Majestic Theatre Condominiums Guide: 222 Montgomery Street, Jersey City
222 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Forty-five condominiums behind the restored lobby of the 1907 Majestic Theatre, a block from Van Vorst Park.
The Majestic Theatre Condominiums are Van Vorst Park’s best origin story: a 1907 Beaux-Arts theater by William H. McElfatrick that seated 2,300 and put Mae West, Al Jolson, and George Burns on its stage, lost its roof in 1995, and was reborn in 2004 as a six-story condominium of just 45 homes by the Silvermans, the developers behind Hamilton Square and much of Hamilton Park. The theater’s restored lobby survives as the entrance, opening to a private courtyard, and the address puts Van Vorst Park one block away and the Grove Street PATH about four minutes on foot.
Building facts
| Address | 222 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (between Barrow and Grove Streets, one block from Van Vorst Park) |
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| History | The Majestic Theatre opened in 1907, designed by William H. McElfatrick with 2,300 seats; after decades of theater, film, and other uses, the roof collapsed in 1995 and everything but the lobby came down |
| Conversion | Rebuilt as condominiums by Eric and Paul Silverman, completed in 2004, with the original lobby restored as the residential entrance and gallery |
| Height and homes | 6 stories, 45 residences |
| Residences | Studios to two bedrooms plus top-floor duplex penthouses, roughly 640 to 1,385 sq ft observed, with oversized windows, hardwood floors, and private terraces on select homes |
| Ownership | Condominium; confirm dues and the exact tax figure on any unit |
| Parking | Mixed by unit: some homes have carried an on-site garage space while others rent nearby, so confirm exactly what conveys with the home you are considering |
| Amenities | Restored historic lobby, common roof deck with grills and Lower Manhattan and Statue of Liberty views, private landscaped courtyard, elevator, and laundry on each floor with in-unit machines in some homes; no doorman |
| Getting to Manhattan | Grove Street PATH is about a four minute walk for direct World Trade Center service; Exchange Place and the ferry are about fifteen minutes on foot |
What the Majestic is like to live in
Like living a block off the town square, behind a landmark’s front door. Van Vorst Park, with its farmers market and dog run, anchors the neighborhood, the Newark Avenue and Grove Street restaurant rows are a few blocks north, and City Hall is around the corner. Inside, 45 homes make for a building where neighbors know each other, the courtyard and roof deck carry the shared life, and the lobby, murals, staircase, and ironwork included, does the daily reminder that the address used to be the biggest stage in the city.
The homes that set the price
The top-floor duplex penthouses with terraces lead the building, and the one bedrooms around 800 to 1,000 square feet are its core trade. Parking is the swing factor: a home whose garage space conveys prices measurably differently from one that rents nearby, so the first diligence question here is what exactly comes with the deed. Beyond that, light and outdoor space decide the order, as they do across Van Vorst’s low-rise stock.
Sales context
I have sold across the Van Vorst Park district, including the $1,790,000 closing at Columbus House in 2026, and I price the Majestic against the district’s set: Dixon Mills for scale and history, the brownstone condos around the park, and the doorman alternative at Grove Pointe two blocks north. Those closings live on the Track Record page. A 45-home building produces only a few sales a year, so the pricing evidence comes from the district file more than from the building’s own thin history.
What buyers should know
Nail down the parking in writing before attorney review ends, because it varies home to home. Ask the association what the historic fabric means in practice, meaning who maintains the lobby finishes and what the reserve carries for a 1907-and-2004 hybrid structure. There is no doorman, so packages and access run on the intercom and the courtyard entrance. And if the theater history matters to you, see the lobby in person; it is the building’s signature and the reason resales here get remembered.
What sellers should know
Lead with the story and close with the fundamentals. The Majestic is one of the few addresses downtown that headlines itself, but the buyer still buys the block, the light, the monthly, and the parking answer, so the listing should carry both: the 1907 lobby photograph and the plain statement of what conveys. Price from the Van Vorst district’s closed sales, position the duplexes against the neighborhood’s brownstone alternatives, and let scarcity work; only 45 of these exist.
Quick answers about the Majestic Theatre Condominiums
Was 222 Montgomery Street really a theater?
Yes. The Majestic Theatre opened in 1907 with 2,300 seats and hosted vaudeville stars including Mae West and Al Jolson. The roof collapsed in 1995 and the building came down except for the lobby, which was restored as the entrance of the 2004 condominium.
How many homes are in the Majestic Theatre Condominiums?
45 residences over six stories, from studios to two bedrooms plus top-floor duplex penthouses, completed in 2004 by the Silvermans.
Does the Majestic have parking?
It varies by home: some units have carried an on-site garage space while others rent parking nearby. Confirm exactly what conveys with the specific home during attorney review.
Does the Majestic have a doorman?
No. The building runs on an intercom and controlled entry, with an elevator, a common roof deck with skyline views, a private courtyard, and laundry on each floor.
What neighborhood is the Majestic in?
Van Vorst Park, one block from the park at 222 Montgomery Street between Barrow and Grove, about four minutes on foot from the Grove Street PATH.
Nearby buildings
Dixon Mills · Columbus House · Grove Pointe · Montgomery Greene · The Sugar House · Gulls Cove
Tools for this building
Jersey City Abatement Checker · Condo carrying cost calculator · NJ seller net sheet · Condo or brownstone in Hudson County?
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