 Mar 2026, Certificate of Approval $9,800
22-33854 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 25 Mar 2022 9 Mar 2026, Certificate of Approval $1,200
22-34219 Alteration Storage building, low hazard 30 Aug 2022 9 Sep 2022, Certificate of Approval $2,000
22-34424 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 29 Nov 2022 1 May 2023, Certificate of Approval $126,560
22-34425 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 29 Nov 2022 1 May 2023, Certificate of Approval $121,560
22-34424+A Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 2 Mar 2023 Open in the state file $4,000
22-34425+A Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 2 Mar 2023 Open in the state file $4,000
23-34887 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 8 Jun 2023 22 Sep 2023, Certificate of Approval $126,495
23-34895 Alteration Indoor Sporting Venues, Arenas, Swimming Pools 12 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2023, Certificate of Compliance $1,500
23-35138 Alteration Indoor Sporting Venues, Arenas, Swimming Pools 21 Sep 2023 4 Dec 2023, Certificate of Approval $5,402
24-35399 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 9 Jan 2024 3 Jun 2024, Certificate of Approval $143,435
24-35561 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 5 Apr 2024 7 Oct 2024, Certificate of Approval $122,120
24-35560 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 5 Apr 2024 28 Aug 2024, Certificate of Approval $124,095
24-35668 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 21 May 2024 6 Dec 2024, Certificate of Approval $113,000
24-35964 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 27 Sep 2024 17 Mar 2025, Certificate of Approval $135,000
24-36066 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 14 Nov 2024 6 Jan 2025, Certificate of Approval $20,000
24-36065 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 14 Nov 2024 6 Jan 2025, Certificate of Approval $20,000
25-36215 Alteration Accessory buildings and miscellaneous structures 29 Jan 2025 Open in the state file $40,000
25-36377+A Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 16 Apr 2025 Open in the state file $10,000
25-36377 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 16 Apr 2025 7 Jul 2025, Certificate of Approval $53,000
25-36377+B Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 12 May 2025 Open in the state file $4,500
25-36662 Alteration Multiple family dwellings, dormitories, etc. 19 Aug 2025 Open in the state file $12,000
25-36748 Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 26 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $1,505,000
25-36748+B Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 26 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $80,000
25-36748+A Alteration Restaurants, Night Clubs, Dance Halls, and similar 26 Sep 2025 Open in the state file $23,500

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 New Providence Boro construction office.

Flood zone for 535-603 MOUNTAIN AVE

FEMA’s flood map places the mapped point for 535-603 MOUNTAIN AVE in zone X.

The state’s 10-foot ground scan puts the lowest cell on this lot at 348.7 feet and the highest at 456.4 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 535-603 MOUNTAIN AVE

This lot is within the Joint Meeting Essex and Union Counties New Providence Plant sewer system. Please verify with the provider.

This lot is within the NJ American Water - Short Hills water system. Please verify with the provider.

These lines come from the state’s sewer service areas and public community water areas, read at a point for this address. That point can fall in the street. Being inside a named area means the lot is inside that mapped system, not that a pipe or a meter is on the house. Being outside means the lot is outside the mapped service area, which is usually a septic system or a private well. It is not a hookup record. Please verify with the provider. How we read water and sewer.

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 $83,348,100 —
2025 $91,348,100 $4,779,717.40
2024 $91,348,100 $4,707,638.92
2023 $91,348,100 $4,573,049.37

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 $91,348,100 43.55% $209,754,535 — —
2024 $91,348,100 41.56% $219,798,123 0.0% +4.8%
2025 $91,348,100 39.17% $233,209,344 0.0% +6.1%
2026 $83,348,100 34.32% $242,855,769 -8.8% +4.1%

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 $91,348,100 5.007 $4,573,799 $4,573,049.37 —
2024 $91,348,100 5.162 $4,715,389 $4,707,638.92 +3.1%
2025 $91,348,100 5.242 $4,788,467 $4,779,717.40 +1.5%
2026 $83,348,100 — — — —

Where your money goes

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

Schools
$2,627,966 60.1%
County
$755,134 17.3%
Municipal
$986,008 22.6%

Of the estimated decrease of $346,282, the school portion moved $188,296 down, the county portion $87,096 down, and the municipal portion $70,889 down. Those are pieces of the dollar change. They are not a change in each share of the rate.

District school (3.153)$2,627,966
County (0.868)$723,462
County open space (0.038)$31,672
Municipal purpose (1.088)$906,827
Municipal open space (0.010)$8,335
Municipal library (0.085)$70,846

Property details

Class4A — Commercial
Building class—
Building528CCRC/951K SF
Land description26.48 AC
Dwellings—
Commercial units—
Year built2016
Acreage26.48
ZoningCCRC — town zoning code
Tax map page—
Additional lotsCONSOLIDATE '21
Census tract / block—
Special tax codes—
MOD-IV current-year tax—
Last sale$1 · 6/19/2020 · sale assessment $62,377,800 · SR1A 25 — Full consideration under $100
Deed book / page06372 / 00248

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.